November 27, 2024

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.”

Line-ups Morton

  • 20McAdams
  • 3Fjørtoft
  • 4McLean
  • 5McGinty
  • 14Salkeld Substituted forBluesat 79’minutes
  • 6Jacobs
  • 8McAlister
  • 9Muirhead
  • 25McPakeBooked at 74mins
  • 12Orsi Substituted forMacIverat 71’minutes
  • 10Nesbitt Substituted forMcGuffieat 87’minutes
  • Substitutes

  • 2Ledger
  • 11Oliver
  • 15McGuffie
  • 18Blues
  • 19Colville
  • 23MacIver
  • 24Wallace
  • Alloa

  • 31Willison
  • 8RobertsonBooked at 65mins
  • 2TaggartBooked at 51mins
  • 25Lynch
  • 3Dick
  • 22Grant
  • 6HetheringtonBooked at 60mins
  • 7Cawley
  • 10TroutenBooked at 45mins
  • 17Connelly Substituted forScougallat 67’minutes
  • 19Thomson Substituted forBuchananat 71’minutes
  • Substitutes

  • 5Graham
  • 9Buchanan
  • 12Scougall
  • 18Malcolm
  • 20O’Donnell
  • 21Wilson
  • 23Murray
  • Match Stats

    Home TeamMortonAway TeamAlloa

    Possession Home41% Away59% Shots Home14 Away9 Shots on Target Home1 Away1 Corners Home5 Away5 Fouls Home19 Away6 Live Text

  • Post update

    Match ends, Morton 1, Alloa Athletic 0.

  • 90’+4′

    Full Time

    Second Half ends, Morton 1, Alloa Athletic 0.

  • 90’+4′

    Post update

    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′

    Post update

    Edin Lynch (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  • 90’+2′

    Post update

    Foul by Kyle Jacobs (Morton).

  • 90’+1′

    Post update

    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′

    Post update

    Alan Trouten (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  • 90′

    Post update

    Foul by Sean McGinty (Morton).

  • 89′

    Post update

    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′

    Post update

    Scott Taggart (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  • 86′

    Post update

    Foul by Ross MacIver (Morton).

  • 85′

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Liam Buchanan (Alloa Athletic) header from very close range is just a bit too high.

  • 83′

    Post update

    Stefan Scougall (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  • 83′

    Post update

    Foul by Kyle Jacobs (Morton).

  • 80′

    Post update

    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′

    Post update

    Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Robbie Muirhead.

  • 79′

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Alan Trouten (Alloa Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.

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