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Airdrie United  3 - 0  Morton : Saturday, 27th March 2010

Status
Airdrie United 3 - 0
(HT 1-0)
Morton
[OG] Ryan McGuffie (34)
Paul Lovering (pen 56, pen 65)
 
Match Report

Morton pay penalty

Two Paul Lovering penalties helped Airdrie claim their second successive home win as they beat fellow strugglers Morton 3-0 at New Broomfield.

United were hammered by Inverness last time but have sprung a surprise in recent weeks by seeing off leaders Dundee.

The bottom club set about cutting the gap on the team one place above them and their hopes were boosted by Kevin Cuthbert seeing red after 15 minutes for a professional foul.

Morton then shot themselves in the foot again when Ryan McGuffie put through his own goal, diverting Richard Waddell's shot into the roof of the net.

Things got worse for McGuffie after the restart when his reckless tackle in the box gave Lovering the opportunity to double the lead, which he did with aplomb from the spot.

The win was complete after the third came in carbon copy fashion, McGuffie fouling Scott Gemmill with Lovering smashing home.

 
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RESULT: Airdrie United 3 - 0 Morton

FULL TIME: Airdrie United 3 - 0 Morton

71:57 Substitution
Airdrie United

Player change: Paul Keegan on for Scott Gemmill

71:56 Substitution
Airdrie United

Player change: Kevin Watt on for Diarmuid O'Carroll

64:01 Penalty

Penalty taken and Scored by Airdrie United's Paul Lovering

Airdrie United 3-0 Morton

63:22 Booking

Booking: Kevin McKinlay of Morton for Unsporting behaviour

58:11 Substitution
Morton

Player change: Peter Weatherson on for Neil MacFarlane

55:03 Penalty

Penalty taken and Scored by Airdrie United's Paul Lovering

Airdrie United 2-0 Morton

SECOND HALF STARTED: Airdrie United  -  Morton

HALF TIME: Airdrie United 1 - 0 Morton

45:00 (00:08) Substitution
Morton

Player change: Steven Masterton on for Allan Jenkins

33:54 OWN Goal
Airdrie United 1 - 0 Morton

OWN Goal scored by Ryan McGuffie

14:59 Substitution
Morton

Player change: Colin Stewart on for David Witteveen

14:12 Dismissal

Dismissal: Kevin Cuthbert of Morton for Professional Foul

KICK OFF: Airdrie United  -  Morton

 
Teams
Airdrie United
1.Stephen Robertson
2.Marc Smyth
3.Paul Lovering
4.Robert Donnelly
5.Simon Storey
6.Ryan McCann
7.Alan Trouten
8.Scott McLaughlin
9.Richard Waddell
10.Diarmuid O'Carroll(72)
11.Scott Gemmill(72)
Morton
1.(15: Professional Foul)Kevin Cuthbert
2.Ryan McGuffie
3.Dominic Shimmin
4.David MacGregor
5.(64: Unsporting behaviour)Kevin McKinlay
6.Neil MacFarlane(59)
7.Kevin Finlayson
8.Allan Jenkins(45+1)
9.David Witteveen(15)
10.Donovan Simmons
11.James McAlister
Substitutes
12.Lee Hollis
13.Tom Parratt
14.David Nixon
15.Kevin Watt(72)
16.Paul Keegan(72)
12.Colin Stewart(15)
13.Stewart Greacen
14.Erik Paartalu
15.Steven Masterton(45+1)
16.Peter Weatherson(59)
Details
Venue:Excelsior Stadium
Attendance:1,017
Official:Colvin, Brian