Match ends, Morton 4, Alloa Athletic 1.
MortonGreenock Morton4AlloaAlloa Athletic1
Declan McManus scored twice as Greenock Morton beat Scottish Championship bottom side Alloa Athletic, who remain 10 points adrift.
McManus netted from close range on the quarter-hour mark to open the scoring and Ross Forbes' deflected strike quickly doubled Morton's lead.
A shot by Kyle McAusland pulled Alloa back into the game before half-time.
But another McManus finish and one by Denny Johnstone late on ensured a comfortable win for the hosts.
Line-ups
Morton
Formation 4-1-3-2
- 1Gaston
- 6Miller
- 19Gasparotto
- 3LamieSubstituted forMcKeeat 74'minutes
- 17Russell
- 4O'Ware
- 16BarrSubstituted forMcMullanat 75'minutes
- 8Forbes
- 11McCluskey
- 9JohnstoneSubstituted forSamuelat 82'minutes
- 21McManus
Substitutes
- 7McKee
- 12Scullion
- 18Samuel
- 20McNeil
- 28Quitongo
- 33McMullan
- 36Tennant
Alloa
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 41Gallacher
- 19Finnie
- 6Marr
- 3Hill
- 5HamiltonSubstituted forLayneat 60'minutes
- 16Flannigan
- 14McManusSubstituted forCrawfordat 68'minutes
- 2McAuslandBooked at 83mins
- 18Hetherington
- 7Duffy
- 23Megginson
Substitutes
- 4Reintam
- 12Caddis
- 17Layne
- 21Crawford
- 22Hoggan
- 24Hynd
- 27Crawford
- Referee:
- Euan Anderson
- Attendance:
- 1,513
Match Stats
Home TeamMortonAway TeamAlloa
- Possession
- Home61%
- Away39%
- Shots
- Home22
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away7
- Corners
- Home9
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away9
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Morton 4, Alloa Athletic 1.
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Attempt saved. Paul McMullan (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt blocked. Paul McMullan (Morton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Morton. Conceded by Steven Hetherington.
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Ross Forbes (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Mitchel Megginson (Alloa Athletic).
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Foul by Declan McManus (Morton).
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Iain Flannigan (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Joe McKee (Morton).
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Mitchel Megginson (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Declan McManus (Morton) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
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Alex Samuel (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jason Marr (Alloa Athletic).
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Attempt saved. Alex Samuel (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Declan McManus (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Booking
Kyle McAusland (Alloa Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Mark Russell (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kyle McAusland (Alloa Athletic).
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Mark Russell (Morton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
