Greenock Morton vs St Johnstone, 2015/16 Scottish Communities League Cup, Quarter-finals

· Scottish League Cup

Greenock Morton

52': Denny Johnstone

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St Johnstone

61': Steven MacLean (P)
63': Michael O'Halloran
83': Christopher Kane

St Johnstone survive Morton scare to reach League Cup semi-finals

Match Commentary

34': Bobby Barr (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Goal! Morton 1, St. Johnstone 0. Denny Johnstone (Morton) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
61': Goal! Morton 1, St. Johnstone 1. Steven MacLean (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
63': Goal! Morton 1, St. Johnstone 2. Michael O'Halloran (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Murray Davidson.
76': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Christopher Kane replaces Graham Cummins.
80': Substitution, Morton. Jon Scullion replaces Bobby Barr.
81': Substitution, Morton. Michael Tidser replaces Conor Pepper.
83': Goal! Morton 1, St. Johnstone 3. Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael O'Halloran.
86': Substitution, Morton. Thomas Orr replaces Ross Forbes.
87': Substitution, St. Johnstone. David Wotherspoon replaces Michael O'Halloran.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Cappielow Park
Location: Greenock, Scotland
Attendance: 2,433

Line-Ups

Greenock Morton (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Derek Gaston (GK)
19	Luca Gasparotto
2	Lee Kilday
15	Conor Pepper
17	Mark Russell
8	Ross Forbes
4	Thomas O'Ware
16	Robert Barr
6	Michael Miller
11	Stefan Mccluskey
9	Denny Johnstone

Greenock Morton Substitutes:

Joe McKee, Thomas Orr, Grant Adam, Jon Scullion, Dylan Stevenson, Michael Tidser.

St Johnstone (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Alan Mannus (GK)
6	Steven Anderson
24	Brian Easton
3	Thomas Scobbie
14	Joe Shaughnessy
8	Murray Davidson
26	Liam Craig
4	Simon Lappin
29	Michael O'Halloran
9	Steven MacLean
18	Graham Cummins

St Johnstone Substitutes:

Liam Caddis, David Wotherspoon, Zander Clark, John Sutton, Christopher Kane, Darnell Fisher, Brad McKay.

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