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Jim McAlister's injury-time goal rescued a point for Morton after Andy Ryan's late strike had Dunfermline on course for a rare Scottish Championship win.

Substitute Ryan struck on 87 minutes from close range to put the Fifers on course for the three points.

But seven minutes later McAlister scored his first goal in three years to salvage a draw for the hosts.

Morton sit fifth in the standings while Dunfermline now languish in ninth.

Having had a second-half goal disallowed, Morton's morale may well have hit rock-bottom with just three minutes left of normal time when keeper Sam Ramsbottom could only parry Kevin Nisbet's hook-shot to the waiting Ryan, who couldn't miss from close range.

Dunfermline's dreams dashed, then, of pocketing a win bonus, and they might feel hard done to when they reflect on efforts cleared off the line from Nisbet and defender Lewis Martin, although the same happened to the home side's Chris Millar before the break.

Before Dunfermline's late strike, the home substitute Cameron Salkeld was adjudged to have pushed full-back Josh Edwards into the net for what would probably have been an own goal, had it been allowed to stand. But in the end, not too many complaints from either side about having to share the spoils amid all the late, late drama.

Greenock Morton captain Jim McAlister: "I think it's my first goal since scoring for Blackpool in the League Cup about three years ago. So it's not something I'm familiar with but you'll take it."

Dunfermline manager Stevie Crawford: "We're disappointed that we've not turned our goal into three points. I think in four of the draws we've had this season, we've been up in three of the games so it's something we can work on and try to get better at."