- Date:21 Aug 2010
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Cappielow Park
- Kean (17) Tidser (87)
Live Commentary
The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
- 92mins
Chris Erskine crosses the ball.
- 91mins
Kevin Kelbie is ruled offside. John Robertson restarts play with the free kick.
- 90mins
The ball is delivered by Paul Paton, Kris Doolan produces a header from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.
- 88mins
Bryn Halliwell receives a caution for dissent.
- 86mins
Kevin Kelbie fouled by Paul Paton, the ref awards a free kick. Paul Paton is given a yellow card. Michael Tidser has an effort direct from the free kick. Michael Tidser finds the net with a goal from just outside the penalty box low into the middle of the goal. Morton 2-0 Partick.
- 85mins
Patrick Boyle delivers the ball, Colin Stewart makes a save.
- 84mins
John Robertson challenges Stewart Kean unfairly and gives away a free kick. Stuart McCaffrey takes the free kick.
- 83mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Allan Jenkins on Paul Cairney. Ian Maxwell takes the free kick.
- 82mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Kris Doolan on Marc Smyth. Direct free kick taken by Colin Stewart.
- 80mins
Effort from outside the penalty box by David Rowson goes wide right of the target.
- 79mins
Kevin Kelbie replaces Peter Weatherson.
- 77mins
Kris Doolan has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the target.
- 77mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Nathan Shepherd on Simon Donnelly. Free kick taken by Simon Donnelly.
- 75mins
Nathan Shepherd takes a shot. Save by Bryn Halliwell.
- 69mins
Ryan Kane replaces Carlo Monti.
- 66mins
Stuart McCaffrey concedes a free kick for a foul on Simon Donnelly. Iain Flannigan crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Allan Jenkins.
- 64mins
Patrick Boyle sends in a cross, Nathan Shepherd makes a clearance.
- 64mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Simon Donnelly by Marc Smyth. Iain Flannigan takes the direct free kick.
- 64mins
Allan Jenkins sends in a cross, Patrick Boyle gets a block in.
- 62mins
Kris Doolan joins the action as a substitute, replacing Liam Buchanan.
- 60mins
Liam Buchanan produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.
- 59mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Stewart Kean by John Robertson. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Carlo Monti, clearance by Paul Paton.
- 59mins
Carlo Monti crosses the ball.
- 59mins
Stewart Kean is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Bryn Halliwell.
- 58mins
Michael Tidser takes a shot. David Rowson gets a block in.
- 58mins
A cross is delivered by Carlo Monti, clearance made by Ian Maxwell.
- 56mins
Peter Weatherson takes a shot. Blocked by John Robertson.
- 55mins
Carlo Monti delivers the ball, John Robertson manages to make a clearance.
- 54mins
The ball is crossed by Patrick Boyle, Liam Buchanan takes a shot. Save by Colin Stewart.
- 52mins
Nathan Shepherd replaces Kevin McKinlay.
- 51mins
The ball is crossed by Chris Erskine, blocked by Grant Evans.
- 50mins
Corner taken by Iain Flannigan from the left by-line played to the near post, save by Colin Stewart.
- 50mins
Chris Erskine sends in a cross, blocked by Grant Evans.
- 50mins
A cross is delivered by Chris Erskine, clearance made by Marc Smyth.
- 48mins
Foul by Peter Weatherson on Patrick Boyle, free kick awarded. Ian Maxwell restarts play with the free kick.
- 47mins
The ball is delivered by Paul Paton, Grant Evans manages to make a clearance.
- 45mins
Effort on goal by Allan Jenkins from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
- 45mins
Carlo Monti crosses the ball.
The match restarts for the second half.
- 45mins
(Partick) makes a substitution, with Simon Donnelly coming on for Martin Grehan. Chris Erskine joins the action as a substitute, replacing Conrad Balatoni.
The first half comes to an end.
- 44mins
Paul Cairney gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kevin McKinlay. Graeme Holmes crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance by Ian Maxwell.
- 43mins
Shot from outside the penalty box by Peter Weatherson goes wide right of the goal.
- 42mins
Paul Paton delivers the ball.
- 39mins
The official flags Stewart Kean offside. Bryn Halliwell takes the indirect free kick.
- 35mins
Shot by Iain Flannigan from a long way out goes over the target.
- 35mins
The ball is delivered by Patrick Boyle, clearance by Graeme Holmes.
- 34mins
John Robertson takes a shot. Blocked by Marc Smyth.
- 34mins
Foul by Grant Evans on Martin Grehan, free kick awarded. Iain Flannigan takes the free kick.
- 33mins
Shot by Paul Cairney from outside the area goes high over the crossbar.
- 31mins
Conrad Balatoni challenges Stewart Kean unfairly and gives away a free kick. Michael Tidser restarts play with the free kick.
- 31mins
Effort from deep inside the area by Stewart Kean misses to the left of the goal.
- 30mins
Outswinging corner taken by Graeme Holmes from the right by-line, Conrad Balatoni makes a clearance.
- 30mins
The ball is delivered by Stewart Kean, John Robertson makes a clearance.
- 28mins
The ball is delivered by Kevin McKinlay, save made by Bryn Halliwell.
- 27mins
A cross is delivered by Carlo Monti.
- 27mins
Graeme Holmes is penalised for a handball. Ian Maxwell takes the free kick.
- 26mins
Long range shot by Kevin McKinlay goes wide right of the target.
- 24mins
A cross is delivered by Kevin McKinlay.
- 22mins
Martin Grehan concedes a free kick for a foul on Marc Smyth. Colin Stewart takes the free kick.
- 20mins
The ball is crossed by Iain Flannigan, clearance by Grant Evans.
- 19mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Iain Flannigan, clearance by Marc Smyth.
- 19mins
The ball is swung over by Paul Paton, Kevin McKinlay gets a block in.
- 17mins
Outswinging corner taken by Carlo Monti from the left by-line played to the near post, A goal is scored by Stewart Kean from close in to the top right corner of the goal. Morton 1-0 Partick.
- 15mins
Peter Weatherson concedes a free kick for a foul on Ian Maxwell. Direct free kick taken by Bryn Halliwell.
- 14mins
Long distance shot from David Rowson misses to the left of the goal.
- 13mins
The ball is crossed by Paul Paton.
- 13mins
A cross is delivered by Paul Paton.
- 13mins
The ball is delivered by Carlo Monti.
- 10mins
The ball is swung over by Kevin McKinlay, Ian Maxwell manages to make a clearance.
- 10mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael Tidser by Martin Grehan. Direct free kick taken by Michael Tidser.
- 9mins
Foul by Stuart McCaffrey on Martin Grehan, free kick awarded. Iain Flannigan restarts play with the free kick.
- 9mins
Grant Evans sends in a cross.
- 8mins
Iain Flannigan produces a drilled right-footed shot from 35 yards and missed to the left of the net.
- 7mins
Peter Weatherson delivers the ball.
- 6mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Grehan on Marc Smyth. Marc Smyth restarts play with the free kick.
- 2mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Conrad Balatoni on Stewart Kean. Graeme Holmes restarts play with the free kick.
The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.
Match Preview
McKinlay recovers for Morton Morton manager Allan Moore had a scare in training ahead of the visit of Partick Thistle when full back Kevin McKinlay injured his groin. However it appears the former Jags man will recover in time to face his old side. But injury doubts remain over David MacGregor David O'Brien and Brian Graham. Moore is chasing his first league win as Cappielow boss and he knows what his side need to do to secure the victory. He said: "We had a lot of possession against Dunfermline last week without hurting them and to win against Partick we need to put them under pressure in the final third of the pitch. "A win will come and it would be great to do it at home." Partick welcome centre-half Willie Kinniburgh back to the squad following suspension. But young midfielder Ryan McBeth drops out after picking up a knock in midweek. Long-term injury victims Alan Archibald and Jackie McNamara remain on the sidelines. Laset week Thistle beat Dundee to bounce back from their opening-day drubbing at Raith. Firhill assistant boss Ian Maxwell said: "Everything in the world was right again after beating Dundee and to be honest I reckon we deserved to win the game based on the chances that we had. "We need to keep the good feeling going by taking something from Morton."
Morton
Partick
- Colin Stewart
- Grant Evans
- Stuart McCaffrey
- Marc Smyth
- Kevin McKinlay
- Carlo Monti
- Graeme Holmes
- Michael Tidser
- Allan Jenkins
- Peter Weatherson
- Stewart Kean
- SUBS
- Kevin Cuthbert
- Kevin Kelbie
- Ryan Kane
- Nathan Shepherd
- Brian Graham
Home
Away
- Bryn Halliwell
- Conrad Balatoni
- John Robertson
- Ian Maxwell
- Paul Paton
- Paul Cairney
- David Rowson
- Iain Flannigan
- Patrick Boyle
- Liam Buchanan
- Martin Grehan
- SUBS
- Craig Hinchcliffe
- Simon Donnelly
- Chris Erskine
- Bryan Hodge
- Kris Doolan
Match Report
Morton ease to win A goal in each half from Stewart Kean and Michael Tidser secured a 2-0 win for Morton over Partick at Cappielow Park Kean gave Morton the lead in the 18th minute when he volleyed home from six yards after a Carlo Monti corner was not cleared. An acrobatic effort from Kean after 31 minutes that flew wide was the closest the home side came to extending their advantage before the break as they dominated proceedings. Partick then came close to an equaliser 10 minutes after half-time when Lian Buchanan headed straight at goalkeeper Colin Stewart. However, Morton were rarely threatened after that, and Tidser secured the win when he fired home from 20 yards after his initial free-kick hit the wall.
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