Match Report
| Motherwell | Motherwell |  |  | Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Janyshiwskyj | Paul Janyshiwskyj | manager | Manny King | Manny King | |||||||||||||||||
| Oberdan Nicoletti | O. Nicoletti |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 83 |  | Peter Allsopp | P. Allsopp | |||||||||
| John Henderson | J. Henderson |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Oleg Smith | O. Smith | |||||||||
| Mamadou Jacques Gosso | M. Jacques Gosso |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 | | Neil Glass | N. Glass | |||||||||
| Matt Mckinlay | M. Mckinlay | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 75 |  | Arno Rummenigge | A. Rummenigge | |||||||||
| Garry Morrison | G. Morrison | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 75 |  | Yoshiaki Kaita | Y. Kaita | |||||||||
| Scott Telfer | S. Telfer | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 | | Garry Thomson | G. Thomson | |||||||||
| John Gough | J. Gough | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 80 |  | Mark Gyan | M. Gyan | |||||||||
| Callum Henderson | C. Henderson | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 83 | | Gavin Davidson | G. Davidson | |||||||||
| Gabriel Lopez | G. Lopez |  | 63 | M | | 9 | | A | 81 |  | Jay Mapp | J. Mapp | |||||||||
| Neil Izzet | N. Izzet | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 79 | | John Hansen | J. Hansen | |||||||||
| Stephen Mason | S. Mason | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 78 |  | Adrian Nanu | A. Nanu | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 19,354 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Motherwell are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Motherwell are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Heart of Midlothian kick off the first half!
6.27
0-0John Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Mason. Stephen Mason controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Peter Allsopp easily smothers it!
21.22
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
22.21
Matt Mckinlay makes a beautiful solo run. Matt Mckinlay flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Mason. Stephen Mason shoots from distance but Peter Allsopp is on top of it.
26.33
0-0Gavin Davidson hacks John Gough from behind! Gavin Davidson is warned by the referee! John Gough stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.26
Motherwell are easily keeping Heart of Midlothian at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
32.21
0-0Oleg Smith makes a simple pass to Mark Gyan. Mark Gyan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Hansen. John Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.56
Stephen Mason comes in with a late challenge on Arno Rummenigge. The referee calls over Stephen Mason and warns him to calm down! Arno Rummenigge hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.10
0-0Garry Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, John Hansen. John Hansen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Henderson.
44.53
Neil Izzet comes in with a late challenge on Arno Rummenigge. The referee calls over Neil Izzet and warns him to calm down! Arno Rummenigge hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.53
Motherwell are easily keeping Heart of Midlothian at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Motherwell kick off!
51.55
Oleg Smith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson makes a simple pass to Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oberdan Nicoletti who gathers it comfortably.
55.34
0-1Garry Thomson threads the ball through to Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp plays a perfect one-two with John Hansen and rushes in on goal... Jay Mapp tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jay Mapp!
60.00
Scott Telfer takes it forward alone. Scott Telfer knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Mason. Stephen Mason heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.35
Yoshiaki Kaita takes it forward alone. Yoshiaki Kaita makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Oberdan Nicoletti.
67.11
Mark Gyan makes a simple pass to John Hansen. John Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.13
Garry Thomson surges forward with the ball. Garry Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
77.51
Gavin Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Oberdan Nicoletti manages to gather it comfortably.
79.30
John Gough takes it forward alone. John Gough shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.05
Matt Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Mason. Stephen Mason plays a perfect one-two with Neil Izzet and rushes in on goal... Stephen Mason rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Gavin Davidson threads the ball through to John Hansen. John Hansen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oberdan Nicoletti who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Stephen Mason 83 | Jay Mapp 55 |