Premiership: Kilmarnock recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Motherwell 2-1
KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock managed to turn the table against Motherwell to win 2-1.
KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock found a way to turn the table against Motherwell to win 2-1. It was Motherwell to strike first with a goal of K. van Veen at the 14â². Then it was a goal in the 71â² minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Taylor gave the win to Kilmarnock in the 77â² minute with a goal. Kilmarnock took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the BBSP Stadium Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Euan Anderson who was helped by Graeme Stewart and Alastair Mather. The 4th official was Calum Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19 degrees Celsius or 66.2 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 58%.â
Match Statistics
Kilmarnock was in firm control of the ball 57% while Motherwell was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Kilmarnock was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 2 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Kilmarnock won the contest.
Kilmarnock shot 20 times, 2 on target, 18 off target. On the other side, Motherwell shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Kilmarnock received 1 yellow card (D. Armstrong). On the opposite side, Motherwell received 1 yellow card (S. OâDonnell).
After playing this contest, Kilmarnock will have 1 points like Dundee United to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Motherwell will stay with 9 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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14'14'
K. van Veen
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19'19'
S. O\'Donnell
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58'58'
J. Efford
C. Shields
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58'58'
J. Morris
D. Cornelius
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64'64'
R. McKenzie
K. McInroy
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64'64'
F. Murray
O. Shaw
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71'71'
D. Armstrong
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73'73'
R. Tierney
B. Spittal
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73'73'
B. Maguire
C. Slattery
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76'76'
I. Cameron
K. Lafferty
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77'77'
A. Taylor
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83'83'
D. Armstrong
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85'85'
L. Donnelly
D. Armstrong
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90'90'
A. Power
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Kilmarnock will play away with Hibernian on the 3rd of September with a 21-13 head to head in favor of Hibernian (12 draws).
Motherwell will host Dundee United on the 3rd of September with a 21-15 head to head in favor of Dundee United (13 draws).
Kilmarnock: Formation and Lineups
Kilmarnock started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Derek McInnes chose to play with the following team: Sam Walker , Ryan Alebiosu , Ash Taylor , Lewis Mayo , Ben Chrisene , Danny Armstrong , Liam Polworth , Alan Power , Kerr Mcinroy , Kyle Lafferty and Oli Shaw .
Substitutes
Kilmarnock made 4 changes: K. McInroy for R. McKenzie (64â²), O. Shaw for F. Murray (64â²), K. Lafferty for I. Cameron (76â²) and D. Armstrong for L. Donnelly (85â²).
Top player: Ash Taylor
The player who no doubt impressed Kilmarnock the most was Ash Taylor.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 45 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.Motherwell: Formation and Lineups
Motherwell started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Graham Alexander played with: Liam Kelly , Paul McGinn , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Ricki Lamie , Stephen OâDonnell , Callum Slattery , Sean Goss , Dean Cornelius , Kevin van Veen , Connor Shields and Blair Spittal .
Substitutes
Motherwell made 4 changes: C. Shields for J. Efford (58â²), D. Cornelius for J. Morris (58â²), B. Spittal for R. Tierney (73â²) and C. Slattery for B. Maguire (73â²).
Top player: Callum Slattery
The player who no doubt impressed Motherwell the most was Callum Slattery.
His rating is
with 21 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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