Match Report


MotherwellMotherwell     Partick ThistlePartick Thistle
Adam TweedAdam Tweed Clyde Wootton Clyde Wootton
Julian GerlachJ. Gerlach79
G
captain1
G
67Eduardo CalvoE. Calvo
Jose FerrerJ. Ferrer74
D
2
D
63Gareth SheringhamG. Sheringham
Gregorio Guerrero LopezG. Guerrero Lopez71
D
3captain
D
70Antonio CamposA. Campos
Alfredo MarquitosA. Marquitos71
D
4
D
69Alec NivenA. Niven
Callum BurleyC. Burley78
M
5
D
66Stephen McinnesS. Mcinnes
Arnauld SirotiA. Siroti72
M
6
M
36Billy StrachanB. Strachan
Giancarlo BianchessiG. Bianchessi71
M
7
M
77Kemal FentonK. Fenton
Pierpaolo LiveraniP. Liverani52
M
8
M
63Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison
Martin Guerrero LopezM. Guerrero Lopez79
A
9
M
69Antonio RegoA. Rego
James MacleanJ. Maclean75
A
10
A
66Ben HurstB. Hurst
Lars StiepermannL. Stiepermann73
A
11
A
58Eduardo CostaE. Costa
 
Des SherwoodD. Sherwood68
A
12
M
58Richard GreigR. Greig
Moussa TomczykM. Tomczyk68
D
13
G
64Colin CampbellC. Campbell
Garry McinnesG. Mcinnes67
D
14
D
68Ruby LarrieuR. Larrieu

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Partick Thistle. A crowd of 16,823 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Motherwell are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Telfer.


0.00
Motherwell kick off the first half!
6.20
Antonio Rego flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Costa collects the pass. Eduardo Costa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
9.32
Gregorio Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward to Lars Stiepermann who brings the ball under control. Lars Stiepermann makes a simple pass to James Maclean. James Maclean shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Calvo effortlessly smothers it!
21.23
Billy Strachan knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Costa. Eduardo Costa whips in a cross ball towards Ben Hurst. Ben Hurst rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
24.07
Kemal Fenton knocks the ball forward to Antonio Rego. Antonio Rego controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Costa. Eduardo Costa shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.42
Antonio Rego makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ben Hurst. Ben Hurst controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Julian Gerlach manages to keep it out.
27.16
Antonio Rego hits a low pass to Kemal Fenton. Kemal Fenton lofts in a cross ball towards Ben Hurst. Ben Hurst heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
28.22
James Maclean barges into Alec Niven. The referee calls over James Maclean and shows him a yellow card! Alec Niven hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.04
Callum Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, James Maclean. James Maclean makes a great pass forward. Martin Guerrero Lopez runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
36.58
Callum Burley sees a break and surges forward. Callum Burley plays a one-two with Lars Stiepermann and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Callum Burley provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Eduardo Calvo!
40.43
Giancarlo Bianchessi threads a neat ball through to Lars Stiepermann. Lars Stiepermann plays a one-two with James Maclean and rushes in on goal... Lars Stiepermann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Eduardo Calvo!
42.14
Kemal Fenton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Costa. Eduardo Costa lofts in a cross ball towards Ben Hurst. Ben Hurst is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
Stuart Morrison makes a probing pass to Eduardo Costa. Eduardo Costa threads the ball through into the box. Antonio Rego comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Julian Gerlach is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Motherwell appear unchanged since the first half. Partick Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half. The Motherwell players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Partick Thistle get the second half underway!
51.07
Jose Ferrer makes a probing pass to Gregorio Guerrero Lopez. Gregorio Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball to his team mate, James Maclean. James Maclean flicks a high pass forward. Giancarlo Bianchessi controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Giancarlo Bianchessi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Eduardo Calvo had no chance!! Goal for Motherwell!
55.15
Gareth Sheringham sees Kemal Fenton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kemal Fenton knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Costa. Eduardo Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.57
Motherwell have made a substitution with Des Sherwood replacing Alfredo Marquitos .
69.08
Kemal Fenton flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Costa collects the pass. Eduardo Costa shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
79.56
Giancarlo Bianchessi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Giancarlo Bianchessi shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
83.51
Alec Niven flicks a high pass forward. Billy Strachan comfortably collects the pass. Billy Strachan picks a pass forward to Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.28
Stuart Morrison passes the ball forward to Eduardo Costa. Eduardo Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.53
Alec Niven makes a simple pass to Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Costa. Eduardo Costa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gregorio Guerrero Lopez.
89.36
Giancarlo Bianchessi hacks Gareth Sheringham from behind! The referee calls over Giancarlo Bianchessi and shows him a yellow card! Gareth Sheringham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Des Sherwood knocks the ball to his team mate, Pierpaolo Liverani. Pierpaolo Liverani passes the ball forward to James Maclean. James Maclean passes the ball forward but Lars Stiepermann is offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Motherwell

Partick Thistle
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
29.6%
44.4%
25.9%

Scorers
Giancarlo Bianchessi 51
Ben Hurst 21, 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ben Hurst of Partick Thistle

Match Ratings