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02/01/2029, Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, Live on National TV
League Cup, R32

Hibernian Vs Motherwell

Hibernian play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D Apted (GK) , B McBay (CB) , J Coleman (CB) , A McAllister (CB) , J McIntyre (RB) , M Buchanan (LB) , G MacAlpine (CDM) , R Elias (CAM) , T McClenny (RM) , J MacNaughton (LM) , T McCalister (ST) And the subs are: K McBane (CB) , G Symington (CB) , M Coppin (CM) , A Kerr (CM) , D McVean (ST)

Motherwell play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R McRoberts (GK) , S Devin (CB) , J MacCarthy (CB) , C McNeilly (CB) , B MacTavish (RB) , D Fordice (LB) , A McPherson (CDM) , S Pugh (CAM) , G Power (RM) , E Cranston (LM) , P Donnelly (ST) And the subs are: G Clery (CB) , E Sweeney (CB) , G McCourt (CM) , P McAllaster (CM) , E McNelley (ST)

Welcome to Easter Road in Edinburgh, Scotland where Hibernian will face Motherwell.  This is R32 of the League Cup.  The attendance is 19202.

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

5' - Malcolm Buchanan plays the ball to Bruce McBay.  Bruce McBay passes to Ron Elias.  Ron Elias hits the ball long to Jordan Coleman.  Anton McPherson tackles Jordan Coleman and the ball goes loose.  Gordon MacAlpine sees a run from James MacNaughton.  He attempts a quick throughball, and James MacNaughton is able to take the ball.  James MacNaughton tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but Robert McRoberts manages to stop the shot!  

14' - John McIntyre tackles Patrick Donnelly and gains possession for his team.  John McIntyre passes to Alex McAllister.  Alex McAllister chips a long ball to Bruce McBay.  Bruce McBay passes the ball to James MacNaughton.  James MacNaughton tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! Its a goal for Hibernian!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

14' - Motherwell kick the ball off for the restart.  

16' - John MacCarthy plays the ball to Chris McNeilly.  Chris McNeilly plays the ball to Anton McPherson.  Anton McPherson sees Patrick Donnelly making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Patrick Donnelly has strayed offside!  

18' - Alex McAllister finds Ron Elias with a long pass.  Ron Elias sees Tom McCalister making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Tom McCalister is caught offside!  

25' - Bart MacTavish plays a long ball to Danny Fordice.  Jordan Coleman tackles Danny Fordice and gains possession for his team.  Jordan Coleman finds Tom McClenny with a long ball.  Tom McClenny sees Ron Elias making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

32' - Spencer Devin hits the ball long to Chris McNeilly.  Chris McNeilly plays the ball to Patrick Donnelly.  Patrick Donnelly slides the ball to Steve Pugh.  Steve Pugh tries to beat Bruce McBay using his ball skills, but is then fouled.  That will be a freekick for Motherwell.  

33' - Bart MacTavish steps up to take the freekick.  He curves the ball into the box, but Malcolm Buchanan intercepts and takes possession.  

39' - John MacCarthy slides the ball to Eric Cranston.  Bruce McBay dispossesses Eric Cranston and the ball goes loose.  Bruce McBay slides the ball to Gordon MacAlpine.  Gordon MacAlpine tries to use ball skills to beat Bart MacTavish, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

45' - Gordon MacAlpine tackles Steve Pugh and gains possession for his team.  Gareth Power successfully tackles Gordon MacAlpine and takes possession.  Gareth Power spots a run from Steve Pugh.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Steve Pugh has strayed offside!  

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

46' - Motherwell kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - Danny Fordice passes to Anton McPherson.  Anton McPherson finds Spencer Devin with a short pass.  Spencer Devin finds Chris McNeilly with a long ball.  Ron Elias dispossesses Chris McNeilly and takes possession.  Ron Elias spots a run from James MacNaughton.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but James MacNaughton has strayed offside!  

54' - Alex McAllister sees Tom McCalister making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Tom McCalister takes the ball.  Tom McCalister looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and Tom McCalister scores!  That's a good goal from the Hibernian player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

55' - Motherwell kick the ball off for the restart.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John McIntyre is going to be taken off.  Gavin Symington is brought on from the bench.  

58' - John MacCarthy plays a long ball to Eric Cranston.  Eric Cranston runs with the ball, beating Jordan Coleman.  

58' - Eric Cranston whips in a cross, but Ron Elias intercepts and makes a clearance.  

60' - Gavin Symington speeds past Patrick Donnelly.  

61' - Gavin Symington spots a run from Tom McCalister.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Tom McCalister is able to control the ball.  Tom McCalister fires a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and Tom McCalister scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Hibernian player!  The ball went in off the upright!

62' - Motherwell kick the ball off for the restart.  

64' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Malcolm Buchanan will come off.  Ken McBane is going to be brought on.  

66' - Anton McPherson plays a short pass to Eric Cranston.  Eric Cranston attempts to unleash a long range shot...but Daniel Apted deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Motherwell.  Bart MacTavish places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but Ken McBane intercepts the ball.  

69' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Patrick Donnelly is going to be taken off.  Eric McNelley joins the game from the bench.  

71' - John MacCarthy slides the ball to Anton McPherson.  Anton McPherson tries to use ball skills to beat Alex McAllister, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

73' - Anton McPherson curls in a cross and finds Eric Cranston.  Eric Cranston flicks a header down towards the bottom corner...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Steve Pugh will come off.  Peter McAllaster joins the game from the bench.  

76' - Tom McCalister curves the ball into the box, but Spencer Devin intercepts the ball.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Anton McPherson is going to be taken off.  George McCourt is brought on from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ron Elias is going to be taken off.  David McVean is going to be brought on.  

85' - David McVean dispossesses Gareth Power and the ball goes loose.  Hibernian launch a counter attack.  John MacCarthy tackles Gavin Symington and gains possession for his team.  John MacCarthy plays the ball to Chris McNeilly.  Chris McNeilly finds Eric Cranston with a long ball.  Eric Cranston takes the ball past Alex McAllister with a turn of pace, but is brought down.    The referee pulls out the yellow card to book Alex McAllister.  That will be a freekick for Motherwell.  

86' - Bart MacTavish places the ball to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but Alex McAllister intercepts the ball.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Hibernian 3 - 0 Motherwell.