Date:08 Dec 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Stark's Park
Attendance:1,375

Graham (22)
Graham (70)
Spence (84)
Rutkiewicz (7) O'Brien (64) Hardie (87)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by David Graham.

93mins Peter MacDonald sends in a cross, Laurence Ellis gets a block in.

93mins The ball is crossed by Edward Malone, Thomas O'Ware makes a clearance.

92mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Martin Hardie by Brian Graham. Direct free kick taken by Derek Gaston.

91mins Archibald Campbell challenges Laurence Ellis unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ross Laidlaw.

89mins Unfair challenge on Scott Taggart by Edward Malone results in a free kick. Edward Malone is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Martin Hardie produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

89mins The ball is sent over by Jason Thomson, Kevin Rutkiewicz manages to make a clearance.

88mins Foul by Martin Hardie on Jason Thomson, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Patrick Clarke.

87mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by David Graham from the left by-line, Martin Hardie finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close range. Raith 3-3 Morton.The assist for the goal came from David Graham.

87mins Michael Tidser produces a cross.

86mins The ball is crossed by Scott Taggart, clearance by Jason Thomson.

85mins (Raith) makes a substitution, with Patrick Clarke coming on for Grant Anderson.

85mins Peter MacDonald is brought on as a substitute for William Dyer.

85mins Greig Spence is given a yellow card.

84mins Greig Spence finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Raith 3-2 Morton.The assist for the goal came from Grant Anderson.

83mins The ball is crossed by Scott Taggart, clearance by Stuart Anderson.

82mins David Smith takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, Scott Taggart manages to make a clearance.

80mins Peter Weatherson leaves the field to be replaced by Archibald Campbell.

79mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael Tidser by Laurence Ellis. Free kick taken by William Dyer.

78mins The ball is crossed by Jason Thomson, Scott Taggart makes a clearance.

75mins Greig Spence fouled by Kevin Rutkiewicz, the ref awards a free kick. David Smith has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, Derek Gaston makes a save.

75mins Centre by Grant Anderson, Brian Graham takes a shot. Derek Gaston makes a save.

74mins David Smith produces a cross, clearance by Thomas O'Ware.

73mins David Graham crosses the ball.

73mins The ball is delivered by David Graham, Douglas Hill makes a clearance.

72mins Thomas O'Ware replaces Mark McLaughlin.

70mins A goal is scored by Brian Graham from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Raith 2-2 Morton.Assist by Greig Spence.

68mins Unfair challenge on Laurence Ellis by David O'Brien results in a free kick. Ross Laidlaw restarts play with the free kick. Joseph Hamill goes off and Greig Spence comes on.

68mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Edward Malone by Fouad Bachirou. David Smith delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, Kevin Rutkiewicz makes a clearance.

66mins Unfair challenge on Allan Walker by Martin Hardie results in a free kick. Martin Hardie receives a yellow card. David Smith crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Kevin Rutkiewicz.

64mins David O'Brien scores a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Raith 1-2 Morton.Assist by Martin Hardie.

63mins The ball is swung over by Fouad Bachirou, Peter Weatherson has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

61mins Kevin Rutkiewicz produces a cross.

61mins Corner taken by Michael Tidser from the right by-line.

60mins The ball is swung over by David Graham.

60mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Grant Anderson on Martin Hardie. Mark McLaughlin restarts play with the free kick.

59mins David Graham takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Allan Walker.

58mins A cross is delivered by Grant Anderson.

57mins Effort on goal by David O'Brien from just inside the area clears the crossbar.

56mins Handball decision goes against Peter Weatherson. Free kick taken by Edward Malone.

54mins Allan Walker challenges Martin Hardie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Mark McLaughlin.

54mins David Graham produces a cross.

51mins The ball is sent over by Martin Hardie.

51mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Peter Weatherson on Douglas Hill. Free kick taken by Joseph Hamill.

48mins Scott Taggart delivers the ball, Ross Laidlaw makes a save.

47mins David O'Brien takes a shot. Save by Ross Laidlaw.

45mins Inswinging corner taken by Michael Tidser from the right by-line played to the near post.

45mins Scott Taggart produces a cross, clearance made by Douglas Hill.

45mins Foul by William Dyer on Grant Anderson, free kick awarded. Joseph Hamill takes the free kick.

44mins Brian Graham challenges Martin Hardie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Derek Gaston.

43mins Foul by William Dyer on Grant Anderson, free kick awarded. William Dyer goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Allan Walker from right wing, clearance by Martin Hardie.

41mins Edward Malone concedes a Penalty for a foul on Martin Hardie. The referee books Brian Graham for dissent. Penalty taken by Martin Hardie is saved by Ross Laidlaw. Raith 1-1 Morton.

40mins A cross is delivered by David Graham, Edward Malone makes a clearance.

40mins Inswinging corner taken by David Graham from the left by-line played to the near post.

40mins David O'Brien produces a cross, Stuart Anderson manages to make a clearance.

37mins Kevin Rutkiewicz produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.

36mins Unfair challenge on David O'Brien by Grant Anderson results in a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Michael Tidser.

36mins A cross is delivered by Martin Hardie.

35mins The ball is sent over by William Dyer, Edward Malone fouled by Fouad Bachirou, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Ross Laidlaw.

35mins The ball is sent over by Grant Anderson, Mark McLaughlin manages to make a clearance.

34mins Shot by Fouad Bachirou. Save by Ross Laidlaw.

32mins Fouad Bachirou fouled by Douglas Hill, the ref awards a free kick. Martin Hardie produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.

29mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Allan Walker from the right by-line to the near post, Michael Tidser makes a clearance.

27mins Grant Anderson delivers the ball.

26mins Jason Thomson fouled by David O'Brien, the ref awards a free kick. Laurence Ellis takes the free kick.

26mins The ball is crossed by Scott Taggart, Laurence Ellis makes a clearance.

25mins A cross is delivered by David Graham.

24mins Peter Weatherson takes a shot. Laurence Ellis gets a block in.

24mins The offside flag is raised against Brian Graham. Mark McLaughlin takes the free kick.

24mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Peter Weatherson. Douglas Hill takes the free kick.

23mins Peter Weatherson is penalised for a handball. Free kick taken by Douglas Hill.

22mins Goal scored by Brian Graham from deep inside the penalty box high into the middle of the goal. Raith 1-1 Morton.David Smith provided the assist for the goal.

20mins David Graham fouled by David Smith, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Derek Gaston.

18mins The ball is sent over by Peter Weatherson.

16mins Peter Weatherson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Laurence Ellis. Free kick taken by Ross Laidlaw.

16mins The referee blows for offside against Brian Graham. Derek Gaston takes the free kick.

15mins Foul by Allan Walker on Martin Hardie, free kick awarded. Mark McLaughlin takes the direct free kick.

13mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Douglas Hill on Mark McLaughlin. Derek Gaston restarts play with the free kick.

13mins Corner taken by Joseph Hamill from the right by-line, Mark McLaughlin makes a clearance.

12mins The ball is sent over by Grant Anderson, clearance made by Mark McLaughlin.

11mins David Smith takes a shot. Derek Gaston makes a save.

10mins Effort from the edge of the penalty area by David Graham goes wide of the left-hand post.

9mins Centre by Jason Thomson.

7mins Corner taken by Michael Tidser from the right by-line to the near post, Kevin Rutkiewicz grabs a headed goal from close in. Raith 0-1 Morton.Assist by Michael Tidser.

7mins The ball is crossed by Fouad Bachirou, blocked by Allan Walker.

6mins The official flags Brian Graham offside. Scott Taggart takes the free kick.

5mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Martin Hardie by Stuart Anderson. Scott Taggart takes the direct free kick.

3mins Inswinging corner taken by Michael Tidser from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Allan Walker.

1mins William Dyer challenges Grant Anderson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Joseph Hamill from left channel, Scott Taggart makes a clearance.

Match Preview

Midfielder Mensing missing Raith Rovers will be without midfield powerhouse Simon Mensing against visitors Morton after he was ruled out with a hamstring problem. Better news for manager Grant Murray is that Dougie Hill is free to play as the suspension he incurred last week after getting sent off against Deveronvale will be served in the Scottish Cup and Allan Walker is available again after a two-game ban. Murray said: "Morton are a good side and are not sitting in third place for no reason. We matched them very closely at their place in a game where the first goal was going to be the winner and unfortunately they got it. "They have a lot of threat in their team but so have we, so it should be a really engrossing encounter." Morton have defender Craig Reid starting a two-game ban. The Greenock men are also missing broken leg victim Stephen Stirling and foot injury sufferer Peter MacDonald, but top scorer Archie Campbell could return after a groin problem. Morton manager Allan Moore said: "Both ourselves and Raith had tough games against Highland League opposition last week and will be looking to move on from there. "There is no reason why we cannot go to their place and win but we will need to take our chances. That is something that we did not do at Turriff and is the reason we drew. It will be good to get the shooting boots on and win this one ahead of our replay."

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Raith

Formation: 433Manager: Allan Moore

Morton

Ross Laidlaw
Jason Thomson
Laurence Ellis
Douglas Hill
Edward Malone
Grant Anderson
Allan Walker
Stuart Anderson
Joseph Hamill
Brian Graham
David Smith
SUBS
David McGurn
Patrick Clarke
Greig Spence
Ross Callachan
Reece Donaldson

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Derek Gaston
Scott Taggart
Kevin Rutkiewicz
Mark McLaughlin
William Dyer
Fouad Bachirou
Martin Hardie
Michael Tidser
David Graham
Peter Weatherson
David O'Brien
SUBS
David Hutton
Thomas O'Ware
Anthony Wallace
Archibald Campbell
Peter MacDonald

Match Report

Form Guide

DDWWLD Raith VS Morton WDDLWW

Last Meetings

Morton 1 - 0 Raith 22/09/2012 Morton 1 - 3 Raith 05/05/2012 Raith 5 - 0 Morton 03/03/2012 Morton 1 - 1 Raith 14/01/2012 Raith 1 - 1 Morton 20/08/2011 Morton 0 - 0 Raith 19/03/2011

Top Scorers

Raith B Graham 5 G Spence 4 P Clarke 3 A Walker 2 S Mensing 1 G Anderson 1 D Smith 1 Morton A Campbell 10 P Weatherson 5 D O'Brien 4 M Hardie 1 K Rutkiewicz 1 M McLaughlin 1 D Graham 1 S Stirling 1 A Wallace 1 L Hawke 1

Goals

Raith Total goals 33 Goals per game 18 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Morton Total goals 43 Goals per game 28 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins