Date:17 Sep 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Palmerston Park
Attendance:1,699

Smith (19) Brighton (29)
Smith (34) Smith (37)
MacDonald (86)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stephen Simmons on Peter MacDonald. Sean Fitzharris takes the free kick.

90mins Outswinging corner taken by Daniel Carmichael from the left by-line played to the near post, Grant Evans manages to make a clearance.

89mins Caution for Grant Evans.

89mins Marc Smyth takes a shot. Blocked by Mark Campbell.

88mins Sean Fitzharris takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Chris Higgins manages to make a clearance.

88mins Paul Di Giacomo takes a shot. Save by Lee Robinson.

86mins Peter MacDonald gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the area to the top left corner of the goal. Queen of South 4-1 Morton.Assist by Peter Weatherson.

82mins Daniel Carmichael takes a shot. Blocked by Colin Stewart.

82mins Kevin Smith goes off and Kevin Holt comes on.

80mins Peter Weatherson takes a shot. Save by Lee Robinson.

80mins Ross Forsyth fouled by Stephen McKenna, the ref awards a free kick. Stuart McCaffrey restarts play with the free kick.

79mins Craig Reid fouled by Peter Weatherson, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Craig Reid.

77mins Effort from the edge of the box by Peter Weatherson goes wide of the right-hand upright.

75mins The referee penalises Stephen McKenna for handball. Marc Smyth takes the indirect free kick.

72mins Kevin Smith gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stuart McCaffrey. Indirect free kick taken by Colin Stewart.

70mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Sean Fitzharris.

68mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Campbell by Peter Weatherson. Free kick taken by Lee Robinson.

67mins Stephen McKenna takes a shot. Save by Colin Stewart.

66mins Corner taken by Sean Fitzharris from the left by-line to the near post, Mark Campbell makes a clearance.

65mins Daniel Carmichael joins the action as a substitute, replacing Allan Johnston.

65mins Corner taken right-footed by Allan Johnston from the left by-line, Colin Stewart makes a save.

63mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stephen McKenna on Fouad Bachirou. Grant Evans restarts play with the free kick.

64mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Allan Johnston, Fouad Bachirou makes a clearance.

62mins Inswinging corner taken by Allan Johnston, clearance made by Paul Di Giacomo.

60mins Tom Brighton goes off and Nicky Clark comes on.

60mins Allan Johnston produces a lobbed right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

60mins Corner taken by Allan Johnston from the right by-line played to the near post.

55mins Kevin Smith has an effort at goal from outside the box missing to the wide left of the goal. Michael Tidser goes off and Sean Fitzharris comes on. Fouad Bachirou joins the action as a substitute, replacing David O'Brien.

55mins Allan Johnston takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, clearance by Andy Graham.

53mins Allan Johnston takes a shot. Save by Colin Stewart.

50mins Peter MacDonald gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mark Campbell. Lee Robinson restarts play with the free kick. (Morton) makes a substitution, with Peter Weatherson coming on for Andrew Jackson.

50mins Andy Graham fouled by Allan Johnston, the ref awards a free kick. Colin Stewart takes the free kick.

50mins The referee blows for offside. Lee Robinson takes the indirect free kick.

48mins Scott McLaughlin challenges Andrew Jackson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Peter MacDonald fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

45mins Foul by Peter MacDonald on Ryan McGuffie, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Lee Robinson.

43mins Chris Higgins challenges Paul Di Giacomo unfairly and gives away a free kick. Grant Evans takes the free kick.

41mins Craig Reid challenges David O'Brien unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ross Forsyth takes the free kick.

41mins Inswinging corner taken by Allan Johnston from the left by-line played to the near post.

40mins Allan Johnston takes a corner.

35mins Michael Tidser takes a shot. Lee Robinson gets a block in.

34mins Outswinging corner taken by Allan Johnston from the right by-line, Kevin Smith finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close range. Queen of South 3-0 Morton.Assist by Allan Johnston.

29mins Tom Brighton finds the net with a headed goal from close in. Queen of South 2-0 Morton.Assist on the goal came from Scott McLaughlin.

28mins Tom Brighton gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Grant Evans. Indirect free kick taken by Colin Stewart.

28mins Michael Tidser challenges Stephen McKenna unfairly and gives away a free kick. Craig Reid restarts play with the free kick.

27mins Andrew Jackson takes a shot. Lee Robinson gets a block in.

25mins Andrew Jackson fouled by Craig Reid, the ref awards a free kick. Michael Tidser takes the free kick.

22mins The referee gives a free kick against Marc Smyth for handball. Indirect free kick taken by Lee Robinson.

21mins Foul by Chris Higgins on Peter MacDonald, free kick awarded. Shot comes in from Michael Tidser from the free kick, blocked by Lee Robinson.

18mins Inswinging corner taken by Allan Johnston from the left by-line, Kevin Smith gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Queen of South 1-0 Morton.Stephen McKenna provided the assist for the goal.

17mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin Smith by Stuart McCaffrey.

13mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stephen McKenna on Michael Tidser. Free kick taken by Colin Stewart.

11mins Kevin Smith concedes a free kick for a foul on Ross Forsyth. Stuart McCaffrey takes the free kick.

11mins Scott McLaughlin takes a shot. Save made by Colin Stewart.

10mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Campbell by Peter MacDonald. Stephen Simmons restarts play with the free kick.

8mins Andrew Jackson takes a shot. Save by Lee Robinson.

7mins Peter MacDonald gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mark Campbell. Lee Robinson takes the free kick.

6mins Tom Brighton is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Colin Stewart.

5mins Kevin Smith is ruled offside. Colin Stewart restarts play with the free kick.

4mins Peter MacDonald takes a shot. Lee Robinson gets a block in.

4mins Unfair challenge on Kevin Smith by Grant Evans results in a free kick. Ryan McGuffie restarts play with the free kick.

2mins Tom Brighton is ruled offside. Direct free kick taken by Colin Stewart.

1mins Stuart McCaffrey concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin Smith. Craig Reid takes the direct free kick.

Match Preview

Morton missing McCann Queen of the South manager Gus McPherson will pick from an unchanged squad for the visit of league leaders Morton. Striker Marc McCusker is still not ready to make his debut and, like last weekend against Hamilton, he will miss out. McPherson is looking for his team to attack the Greenock men from kick-off, he said: "We were very positive last week and played three up front against Hamilton. "We created chances and got the win we deserved which has been great for everyone's confidence here. "A bit of the element of surprise may have gone now and I am sure the Morton boss Allan Moore will have them well warned, but I intend to go out attacking again." Morton will be without Kevin McCann, who has a hamstring problem. He will be the only absentee for manager Allan Moore, who is keeping his player`s feet firmly on the ground. "The time to be excited is with five games to go, not five games in," said Moore. "Whilst we are doing well, there is no point in going overboard. "Raith Rovers led the First Division for a long time last season and never got promoted, so feet are very much on the ground at Morton." The Greenock boss added: "Hamilton went to Palmerston last week as leaders and were beaten so we know that we are in for a really tough game against a gritty and determined side."

Formation:433Manager: Gordon Chisholm

Queen of South

Formation: 442Manager: David Irons

Morton

Lee Robinson
Craig Reid
Mark Campbell
Ryan McGuffie
Chris Higgins
Stephen McKenna
Stephen Simmons
Scott McLaughlin
Tom Brighton
Kevin Smith
Allan Johnston
SUBS
Daniel Carmichael
Nicky Clark
Stephen Black
Kevin Holt
Roderick McKenzie

Home

Away

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
Peter Weatherson
Fouad Bachirou
Darren McGeouch
Sean Fitzharris
Alistair Deans

Match Report

Smith hat-trick sees off Morton Kevin Smith scored a first-half hat-trick as Queen of the South stunned leaders Morton with a 4-1 dismantling in Scottish Division One. With Morton pressing, the hosts took a surprise lead after 18 minutes when Allan Johnston's corner was headed across goal by Stephen McKenna for Smith to apply the finishing touch. And the Dumfries club extended their lead on the half-hour - Scott McLaughlin crossing for Tom Brighton to head low into the goal from close range. Five minutes later, The Doonhammers made it 3-0 when Smith headed home from another Johnston corner and Smith completed his hat-trick on 36 minutes when Johnston again found the summer signing to score from 20 yards. The home side continued to dominate and could have extended their lead before Peter MacDonald scored a late consolation - his fifth league goal of the season - for a dejected Morton.

Form Guide

DLLLW Queen of South VS Morton DWDWW

Last Meetings

Queen of South 1 - 4 Morton 13/04/2011 Queen of South 2 - 0 Morton 16/03/2011 Morton 0 - 4 Queen of South 19/02/2011 Morton 2 - 0 Queen of South 16/10/2010 Morton 3 - 3 Queen of South 03/04/2010 Queen of South 1 - 2 Morton 13/02/2010

Top Scorers

Queen of South A Johnston 1 M Campbell 1 S McLaughlin 1 T Brighton 1 Morton P MacDonald 3 P Di Giacomo 1 A Jackson 1 M Tidser 1

Goals

Queen of South Total goals 14 Goals per game 5 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Morton Total goals 17 Goals per game 8 3 (For) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins