Motherwell 1-0 St. Mirren: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by K. van
GREENHILL ROAD. Motherwell overcomes St. Mirren 1-0 after K. van scored a penalty (42').
GREENHILL ROAD. Motherwell tops St. Mirren 1-0 after K. van scored a penalty (42′).
Motherwell remained in 10 people after R. Lamie received a red card in the 82′. Anyway, Motherwell still managed to win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the The Smisa Stadium stadium in Greenhill Road on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton who was helped by David McGeachie and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Graham Grainger.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. St. Mirren was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Motherwell that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
St. Mirren was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Motherwell was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
St. Mirren shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Motherwell shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
St. Mirren received 4 yellow cards (R. Strain, S. Tanser, K. Baccus and J. Ayunga). On the opposite side, Motherwell received 4 yellow cards (S. O’Donnell, S. Goss, K. Speirs and B. Maguire).
Also, Motherwell didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after R. Lamie (Motherwell) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (82′).
After this encounter, St. Mirren stays with 0 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. while Motherwell has 0 points (8th).
Match Events
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6'6'
R. Strain
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19'19'
S. O\'Donnell
P. McGinn
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42'42'
S. Tanser
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42'42'
K. van Veen (Penalty)
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45'45'
S. O\'Donnell
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46'46'
R. Flynn
M. O\'Hara
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47'47'
K. Baccus
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52'52'
R. Tait
S. Tanser
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61'61'
C. Main
A. Greive
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62'62'
D. Cornelius
B. Spittal
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64'64'
S. Goss
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67'67'
K. Speirs
S. Goss
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67'67'
J. Efford
J. Morris
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73'73'
K. Speirs
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73'73'
J. Henderson
R. Strain
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82'82'
R. Lamie
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83'83'
B. Maguire
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84'84'
J. Ayunga
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85'85'
B. Mugabi
K. van Veen
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, St. Mirren will play away against Aberdeen on the 6th of August with a 20-8 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (16 draws).
Motherwell will host St. Johnstone on the 6th of August with a 20-18 head to head stats in favor of St. Johnstone (7 draws).
St. Mirren: Formation and Lineups
St. Mirren started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Stephen Robinson chose to play with the following team: Trevor Carson , Declan Gallagher , Joe Shaughnessy , Charles Dunne , Ryan Strain , Keanu Baccus , Ethan Erhahon , Mark O’Hara , Scott Tanser , Jonah Ayunga and Alex Greive .
St. Mirren could not rely on the presence of R. Tait (injured).
Substitutes
St. Mirren made 4 changes: M. O’Hara for R. Flynn (46′), S. Tanser for R. Tait (52′), A. Greive for C. Main (61′) and R. Strain for J. Henderson (73′).
Top player: Ryan Strain
The player who no doubt impressed St. Mirren the most was Ryan Strain.
His rating is with 15 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 12 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Motherwell: Formation and Lineups
Motherwell started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Graham Alexander played with: Liam Kelly , Paul McGinn , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Ricki Lamie , Jake Carroll , Barry Maguire , Josh Morris , Blair Spittal , Sean Goss , Connor Shields and Kevin van Veen .
Motherwell could not rely on the presence of S. O’Donnell (injured).
Substitutes
Motherwell made 5 changes: P. McGinn for S. O’Donnell (19′), B. Spittal for D. Cornelius (62′), S. Goss for K. Speirs (67′), J. Morris for J. Efford (67′) and K. van Veen for B. Mugabi (85′).
Best player: Liam Kelly
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was the goalkeeper: Liam Kelly. His rating is 7.80. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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