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06/09/2059, Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland, Live on National TV
League One, Scottish Football League

Motherwell Vs Gretna 2008

Motherwell play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: E Laing (GK) , C Tierney (CB) , A Berry (CB) , P McBane (CB) , O Hamilton (RB) , D MacQuarrie (LB) , M MacMasters (CDM) , J McCrady (CAM) , D Evans (RM) , A Patience (LM) , A Dean (ST) And the subs are: J Fallen (CB) , A McWatters (CB) , W McCalman (CM) , R Taylor (CM) , E McCalley (ST)

Gretna 2008 play in a 3-4-3 Att formation, and line up with: G McClard (GK) , H Lipton (CB) , A McCard (CB) , D Craig (CB) , G McClafferty (CM) , N McCrae (CM) , R Ruane (CM) , J Whelan (CAM) , J McArthur (RW) , C Fergusson (LW) , A Buchan (ST) And the subs are: A McBay (CB) , R MacDougall (CB) , H McCosh (CM) , B MacFadden (CM) , D Cranston (ST)

Welcome to Fir Park in Motherwell, Scotland where Motherwell will face Gretna 2008.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, Scottish Football League.  The attendance is 23261.

1' - Motherwell kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

8' - Gordon McClafferty plays the ball to Neil McCrae.  Neil McCrae spots a run from Joshua Whelan.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Joshua Whelan takes the ball.  Joshua Whelan attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

9' - Eddie Laing sees a run from John McCrady.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but John McCrady is caught offside!  

18' - Peter McBane plays a long ball to Dennis MacQuarrie.  Dennis MacQuarrie finds John McCrady with a short pass.  John McCrady plays a short pass to Mark MacMasters.  Gordon McClafferty tackles Mark MacMasters and the ball goes loose.  Mark MacMasters tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a great goal from Mark MacMasters for Motherwell!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

18' - Gretna 2008 kick the ball off for the restart.  

23' - Gordon McClafferty finds Rob Ruane with a short pass.  Rob Ruane passes to Darryl Craig.  John McCrady dispossesses Darryl Craig and takes the ball.  Motherwell attempt to counter.  John McCrady sees Adam Dean making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Adam Dean is able to take the ball.  Adam Dean looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

26' - Gordon McClard plays a long ball to Alexander McCard.  Alexander McCard curls in a cross, finding Arthur Buchan.  Arthur Buchan gets above the defence and directs a header hoping to beat Eddie Laing...but the shot bounces off the post!  Mark MacMasters is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

28' - John McCrady successfully tackles Alexander McCard and the ball goes loose.  Rob Ruane spots a run from Jim McArthur.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Jim McArthur is able to control the ball.  Jim McArthur attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

30' - Eddie Laing chips a long ball to Mark MacMasters.  Mark MacMasters uses his pace to beat Rob Ruane.  

31' - Mark MacMasters sees a run from John McCrady.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and John McCrady is able to take the ball.  John McCrady tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

36' - Gordon McClard finds Henry Lipton with a long ball.  Henry Lipton finds Gordon McClafferty with a short pass.  Gordon McClafferty spots a run from Jim McArthur.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Jim McArthur runs on to the ball.  Jim McArthur attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by Eddie Laing!  

38' - Eddie Laing spots a run from Adam Dean.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Adam Dean is able to control the ball.  Adam Dean attempts the cutback, but Mark MacMasters overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Duncan Evans strikes the ball from outside the area...and Duncan Evans scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Motherwell player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

39' - Gretna 2008 kick the ball off for the restart.  

46' - Rob Ruane finds Joshua Whelan with a short pass.  Joshua Whelan sees Arthur Buchan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Arthur Buchan takes the ball.  Arthur Buchan hits the ball...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

46' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

47' - Gretna 2008 kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Duncan Evans attempts to beat Joshua Whelan using his skills.  The opposing player is unable to stop Duncan Evans who takes the ball forward!  

54' - Mark MacMasters dispossesses Henry Lipton and takes possession.  Mark MacMasters takes the ball past Gordon McClafferty with a turn of pace.  

54' - Mark MacMasters crosses the ball, but he only manages to find opposing player Gordon McClafferty.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Joshua Whelan will come off.  Dennis Cranston joins the game from the bench.  

61' - Mark MacMasters attempts a shot from distance towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Alexander McCard is going to be taken off.  Ronald MacDougall is brought on from the bench.  

66' - Dennis MacQuarrie dispossesses Neil McCrae and the ball goes loose.  Charles Fergusson looks to hit a long range shot...but Eddie Laing performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

70' - Eddie Laing chips a long ball to Owen Hamilton.  Dennis Cranston successfully tackles Owen Hamilton and gains possession for his team.  Duncan Evans tackles Dennis Cranston and takes possession.  Motherwell launch a counter attack.  Duncan Evans hits the ball from outside the area towards goal...and its in! It's a tremendous goal from Duncan Evans for Motherwell!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

71' - Gretna 2008 kick the ball off for the restart.  

74' - Darryl Craig passes the ball to Ronald MacDougall.  Ronald MacDougall slides the ball to Henry Lipton.  Henry Lipton passes the ball to Dennis Cranston.  Dennis Cranston sees a run from Neil McCrae.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Neil McCrae takes the ball.  Neil McCrae tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by Eddie Laing!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Peter McBane is going to be taken off.  John Fallen is brought on from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Charlie Tierney is going to be taken off.  Ron Taylor is brought on from the bench.  

78' - Dennis Cranston spots a run from Arthur Buchan.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Arthur Buchan has strayed offside!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Adam Dean is going to be taken off.  Edward McCalley is going to be brought on.  

80' - With a turn of pace, Dennis MacQuarrie beats Rob Ruane, but is then fouled.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Rob Ruane the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Motherwell.  

81' - It looks like Dennis MacQuarrie is struggling with an injury.  There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Dennis MacQuarrie is going to be taken off.  There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Darryl Craig is going to be taken off.  Adam McBay joins the game from the bench.  

90' - John Fallen passes a long ball to Ron Taylor.  Ron Taylor sees Edward McCalley making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Edward McCalley runs on to the ball.  Edward McCalley fires a shot...but the shot is saved by Gordon McClard!  



The match has ended Motherwell 3 - 0 Gretna 2008.