Match Report


MotherwellMotherwell     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
Adam TweedAdam Tweed Computer Player Computer Player
Julian GerlachJ. Gerlach79
G
captain1
G
67Callum SullivanC. Sullivan
Jose FerrerJ. Ferrer74
D
2captain
D
78Duncan GoughD. Gough
Alfredo MarquitosA. Marquitos71
D
3
D
72Antonio GomezA. Gomez
Garry McinnesG. Mcinnes67
D
4
D
71Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini
Callum BurleyC. Burley78
M
5
M
77Neil BremnerN. Bremner
Arnauld SirotiA. Siroti72
M
6
M
76Richard InglisR. Inglis
Giancarlo BianchessiG. Bianchessi72
M
7
M
75Simon LjungbergS. Ljungberg
Jean-Pierre GarciaJ. Garcia67
M
8
M
75Callum BurleyC. Burley
Martin Guerrero LopezM. Guerrero Lopez79
A
9
A
74Tomás JiménezT. Jiménez
James MacleanJ. Maclean75
A
10
A
72Ernest van der HoekE. van der Hoek
Lars StiepermannL. Stiepermann73
A
11
A
71Tommy HuntT. Hunt
 
Des SherwoodD. Sherwood68
A
12
G
66Gary HendersonG. Henderson
Winston WiekensW. Wiekens67
A
13
D
64Diaw RamoraD. Ramora
Andy WhiteA. White66
D
14
G
63Dominic MasonD. Mason
Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A crowd of 19,629 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Motherwell and Inverness Caledonian Thistle are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Ritchie.


0.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle get the match underway!
2.03
Simon Ljungberg threads the ball through to Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.28
Neil Bremner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek makes a great pass forward. Tomás Jiménez runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
9.11
Arnauld Siroti clumsily knocks into Tommaso Baldini. Arnauld Siroti is given a warning by the referee! Tommaso Baldini stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.55
Antonio Gomez flicks a high pass forward. Richard Inglis collects the pass. Richard Inglis threads a neat ball through to Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez knocks in a cross ball towards Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek heads the ball goalwards. Alfredo Marquitos steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
15.10
Tommaso Baldini surges forward with the ball. Tommaso Baldini threads the ball through to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
16.12
Arnauld Siroti knocks the ball forward to James Maclean. James Maclean finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
18.54
Simon Ljungberg threads a neat ball through to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.22
Antonio Gomez makes a probing pass to Callum Burley. Callum Burley flicks a high pass forward to Tomás Jiménez who brings the ball under control. Tomás Jiménez shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.44
Richard Inglis knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
22.26
Simon Ljungberg makes a probing pass to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Gerlach who gathers it comfortably.
26.48
Alfredo Marquitos flicks the ball to his team mate, Giancarlo Bianchessi. Giancarlo Bianchessi chips the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Siroti. Arnauld Siroti tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
30.51
Giancarlo Bianchessi makes a simple pass to Arnauld Siroti. Arnauld Siroti plays a scrappy one-two with Lars Stiepermann and stumbles forward towards the goal... Arnauld Siroti tries a spectacular strike but it flies just wide!
39.56
Alfredo Marquitos makes a probing pass to Jean-Pierre Garcia. Jean-Pierre Garcia makes a probing pass to James Maclean. James Maclean runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from James Maclean provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Richard Inglis hits a low pass to Callum Burley. Callum Burley shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Motherwell appear unchanged since the first half. Inverness Caledonian 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 second half starts with Motherwell kicking off!
48.05
Richard Inglis hits a low pass to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
54.35
Richard Inglis comes in with a late challenge on Arnauld Siroti. The referee warns Richard Inglis to calm down! Arnauld Siroti stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.41
With imagination, Callum Burley plays the ball forward to Jean-Pierre Garcia. Jean-Pierre Garcia whips in a cross ball towards Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Callum Sullivan gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
57.29
Simon Ljungberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek plays a quick one-two with Tomás Jiménez and rushes in on goal... Ernest van der Hoek cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Julian Gerlach. Excellent save.
60.07
Motherwell have made a substitution with Des Sherwood replacing Garry Mcinnes .
61.16
Callum Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
63.05
Arnauld Siroti hits a low pass to Callum Burley. Callum Burley finds some space and shoots from distance. Callum Sullivan gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
67.11
James Maclean knocks the ball forward to Lars Stiepermann. Lars Stiepermann puts a great ball through. Martin Guerrero Lopez runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
71.46
Simon Ljungberg catches Arnauld Siroti on the ankles. Simon Ljungberg is shown the yellow card! Arnauld Siroti runs off the knock.
73.17
Duncan Gough flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Burley. Callum Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek shoots from long range but Julian Gerlach is on top of it.
75.36
Duncan Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis threads the ball through to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.33
Simon Ljungberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis hits a low pass to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.41
Jose Ferrer threads a neat ball through to Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez shoots from distance. Martin Guerrero Lopez scores for Motherwell!!
89.29
Tomás Jiménez comes in with a late challenge on Jean-Pierre Garcia. The referee calls over Tomás Jiménez and shows him a yellow card! Jean-Pierre Garcia stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Des Sherwood flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Burley. Callum Burley makes a great pass forward. James Maclean runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Motherwell

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
28.6%
46.8%
24.7%

Scorers
James Maclean 40
Martin Guerrero Lopez 84
Tommy Hunt 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to James Maclean of Motherwell

Match Ratings