Greenock Morton 1-0 Alloa Athletic: Salkeld gives hosts winning start
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An early Cameron Salkeld goal launched Greenock Morton’s Scottish Championship campaign with a win over Alloa Athletic as both sides finished with 10 men.
Midfielder Salkeld latched on to a Josh McPake pass to round goalkeeper Reece Willison and fire home 10 minutes in.
It came after Alloa had a strong penalty claim rejected when Lee Connolly appeared to be fouled.
Alloa’s Steven Hetherington and McPake of Morton were dismissed within 10 second-half minutes for second yellows.
Morton manager David Hopkin: “We scored a fantastic goal and could have been 2-0 or 3-0 up by half-time. We started sitting deeper but managed the game brilliantly and defended well.”
Alloa manager Peter Grant: “It was a stonewall penalty we should have been given and that summed up the officials’ performance. It put us on the back foot but second half we were magnificent.”
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Match Stats
Home TeamMortonAway TeamAlloa
Possession Home41% Away59% Shots Home14 Away9 Shots on Target Home1 Away1 Corners Home5 Away5 Fouls Home19 Away6 Live Text
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Match ends, Morton 1, Alloa Athletic 0.
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Second Half ends, Morton 1, Alloa Athletic 0.
90’+4′
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Attempt saved. Liam Buchanan (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
90’+2′
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Edin Lynch (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90’+2′
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Foul by Kyle Jacobs (Morton).
90’+1′
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Attempt missed. Alan Trouten (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
90′
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Alan Trouten (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90′
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Foul by Sean McGinty (Morton).
89′
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Attempt missed. Kevin Cawley (Alloa Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner.
87′
Substitution
Substitution, Morton. Craig McGuffie replaces Aidan Nesbitt.
86′
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Scott Taggart (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86′
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Foul by Ross MacIver (Morton).
85′
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Attempt missed. Liam Buchanan (Alloa Athletic) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
83′
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Stefan Scougall (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83′
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Foul by Kyle Jacobs (Morton).
80′
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Attempt missed. Jon Robertson (Alloa Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
80′
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Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Robbie Muirhead.
79′
Substitution
Substitution, Morton. Cameron Blues replaces Cameron Salkeld.
79′
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Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Robbie Muirhead.
79′
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Attempt missed. Alan Trouten (Alloa Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.