Motherwell                                Arbroath
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Merle Haggard             32  8  n     GK Ned Doig                  29  9  n
DF Gary Clark Jr             29  8  n     SW Angus Gunn                26  8  n
DF John Lee Hooker           28  8  n     DF Alex McLeish              27  6  n
DF Howlin Wolf               16  6  n     DF Cafu                      24  6  n
DF Lightnin Hopkins          11  8  n     DF Jack Nicholas             21  6  n
MF Steve Earle               24  6  n     MF Connor Barron             29  8  n
MF Townes Van Zandt          24  9  n     MF Stuart McCall             28  7  n
WG Jerry Jeff Walker         26  8  n     MF Brazil                    13  8  n
WG Jimmie Dale Gilmore       18  8  n     FW Fraser Taylor             36  4  n
FW Guy Clark                 38  7  n     FW Robert MacIntyre          29  5  n
FW Billy Bland               36  9  n     FW Adel Taarabt              18  6  n

Min 0: Motherwell opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Lichties will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Creasey (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 1: Great tackle by Gary Clark Jr (MOT)...
        ...to prevent Fraser Taylor (ARB) from latching onto Adel Taarabt's pass. 
Min 4: Stuart McCall's (ARB) snap shot from 25 yards fizzes just over the crossbar.
Min 13: Steve Earle finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Ned Doig palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Guy Clark who heads the ball...
        ...and it is collected by Ned Doig for the save.
Min 16: Billy Bland opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Cafu greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 19: Stuart McCall finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Merle Haggard palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Brazil who heads the ball...
        ...but John Lee Hooker (MOT) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 21: Billy Bland (MOT) hooks the ball away from Cafu...
        ...and Guy Clark dives in...
        ...and heads down but Ned Doig was there for the save!
Min 23: The Well sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Adel Taarabt's (ARB) ball into the box is cut out by Gary Clark Jr (MOT).
Min 24: Motherwell's on the attack after Guy Clark robs Cafu...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Jimmie Dale Gilmore...
        ...and Jimmie Dale Gilmore sidefoots low but Ned Doig dives in to make the save.
Min 29: Guy Clark (MOT) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Billy Bland rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down and past a sprawling Ned Doig. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Andrew Foss-Grant's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: MOT 1 - ARB 0
Min 30: BB King on for Jerry Jeff Walker(WG)...
        ...BB King will play WG.
Min 30: Ray Wylie Hubbard on for Guy Clark(FW)...
        ...Ray Wylie Hubbard will play FW.
Min 33: Jimmie Dale Gilmore opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Alex McLeish greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 34: Cafu's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Lichties man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 37: Ray Wylie Hubbard's (MOT) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Alex McLeish (ARB)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Ned Doig.
Min 38: Gary Clark Jr (MOT) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Steve Earle rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Ned Doig.
Min 39: Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT) picks up possession on the left...
        ...fe steps into the top corner of the box...
        ...and fires off a bullet of a shot...
        ...the pace and power of the American's shot takes the ball past Ned Doig...
        ...and rifles into the roof of the net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...Motherwell are looking strong now...
        ...score now: MOT 2 - ARB 0
Min 45: Billy Bland's (MOT) cross is met by the head of Steve Earle...
        ...but it loops harmlessly over the bar.
Min 45: Cole Palmer on for Fraser Taylor(FW)...
        ...Cole Palmer will play FW.
Min 45: Kyle Robinson on for Jack Nicholas(DF)...
        ...Kyle Robinson will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Motherwell 2 - Arbroath 0

Min 46: Billy Bland (MOT) bends his shot past Ned Doig and inside the post....
        ...Excellent goal! ...
        ...yet another one for Motherwell; Coach Cameron Archibald is furious...
        ...score now: MOT 3 - ARB 0
Min 48: Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by Ned Doig--superb save!
Min 49: Billy Bland (MOT) nods the ball down for BB King on the edge of the box...
        ...BB King takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Ned Doig rushes of his line...
        ...BB King gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Ned Doig...
        ...but Ned Doig just gets a fingertip to it to knock it out of danger.
Min 52: The ball is hooked on towards Steve Earle (MOT)...
        ...who takes on Cafu on the edge of the area...
        ...he's blocked but the rebound falls to Ray Wylie Hubbard...
        ...who from the edge of the box drills a fine low shot into the net  GOAL!...
        ...Cameron Archibald suggests to Ned Doig that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: MOT 4 - ARB 0
Min 54: Ref waves play on and Motherwell break at pace with Townes Van Zandt...
        ...he only has Ned Doig to beat...
        ...GREAT SAVE on the line by Ned Doig but did the ball cross the line Steve Earle...
        ...screaming at ref but VAR says no goal.

Min 60: Blett Youngfren on for Gary Clark Jr(DF)...
        ...Blett Youngfren will play DF.
Min 61: Howlin Wolf finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Ned Doig palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Ray Wylie Hubbard who heads the ball...
        ...but Angus Gunn (ARB) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 62: Brilliant play by Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for BB King...
        ...who plants a superb shoot but its right at Ned Doig.
Min 65: BB King (MOT) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Billy Bland...
        ...who manages to knock it into the top corner...
        ...even though the pass was just behind him...
        ...great finish! see goal replay on Match of the Day tonight!!...
        ...yet another one for Motherwell; they are really pouring it on...
        ...score now: MOT 5 - ARB 0
Min 65: Lovely chip from Alex McLeish (ARB)...
        ...Stuart McCall was brave...
        ...and knocks the ball past the onrushing Merle Haggard  GOAL!...
        ...Arbroath pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: MOT 5 - ARB 1
Min 72: Ray Wylie Hubbard volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Ned Doig gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...and the ball nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!...
        ...yet another one for Motherwell; they are really pouring it on...
        ...score now: MOT 6 - ARB 1
Min 75: One pass too many from Motherwell and Arbroath soon get a cross in...
        ...Robert MacIntyre (ARB) gets his head to it...
        ...but Merle Haggard is untroubled by that one.
Min 76: Cafu (ARB) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Motherwell defense to Alex McLeish...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Merle Haggard rushes off his line and Alex McLeish slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of Merle Haggard!
Min 82: The ball breaks from a Cafu tackle and lands in the path of Jimmie Dale Gilmore (MOT)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Ned Doig palms Jimmie Dale Gilmore's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Ray Wylie Hubbard is there first to tap the ball home from about one yard out GOAL!!!...
        ...yet another one for Motherwell; they are really pouring it on...
        ...score now: MOT 7 - ARB 1
Min 87: Blett Youngfren almost penetrates Lichties's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Alex McLeish would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 87: Cheeky back heel from Stuart McCall to release Robert MacIntyre in the box...
        ...but the Scotsman is flagged to have been off-side.  Calls for VAR in SESL? 


FINAL SCORE: Motherwell 7 - Arbroath 1


Man Of The Match: Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT)

Motherwell
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Merle Haggard             32 32 32 14  2  n  0  2  0  0 90  7
DF Lightnin Hopkins          11 11 11  8  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Gary Clark Jr             29 29 29 26  4  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF John Lee Hooker           28 28 28 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Howlin Wolf               16 16 16 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Blett Youngfren           16 16 16 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Steve Earle               24 24 24 21  0  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
MF Townes Van Zandt          24 24 24 21  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Jerry Jeff Walker         26 26 26 23  6  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
WG Jimmie Dale Gilmore       18 18 18 16  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  7
WG BB King                   29 29 29 26  3  n  0  0  0  2 60  7
FW Billy Bland               36 36 36 36  3  n  0  0  3  3 90  8
FW Guy Clark                 38 38 38 38  5  n  0  0  0  2 30  6
FW Ray Wylie Hubbard         35 35 35 35  2  n  0  0  4  5 60  8

Arbroath
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Ned Doig                  29 29 29 13  3  n  0  7  0  0 90  6
SW Angus Gunn                26 13 13 11  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF Jack Nicholas             21 21 21 16  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Alex McLeish              27 27 27 21  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
DF Cafu                      24 24 24 19  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Connor Barron             29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
MF Stuart McCall             28 28 28 25  1  n  0  0  1  2 90  5
MF Brazil                    13 13 13 11  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
FW Robert MacIntyre          29 29 29 29 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Adel Taarabt              18 18 18 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Fraser Taylor             36 36 36 36  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Kyle Robinson             18 18 18 18  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Cole Palmer               28 28 28 28  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       MOT ARB
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           7   1
Shots On Target   14   3
Shots             16   4
Saves              2   7
Offsides           1   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      58  58
Revenue          114 114

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  MOT  N  50.40 137.81 220.41 
  1  ARB  N  49.00 128.96 162.46 
 31  MOT  N  50.40 137.81 221.76 
 46  ARB  N  38.50 107.96 167.21 
 61  MOT  N  42.60 124.81 219.16 

 Trainer's Report
MOT paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Blowout avoided; ARB used on average 58% SL (above the required 50%).
Merle Haggard (MOT) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
John Lee Hooker (MOT) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Lightnin Hopkins (MOT) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Stuart McCall (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.