Match Report
| Motherwell | Motherwell |  |  | Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock | ||||||||||||||||
| Lanre Vincent | Lanre Vincent | manager | Matty Stringer | Matty Stringer | |||||||||||||||||
| Eduardo Johnson | E. Johnson |  | 75 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | David James | D. James | ||||||||
| Matt Brady | M. Brady | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Colin Johnstone | C. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Bruno Reis | B. Reis |  | 76 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Scott Thomson | S. Thomson | |||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | S. Hendry | | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 | | Craig Telfer | C. Telfer | |||||||||
| Greg Prior | G. Prior |  | 76 | M | | 5 | | D | 67 | | Duncan Telfer | D. Telfer | |||||||||
| Alec Collins | A. Collins | | 70 | M | | 6 | | | M | 76 | | Andy Collins | A. Collins | ||||||||
| Adrian Priestley | A. Priestley | | 79 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Alex James | A. James | |||||||||
| Don Glass | D. Glass | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 | | David Elliott | D. Elliott | |||||||||
| Stuart White | S. White | | 68 | A | | 9 | | M | 71 | | Matt Gough | M. Gough | |||||||||
| Cristi Lacatus | C. Lacatus |  | 83 | A | | 10 | | A | 83 |  | Tony Peters | T. Peters | |||||||||
| Chris Milligan | C. Milligan | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Richard Gemmill | R. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Sebastien Graf | S. Graf |  | 73 | D | | 12 | | M | 68 | | Gary Naysmith | G. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Oliveira | S. Oliveira | | 73 | D | | 13 | | M | 67 | | Garry Cleland | G. Cleland | |||||||||
| Colin Ritchie | C. Ritchie | | 72 | A | | 14 | | G | 66 | | Scott Dickov | S. Dickov | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Kilmarnock. A crowd of 16,789 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Motherwell are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Kilmarnock appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Bremner.
The pitch is in good condition.
Motherwell are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Kilmarnock appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Bremner.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Motherwell kicking off!
3.28
0-0Bruno Reis makes a probing pass to Adrian Priestley. Adrian Priestley flicks a high pass forward. Greg Prior collects the pass. Greg Prior shoots from long range but is denied by David James. Excellent save.
4.59
0-0Alex James catches Bruno Reis on the ankles. Alex James is shown the yellow card! Bruno Reis runs off the knock.
8.42
1-0Alec Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Greg Prior. Greg Prior whips in a cross ball towards Chris Milligan. Chris Milligan whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.28
Greg Prior sees Stuart White in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart White shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
16.32
1-0Duncan Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Collins. Andy Collins knocks the ball forward to David Elliott. David Elliott plays a one-two with Alex James and advances towards the goal... David Elliott shoots from just inside the box his aim is horrendously poor!
18.27
David Elliott threads a neat ball through to Alex James. Alex James plays a quick one-two with Tony Peters and rushes in on goal... Alex James cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Kilmarnock!
21.25
Alec Collins makes a simple pass to Greg Prior. Greg Prior shoots from outside the area. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
24.43
Alec Collins threads the ball through to Chris Milligan. Chris Milligan tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow David James manages to keep it out.
32.40
2-1Duncan Telfer comes in with a late challenge on Cristi Lacatus. The referee calls over Duncan Telfer and shows him a yellow card! Cristi Lacatus gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.57
Tony Peters controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Gemmill. Richard Gemmill lofts in a cross ball towards Alex James. Alex James powers a header at goal. Eduardo Johnson didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
45.00
Andy Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Gemmill. Richard Gemmill plays a one-two with Tony Peters and rushes in on goal... Richard Gemmill rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Motherwell appear unchanged since the first half. Kilmarnock also appear unchanged since the first half. The Motherwell players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Kilmarnock start the second half!
49.42
Bruno Reis flicks a high ball forward to Alec Collins who takes it down. Alec Collins flicks a high pass forward to Adrian Priestley who brings the ball under control. Adrian Priestley knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Milligan. Chris Milligan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving David James with no chance!! Goal for Motherwell!
55.09
Stephen Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Greg Prior. Greg Prior controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by David James!
60.29
3-2Motherwell have made 3 substitutions with Sebastien Graf replacing Alec Collins, Sebastiao Oliveira replacing Stuart White and Colin Ritchie replacing Stephen Hendry .
63.27
3-2Colin Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Sebastien Graf controls it well on his chest. Sebastien Graf surges forward with the ball. Sebastien Graf knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.09
Don Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Milligan. Chris Milligan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but David James is on top of it.
66.37
3-2Andy Collins threads the ball through to Tony Peters. Tony Peters skips past Matt Brady! Some silky footwork from Tony Peters provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Matt Brady. Excellent block.
69.19
Colin Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastien Graf. Sebastien Graf makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastien Graf edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Sebastien Graf provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.33
Matt Brady controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adrian Priestley. Adrian Priestley sees a break and surges forward. Adrian Priestley shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.48
Tony Peters hacks Bruno Reis from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bruno Reis stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.48
3-2Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
81.06
Colin Johnstone hits a low pass to David Elliott. David Elliott sees space and advances. David Elliott whips in a cross ball towards Tony Peters. Tony Peters flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.47
Matt Brady plays the ball forward to Adrian Priestley. Adrian Priestley threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Oliveira. Sebastiao Oliveira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Thomson.
90.00
Richard Gemmill barges into Colin Ritchie. Richard Gemmill is given a warning by the referee! Colin Ritchie gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Chris Milligan 8, 49 Greg Prior 21 | Alex James 18 Richard Gemmill 45 Tony Peters 81 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Eduardo Johnson (GK)
6
2. Matt Brady (DEF)
6
3. Bruno Reis (DEF)
6
4. Stephen Hendry (DEF)
6
5. Greg Prior (MID)
8
6. Alec Collins (MID)
7
7. Adrian Priestley (MID)
7
8. Don Glass (MID)
6
9. Stuart White (ATT)
6
10. Cristi Lacatus (ATT)
6
11. Chris Milligan (ATT)
9
12. Sebastien Graf (DEF)
7
13. Sebastiao Oliveira (DEF)
6
14. Colin Ritchie (ATT)
6
1. David James (GK)
7
2. Colin Johnstone (DEF)
6
3. Scott Thomson (DEF)
6
4. Craig Telfer (DEF)
6
5. Duncan Telfer (DEF)
6
6. Andy Collins (MID)
6
7. Alex James (MID)
7
8. David Elliott (MID)
7
9. Matt Gough (MID)
6
10. Tony Peters (ATT)
8
11. Richard Gemmill (ATT)
7
12. Gary Naysmith (MID)
0
13. Garry Cleland (MID)
0
14. Scott Dickov (GK)
0