Match Report
| Motherwell | Motherwell |  |  | Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Raffaele Volpi | R. Volpi |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | John McGrory | J. McGrory | |||||||||
| John Telfer | J. Telfer | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Ade Nwakire | A. Nwakire | |||||||||
| Alexander Berger | A. Berger |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | John Henderson | J. Henderson | |||||||||
| Matt McGrory | M. McGrory | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Dragan Keown | D. Keown | |||||||||
| Spencer Henry | S. Henry |  | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Craig McGrory | C. McGrory | |||||||||
| Callum Ritchie | C. Ritchie | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Alec McStay | A. McStay | |||||||||
| Colin Mcinnes | C. Mcinnes | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Scott Liddell | S. Liddell | |||||||||
| Stephen McGrory | S. McGrory | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Kevin Brady | K. Brady | |||||||||
| Billy Caldwell | B. Caldwell | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Callum Mckinlay | C. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Neil Mckinlay | N. Mckinlay | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Richard Young | R. Young | |||||||||
| Scott Ritchie | S. Ritchie | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Colin Ritchie | C. Ritchie | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Raith Rovers. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Motherwell and Raith Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Motherwell and Raith Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Raith Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.43
1-0Colin Mcinnes threads the ball through to Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Ritchie. Scott Ritchie heads the ball goalwards. Scott Ritchie scores for Motherwell!!
9.34
1-0Matt McGrory passes the ball forward to Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dragan Keown.
10.39
1-0Callum Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.57
Spencer Henry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum Ritchie. Callum Ritchie flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig McGrory.
27.40
Kevin Brady flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Ritchie. Colin Ritchie tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
28.51
1-0Ade Nwakire hits it upfield. Colin Ritchie goes all the way! Colin Ritchie tries a spectacular strike but Raffaele Volpi is on top of it.
30.32
Kevin Brady flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Mckinlay. Callum Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Raffaele Volpi who gathers it comfortably.
32.58
Scott Liddell knocks the ball forward to Richard Young. Richard Young shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.06
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.05
Stephen McGrory makes a simple pass to Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
42.28
Colin Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig McGrory.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Motherwell kick off the second half!
47.32
Kevin Brady knocks the ball forward to Callum Mckinlay. Callum Mckinlay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Berger.
51.44
Callum Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Ritchie. Scott Ritchie goes all the way! Scott Ritchie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. John McGrory easily smothers it.
54.38
John Telfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay makes a simple pass to Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
60.54
Colin Mcinnes brings the ball forward. Colin Mcinnes plays a perfect one-two with Billy Caldwell and rushes in on goal... Colin Mcinnes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but John McGrory is on top of it.
61.19
Stephen McGrory kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Ritchie. Scott Ritchie goes all the way! Scott Ritchie tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Scott Ritchie!
65.34
Callum Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Ritchie. Scott Ritchie shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but John McGrory easily smothers it!
66.27
Callum Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay whips in a cross ball towards Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.25
Stephen McGrory knocks the ball forward to Scott Ritchie. Scott Ritchie whips in a cross ball towards Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay flicks the ball with his head. Neil Mckinlay scores for Motherwell!!
73.20
Matt McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Ritchie. Scott Ritchie shoots from just inside the box but John McGrory is on top of it.
77.17
Ade Nwakire chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Brady. Kevin Brady decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Brady knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.38
3-0Alec McStay barges into Stephen McGrory. Alec McStay is given a warning by the referee! Stephen McGrory gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
78.38
Motherwell are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
84.28
Alexander Berger passes the ball forward to Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes makes a probing pass to Neil Mckinlay. Neil Mckinlay plays a perfect one-two with Scott Ritchie and rushes in on goal... Neil Mckinlay cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! John McGrory has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.48
John Henderson threads the ball through to Kevin Brady. Kevin Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Mckinlay. Callum Mckinlay shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.07
Alec McStay threads the ball through to Richard Young. Richard Young shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.9%
32.1%
Play Area
28.2%
43.6%
28.2%
Scorers
| Scott Ritchie 3, 61 Neil Mckinlay 69, 84 |