St Johnstone V Morton Live updates
26th July 2016
FULL-TIME Saints 2 - 0 Morton - MoM - Collin Samuel - Att 1530
90 - Taylor is judged to have fouled Grecean when it looked as though he may have broken clear of his marker.
88 - Jackson finds himself in the box again, but this time he is well shepherded by McCafferty
86 - Jackson has a couple of shots cleared away by Stuart Grecean in the Morton penalty box, and a minute later Taylor blasts high over the bar from 20 yards.
81 - SUB - Saints replace Scott Dobie with Andy Jackson
80 - SUB - Morton replace Ryan Kane with Brian Graham
78 - GOAL - Marcus Haber goes past Evans and sends over an inviting cross, Taylor is there to meet it, his first effort is blocked, but Murray Davidson gets onto the end of the loose ball six yard out and manages to direct it under Cuthbert.
75 - Alan Maybury sends over a long high ball, although Haber gets onto the end of it, he can't direct it towards goal.
71 - A Morton free kick is directed by Monti towards Stuart McCaffrey, his powerful header is superbly saved by Graeme Smith.
69 - SUBS - Saints replace Collin Samuel and Sam Parkin with Marcus Haber and Liam Caddis.
67 - Morton's closest chance of the game so far falls to substitute Peter Weatherson, but he has to watch his shot go narrowly by.
64 - Saints win a corner on the left, but again Grainger is too high with it and the ball falls harmlessly out of play.
62 - Morton win a corner on the right, but Monti's cross is deflected past the post by Kean.
58 - Danny Grainger tests ex Saint Kevin Cuthbert with a swerving free kick, but the keeper saves well.
55 - Saints have a valid penalty claim waved away by referee Crawford Allan. Collin Samuel beats two Morton defenders before being brought down by Shepherd. McInnes is furious on the side lines.
53 - Morton win a free kick just a yard away from the corner flag, it's well taken by Carlo Monti, but there is no one to take advantage in the saints box.
50 - SUB - Morton replace Holmes with Weatherson
49 - Saints win a corner on the right after good work from Samuel, however, Grainger's attempt flies high above everyone and pout for a goal kick.
47 - Collin Samuel whips over a good cross but it is too high for Dobie
HALF TIME
41 - Sam Parkin gets himself into a good position in the box to receive a cross, but his header goes wide when he should have at least hit the target.
39 - Morton win a corner on the left, but the cross is well cleared by Maybury.
36 - Collin Samuel beats Grant Evans to the ball and nears down on goal, but his fierce shot goes just wide. Seconds later, a speculative long range effort from Taylor was tipped over by Kevin Cuthbert
32 - Morton are pressing hard for the equaliser, and are unlucky when Stuart Grecean forces his shot wide while under pressure from Duberry.
28 - The game is settling into a midfield battle with neither side managing to break each others defences down. Saints will be happy to keep possession and their lead intact
23 - Morton immediately counter attack, they move forward in numbers and only a last ditch tackle from Maybury for a corner kick, thwarts the on running Stuart Kean
21 - GOAL - Saints take the lead. A superb piece of wing play from Collin Samuel resulted in a high hung cross, for Scott Dobie to head home.
17 - Morton have their first reasonable chance, a cross from Stuart Kean is headed towards goal by Ryan Kane, but Smith grabs the ball from under the crossbar.
15 - Danny Grainger sends over a decent free kick, but Samuel can only head towards the keeper.
11 - Morton's Michael Tidser beats Grainger into the box, but Rutkiewicz clears the danger
7 - Parking wins the ball 30 yards out, but his pass fails to find its target
4 - Saints, playing towards the away stand, have most of the possession, without creating anything early on.
2 - Saints win a corner, the long flighted ball is missed by Samuel and goes harmlessly passed
Derek McInnes is forced into changes. Graeme Smith, Scott Dobbie and Collin Samuel start the game, replacing Peter Enckelman, Marcus Haber and Jody Morris. The rain, which lashed Perth earlier on, has finally stopped and the sun has broken through.