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The referee ends the match.
- 92mins
Allan Jenkins fouled by Martyn Corrigan, the ref awards a free kick. Graeme Holmes delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing.
- 92mins
Ryan Borris sends in a cross.
- 90mins
Ryan Borris fouled by Carlo Monti, the ref awards a free kick. Carlo Monti is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Scott Christie takes the free kick.
- 89mins
Mark Gilhaney concedes a free kick for a foul on Graeme Holmes. Colin Stewart takes the direct free kick.
- 89mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Robertson by Allan Jenkins. Free kick crossed by Christoper Aitken, clearance by Grant Evans.
- 88mins
The referee shows Scott Robertson a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
- 88mins
The referee cautions Michael Tidser for unsporting behaviour.
- 86mins
Corner taken by Carlo Monti played to the near post, Martyn Corrigan manages to make a clearance.
- 85mins
Peter Weatherson takes a shot. Martyn Corrigan gets a block in.
- 85mins
The ball is crossed by Michael Tidser.
- 84mins
Unfair challenge on Scott Buist by Peter Weatherson results in a free kick. Mark Gilhaney restarts play with the free kick.
- 83mins
Effort from 12 yards by Peter Weatherson. Blocked by Scott Robertson.
- 83mins
Foul by Scott Buist on Stewart Kean, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Carlo Monti.
- 79mins
Nathan Taggart leaves the field to be replaced by Mark Gilhaney.
- 77mins
Foul by Ryan Borris on Stewart McCarthy, free kick awarded. Ryan Borris goes into the book. Marc Smyth takes the direct free kick.
- 74mins
Graeme Holmes fouled by Ross Forsyth, the ref awards a free kick. Booking for Ross Forsyth for unsporting behaviour. Ryan Borris replaces Andrew Gibson. Kevin McKinlay leaves the field to be replaced by Allan Jenkins. Free kick taken by Carlo Monti.
- 73mins
Inswinging corner taken by Christoper Aitken from the left by-line, save made by Colin Stewart.
- 71mins
Carlo Monti sends in a cross, Ross Forsyth makes a clearance.
- 70mins
Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Michael Tidser from the left by-line, Kevin McKinlay takes a shot. Save by Scott Christie.
- 69mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Graeme Holmes by Ross Forsyth. Free kick crossed left-footed by Carlo Monti from right channel, clearance made by Martyn Corrigan.
- 68mins
Michael Mullen fouled by Stewart McCarthy, the ref awards a free kick. Christoper Aitken takes the direct free kick.
- 68mins
Kevin McKinlay delivers the ball, Scott Christie makes a save.
- 67mins
Centre by Stewart Kean, clearance made by Scott Buist.
- 66mins
Shot from outside the box by Michael Mullen goes wide right of the target.
- 66mins
The ball is delivered by Carlo Monti, clearance made by Greg Mcdonald.
- 64mins
The ball is delivered by Martyn Corrigan, Graeme Holmes makes a clearance.
- 63mins
Corner taken by Michael Tidser.
- 63mins
Stewart Kean produces a cross, blocked by Scott Buist.
- 61mins
(Stirling) makes a substitution, with Michael Mullen coming on for Derek Colquhoun.
- 61mins
Michael Tidser takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar.
- 60mins
Centre by Andrew Gibson, Stewart McCarthy makes a clearance.
- 59mins
Peter Weatherson produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.
- 58mins
Derek Colquhoun concedes a free kick for a foul on Stewart McCarthy. Direct free kick taken by Marc Smyth.
- 57mins
Foul by Stewart McCarthy on Scott Robertson, free kick awarded. The referee cautions Stewart McCarthy for unsporting behaviour. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Christoper Aitken, blocked by Peter Weatherson.
- 55mins
Scott Robertson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Tidser. Direct free kick taken by Marc Smyth.
- 53mins
Michael Tidser concedes a free kick for a foul on Ross Forsyth. Direct free kick taken by Scott Christie.
- 50mins
Graeme Holmes takes a short corner.
- 50mins
Shot by Michael Tidser. Save by Scott Christie.
- 46mins
Shot from outside the box by Graeme Holmes misses to the left of the target.
- 46mins
Header on goal by Derek Colquhoun from just inside the area goes over the goal.
- 45mins
Christoper Aitken fouled by Michael Tidser, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Christoper Aitken.
- 45mins
Carlo Monti joins the action as a substitute, replacing David O'Brien.
The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.
The half-time whistle blows.
- 46mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Michael Tidser on Scott Robertson. Scott Buist takes the direct free kick.
- 45mins
The ball is delivered by Stewart Kean.
- 45mins
Martyn Corrigan produces a cross, clearance made by Stewart McCarthy.
- 44mins
Kevin McKinlay crosses the ball, Stewart Kean produces a header from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the goal.
- 43mins
The ball is swung over by Grant Evans, clearance made by Greg Mcdonald.
- 43mins
Stewart McCarthy delivers the ball.
- 38mins
The ball is crossed by Stewart Kean, save by Scott Christie.
- 38mins
A cross is delivered by Kevin McKinlay, Scott Buist makes a clearance.
- 36mins
A cross is delivered by Graeme Holmes.
- 36mins
The ball is sent over by Kevin McKinlay.
- 35mins
Michael Tidser has shot on goal from a long way out that goes wide left.
- 35mins
Grant Evans produces a cross.
- 35mins
Stewart Kean takes a shot.
- 34mins
Shot by Peter Weatherson. Save by Scott Christie.
- 32mins
Stewart McCarthy concedes a free kick for a foul on Derek Colquhoun. Strike comes in from Christoper Aitken from the free kick.
- 31mins
Unfair challenge on Greg Mcdonald by Graeme Holmes results in a free kick. Stewart McCarthy on for David MacGregor. Scott Christie takes the free kick.
- 30mins
Nathan Taggart takes a shot. Save made by Colin Stewart.
- 28mins
A cross is delivered by Ross Forsyth, clearance by Marc Smyth.
- 28mins
Foul by Peter Weatherson on Scott Buist, free kick awarded. Scott Christie restarts play with the free kick.
- 27mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David O'Brien by Martyn Corrigan. Michael Tidser takes the free kick.
- 25mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David MacGregor by Christoper Aitken. Christoper Aitken is shown a yellow card. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Michael Tidser from right wing, save by Scott Christie.
- 25mins
Kevin McKinlay crosses the ball.
- 24mins
The ball is swung over by Graeme Holmes, Greg Mcdonald makes a clearance.
- 24mins
Foul by Andrew Gibson on Kevin McKinlay, free kick awarded. David O'Brien takes the free kick.
- 22mins
Christoper Aitken takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Kevin McKinlay manages to make a clearance.
- 22mins
The ball is delivered by Andrew Gibson, Kevin McKinlay gets a block in.
- 21mins
The ball is crossed by Martyn Corrigan.
- 17mins
The ball is swung over by Nathan Taggart, Michael Tidser manages to make a clearance.
- 14mins
The ball is delivered by Martyn Corrigan.
- 13mins
Foul by Scott Robertson on Michael Tidser, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Marc Smyth.
- 10mins
Effort from the edge of the area by Michael Tidser goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 10mins
Centre by Kevin McKinlay.
- 9mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Marc Smyth on Christoper Aitken. Free kick crossed by Christoper Aitken, Colin Stewart makes a save.
- 8mins
Michael Tidser crosses the ball.
- 7mins
Effort from outside the penalty box by Michael Tidser goes wide right of the goal.
- 6mins
Shot from just outside the area by Andrew Gibson misses to the right of the target.
- 2mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Nathan Taggart on David MacGregor. Marc Smyth restarts play with the free kick.
- 2mins
The ball is crossed by John Kane, Marc Smyth makes a clearance.
- 1mins
The ball is sent over by Michael Tidser, clearance by Greg Mcdonald.
Graeme Holmes decides to take the corner short.
The ball is delivered by Stewart Kean, clearance made by Scott Buist.
The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.
Match Preview
Duo missing for Morton
Morton boss Allan Moore faces former club Stirling Albion at Cappielow without injured pair Ryan Kane and Brian Graham.
Centre back Stewart Greacen is available after a calf strain but he is unlikely to walk straight back into a side that scored seven times at Stranraer last Saturday.
Moore said: "We have looked like a side that would not concede many goals since the start of pre-season and last week we looked like a side that would score lots of goals.
"In saying that, I would settle for a 1-0 win to get three points on the board.
"As the home team we have to set the correct tempo for this game and if we do that we will do okay."
Stirling Albion boss John O'Neill could hand a trialist a starting berth.
O'Neill is looking to surprise his former boss, Allan Moore, by including the unnamed striker in the starting line-up.
Having seen similar deals fall through, O'Neill is keeping his fingers crossed that the move goes through.
Defender Brian Allison is suspended but Ross Forsyth is available after a ban with O'Neill hoping to get the Second Division champions off to a flying start.
The Albion boss said: "We missed Ross Forsyth last week and it is good to have him available for this one. It would be great to get off to a solid start with a win in our first match in this league."
Morton
Stirling
- Colin Stewart
- David MacGregor
- Grant Evans
- Marc Smyth
- Kevin McKinlay
- Graeme Holmes
- Fouad Bachirou
- Michael Tidser
- David O'Brien
- Peter Weatherson
- Stewart Kean
- SUBS
- Kevin Cuthbert
- Carlo Monti
- Kevin Kelbie
- Allan Jenkins
- Stewart McCarthy
Home
Away
- Scott Christie
- Martyn Corrigan
- Greg Mcdonald
- Scott Buist
- Ross Forsyth
- Andrew Gibson
- Christoper Aitken
- John Kane
- Scott Robertson
- Nathan Taggart
- Derek Colquhoun
- SUBS
- Callum Reidford
- Ryan Borris
- Stewart Devine
- Michael Mullen
- Mark Gilhaney
Match Report
Bore draw for Morton Morton and Stirling shared a dour stalemate in their opening Irn-Bru Division One clash. In a game of few chances, tempers became frayed as the match wore on and seven players entered the referee's notebook. In the first half, both sides were largely restricted to efforts from distance, the best coming from Morton's Peter Weatherson whose 30-yard strike was parried to safety by Stirling keeper Scott Christie. Just after that effort in the 35th minute Stewart Kean should have given Morton the lead but scuffed his shot wide from 12 yards. Christie was alert once more five minutes after the break when he tipped a volley from Michael Tidser round the post. He was undoubtedly busier than his counterpart Colin Stewart in the Morton goal as Stirling offered precious little by way of an attacking threat.
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