Motherwell edge out Hearts in thrilling encounter
Motherwell secured an exciting victory against Heart of Midlothian in a match that featured goals, yellow cards and numerous substitutions.
The opening goal arrived in the 24th minute, scored by P. McGinn for Motherwell, assisted by L. Miller. The first half ended with a yellow card for A. Halliday of Motherwell and another for F. Kent of Heart of Midlothian.
The second half saw the game become even more intense. Motherwell doubled their lead in the 60th minute, this time through S. O’Donnell, again assisted by L. Miller. However, Heart of Midlothian responded quickly, pulling one back in the 65th minute through a goal from Y. Oda, assisted by L. Shankland.
The match remained open until the very end. Motherwell ultimately sealed the win in the 81st minute with a goal from T. Sparrow, without an assist. The final score was 3-1 in favor of Motherwell.
Match statistics:
* Motherwell: 33% possession, 14 shots (6 on target, 3 off target), 8 corners, 8 fouls, 1 yellow cards, 0 red cards
* Heart of Midlothian: 67% possession, 9 shots (3 on target, 1 off target), 7 corners, 16 fouls, 4 yellow cards, 0 red cards
The match was played at Fir Park in Motherwell, officiated by J. Beaton.
Substitutions motherwell: at minute 51 T. Watt came in and A. Halliday went out., at minute 74 S. Seddon came in and T. Maswanhise went out., at minute 74 T. Sparrow came in and Z. Robinson went out.
Substitutions heart of midlothian: at minute 54 K. Vargas came in and Y. Dhanda went out., at minute 54 Y. Oda came in and A. Forrest went out., at minute 55 C. Devlin came in and G. G. Taylor Dosman went out., at minute 70 B. McKay came in and B. Spittal went out., at minute 87 L. Boyce came in and A. Salazar went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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