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Welcome to tonight’s Cinch Championship game at Cappielow Park- Greenock Morton v Raith Rovers. There is a bit of a wind, a clear night but it’s cold.
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Raith get the game underway. Raith shooting towards the home section this 45
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Raith linking and passing well as they move upfield
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Morton player down injured at the moment at the dugouts, game halted
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Game back underway with Morton launching the ball into the Raith box - Raith clear with Mullin booting the ball upfield
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Raith freekick in the Morton half Mullin to take - he gets the ball at the edge of the box but Morton get a foot to it
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Raith corner- ball played deep but can’t find its way into the net. Ball eventually played out for another Raith corner
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Nothing comes of it but during the past few minutes MacDonald for Morton is booked
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Stanton, Smith and Connolly working well together
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Morton freekick just outside the D… ball is wide of goal
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Dabrowski saves Millen’s skin as his misplaced pass falls perfectly to a Morton players feet. He has a shot on goal and Dabrowski reacts well and palm saves the ball away
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Oakley body charges Dabrowski as Brown heads the ball back
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Freekick Raith at the cowshed side near the corner
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Ball is swung in and goes wide
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Freekick Raith again, ball launched into the box but it doesn’t trouble MacDonald
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Waters launches the ball I got he Raith box, Dabrowski comes out and collects
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Freekick as Power takes out Vaughan
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Smith picks up the ball, powers a pass into the box, Vaughan is there but Morton clear- corner Raith
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It’s CONNOLLY who headers the ball home for Raith
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Brown does well to get the ball clear from the danger of Oakley- throw in Morton deep in Raith half
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A mad scramble as the ball is in the Raith box- ends with a goal-kick
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Morton corner as Millen has to header the ball out to clear
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Millen and Crawford both booked for an off the ball altercation which could have been resolved when the tackle was made
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Brown does well to keep the ball from Crawford
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Stanton does well to win the ball but his first touch is a tad too heavy and he’s met by another Morton player as he tries to make his way upfield
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Lovely ball from Milllen to CONNOLLY who has the easy job of slotting the ball home for goal number two…. GGGOOOAAALLL
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Stanton plays a fantastic ball to Mullin but sadly Morton beat him to the ball first
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Mullin with a fantastic run up the park as he takes on a few players… he crosses to Smith but he can’t convert
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Ref blows for half time Morton 0 Raith 2 (Connolly 25’ 40’)
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Morton get the second half underway… Raith shooting towards the away end
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Early second half corner for Morton
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From the corner ball is dropped I got he box, Morton score - Wilson the scorer
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Freekick Raith deep in Morton half just in front of Raith fans
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Ball put into the box, Stanton is there for the header but ball out for a goal kick
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Morton with a low shot and Dabrowski gets down to palm away
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Play mainly Morton the past five minutes
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Connolly tries to go for a hat trick but the ball is well over the bar
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Vaughan has the ball in the box, he can’t see a way through so plays for the corner
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Mullin get the ball into the box but play ends with Vaughan having a shot but ball blocked
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Morton sun off goal scorer Wilson and bring on McGratten
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Scramble in Raith box as they clear the ball
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Stanton slides in the Morton box as the ball is collected by MacDonald
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Free kick Raith deep in their half as Vaughan fouled
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Lovely play from Stanton to Mullin.. play ends with Liam Dick winning Raith a corner
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Raith free kick just in the Morton half after Stanton fouled
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Raith sub of spooktacular goal scorer Connolly and bring on Easton
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Stanton has the ball, he really should be selfish and come forward more and take the shot but he passes to Mullin and possession lost
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Easton fouled by Muirhead.. freekick just in Raith half
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Raith sub off Millen and bring on McGill
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Morton double sub off Crawford and Power and bring on Boyd and Gillespie
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Dabrowski does well to jump up and collect a high ball from Morton whilst under pressure
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Vaughan with the high ball to Smith but MacDonald comes out to collect
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Stanton with a fiendishly good ball to Vaughan who can’t quite slot the ball home
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Easton with a tasty pass to Smith but the return is not great as Morton intercept
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Ball to the back post…no idea how it didn’t go in but another corner to Morton
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Dabrowski punches away
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Raith sub off Vaughan and bring on Masson
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Lovely save from Dabrowski
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Booking for Baird for a foul but Mullin comes running upfield and passes to Byrne who is offside
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Raith came guiding and take home all the treats… Morton 1 (Wilson 47’) Raith 2 (Connolly 25’ 40’) .. 3 points back to the K’dy
Morton: MacDonald, Baird (c), Waters, Blues, Muirhead, Crawford, Broadfoot, Power, Oakley, French, Wilson
Subs: Mullen, Boyd, McGrattan, Bearne, Gillespie, Keay
Raith: Dabrowski, Dick, Millen, Murray, Vaughan, Smith, Mullin, Stanton, Brown (c), Byrne, Connolly
Subs: McNeil, McGill, Easton, Hannah, Masson
