East Stirlingshire 3 : 4 Greenock Morton - Morton edge seven-goal thriller

Posted Sunday, December 28, 2014 by PA

Morton completed a stunning fightback as a Declan McManus double helped them beat 10-man Stirling 4-3.

Alex Cunningham headed the home side, currently bottom of Scottish League One, into the lead inside three minutes before Joe McKee curled a stunning effort past Callum Reidford to level for the visitors.

Three minutes later the Binos' Ross McGeachie drilled them back into the lead before Angus Beith cut inside from the right and made it 3-1 to Stirling before the hour.

Mark Russell supplied McManus, who pulled a goal back from close range, and Craig Wedderburn put the ball into his own goal with 10 minutes left on the clock.

Two minutes later, Russell again provided for McManus, who created space to put his side into the lead for the first time in the match. In two minutes of stoppage time, keeper Reidford felled Joe McKee in the box and saw red.

With no substitutions remaining, outfield player Lewis Coult donned the goalkeeper's jersey and denied McManus a hat-trick with a superb save. Morton then saw out the lead to edge this seven-goal thriller.