- Scottish Premier League
- 13 May 2012, 12:30pm
- Fir Park
- Attendance: 7,456
Motherwell | v | Dundee U |
| 0 | 2
|
live commentary
Match ends, Motherwell 0, Dundee United 2.
90+2 mins:Second Half ends, Motherwell 0, Dundee United 2.
90 mins:Attempt missed. Michael Higdon (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
89 mins:Offside, Motherwell. Shaun Hutchinson tries a through ball, but Shaun Hutchinson is caught offside.
89 mins:Foul by Sean Dillon (Dundee United).
89 mins:Henrik Ojamaa (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
88 mins:Attempt missed. John Rankin (Dundee United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
87 mins:Corner, Dundee United.
87 mins:Substitution, Dundee United. Ryan Gauld replaces Johnny Russell.
82 mins:Goal! Motherwell 0, Dundee United 2. Jonathan Daly (Dundee United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
82 mins:Attempt missed. Shaun Hutchinson (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tom Hateley with a cross.
81 mins:Tom Hateley (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81 mins:Foul by Tom Hateley (Motherwell).
81 mins:Gary Mackay-Steven (Dundee United) wins a free kick.
80 mins:Foul by Jonathan Daly (Dundee United).
80 mins:Ross Forbes (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
79 mins:Substitution, Motherwell. Ross Forbes replaces Stephen Craigan.
78 mins:Attempt saved. Paul Dixon (Dundee United) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved.
78 mins:Tim Clancy (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78 mins:Jonathan Daly (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77 mins:Foul by Tim Clancy (Motherwell).
77 mins:Gary Mackay-Steven (Dundee United) wins a free kick.
74 mins:Attempt missed. Scott Robertson (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
70 mins:Attempt missed. John Rankin (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
68 mins:Substitution, Dundee United. Gary Mackay-Steven replaces Stuart Armstrong.
68 mins:Attempt missed. Stephen Craigan (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
67 mins:Corner, Motherwell.
67 mins:Corner, Motherwell.
66 mins:Substitution, Motherwell. Henrik Ojamaa replaces Nicky Law.
65 mins:Attempt missed. Ryan Dow (Dundee United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
63 mins:Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
61 mins:Foul by Johnny Russell (Dundee United).
61 mins:Stephen Craigan (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
60 mins:Corner, Dundee United.
60 mins:Attempt saved. Jonathan Daly (Dundee United) header from the centre of the box is saved.
59 mins:Corner, Dundee United.
57 mins:Attempt missed. Ryan Dow (Dundee United) right footed shot is too high.
55 mins:Substitution, Dundee United. Ryan Dow replaces Danny Swanson.
54 mins:Attempt missed. Tom Hateley (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
54 mins:Foul by Danny Swanson (Dundee United).
54 mins:Keith Lasley (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
52 mins:Danny Swanson (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52 mins:Foul by Danny Swanson (Dundee United).
52 mins:Keith Lasley (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
50 mins:Foul by Keith Watson (Dundee United).
50 mins:Shaun Hutchinson (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
47 mins:Corner, Dundee United.
47 mins:Foul by Keith Lasley (Motherwell).
47 mins:Scott Robertson (Dundee United) wins a free kick.
46 mins:Attempt missed. Steven Jennings (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Second Half begins Motherwell 0, Dundee United 1.
45+2 mins:First Half ends, Motherwell 0, Dundee United 1.
45 mins:Attempt missed. Richie Ryan (Dundee United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
45 mins:Steven Jennings (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for dissent.
45 mins:Foul by Keith Lasley (Motherwell).
45 mins:Danny Swanson (Dundee United) wins a free kick.
42 mins:Attempt missed. Michael Higdon (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Hateley with a cross.
41 mins:Foul by Danny Swanson (Dundee United).
41 mins:Tim Clancy (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
40 mins:Paul Dixon (Dundee United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
39 mins:Foul by Stephen Craigan (Motherwell).
39 mins:Stuart Armstrong (Dundee United) wins a free kick.
38 mins:Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Dundee United).
38 mins:Shaun Hutchinson (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
37 mins:Attempt missed. Michael Higdon (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
32 mins:Offside, Motherwell. Michael Higdon tries a through ball, but Michael Higdon is caught offside.
31 mins:Corner, Motherwell.
29 mins:Hand ball by Stuart Armstrong (Dundee United).
28 mins:Foul by Steven Jennings (Motherwell).
28 mins:Richie Ryan (Dundee United) wins a free kick.
27 mins:Foul by Johnny Russell (Dundee United).
27 mins:Tim Clancy (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
26 mins:Attempt blocked. Michael Higdon (Motherwell) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Hateley.
25 mins:Corner, Motherwell.
24 mins:Attempt missed. Stephen Craigan (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Hateley with a cross.
24 mins:Foul by Richie Ryan (Dundee United).
24 mins:Chris Humphrey (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
23 mins:Corner, Motherwell.
23 mins:Attempt saved. Nicky Law (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
22 mins:Corner, Motherwell.
21 mins:Foul by Keith Watson (Dundee United).
21 mins:Nicky Law (Motherwell) wins a free kick.
20 mins:John Rankin (Dundee United) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
19 mins:Attempt missed. Paul Dixon (Dundee United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
17 mins:Foul by Keith Lasley (Motherwell).
17 mins:Danny Swanson (Dundee United) wins a free kick.
13 mins:Substitution, Motherwell. Tim Clancy replaces Steven Hammell.
11 mins:Foul by Steven Hammell (Motherwell).
11 mins:Danny Swanson (Dundee United) wins a free kick.
8 mins:Goal! Motherwell 0, Dundee United 1. Johnny Russell (Dundee United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
8 mins:Attempt saved. Johnny Russell (Dundee United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved.
7 mins:Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Dundee United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- Scottish Premier League
- 13 May 2012, 12:30pm
- Fir Park
- Attendance: 7,456
| Motherwell | v | Dundee U |
| 0 | 2
|
match report
Stephen Craigan's final appearance for Motherwell ended in defeat as Dundee United claimed a 2-0 SPL victory at Fir Park on Sunday.
The Motherwell captain announced his retirement earlier in the week but he could not end on a high as goals from Johnny Russell and Jon Daly secured a comfortable victory for United.
Russell opened the scoring in the eighth minute after Darren Randolph had twice denied Stuart Armstrong and the midfielder turned provider with nine minutes to go as he laid the ball to Daly to stroke home from close range.
Craigan was presented with an award prior to kick-off and after five minutes the Fir Park crowd rose to their feet to applaud the Northern Irish centre-back.
After a slow opening to the match, the visitors broke the deadlock. Randolph in the Motherwell goal did well to deny Armstrong on two occasions before Russell bundled the ball over the line from close range.
The home side were dealt a further blow after 12 minutes when Steven Hammell was stretchered off and replaced by Tim Clancy following a collision with Danny Swanson.
United came close to doubling their lead when Russell broke away from Clancy on the left flank and his cut-back found John Rankin, who struck the outside of Randolph's post from a tight angle.
Chris Humphrey was proving to be a handful for the United defence and after a direct run down the right he delivered a dangerous ball in that was handled well by Dusan Pernis under pressure from Jamie Murphy.
The Jamaican was involved again minutes later when he took on Daly and delivered a neat cross along the six-yard box, but to the dismay of the home support nobody was on hand to turn the ball in.
Michael Higdon was next to come close to grabbing an equaliser for Motherwell but was adjudged to have strayed offside when trying to meet Humphrey's delivery.
Paul Dixon clipped the top of Randolph's crossbar with an excellent free-kick five minutes before the interval before Higdon came agonisingly close to levelling the game when he powered a header just wide of the target following a pinpoint delivery from Tom Hateley.
Steven Jennings blazed an effort well over the bar in the opening minute of the second half as the hosts began on the front foot.
Swanson became the first United player to receive a yellow card after a careless challenge on Keith Lasley and he was fortunate to escape a further caution a minute later following a mistimed tackle on Clancy.
Peter Houston reacted by replacing Swanson with Ryan Dow and the midfielder almost made an immediate impact, when he struck just over after collecting Scott Robertson's pass.
Randolph produced a wonderful piece of goalkeeping to keep out Daly's curling effort just before the hour mark and Dow again went close after connecting with Dixon's cross on 63 minutes.
Craigan saw his shot from the edge of the box drift just wide of the left-hand post, the second time he had come close to netting on his final appearance.
Gary Mackay-Steven came on for Armstrong in the 67th minute and the winger blasted inches wide within a minute of his introduction.
Robertson passed up a glorious opportunity to extend the visitors' lead after being released by Russell just inside the area, however, the midfielder struck well over the top.
Craigan took his final bow after 78 minutes when he made way for Ross Forbes, who will also leave Fir Park at the end of the season.
United doubled their advantage with nine minutes remaining, Russell set up Daly, who had the simple task of rolling the ball into the net.
Russell was replaced by Ryan Gauld for the closing stages and the visitors continued to look for goals.
Mackay-Steven saw his shot deflected wide by Shaun Hutchinson and John Rankin's long-range strike could not find the target.
Higdon's disappointing day continued when he fired well wide in the closing minute and the Fir Park side were unable to threaten during the final minutes, ensuring United left Fir Park with all three points.
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