Match ends, Dumbarton 1, Morton 2.
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Dumbarton slipped into the bottom two of the Championship after a home defeat by Morton.
Morton opened the scoring after when Joe McKee netted from a corner.
Dumbarton were back in the game when Darren Barr levelled with a shot into the top corner.
However, Denny Johnstone was in the right place to secure the victory to leave Morton sitting in sixth in the division and well-placed to challenge for a place in the play-offs.
Line-ups
Dumbarton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Brown
- 4SaundersSubstituted forRoutledgeat 39'minutes
- 14Barr
- 5Buchanan
- 3DochertyBooked at 64mins
- 10KirkpatrickSubstituted forLindsayat 67'minutes
- 21Brown
- 8GallagherBooked at 68mins
- 13Gibson
- 9Fleming
- 24BrophySubstituted forMcCallumat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 15McCallum
- 16Waters
- 17Routledge
- 18Lindsay
- 19Ewings
- 20Hopkins
- 23Ross
Morton
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 20Adam
- 15Pepper
- 2Kilday
- 19Gasparotto
- 17Russell
- 16BarrSubstituted forSamuelat 74'minutes
- 7McKee
- 4O'Ware
- 14TidserBooked at 90mins
- 11McCluskeySubstituted forForbesat 83'minutes
- 9Johnstone
Substitutes
- 6Miller
- 8Forbes
- 12Scullion
- 18Samuel
- 30McGowan
- 34Orr
- 35Stevenson
- Referee:
- George Salmond
- Attendance:
- 1,110
Match Stats
Home TeamDumbartonAway TeamMorton
- Possession
- Home37%
- Away63%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away3
- Corners
- Home6
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Dumbarton 1, Morton 2.
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Grant Gallagher (Dumbarton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Mark Russell (Morton).
Booking
Michael Tidser (Morton) is shown the yellow card.
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Hand ball by Michael Tidser (Morton).
Goal!
Goal! Dumbarton 1, Morton 2. Denny Johnstone (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Samuel.
Substitution
Substitution, Morton. Ross Forbes replaces Stefan McCluskey.
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Attempt missed. Garry Fleming (Dumbarton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Dumbarton. Conceded by Conor Pepper.
Substitution
Substitution, Dumbarton. Donald McCallum replaces Eamonn Brophy.
Substitution
Substitution, Morton. Alex Samuel replaces Bobby Barr.
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Corner, Dumbarton. Conceded by Luca Gasparotto.
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Corner, Morton. Conceded by Jon Routledge.
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Foul by Eamonn Brophy (Dumbarton).
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Luca Gasparotto (Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Booking
Grant Gallagher (Dumbarton) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Dumbarton. Jamie Lindsay replaces Jordan Kirkpatrick.
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Foul by Darren Barr (Dumbarton).
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Stefan McCluskey (Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
