League · Premier Division
Motherwell4–2Dundee Utd
Steve Cowan 43′
Steve Kirk 48′
Hamish French o.g. 50′
Steve Kirk 89′
Joe McLeod 34′
John Clark 49′
Lineups
Motherwell
Dundee Utd
Motherwell · Starting XI
- Cammy Duncan
- Fraser Wishart
- John Philliben
- Craig Paterson
- Tom McAdam
- Tom Boyd
- Paul Kinnaird
- Bobby Russell
- Steve Cowan
- Steve Kirk
- Gordon Mair
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Motherwell · Substitutes
- Ray Farningham
- Paul Smith
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
Motherwell · Substitutions
- Ray Farningham for Gordon Mair74′
- Paul Smith for Paul Kinnaird85′
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Jim McInally for Billy McKinlay63′
- Eamonn Bannon for Ian McPhee74′
Motherwell · Manager
- Tommy McLean
Dundee Utd · Manager
Motherwell · Cautions
- Not recorded
Dundee Utd · Cautions
Match report
With injury and suspension causing so many call-offs, our team resembled something of a shadow squad. However, we started well enough and Ian McPhee almost put us ahead after 21 minutes with a 25 yarder which skimmed the bar. Thirteen minutes later we took the lead. Iain Ferguson laid the ball into Joe McLeod path and the youngster's shot from an acute angle went in via the far post. Two minutes form half-time 'Well equalised. We falled to clear our lines and Kirk's cross into.the box was picked up by Steve Cowan who wheeled and smashed a tremendous shot into…Read moreRead less
With injury and suspension causing so many call-offs, our team resembled something of a shadow squad. However, we started well enough and Ian McPhee almost put us ahead after 21 minutes with a 25 yarder which skimmed the bar. Thirteen minutes later we took the lead. Iain Ferguson laid the ball into Joe McLeod path and the youngster's shot from an acute angle went in via the far post. Two minutes form half-time 'Well equalised. We falled to clear our lines and Kirk's cross into.the box was picked up by Steve Cowan who wheeled and smashed a tremendous shot into the top left hand corner.
Three minutes into the second half 'Well went ahead when Steve Kirk followed up to finish a rebound off the crossbar after a Mair cross took a deflection off Gary McGinnis. Within a minute we were level, Ian McPhee curling in a free kick which John Clark rose high to head past Duncan from close-in. The burst of scoring continued, however, and Hamish French put through his own goal a minute later following a Mair corner. The closest we came to an equaliser was a Jim McInally shot which went inches wide and Motherwell struck again in the final minute when Steve Kirk won the ball and ran on to beat Alan Main.
Three minutes into the second half 'Well went ahead when Steve Kirk followed up to finish a rebound off the crossbar after a Mair cross took a deflection off Gary McGinnis. Within a minute we were level, Ian McPhee curling in a free kick which John Clark rose high to head past Duncan from close-in. The burst of scoring continued, however, and Hamish French put through his own goal a minute later following a Mair corner. The closest we came to an equaliser was a Jim McInally shot which went inches wide and Motherwell struck again in the final minute when Steve Kirk won the ball and ran on to beat Alan Main.