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Fraser Wilson

Linesman struck by coin thrown from crowd during Morton's friendly with St Johnstone

Morton have called in police after a linesman was struck by a coin thrown from the crowd during Tuesday's friendly clash with St Johnstone .

The linesman, who was not badly hurt, was struck by the coin which was thrown from the Cowshed at Cappielow.

Morton , who lost the match 3-2, have reported the incident to police and are trawling through CCTV footage to identify the culprit.

A statement from the Greenock club said: "During Tuesday’s friendly game V St Johnstone, the far side assistant was struck by a coin thrown from the Cowshed. ​

"Thankfully he was not seriously injured. The incident has been reported to Police Scotland, and jointly we are working to identify the individual from CCTV imagery.

"The club will co-operate fully with Police Scotland in ensuring the strongest action available to us is taken against this individual.

"This type of behaviour is totally unacceptable and brings the Club and our loyal support into disrepute. We will make a further statement once due process is exhausted."

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