Match Report
| Motherwell | Motherwell |  |  | Dundee United | Dundee United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Mccall | B. Mccall |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Christian Voria | C. Voria | |||||||||
| Billy Elliott | B. Elliott | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Lomano Fenton | L. Fenton | |||||||||
| Alex Law | A. Law | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Stephen Strachan | S. Strachan | |||||||||
| Carl Hunt | C. Hunt | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | David Elliott | D. Elliott | |||||||||
| Craig Burley | C. Burley | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 |  | Hugo Fonseca | H. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Paul McStay | P. McStay | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | John Booth | J. Booth | |||||||||
| Jean-Paul van Dam | J. van Dam |  | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | John McGrory | J. McGrory | |||||||||
| Billy Ritchie | B. Ritchie | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Richard Gemmell | R. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Julian Stiepermann | J. Stiepermann |  | 49 | M | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Gary Vieira | G. Vieira | |||||||||
| Khaliloul Legwinski | K. Legwinski |  | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Stuart Mccall | S. Mccall | |||||||||
| Kevin Morrison | K. Morrison | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Toifilou Gourvennec | T. Gourvennec | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 8,376 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Motherwell and Dundee United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Motherwell and Dundee United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Motherwell start the match!
2.41
0-0John Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Toifilou Gourvennec. Toifilou Gourvennec knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Burley.
4.42
John Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Toifilou Gourvennec. Toifilou Gourvennec knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carl Hunt.
6.54
Alex Law threads the ball through to Jean-Paul van Dam. Jean-Paul van Dam makes a probing pass to Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Strachan.
9.34
0-0Dundee United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Motherwell's defence.
15.15
0-0Carl Hunt threads the ball through to Jean-Paul van Dam. Jean-Paul van Dam knocks the ball forward to Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
18.31
Billy Ritchie passes the ball forward to Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.17
Julian Stiepermann kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.41
0-0Alex Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Paul van Dam. Jean-Paul van Dam makes a simple pass to Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Christian Voria manages to keep it out.
22.15
David Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, John McGrory. John McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Mccall. Stuart Mccall lofts in a cross ball towards Toifilou Gourvennec. Toifilou Gourvennec is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.04
Dundee United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
32.23
Paul McStay brings the ball forward. Paul McStay lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
34.46
John Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Toifilou Gourvennec. Toifilou Gourvennec knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Mccall who gathers it comfortably.
39.21
Jean-Paul van Dam chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Dundee United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Dundee United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.35
Jean-Paul van Dam flicks the ball to his team mate, Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski goes all the way! Khaliloul Legwinski makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
48.00
1-0Alex Law deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Ritchie. Billy Ritchie advances with the ball. Billy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Khaliloul Legwinski!
55.11
1-0Craig Burley comes in with a late challenge on Lomano Fenton. Craig Burley is given a warning by the referee! Lomano Fenton runs off the knock.
60.43
Lomano Fenton chips the ball to his team mate, John McGrory. John McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Mccall. Stuart Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carl Hunt.
61.32
Julian Stiepermann decides to run forward with the ball. Julian Stiepermann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.24
1-0Richard Gemmell sees a break and surges forward. Richard Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Mccall but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.08
John McGrory knocks the ball forward to Toifilou Gourvennec. Toifilou Gourvennec knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Mccall. Stuart Mccall is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.02
Gary Vieira surges forward with the ball. Gary Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Mccall. Stuart Mccall directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
87.23
Craig Burley makes a simple pass to Paul McStay. Paul McStay kicks a strong pass forward to Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
John McGrory kicks a strong pass forward to Toifilou Gourvennec. Toifilou Gourvennec lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Mccall. Stuart Mccall is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Billy Mccall easily smothers it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.9%
39.1%
Play Area
25.3%
47.1%
27.6%
Scorers