Motherwell beat St. Johnstone in a thrilling match
Motherwell defeated St. Johnstone 2-1 in a vibrant match that took place at Fir Park. Goals from T. Maswanhise and T. Sparrow in the first half gave Motherwell a lead that was reduced by a penalty from N. Clark in the second half. Despite the St. Johnstone reaction, Motherwell managed to hold on to the victory.
The match started with a dominant Motherwell, who took the lead in the 20th minute thanks to a goal from T. Maswanhise, assisted by M. Kaleta. Motherwell continued to press and extended their lead in the 34th minute with a goal from T. Sparrow, who received a pass from T. Maswanhise.
St. Johnstone, for their part, tried to react, but found it difficult to break down Motherwell’s defense. In the second half, St. Johnstone came out with more intensity and managed to reduce the difference in the 58th minute with a penalty converted by N. Clark.
The game became more intense in the final minutes, but Motherwell managed to maintain possession of the ball and control the pace of the game.
Statistics:
* Possession: Motherwell 34%, St. Johnstone 66%
* Shots: Motherwell 14 (4 on target, 8 off target), St. Johnstone 11 (4 on target, 2 off target)
* Corners: Motherwell 3, St. Johnstone 3
* Fouls: Motherwell 12, St. Johnstone 9
* Yellow cards: Motherwell 1, St. Johnstone 0
* Red cards: None
Despite St. Johnstone’s greater possession, Motherwell proved more effective in attack and managed to take all three points.
Substitutions st johnstone: at minute 46 A. Raymond came in and M. Smith went out., at minute 46 L. Neilson came in and J. Holt went out., at minute 66 B. Kimpioka came in and A. Sidibeh went out., at minute 76 M. Kirk came in and N. Clark went out., at minute 86 B. Mikulic came in and B. Douglas went out.
Substitutions motherwell: at minute 68 D. Zdravkovski came in and A. Halliday went out., at minute 68 T. Watt came in and A. Stamatelopoulos went out., at minute 76 M. Ebiye came in and T. Maswanhise went out., at minute 82 H. Paton came in and T. Sparrow went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Motherwell
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