
Michael McKenna’s penalty against Morton ensured Arbroath made it seven games unbeaten in the Scottish Championship.
Arbroath took the lead when Colin Hamilton headed past his brother, Jack Hamilton, in the Morton goal.
Gary Oliver equalised immediately after half-time and Cameron Blues added another Morton goal with a low finish.
McKenna levelled with his seventh of the season after Oisin McEntee’s elbow caught Hamilton.
Morton are eighth while Arbroath sit third.
Morton manager Gus MacPherson: “We played very well and full credit to the players. Things were taken outwith our control and nobody claimed for the penalty, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t one.
“Jaakko Oksanen was head and shoulders above anyone on the pitch, in terms of his vision and technical ability.”
Arbroath assistant manager Iain Campbell: “End to end stuff. A draw was a fair result. Our spirit came through, but Morton did well and deserve a point. We’re a bit disappointed at the goals we lost.
“In possession we’re getting better, but when we’ve not got the ball we’re a hard team to beat.”
Line-ups
Morton
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Hamilton
- 5McEnteeBooked at 87mins
- 47Lithgow
- 3Strapp
- 7OliverBooked at 88mins
- 6Jacobs
- 11UgwuSubstituted forKnowlesat 7′minutes
- 8Blues
- 24McGregorSubstituted forRussellat 50′minutes
- 21Oksanen
- 14Reilly
Substitutes
- 2Ledger
- 10Lyon
- 12Knowles
- 15Russell
- 16Hynes
- 17McGrattan
- 22Allan
Arbroath
Formation 4-5-1
- 1Gaston
- 18HamiltonSubstituted forThomsonat 73′minutes
- 4Little
- 5O’Brien
- 3Hamilton
- 12StewartBooked at 89mins
- 8McKenna
- 22Henderson
- 28Craigen
- 9HilsonSubstituted forLinnat 73′minutes
- 15DonnellySubstituted forDowdsat 73′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Thomson
- 10Swankie
- 11Linn
- 14Paterson
- 16Clark
- 19Dowds
- 21Antell
- Referee:
- Craig Napier
- Attendance:
- 1,126
Live Text
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Match ends, Morton 2, Arbroath 2.
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Second Half ends, Morton 2, Arbroath 2.
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Oisin McEntee (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by James Craigen (Arbroath).
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Attempt saved. Gavin Reilly (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Scott Stewart (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card.
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Lewis Strapp (Morton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Scott Stewart (Arbroath).
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Gary Oliver (Morton) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal! Morton 2, Arbroath 2. Michael McKenna (Arbroath) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Oisin McEntee (Morton) is shown the yellow card.
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Penalty conceded by Oisin McEntee (Morton) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty Arbroath. Thomas O’Brien draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Lewis Strapp.
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Foul by Gavin Reilly (Morton).
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Thomas O’Brien (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Morton. Conceded by Colin Hamilton.
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Attempt missed. Colin Hamilton (Arbroath) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Foul by Jaakko Oksanen (Morton).
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Liam Henderson (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.



