Ross County vs Greenock Morton, 2023-24 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Scottish League Cup
Ross County
  • 70': Jay Henderson
  • 78': Simon Murray
FT
2 - 1
Greenock Morton
  • 37': George Oakley

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Ross County are hosting Greenock Morton at Global Energy Stadium, Dingwell, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Connor Randall.
  • 5': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Jack Baldwin.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Darragh O'Connor (Greenock Morton) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Jack Baldwin.
  • 13': Foul by Calum Waters (Greenock Morton).
  • 13': James Brown (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Kyle Turner (Ross County).
  • 15': Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 16': Foul by Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton).
  • 16': Yan Dhanda (Ross County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Jordan White (Ross County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 17': Corner, Ross County. Conceded by Kirk Broadfoot.
  • 18': Foul by George Oakley (Greenock Morton).
  • 18': Jack Baldwin (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Hand ball by Jordan White (Ross County).
  • 20': Attempt saved. Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 21': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Ross Munro.
  • 21': Foul by Connor Randall (Ross County).
  • 21': Grant Gillespie (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. George Oakley (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 27': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Ross Munro.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Simon Murray (Ross County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 32': Corner, Ross County. Conceded by Darragh O'Connor.
  • 36': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by George Harmon.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 37': Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Jack Baldwin.
  • 37': Goal! Ross County 0, Greenock Morton 1. George Oakley (Greenock Morton) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Crawford with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Kirk Broadfoot (Greenock Morton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 43': Foul by Steven Boyd (Greenock Morton).
  • 43': James Brown (Ross County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Purrington (Ross County).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Ross County 0, Greenock Morton 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ross County 0, Greenock Morton 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Ross County. Jay Henderson replaces Kyle Turner.
  • 47': Hand ball by Grant Gillespie (Greenock Morton).
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton).
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Foul by James Brown (Ross County).
  • 50': Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 51': Corner, Ross County. Conceded by Darragh O'Connor.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Connor Randall (Ross County) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 55': Foul by Calum Waters (Greenock Morton).
  • 55': Jay Henderson (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Grant Gillespie (Greenock Morton).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Lewis McGrattan replaces Grant Gillespie because of an injury.
  • 59': Corner, Ross County. Conceded by Cameron Blues.
  • 59': Foul by Connor Randall (Ross County).
  • 59': Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 62': Hand ball by James Brown (Ross County).
  • 65': Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Simon Murray (Ross County).
  • 67': Substitution, Ross County. Victor Loturi replaces Scott Allardice.
  • 69': Foul by Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton).
  • 69': George Harmon (Ross County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Goal! Ross County 1, Greenock Morton 1. Jay Henderson (Ross County) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Purrington.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Connor Randall (Ross County) header from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 76': Foul by Victor Loturi (Ross County).
  • 76': Robbie Crawford (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Jack Bearne replaces George Oakley.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 78': Goal! Ross County 2, Greenock Morton 1. Simon Murray (Ross County) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Loturi.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Alex King replaces Jai Quitongo.
  • 83': Substitution, Greenock Morton. Michael Garrity replaces Steven Boyd.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Alex King (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 84': Substitution, Ross County. Josh Sims replaces Simon Murray.
  • 87': Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by George Harmon (Ross County).
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Alex King (Greenock Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Foul by Alex King (Greenock Morton).
  • 89': Victor Loturi (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Alex King (Greenock Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Ross County. Will Nightingale replaces Yan Dhanda.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Ross County. Conceded by Calum Waters.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Will Nightingale (Ross County).
  • 90'+3': Michael Garrity (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Robbie Muirhead (Greenock Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ross County 2, Greenock Morton 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Ross County 2, Greenock Morton 1.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Global Energy Stadium
Location: Dingwell, Scotland
Attendance: 1,225

Scottish League Cup Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 St Mirren 4 +8 10
2 Ayr United 4 +11 9
3 Arbroath 4 +1 5
4 Forfar Athletic 4 -3 5
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ROSS Ross County (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
21 Ross Munro (GK)
5 Jack Baldwin
3 Ben Purrington
2 Connor Randall
7 Kyle Turner
6 Scott Allardice
10 Yan Dhanda
16 George Harmon
4 James Brown
15 Simon Murray
26 Jordan White
Ross County Substitutes:
Connal Ewan, Dylan Smith, Jay Henderson, Josh Sims, Adam Mackinnon, Victor Loturi, Max Sheaf, Will Nightingale, Logan Ross.

MORT Greenock Morton (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ryan Mullen (GK)
15 Kirk Broadfoot
4 Darragh O'Connor
6 Calum Waters
8 Cameron Blues
9 Robbie Muirhead
21 Grant Gillespie
14 Robbie Crawford
22 George Oakley
7 Steven Boyd
10 Jai Quitongo
Greenock Morton Substitutes:
Michael Garrity, Alex King, Jack Bearne, Lewis Mcgrattan.

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