Match ends, Queen of the South 3, Morton 0.
Queen of SthQueen of the South3MortonGreenock Morton0
Gavin Reilly was on target as Queen of the South recorded a convincing win over Scottish Championship bottom side Greenock Morton.
Chris Higgins headed Queens ahead early in the match.
And Derek Lyle bundled in from close range to double the hosts' advantage after the break.
Jim McIntyre's side sealed all three points when Reilly slotted in his 11th goal of the season from close range near the end.
Line-ups
Queen of Sth
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Clark
- 2MitchellBooked at 34mins
- 3Higgins
- 8KerrBooked at 66mins
- 6Dowie
- 5Durnan
- 7BurnsSubstituted forMcKennaat 66'minutes
- 4McShaneSubstituted forRussellat 71'minutes
- 10Reilly
- 9LyleSubstituted forMcHughat 61'minutes
- 11Paton
Substitutes
- 12Atkinson
- 14McHugh
- 15Russell
- 16McKenna
- 17Holt
- 18Kidd
- 19Young
Morton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Gaston
- 44McCormack
- 3Fitzpatrick
- 21Bachirou
- 6Findlay
- 22O'Ware
- 25RobertsonSubstituted forMcKayat 61'minutes
- 2Taggart
- 15O'ConnorSubstituted forSmithat 44'minutes
- 10CampbellSubstituted forCairnieat 85'minutes
- 8Imrie
Substitutes
- 9Wallace
- 17Smith
- 19McKay
- 23Caraux
- 24Knight
- 28Russell
- 36Cairnie
- Referee:
- Iain Brines
- Attendance:
- 1,487
Match Stats
Home TeamQueen of SthAway TeamMorton
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away4
- Corners
- Home9
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Queen of the South 3, Morton 0.
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Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Dougie Imrie.
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Attempt blocked. Robert McHugh (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Derek Gaston.
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Attempt saved. Robert McHugh (Queen of the South) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. Iain Russell (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Stephen McKenna (Queen of the South).
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Dougie Imrie (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Morton. Jordan Cairnie replaces Archie Campbell.
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Corner, Morton. Conceded by Mark Durnan.
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Robert McHugh (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jamie McCormack (Morton).
Goal!
Goal! Queen of the South 3, Morton 0. Gavin Reilly (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iain Russell.
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Attempt saved. Thomas O'Ware (Morton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Morton. Conceded by Mark Kerr.
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Iain Russell (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jamie McCormack (Morton).
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Mark Durnan (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Marc Fitzpatrick (Morton).
