Match ends, Arbroath 1, Greenock Morton 2.
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Greenock Morton are safe from relegation trouble and move up to fifth in the Scottish Championship after beating a dogged Arbroath at Gayfield.
Morton's Robbie Crawford got on the end of Jai Quitongo's neat pass to find the top right corner after the break.
Crawford turned provider, playing talismanic forward George Oakley through on goal.
Veteran Michael McKenna got one back for the already relegated hosts, tapping home Leighton McIntosh's pass.
Morton move a point above Dunfermline Athletic and now also cannot be caught by Queen's Park in the relegation play-off spot.
Line-ups
Arbroath
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 41Boruc
- 20WalkerSubstituted forLyonat 45'minutes
- 2SteeleBooked at 77mins
- 17Teale
- 15Delaney
- 12StewartBooked at 58mins
- 7Gold
- 18Mackinnon
- 11DowSubstituted forStoweat 81'minutes
- 8McKenna
- 9McIntosh
Substitutes
- 1Gaston
- 6Slater
- 10Jacobs
- 14Stowe
- 16Norey
- 19Robinson
- 22Murray
- 26Lyon
- 27Bird
Morton
Formation 4-5-1
- 1Mullen
- 26French
- 5BairdSubstituted forO'Connorat 75'minutes
- 15Broadfoot
- 6WatersBooked at 86mins
- 9MuirheadSubstituted forMcGrattanat 75'minutes
- 21Gillespie
- 8BluesSubstituted forPowerat 83'minutes
- 14Crawford
- 18GarritySubstituted forQuitongoat 32'minutes
- 22OakleyBooked at 77mins
Substitutes
- 4O'Connor
- 10Quitongo
- 17McGrattan
- 19Bearne
- 20Power
- 41Murdoch
- Referee:
- Calum Scott
- Attendance:
- 1,299
Match Stats
Home TeamArbroathAway TeamMorton
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away8
- Corners
- Home8
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Arbroath 1, Greenock Morton 2.
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Hand ball by George Oakley (Greenock Morton).
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Corner, Greenock Morton. Conceded by Connor Teale.
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Foul by Aaron Steele (Arbroath).
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George Oakley (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Darren Lyon (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jai Quitongo (Greenock Morton).
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Foul by Adam Mackinnon (Arbroath).
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Alan Power (Greenock Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Calum Waters (Greenock Morton) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Greenock Morton. Alan Power replaces Cameron Blues because of an injury.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Cameron Blues (Greenock Morton).
Substitution
Substitution, Arbroath. Mark Stowe replaces Ryan Dow.
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Attempt missed. Leighton McIntosh (Arbroath) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Booking
Aaron Steele (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
George Oakley (Greenock Morton) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Greenock Morton. Lewis McGrattan replaces Robbie Muirhead.
Substitution
Substitution, Greenock Morton. Darragh O'Connor replaces Jack Baird.
