Match Report
| Motherwell | Motherwell |  |  | Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Mccall | B. Mccall |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Antonio Nascimento | A. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Billy Elliott | B. Elliott | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 83 | | Garry Souness | G. Souness | |||||||||
| Alex Law | A. Law | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Dado Trévisan | D. Trévisan | |||||||||
| Carl Hunt | C. Hunt |  | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Andy Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Craig Burley | C. Burley | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Ross Burbage | R. Burbage | |||||||||
| Paul McStay | P. McStay | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Matt Burley | M. Burley | |||||||||
| Jean-Paul van Dam | J. van Dam |  | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | David McGrory | D. McGrory | |||||||||
| Billy Ritchie | B. Ritchie | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Scott Greig | S. Greig | |||||||||
| Julian Stiepermann | J. Stiepermann |  | 49 | M | | 9 | | M | 59 | | Lee Kitson | L. Kitson | |||||||||
| Khaliloul Legwinski | K. Legwinski | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 | | Danny Holloway | D. Holloway | |||||||||
| Kevin Morrison | K. Morrison | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Colin Dalglish | C. Dalglish | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Alloa Athletic. A crowd of 9,737 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Motherwell and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Motherwell and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Motherwell start the match!
3.28
0-0Carl Hunt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Stiepermann. Julian Stiepermann chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dado Trévisan.
4.05
Jean-Paul van Dam passes the ball forward to Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.14
0-0Carl Hunt decides to run forward with the ball. Carl Hunt passes the ball forward to Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison makes a probing pass to Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.08
Lee Kitson sees a break and surges forward. Lee Kitson knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.47
Matt Burley threads the ball through to Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Mccall who gathers it comfortably.
21.27
0-0Craig Burley sees a break and surges forward. Craig Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Antonio Nascimento manages to gather it comfortably.
22.18
Scott Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Law.
27.30
Billy Ritchie makes a probing pass to Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.09
0-0Billy Ritchie clumsily knocks into Scott Greig. The referee calls over Billy Ritchie and warns him to calm down! Scott Greig hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.26
Scott Greig knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.56
Billy Ritchie decides to run forward with the ball. Billy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski powers a header at goal but somehow Antonio Nascimento manages to keep it out.
45.00
Scott Greig knocks the ball forward to Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Law.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Alloa Athletic kick off!
48.22
Garry Souness hacks Khaliloul Legwinski from behind! The referee calls over Garry Souness and warns him to calm down! Khaliloul Legwinski hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.42
David McGrory knocks the ball forward to Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Mccall who gathers it comfortably.
53.36
Matt Burley flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Elliott.
55.53
Scott Greig knocks the ball forward to Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.03
Jean-Paul van Dam decides to run forward with the ball. Jean-Paul van Dam flicks the ball to his team mate, Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.15
David McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
65.02
0-1Scott Greig makes a probing pass to Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway whips in a cross ball towards Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.44
Craig Burley passes the ball forward to Billy Ritchie. Billy Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
85.30
Billy Elliott makes a probing pass to Paul McStay. Paul McStay passes the ball forward to Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
87.46
0-1Alloa Athletic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
89.26
Kevin Morrison hacks Andy Mcinnes from behind! Kevin Morrison is given a warning by the referee! Andy Mcinnes stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52%
48%
Play Area
33.3%
45.3%
21.3%
Scorers