Date:10 Sep 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Cappielow Park
Attendance:2,018

MacDonald (9) Jackson (10)
MacDonald (13) Weatherson - pen (88)
Roberts - pen (87)

Goal!

Live Commentary

89mins The assist for the goal came from Sean Fitzharris.

88mins Unfair challenge on Sean Fitzharris by Kevin Cuthbert results in a Penalty. Penalty taken right-footed by Peter Weatherson and scored. Morton 4-1 Ayr.

86mins Stuart McCaffrey concedes a Penalty for a foul on Mark Roberts. Penalty taken right-footed by Mark Roberts and scored. Morton 3-1 Ayr.

86mins Edward Malone produces a cross, Darren McGeouch manages to make a clearance.

86mins Unfair challenge on John Robertson by Sean Fitzharris results in a free kick. Kevin Cuthbert takes the free kick.

84mins The referee shows Edward Malone a yellow card.

84mins Mark Roberts crosses the ball.

84mins The ball is delivered by Sean Fitzharris, Paul Di Giacomo takes a shot from 12 yards. Comfortable save by Kevin Cuthbert.

83mins Paul Di Giacomo concedes a free kick for a foul on Edward Malone. Indirect free kick taken by Martyn Campbell.

79mins Darren McGeouch joins the action as a substitute, replacing Michael Tidser.

78mins Shot from 18 yards from Micheal McGowan. Colin Stewart makes a save.

77mins Inswinging corner taken by Sean Fitzharris from the left by-line, save made by Kevin Cuthbert.

77mins Michael Tidser takes a shot. Save made by Kevin Cuthbert.

76mins Michael Tidser concedes a free kick for a foul on Alan Trouten. Free kick taken by Alan Trouten.

75mins Unfair challenge on Alan Trouten by Ross Forsyth results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Alan Trouten.

75mins Centre by Micheal McGowan.

74mins David O'Brien goes off and Sean Fitzharris comes on. Alan Trouten comes on in place of James McKernan.

73mins Shot by Peter Weatherson. Save by Kevin Cuthbert.

72mins Ryan Connolly produces a volleyed left-footed shot from 25 yards. Save by Colin Stewart.

72mins Centre by Micheal McGowan, Grant Evans makes a clearance.

72mins Corner taken right-footed by Micheal McGowan, clearance made by Stuart McCaffrey.

69mins Unfair challenge on Andrew Geggan by Michael Tidser results in a free kick. John Robertson restarts play with the free kick.

68mins The official flags Michael Moffat offside. Colin Stewart takes the free kick.

66mins Marc Smyth delivers the ball, clearance made by John Robertson.

65mins Foul by Andrew Geggan on David O'Brien, free kick awarded. Colin Stewart takes the free kick.

64mins Peter Weatherson comes on in place of Peter MacDonald.

62mins The ball is sent over by Ryan Connolly.

61mins Short corner taken by Micheal McGowan from the right by-line.

61mins Centre by Edward Malone, Ross Forsyth makes a clearance.

58mins The ball is sent over by Edward Malone.

57mins Mark Roberts is brought on as a substitute for Gareth Wardlaw. Ryan Connolly joins the action as a substitute, replacing Stuart Duff.

56mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Peter MacDonald on Martyn Campbell. Indirect free kick taken by Martyn Campbell.

54mins Michael Moffat is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Stuart McCaffrey takes the indirect free kick.

52mins Centre by Micheal McGowan, save by Colin Stewart.

52mins Peter MacDonald has a volleyed shot. Kevin Cuthbert makes a comfortable save.

50mins Paul Di Giacomo gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Edward Malone. Free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

50mins Ross Forsyth fouled by Gareth Wardlaw, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Colin Stewart.

48mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Peter MacDonald by Martyn Campbell. Free kick taken by Stuart McCaffrey. The referee cautions Andrew Geggan for dissent.

48mins Andrew Jackson takes a shot. Kevin Cuthbert makes a comfortable save.

48mins A cross is delivered by Michael Tidser.

47mins Andrew Jackson fouled by Micheal McGowan, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Michael Tidser from left wing, clearance made by Christopher Smith.

46mins Michael Moffat takes a shot. Comfortable save by Colin Stewart.

44mins Michael Tidser delivers the ball, James McKernan manages to make a clearance.

44mins The ball is crossed by Paul Di Giacomo.

43mins Stuart Duff produces a cross, save by Colin Stewart.

41mins James McKernan produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the target.

41mins Micheal McGowan delivers the ball, clearance by Paul Di Giacomo.

40mins Micheal McGowan decides to take the corner short.

39mins Peter MacDonald concedes a free kick for a foul on Christopher Smith. Indirect free kick taken by James McKernan.

38mins Micheal McGowan produces a cross.

37mins Foul by Andrew Jackson on Edward Malone, free kick awarded. Stuart Duff takes the free kick.

37mins The ball is sent over by Ross Forsyth, Header on goal by Peter MacDonald from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.

35mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Michael Tidser from the left by-line, The referee shows Martyn Campbell a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Peter MacDonald produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

29mins Shot by Micheal McGowan. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Micheal McGowan from the right by-line, save made by Colin Stewart. Clearance by Grant Evans.

25mins Unfair challenge on David O'Brien by James McKernan results in a free kick. Stuart McCaffrey restarts play with the free kick.

24mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Michael Tidser.

24mins Centre by Andy Graham.

23mins Michael Tidser produces a drilled left-footed shot from 30 yards. Save by Kevin Cuthbert.

21mins The ball is swung over by Andrew Geggan, save made by Colin Stewart.

21mins Gareth Wardlaw challenges Colin Stewart unfairly and gives away a free kick. Colin Stewart takes the free kick.

20mins Outswinging corner taken by Micheal McGowan.

20mins John Robertson crosses the ball, clearance made by Grant Evans.

19mins The offside flag is raised against Gareth Wardlaw. Colin Stewart takes the indirect free kick.

18mins Foul by Gareth Wardlaw on Andy Graham, free kick awarded. Colin Stewart takes the indirect free kick.

17mins Stuart Duff has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide left of the target.

16mins The referee blows for offside. Kevin Cuthbert restarts play with the free kick.

15mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Michael Tidser from the right by-line, save by Kevin Cuthbert.

14mins Effort from the edge of the box by Michael Moffat goes wide of the right-hand upright.

13mins Peter MacDonald fires in a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Morton 3-0 Ayr.Andrew Jackson provided the assist for the goal.

12mins James McKernan crosses the ball.

10mins Martyn Campbell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Peter MacDonald. Centre by Michael Tidser, Andrew Jackson finds the net with a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Morton 2-0 Ayr.Assist on the goal came from Peter MacDonald.

8mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael Tidser by Andrew Geggan. Peter MacDonald grabs a goal direct from the free kick from outside the box to the top right corner of the goal. Morton 1-0 Ayr.The assist for the goal came from Michael Tidser.

8mins David O'Brien sends in a cross, John Robertson gets a block in.

6mins Foul by Grant Evans on Gareth Wardlaw, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

6mins The ball is sent over by Paul Di Giacomo, clearance made by Christopher Smith.

1mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Micheal McGowan, save made by Colin Stewart.

1mins Centre by Michael Moffat, blocked by Andy Graham.

1mins The ball is crossed by Micheal McGowan, blocked by Grant Evans.

Andrew Jackson is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

Match Preview

Formation:442Manager: David Irons

Morton

Formation: 442Manager: Brian Reid

Ayr

Colin Stewart
Andy Graham
Grant Evans
Stuart McCaffrey
Ross Forsyth
Paul Di Giacomo
Marc Smyth
Michael Tidser
David O'Brien
Peter MacDonald
Andrew Jackson
SUBS
Alistair Deans
Peter Weatherson
Darren McGeouch
Fouad Bachirou
Sean Fitzharris

Home

Away

Kevin Cuthbert
John Robertson
Martyn Campbell
Christopher Smith
Edward Malone
Stuart Duff
James McKernan
Andrew Geggan
Micheal McGowan
Gareth Wardlaw
Michael Moffat
SUBS
Ryan McWilliams
Mark Roberts
Ryan Connolly
Alan Trouten
Ross Robertson

Match Report

Morton march to top Two goals inside the opening 13 minutes from Peter MacDonald helped unbeaten Morton to a 4-1 home victory over Ayr to move to first place in the First Division. The 30-year-old opened the scoring after 10 minutes with a well-struck free-kick from 25 yards. Andrew Jackson then doubled the hosts' lead just a minute later with a close-range right-footed effort before MacDonald latched on to Jackson's pass to slide the ball past Ayr goalkeeper Kevin Cuthbert to make it three. The away side managed a consolation with two minutes remaining thanks to substitute Mark Roberts' penalty, after Roberts himself was fouled by Morton defender Stuart McCaffrey in the area. Morton immediately responded with a Peter Weatherson penalty in the 89th minute after Sean Fitzharris was brought down by Cuthbert.

Form Guide

DWDW Morton VS Ayr LDDW

Last Meetings

Morton 2 - 1 Ayr 01/05/2010 Morton 1 - 0 Ayr 30/03/2010 Ayr 2 - 0 Morton 06/03/2010 Ayr 0 - 2 Morton 22/08/2009 Ayr 3 - 0 Morton 31/03/2001 Morton 0 - 6 Ayr 02/01/2001

Top Scorers

Morton P Di Giacomo 1 P MacDonald 1 M Tidser 1 Ayr M Moffat 2 G Wardlaw 1 R Robertson 1 E Malone 1 M McGowan 1

Goals

Morton Total goals 6 Goals per game 4 2 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) Period 61-70 mins Ayr Total goals 8 Goals per game 6 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) Period 81-90 mins