Match ends, Queen of the South 2, Morton 0.
Queen of the South 2-0 Greenock Morton
- From the section Football
Two first-half goals were enough to give Queen of the South victory against Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship.
Gavin Reilly headed Queens ahead early on and Ian McShane's strike doubled the hosts' advantage in the 18th minute.
Nacho Novo, Jonathan Page, Joe McKee and Tony Wallace all threatened as bottom club Morton tried to work their way back into the match.
Daniel Carmichael and Paul Burns came close to adding a third for Queens.
Line-ups
Queen of Sth
- 1Clark
- 2Mitchell
- 3HoltBooked at 66mins
- 7Carmichael
- 5Durnan
- 6Higgins
- 11Russell
- 8Young
- 9LyleSubstituted forMcKennaat 76'minutes
- 4McShaneSubstituted forBurnsat 61'minutes
- 10ReillySubstituted forPatonat 84'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Atkinson
- 14Paton
- 15Dowie
- 16Dzierzawski
- 17Burns
- 18McGuffie
- 19McKenna
Morton
- 1Gaston
- 12Reid
- 4Peciar
- 21BachirouBooked at 55mins
- 5Page
- 6McLaughlin
- 9WallaceSubstituted forChamat 71'minutesBooked at 71mins
- 7McKeeSubstituted forStirlingat 67'minutes
- 20Gómez Novo
- 10Campbell
- 8ImrieSubstituted forRussellat 59'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Taggart
- 14Cham
- 16Stirling
- 22O'Ware
- 23Caraux
- 27McNeil
- 28Russell
- Referee:
- Crawford Allan
- Attendance:
- 1,685
Match Stats
Home TeamQueen of SthAway TeamMorton
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away1
- Corners
- Home3
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away15
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Queen of the South 2, Morton 0.
Hand ball by Kabba-Modou Cham (Morton).
Attempt missed. Archie Campbell (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Paul Burns (Queen of the South) header from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Tomas Peciar (Morton) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
Corner, Morton. Conceded by Chris Mitchell.
Mark Durnan (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jonathan Page (Morton).
Substitution
Substitution, Queen of the South. Michael Paton replaces Gavin Reilly.
Foul by Paul Burns (Queen of the South).
Craig Reid (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul Burns (Queen of the South).
Mark McLaughlin (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Morton. Conceded by Daniel Carmichael.
Substitution
Substitution, Queen of the South. Stephen McKenna replaces Derek Lyle.
Attempt missed. Daniel Carmichael (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Paul Burns (Queen of the South).
Nacho Novo (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Kabba-Modou Cham (Morton) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Morton. Kabba-Modou Cham replaces Tony Wallace.
Attempt missed. Tony Wallace (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Morton. Stephen Stirling replaces Joe McKee.
Booking
Kevin Holt (Queen of the South) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Kevin Holt (Queen of the South).
Nacho Novo (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Morton. Conceded by Derek Young.
Corner, Morton. Conceded by Chris Higgins.
Gavin Reilly (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tomas Peciar (Morton).
Substitution
Substitution, Queen of the South. Paul Burns replaces Ian McShane.
Attempt missed. Ian McShane (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Mark McLaughlin.
Substitution
Substitution, Morton. Mark Russell replaces Dougie Imrie because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Daniel Carmichael (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Booking
Fouad Bachirou (Morton) is shown the yellow card.
Derek Young (Queen of the South) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Fouad Bachirou (Morton).
Ian McShane (Queen of the South) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Tony Wallace (Morton).