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01/01/2047, Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland
League Cup, R32

Motherwell Vs Thurso FC

Motherwell play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: B Llewellyn (GK) , T McCombie (CB) , C Heriot (CB) , E MacLaine (CB) , G McCotter (RB) , R Akinsehinde (LB) , H MacLellan (CDM) , J McCombe (CAM) , J Floyd (RM) , B Mair (LM) , D Murray (ST) And the subs are: I McClement (CB) , S McAdam (CB) , T Rae (CM) , J McNeill (CM) , A McAskill (ST)

Thurso FC play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: D McDonald (GK) , M Mears (CB) , H Paterson (CB) , J McNevin (RB) , P McCaig (LB) , N McCleary (CDM) , B McArthur (CAM) , P Heriot (RM) , R MacNair (LM) , T Bain (ST) , G Kirk (ST) And the subs are: A McCalmon (CB) , G McCrea (CB) , E McCorkell (CM) , G MacAdam (CM) , P Burnet (ST)

Welcome to Fir Park in Motherwell, Scotland where Motherwell will face Thurso FC.  This is R32 of the League Cup.  The attendance is 15058.

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

14' - Jim McNevin tackles Jamie McCombe and the ball goes loose.  Peter Heriot chips a long ball to Robert MacNair.  Edward MacLaine tackles Robert MacNair and takes the ball.  Edward MacLaine finds Ricky Akinsehinde with a long ball.  Neil McCleary successfully tackles Ricky Akinsehinde and gains possession for his team.  Neil McCleary plays a long pass to Bruce McArthur.  Bruce McArthur finds Peter Heriot with a short pass.  Peter Heriot tries to beat George McCotter using his ball skills, but is illegally impeded.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books George McCotter.That will be a freekick for Thurso FC.  

15' - Peter Heriot stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

17' - Robert MacNair curls in a cross, and manages to find Gordon Kirk.  Gordon Kirk directs a powerful header towards the top corner...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

21' - Ricky Akinsehinde slides the ball to Jamie McCombe.  Jamie McCombe tries to use ball skills to beat Marcus Mears and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

22' - Jamie McCombe sees Douglas Murray making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Douglas Murray has strayed offside!  

33' - Douglas Murray attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and its in! It's a magnificent goal from Douglas Murray for Motherwell!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

34' - Thurso FC kick the ball off for the restart.  

41' - Robert MacNair plays the ball to Marcus Mears.  Marcus Mears passes to Hugh Paterson.  Hugh Paterson finds Bruce McArthur with a long pass.  Ricky Akinsehinde dispossesses Bruce McArthur and takes possession.  Bruce McArthur successfully tackles Ricky Akinsehinde and takes possession.  Thurso FC launch a counter attack.  Bruce McArthur plays the ball to Gordon Kirk.  Gordon Kirk plays a short pass to Peter Heriot.  Peter Heriot sees Neil McCleary making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

45' - Ricky Akinsehinde finds George McCotter with a long ball.  George McCotter finds Jamie McCombe with a short pass.  Jamie McCombe attempts to use his skills to beat Hugh Paterson and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

49' - Jamie McCombe takes a shot from long range towards goal...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  That will be a corner for  Motherwell.  George McCotter gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, and manages to find James Floyd.  James Floyd jumps up to head the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the shot hits the upright!  Brett Mair gets to the ball first...Brett Mair takes a shot...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman signals its a corner for Motherwell.  George McCotter places the ball to take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box and finds Henry MacLellan.  Henry MacLellan gets above the defence and heads the ball towards the top corner...and its in! It's a fine goal from Henry MacLellan for Motherwell!  The ball went in off the upright!

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

49' - Thurso FC kick the ball off for the restart.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Tommy Bain will come off.  Paul Burnet is brought on from the bench.  

55' - Robert MacNair passes to Neil McCleary.  Neil McCleary hits the ball long to Jim McNevin.  Jim McNevin sees a run from Bruce McArthur.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Bruce McArthur takes the ball.  Bruce McArthur tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

56' - Bradley Llewellyn attempts to beat Robert MacNair using his skills, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

58' - Bradley Llewellyn spots a run from Jamie McCombe.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Jamie McCombe has strayed offside!  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Paul McCaig is going to be taken off.  Gareth McCrea is brought on from the bench.  

62' - Douglas Murray successfully tackles Hugh Paterson and takes the ball.  Douglas Murray tries to use ball skills to beat Marcus Mears, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

68' - Robert MacNair hits the ball long to Marcus Mears.  Marcus Mears passes to Peter Heriot.  Peter Heriot looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

71' - Bradley Llewellyn passes a long ball to Edward MacLaine.  Edward MacLaine plays the ball to Douglas Murray.  Douglas Murray tries to beat Jim McNevin using his ball skills, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

72' - Douglas Murray sees a run from Brett Mair.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Brett Mair has strayed offside!  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Hugh Paterson is going to be taken off.  Andy McCalmon is going to be brought on.  

76' - Henry MacLellan spots a run from Douglas Murray.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Douglas Murray is caught offside!  

79' - Peter Heriot plays the ball to Marcus Mears.  Henry MacLellan successfully tackles Marcus Mears and takes possession.  Henry MacLellan uses his pace to beat Bruce McArthur, but is illegally impeded.    The referee shows Bruce McArthur the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Motherwell.  

83' - Ricky Akinsehinde plays a long pass to Jamie McCombe.  Jamie McCombe slides the ball to James Floyd.  James Floyd spots a run from Brett Mair.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Brett Mair runs on to the ball.  Brett Mair hits the ball...but David McDonald performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

85' - David McDonald sees a run from Paul Burnet.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Paul Burnet is able to take the ball.  Paul Burnet attempts to place the ball past the keeper...and Paul Burnet scores!  That's a fine goal from the Thurso FC player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

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

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



The match has ended Motherwell 2 - 1 Thurso FC.