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It's matchday five of the League Cup group stage. Morton host Edinburgh City. These two met on matchday five of the 2017-18 League Cup group stage: Morton won 5 - 0.
Edinburgh City were known as FC Edinburgh last season, but the fans weren't buying it so the name is Edinburgh City once more.
Edinburgh's goalkeeper is Sam Ramsbottom, who played goal for Morton in 2019-20. Kyle Jacobs (2019-22), at one time Morton's captain, is also a Citizen.
The last Morton player to score on Edinburgh was Bob McHugh.
The situation:
Edinburgh City have 0 points in three starts and no possibility of advancement. Stranraer are also out the running. Ross County need only 1 point to win the group. If Kelty can beat County before penalty kicks and Morton also win before penalties they'll all have 9 points and it'll come down to goal difference. Only two will advance, or maybe only one, depending on what happens in the other groups. Since 2016 twenty-eight teams have ended the group stage with 9 points, and all but three of them advanced to Round Two.
The final sixteen won't be known for sure until the Dundee/ICT Group E match is played tomorrow.
The other match: Ross County [3 - 3] Kelty Hearts [Kelty win on PK]
This is their first ever match.
[Morton win 4 - 1 on goals by Broadfoot, Crawford, King and Blues. Morton make the second round.]
Final Group D standings:
Ross County 4 3 0 1 0 13 6 +7 10
Morton 4 3 0 0 1 11 4 +7 9
Kelty Hearts 4 2 1 0 1 11 9 +2 8
Stranraer 4 1 0 0 3 3 11 -8 3
Edinburgh City 4 0 0 0 4 6 14 -8 0
Other matches:
NPL2 Vic: Preston Lions 1 - 2 Bulleen Lions (yesterday)
Bohemians 2 - 0 UCD (yesterday)
Tokyo Verdy [0 - 0] Mito HollyHock
Honda FC [2 - 0] Veertien Mie
Vonds Ichihara [1 - 1] Tokyo 23 FC
York United [0 - 2] HFX Wanderers (tomorrow)
All five of the Wanderers' wins this season have come at home [till now]. Five of York's wins have come away from home.
[HFX goals by Fernandez and Morelli.]
North Toronto Nitros [1 - 2] Scrosoppi
Morioka Zebra [3 - 3] Ganju Iwate
Gretna 2008 [2 - 9] Linlithgow Rose
Burntisland Shipyard [2 - 3] Peebles Rovers
East Craigie [3 - 2] Arbroath Victoria
NWCFL Premier Division: FC Isle of Man [2 - 0] Wythenshawe Town
BSC Glasgow [1 - 8] Morton Women (friendly) (tomorrow)
The Argos and Roughriders play at SMU today. [Toronto 31 - 13 Saskatchewan]
The Highland League starts today. Let's follow Banks o' Dee FC:
Banks o' Dee [4 - 0] Wick Academy
The West of Scotland League starts too:
Gartcairn [1 - 1] Largs Thistle
Carluke Rovers [0 - 1] Eglinton
2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, 2QR, first leg (July 27):
Inter Club d'Escaldes 2 - 1 Hibs
The New Saints 1 - 1 Swift Hesperange (July 25)
B36 2 - 1 Haverfordwest County
Linfield 2 - 5 Pogon Szczecin
Crusaders 2 - 2 Rosenborg
Ballkani 3 - 0 Larne (July 25)
KA 3 - 1 Dundalk
Derry City 2 - 1 KuPS
Ferencváros 4 - 0 Shamrock Rovers
2023 Concacaf Leagues Cup:
LA Galaxy [1 - 2] Vancouver Whitecaps (tomorrow)
Atlas [1 - 0] Toronto FC (tomorrow)
[Vancouver Whitecaps advance. Montréal and Toronto are out.]
Scotland's UEFA coefficient year by year:
2023-24 36.900 9th
2022-23 33.375 11th
2021-22 27.875 14th
2020-21 22.125 20th
2019-20 18.625 26th
2018-19 18.925 23rd
2017-18 17.300 25th
2016-17 17.900 23rd
2015-16 16.566 23rd
2014-15 15.191 24th
Video: Rescuing a Half Dead Juniper.