Barren spell now over for Pete's sake.

Byline: BRIAN WELSH 

AYR UNITED ......0 MORTON ........2

PETER WEATHERSON got his daughter off his back with a deadly double to kick-start Morton's season.

Weatherson fired into an empty net in the first half and raced clear to seal victory late on to hand Ayr a first home league defeat since April last year.

It was tough on United who struck woodwork twice through Kevin Cawley and Ryan Stevenson but it was Morton who were lifted off the bottom with their first points of the season.

Weatherson said: "I'm delighted to get two goals as my three-year-old daughter Poppy had been asking me when I was going to score so it puts that one to bed."

The result could have been more emphatic had Neil MacFarlane not been guilty of a horrendous miss in the second half when he rounded Stephen Grindlay only to get the ball stuck between his feet with the goal gaping.

Weatherson added: "Neil has taken some stick and has now been christened 'Jigsaw' so he won't forget it in a hurry."

Ton were gifted the opener after 23 minutes when Grindlay collided with Kevin James. The loose ball fell to Weatherson 15 yards from goal and he drilled the ball home.

Ayr were unlucky when Cawley's header hit the post then Stevenson crashed a shot against the upright before Weatherson slotted the killer second.

Honest Men manager Brian Reid said: "Nothing would go in for us."

MoM: Weatherson (Morton)

CAPTION(S):

Pointing way: Weatherson Ton the march: Deadly Peter Weatherson strikes to give Morton the lead