Match Report
| Motherwell | Motherwell |  |  | Dundee United | Dundee United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dominic Rae | D. Rae |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Scott Gough | S. Gough | |||||||||
| John Telfer | J. Telfer | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Stuart Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Alexander Berger | A. Berger |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Dominic Naysmith | D. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Matt McGrory | M. McGrory | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Edgar Fonseca | E. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Scott Hutchison | S. Hutchison | | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Stephen Ferguson | S. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Callum Ritchie | C. Ritchie | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Gary Matteo | G. Matteo | |||||||||
| Colin Mcinnes | C. Mcinnes | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 |  | Simon Ehiogu | S. Ehiogu | |||||||||
| Stephen McGrory | S. McGrory | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Stephen Booth | S. Booth | |||||||||
| Billy Caldwell | B. Caldwell | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Garry White | G. White | |||||||||
| Neil Mckinlay | N. Mckinlay | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Alec Brady | A. Brady | |||||||||
| Scott Ritchie | S. Ritchie | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Richard Elliott | R. Elliott | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 8,523 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Motherwell and Dundee United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Motherwell and Dundee United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Motherwell kicking off!
4.51
0-1Gary Matteo brings the ball forward. Gary Matteo shoots from distance. Dominic Rae is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.55
Stephen McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay whips in a cross ball towards Scott Ritchie. Scott Ritchie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.06
Dominic Naysmith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Booth. Stephen Booth knocks the ball forward to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott plays a perfect one-two with Alec Brady and rushes in on goal... Richard Elliott shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Richard Elliott!
15.13
1-2Stuart Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Booth. Stephen Booth passes the ball forward to Alec Brady. Alec Brady shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.05
1-2Dominic Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo sees a break and surges forward. Gary Matteo shoots from distance. Dominic Rae easily smothers it.
27.59
Colin Mcinnes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Scott Gough has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
33.15
Simon Ehiogu chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Brady. Alec Brady controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Dominic Rae.
34.03
2-2Stephen Booth barges into Callum Ritchie. Stephen Booth is given a warning by the referee! Callum Ritchie gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.39
Callum Ritchie makes a simple pass to Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Scott Gough.
45.00
2-2Colin Mcinnes comes in with a late challenge on Simon Ehiogu. The referee calls over Colin Mcinnes and warns him to calm down! Simon Ehiogu runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Dundee United kicking off!
48.11
Callum Ritchie threads the ball through to Scott Ritchie. Scott Ritchie shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.12
2-2Dundee United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
53.03
2-2Simon Ehiogu knocks the ball forward to Alec Brady. Alec Brady knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Telfer.
57.44
Matt McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.15
Callum Ritchie makes a simple pass to Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.39
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
71.01
Stephen McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.21
Gary Matteo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry White. Garry White finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.49
2-2Edgar Fonseca hacks Billy Caldwell from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Caldwell stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.28
2-2Colin Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell passes the ball forward but Scott Ritchie is offside!
84.38
Callum Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Ritchie. Scott Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Gough who gathers it comfortably.
85.10
Stephen McGrory sees space and advances. Stephen McGrory shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
89.22
Gary Matteo threads the ball through to Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Dominic Rae easily smothers it!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
22.9%
52.9%
24.3%
Scorers