Match Report
| Motherwell | Motherwell |  |  | Elgin City | Elgin City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Callum Johnstone | C. Johnstone |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Alex Young | A. Young | |||||||||
| Roel De Romijn | R. De Romijn |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Stephen Mason | S. Mason | |||||||||
| Billy Gemmill | B. Gemmill | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Andy Hopkin | A. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Matthew Collymore | M. Collymore |  | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Stuart Glass | S. Glass | |||||||||
| Matt Caldwell | M. Caldwell | | 68 | M | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Craig Caldwell | C. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Paul Glass | P. Glass | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Fredrik Hapgood | F. Hapgood | |||||||||
| Pablo Vega | P. Vega |  | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Roland de Vos | R. de Vos | |||||||||
| Dominic Gemmell | D. Gemmell | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Callum Hopkin | C. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Ivan Herrera | I. Herrera | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Andy Law | A. Law | |||||||||
| Ben Young | B. Young | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Gary Henderson | G. Henderson | |||||||||
| Craig Souness | C. Souness | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Scott Booth | S. Booth | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Elgin City. A crowd of 8,645 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Motherwell and Elgin City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Motherwell and Elgin City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Motherwell get the match underway!
8.07
0-0Stuart Glass makes a probing pass to Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell decides to run forward with the ball. Craig Caldwell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthew Collymore.
9.58
0-0Callum Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Law. Andy Law shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
10.29
Fredrik Hapgood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Law. Andy Law shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.47
0-0Roland de Vos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Law. Andy Law knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Booth. Scott Booth is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Callum Johnstone manages to gather it comfortably.
14.09
Roel De Romijn threads the ball through to Pablo Vega. Pablo Vega makes a simple pass to Ivan Herrera. Ivan Herrera plays a perfect one-two with Craig Souness and rushes in on goal... Ivan Herrera takes a shot at goal but somehow Alex Young manages to keep it out.
18.06
1-0Billy Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Caldwell. Matt Caldwell passes the ball forward to Craig Souness. Craig Souness sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.02
Craig Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Gary Henderson. Gary Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Booth. Scott Booth is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
33.06
Dominic Gemmell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Herrera. Ivan Herrera shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
42.36
Matthew Collymore kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Glass. Paul Glass makes a simple pass to Ivan Herrera. Ivan Herrera plays a perfect one-two with Craig Souness and rushes in on goal... Ivan Herrera makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Alex Young.
44.09
1-0Motherwell are easily keeping Elgin City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Elgin City start the second half!
48.05
Stephen Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Caldwell. Craig Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Law. Andy Law lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Henderson. Gary Henderson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.41
Fredrik Hapgood flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Henderson. Gary Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Scott Booth. Scott Booth is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.31
1-1Ben Young clumsily knocks into Stephen Mason. Ben Young is shown the yellow card! Stephen Mason runs off the knock.
59.43
Paul Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Souness. Craig Souness plays a perfect one-two with Ivan Herrera and rushes in on goal... Craig Souness shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
63.33
Elgin City are easily keeping Motherwell at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
66.33
Roel De Romijn knocks the ball forward to Dominic Gemmell. Dominic Gemmell brings the ball forward. Dominic Gemmell knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Herrera. Ivan Herrera powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
69.44
Matthew Collymore chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Caldwell. Matt Caldwell surges forward with the ball. Matt Caldwell knocks in a cross ball towards Ben Young. Ben Young flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.08
Paul Glass makes a probing pass to Ivan Herrera. Ivan Herrera controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Alex Young manages to keep it out.
72.55
Dominic Gemmell threads the ball through to Ivan Herrera. Ivan Herrera goes all the way! Ivan Herrera cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.34
Craig Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Law. Andy Law knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Booth. Scott Booth connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.32
3-1Roel De Romijn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Vega. Pablo Vega knocks the ball to his team mate, Ben Young. Ben Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Herrera but he's offside!
81.25
Callum Hopkin sees a break and surges forward. Callum Hopkin lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Law. Andy Law heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
83.25
3-1Roel De Romijn comes in with a late challenge on Andy Law. Roel De Romijn is given a warning by the referee! Andy Law stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.23
Paul Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Souness. Craig Souness plays a perfect one-two with Ben Young and rushes in on goal... Craig Souness tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.34
Pablo Vega flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Souness. Craig Souness knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Hopkin.
90.00
Pablo Vega makes a probing pass to Ben Young. Ben Young lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Herrera. Ivan Herrera directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Craig Souness 18, 59 Ivan Herrera 66 | Scott Booth 51 |