Clyde Match Report Vs Greenock Morton By Christopher Muir

CLYDE 1 – 1 Greenock Morton
Clyde salvaged a point in the season opener courtesy of Mark Browns header four and a half minutes into injury time. It was a tightly contested affair with Morton perhaps enjoying the better possession.
 
Clyde started with in goals Hutton, a back four of Gibson, Brown, Higgins and Ohnesorge. A midfield four of Trouten, Kettlewell, McGregor and McLaren with McKay and Gemmill starting up front.
 
The home side created the first chance of the game when Scott Gemmill’s through ball was picked up by Alan Trouten only for his shot to be well saved by Colin Stewart in the Morton goal. Morton then had their first real opportunity when a corner was headed away to Jim McAllister, who’s 25 yard shot was blocked by Chris Higgins and the danger was cleared. Challenges were flying in with Mortons Walker and Neil McGregor both picking up bookings. McLaren forced another good save from Stewart and McGregor and McKay blazed shots over in a first half hour dominated by the home side. Morton came into the game a little more and took the lead five minutes before the break. A through ball was played through to Jon Newby who looked in an offside position, but the ref waved play on and despite Hutton brilliantly blocking Newby’s first effort, he kept cool and slotted the rebound home from a tight angle. 0-1. Clyde didn’t really respond but tempers flared when Brian Wakes late challenge on McGregor resulted in him picking up a booking. That was all for the first half and Morton went into the interval with a 1-0 lead at Broadwood.
 
Into the second half and Clyde changed at half time, bringing last seasons top goalscorer Pat Clarke on for the tired Scott Gemmill. There was not much else in the match until the 70th minute when Iain Russell found himself clean through only to scuff his shot by the post. He knew himself it was a great chance to clinch the 3 points to take back to Greenock. Russell also rattled a post as Morton looked to kill the game. The earlier subs of McSwegan and MacLennan for Ohnesorge and McKay were making little difference until the 85th minute when the pair combined but the latters weak shot was held by Stewart. Clarke and McGregor also headed over for the home side as a home defeat looked pretty much on the cards. There was slight hope when Clyde were awarded a corner in the 92nd minute, only for Troutens short corner to McLaren ended in the latters attempted drive across goal ended up in the side netting. However another corner was awarded in what surely had to be the last action of the game. McLarens high corner went over all the heads and Mark Brown was highest to rise at the back post and his downward header ended up in the roof of the net. A truly dramatic equaliser. 1-1.
 
So a decent affair with a draw perhaps being a fair result in the end.