Raith Rovers v Greenock Morton

The match between the two sides started very fast with Morton having the best chance of the entire game, and within a minute the ball was played low across the 6-yard box and blazed high over the bar.

After that early chance the Rovers gained some control, and thinking they were 1-0 up in the 15th minute, however the goal was disallowed after Tom Lang was deemed to have used a hand to stab the ball past the keeper after a beautiful freekick delivery by Gullan.

However, Raith soon did go 1-0 up in the 17th minute due to a corner played in perfectly by Gullan, which was turned into a disaster class by Morton’s goalkeeper Schwake after he punched the ball into his own net. Rovers defender Tom Lang put the pressure on the Morton goalie, making it more difficult for the keeper to deal with. Raith 1-0 Morton.

GOAL…The ball’s in the net for Rovers opener

Raith soon doubled the lead in the 20th minute after Tom Lang played a good long pass which caused a mistake by the Morton defence, and Rovers top scorer Aidan Connolly side footed a volley into the far corner. Raith 2-0 Morton.

Unfortunately – from a Raith point of view – the 2 goal lead didn’t last long as Morton scored after a good corner was well defended on the front post. The d anger wasn’t cleared, however, and Morton won the second ball and Baird cut the deficit with his header. Raith 2-1 Morton.

Raith tried to wrestle back control of the game but never created many chances after the first Morton goal – one of the best chances came from a freekick from distance by Gullan that was well saved by the Morton keeper, the other was a right footed effort at goal at the back post by Ngwenya.

A chance for Ngwenya but he sent it past the post

Sadly for Raith, all the hard work from the first half was undone just before half time and in the 43rd minute the ball was played into the box to be tapped in on the line by Muirhead to equalise. Raith 2-2 Morton HT.

Morton started the second half by far the better team, creating multiple chances early and it looked like it was only a matter of time before they scored but the home side stayed strong and never let the pressure result in a goal.

Midway through the second half Raith managed to assert dominance again with a few decent efforts on goal; the best being a left footed strike from Brad Spencer that was well saved by Morton’s keeper but neither side were able to score a winning 3rd goal. Full Time Raith 2-2 Morton.