Date:16 Feb 2013
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Cappielow Park
Attendance:5,647

MacDonald (56) MacDonald - pen (80)
Erskine (8) Craig (46)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Michael Tidser.

91mins Corner taken by Michael Tidser, Aaron Muirhead makes a clearance.

90mins Foul by Stuart Bannigan on Scott Taggart, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed by Michael Tidser, Aaron Muirhead manages to make a clearance.

89mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Michael Tidser, Sean Welsh manages to make a clearance.

85mins Stephen O'Donnell comes on in place of Steven Craig.

83mins Hugh Murray receives a red card for second bookable offence. Peter MacDonald challenges Hugh Murray unfairly and gives away a free kick. Aaron Muirhead takes the direct free kick. Peter MacDonald is cautioned.

81mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Paton on Michael Tidser. Free kick crossed right-footed by Martin Hardie, save by Scott Fox.

81mins William Dyer delivers the ball.

79mins Hugh Murray is adjudged to have handled the ball. Hugh Murray receives a caution. Peter MacDonald scores a power penalty. Morton 2-2 Partick.

79mins Martin Hardie takes a shot. Blocked by Aaron Sinclair.

78mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Michael Tidser from the left by-line.

77mins Christopher Erskine leaves the field to be replaced by Kris Doolan.

75mins Header by Martin Hardie from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.

75mins Michael Tidser takes a shot.

74mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Paton on Michael Tidser. Paul Paton goes into the referee's book. Peter MacDonald takes the free kick.

73mins Foul by Steven Craig on Thomas O'Ware, free kick awarded. Kevin Rutkiewicz takes the free kick.

73mins (Morton) makes a substitution, with David Graham coming on for Fouad Bachirou. Peter Weatherson comes on in place of Colin McMenamin.

72mins The ball is sent over by Scott Taggart, clearance made by Hugh Murray.

70mins Sean Welsh fouled by Peter MacDonald, the ref awards a free kick. Aaron Muirhead takes the direct free kick.

70mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sean Welsh by David O'Brien. Scott Fox takes the direct free kick.

69mins A cross is delivered by William Dyer, Conrad Balatoni makes a clearance.

67mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Thomas O'Ware on Christopher Erskine. Aaron Sinclair has an effort direct from the free kick.

65mins The ball is crossed by Stuart Bannigan, Christopher Erskine takes a shot. Save by Derek Gaston.

63mins Foul by Conrad Balatoni on Peter MacDonald, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed right-footed by Scott Taggart, Conrad Balatoni makes a clearance.

62mins Michael Tidser gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Craig. Conrad Balatoni takes the free kick.

60mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Michael Tidser on Christopher Erskine. Ross Forbes leaves the field to be replaced by Steven Lawless. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Sean Welsh, Derek Gaston makes a comfortable save.

59mins Steven Craig gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Tidser. Free kick crossed by William Dyer, clearance made by Aaron Muirhead.

58mins Foul by Paul Paton on Michael Tidser, free kick awarded. William Dyer shown a yellow card. Direct free kick taken by William Dyer.

56mins Peter MacDonald finds the back of the net with a goal from a long way out to the bottom left corner of the goal. Morton 1-2 Partick.Assist on the goal came from Michael Tidser.

56mins Conrad Balatoni concedes a free kick for a foul on Colin McMenamin. Direct free kick taken by Michael Tidser.

55mins Shot from just outside the box by Paul Paton goes over the target.

55mins Free kick awarded for a foul by David O'Brien on Sean Welsh. Direct free kick taken by Aaron Muirhead.

53mins The ball is delivered by Sean Welsh, clearance by Colin McMenamin.

53mins Ross Forbes takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post.

53mins Aaron Sinclair produces a cross, clearance made by Thomas O'Ware.

52mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Aaron Sinclair on Fouad Bachirou. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Michael Tidser from right wing.

51mins The ball is sent over by Martin Hardie, Aaron Sinclair manages to make a clearance.

50mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Paton on Michael Tidser. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Michael Tidser, clearance by Hugh Murray.

50mins The ball is crossed by Colin McMenamin, blocked by Conrad Balatoni.

48mins Martin Hardie delivers the ball.

47mins Scott Taggart crosses the ball, Aaron Sinclair makes a clearance.

46mins Steven Craig scores a headed goal from close in. Morton 0-2 Partick.Assist by Ross Forbes.

45mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Ross Forbes, Sean Welsh takes a shot. Clearance by Scott Taggart.

45mins Martin Hardie comes on in place of Kyle Wilkie.

44mins The ball is crossed by Scott Taggart, clearance by Conrad Balatoni.

43mins Aaron Sinclair gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kyle Wilkie. Scott Taggart takes the free kick.

41mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Christopher Erskine by Scott Taggart. Free kick taken by Conrad Balatoni.

40mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Stuart Bannigan. Free kick taken by Derek Gaston.

39mins The ball is delivered by Steven Craig, Kevin Rutkiewicz makes a clearance.

36mins Peter MacDonald is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Scott Fox.

35mins Scott Taggart produces a right-footed effort from long distance that goes harmlessly over the bar.

34mins Aaron Sinclair produces a cross.

32mins Stuart Bannigan concedes a free kick for a foul on Peter MacDonald. Free kick crossed right-footed by Scott Taggart, save made by Scott Fox.

31mins Corner taken left-footed by Ross Forbes from the left by-line, Sean Welsh takes a shot. Derek Gaston makes a comfortable save.

30mins Hugh Murray challenges Michael Tidser unfairly and gives away a free kick. Michael Tidser delivers the ball, Headed effort on goal by Colin McMenamin from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the goal.

29mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stuart Bannigan on Michael Tidser. Michael Tidser restarts play with the free kick.

29mins The ball is delivered by Kyle Wilkie.

27mins The referee gives a free kick against Steven Craig for handball. Indirect free kick taken by Kevin Rutkiewicz.

27mins Fouad Bachirou sends in a cross, blocked by Conrad Balatoni.

26mins The ball is delivered by Sean Welsh.

25mins David O'Brien takes a shot. Scott Fox makes a fantastic save.

25mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ross Forbes on Fouad Bachirou. Kevin Rutkiewicz restarts play with the free kick.

24mins Sean Welsh produces a cross, Derek Gaston makes a comfortable save.

21mins The ball is sent over by Michael Tidser, Aaron Muirhead makes a clearance.

19mins William Dyer challenges Paul Paton unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Ross Forbes from right wing.

17mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ross Forbes on William Dyer. Direct free kick taken by William Dyer.

16mins David O'Brien sends in a cross, Close range effort by Peter MacDonald goes wide of the left-hand post.

15mins Conrad Balatoni gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Colin McMenamin. Free kick taken by Michael Tidser.

13mins Aaron Muirhead fouled by Colin McMenamin, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Fox restarts play with the free kick.

12mins The ball is sent over by Peter MacDonald.

10mins Peter MacDonald takes a shot.

9mins Colin McMenamin fouled by Hugh Murray, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Michael Tidser.

8mins Christopher Erskine grabs a goal from inside the area low into the middle of the goal. Morton 0-1 Partick.The assist for the goal came from Aaron Sinclair.

5mins Stuart Bannigan delivers the ball, Fouad Bachirou makes a clearance.

3mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Kyle Wilkie.

3mins Corner taken by Michael Tidser, clearance made by Aaron Muirhead.

2mins Centre by William Dyer, save by Scott Fox.

1mins David O'Brien takes a shot. Blocked by Conrad Balatoni.

Hugh Murray fouled by Peter MacDonald, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Scott Fox.

Match Preview

Morton wait on duo League leaders Morton will give Craig Reid and Mark McLaughlin until the last minute to prove their fitness for the clash with closest challengers Partick at Cappielow. McLaughlin has a groin injury and Reid has injured a knee and a late check will determine if they join leg-break victim Steven Stirling in missing out or team up with fit-again Archie Campbell in manager Allan Moore's squad. Moore said: "Craig and Mark have done some light training and if one of them makes it it would be a bonus. I may have to settle for that. "There is a long way to go but this game has significance. If we win the destiny of the title is in our hands as opposed to hoping Thistle drop points in their games in hand." Partick's interim manager Alan Archibald has a selection problem of the right kind as Steven Lawless has returned from a fractured cheekbone to give him a full squad to choose from. Archibald has seen his previous two attempts to lead Thistle in place of former boss Jackie McNamara postponed and he is now keenly waiting for the first whistle at Cappielow. "I have a nice dilemma to solve over team selection," said Archibald. "And whatever side I send out know already that this is a big game. "I will not need to do much of a team talk and while nothing will be decided it would be great to get our first win of the season over Morton."

Formation:442Manager: Allan Moore

Morton

Formation: 442Manager:

Partick

Derek Gaston
Scott Taggart
Kevin Rutkiewicz
Thomas O'Ware
William Dyer
Kyle Wilkie
Michael Tidser
Fouad Bachirou
David O'Brien
Peter MacDonald
Colin McMenamin
SUBS
David Hutton
Martin Hardie
Peter Weatherson
David Graham
Jordan Halsman

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Scott Fox
Sean Welsh
Conrad Balatoni
Aaron Muirhead
Aaron Sinclair
Hugh Murray
Paul Paton
Ross Forbes
Stuart Bannigan
Steven Craig
Christopher Erskine
SUBS
Glen Daniels
Stephen O'Donnell
Kris Doolan
Steven Lawless
Alan Archibald

Match Report

Form Guide

LDWWWW Morton VS Partick LDDLWW

Last Meetings

Partick 1 - 2 Morton 26/12/2012 Morton 3 - 1 Partick 06/10/2012 Morton 1 - 0 Partick 10/04/2012 Partick 0 - 0 Morton 18/02/2012 Morton 1 - 2 Partick 10/12/2011 Partick 5 - 0 Morton 30/09/2011

Top Scorers

Morton A Campbell 10 M Hardie 6 P Weatherson 6 D O'Brien 6 P MacDonald 3 M Tidser 3 K Rutkiewicz 2 D Graham 2 M McLaughlin 1 C McMenamin 1 S Stirling 1 K Wilkie 1 S Taggart 1 F Bachirou 1 A Wallace 1 Partick S Lawless 9 S Craig 7 K Doolan 6 C Erskine 6 C Balatoni 4 S Bannigan 3 R Forbes 2 S Welsh 2 A Sinclair 1 S O'Donnell 1

Goals

Morton Total goals 76 Goals per game 48 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 7 (For) Period 41-50 mins 9 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 8 (For) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Partick Total goals 72 Goals per game 44 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins