Motherwell                                Hearts
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Kevin Budinauckas         30 10  n     GK Tim Vine                   7  8  n
DF John Lee Hooker           28  6  n     DF Kye Rowles                28 10  n
DF Howlin Wolf               16  8  n     DF Craig Levein              22  4  n
DF Gael Alvarado              8 10  n     DF Malachi Boateng           19  4  n
DF Joseph Schmoe              8 10  n     DF Aaron Hickey              17  7  n
MF Al Bondigas               29  8  n     MF Jamal Musiala             20 10  n
MF Steve Earle               24  6  n     MF Jozef Horvath              5 10  n
WG Jerry Jeff Walker         26 10  n     WG Alexandros Kyziridis      27  6  n
WG BB King                   26  7  n     WG Lee Mack                  21  8  n
FW Guy Clark                 32  6  n     FW Blair Spittal             34  6  n
FW Ray Wylie Hubbard         29  8  n     FW Lawrence Shankland        24  8  n

Min 0: Motherwell opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Jam Tarts will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bill Nichol (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 1: Blair Spittal (HEA) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Kevin Budinauckas!
Min 4: Terrible Jam Tarts defending as Malachi Boateng gave it away to Joseph Schmoe (MOT)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Tim Vine...
        ...but it came back to John Lee Hooker who shoots and Tim Vine fists it away!
Min 9: Kevin Budinauckas makes a grave error against Heart of Midlothian...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but Lawrence Shankland  amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Kevin Budinauckas.
Min 12: Lawrence Shankland  (HEA) is on the left and looks to cross...
        ...the ball floats over Kevin Budinauckas...
        ...and into the top corner via the woodwork GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Jam Tarts...
        ...score now: MOT 0 - HEA 1
Min 13: WTAF!  Time wasting?  The manager taps where his watch would have been only some scamp from the crowd has half inched it. Scottish rascals! 
Min 14: Great tackle by Craig Levein (HEA)...
        ...to prevent Guy Clark (MOT) from latching onto BB King's pass. 
Min 15: Al Bondigas picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Guy Clark to chase...
        ...it drops over Malachi Boateng's shoulder and right into Guy Clark's path...
        ...the American hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that thunders past Tim Vine's outstretched arm...
        ...and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...Motherwell draw level....
        ...score now: MOT 1 - HEA 1
Min 19: Lee Mack (HEA) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and somehow he puts it over the bar from about 8-yards out. He should have scored. 
Min 24: Steve Earle (MOT) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Guy Clark...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but Tim Vine is there to make the save!
Min 26: (HEA) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Lawrence Shankland  looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Kevin Budinauckas looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Motherwell defence were all over the place.
Min 28: Steve Earle (MOT) gets himself in the book by scything down Lawrence Shankland .
Min 30: Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Jerry Jeff Walker...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...past Tim Vine. GOAL!...
        ...and Motherwell have the lead...
        ...score now: MOT 2 - HEA 1
Min 30: Alan Rough on for Tim Vine(GK)...
        ...Alan Rough will play GK.
Min 31: Al Bondigas almost penetrates Jam Tarts's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Aaron Hickey would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 33: One pass too many from Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell soon get a cross in...
        ...BB King (MOT) gets his head to it...
        ...but Alan Rough is untroubled by that one.
Min 33: John Lee Hooker (MOT) is booked for dissent and player tells ref to stick his yellow card up his jacksie.
Min 37: BB King (MOT) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Guy Clark takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Alan Rough is there to handle the danger.
Min 43: Jozef Horvath breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Alexandros Kyziridis on the attack down the right...
        ...the American cuts inside, evades Howlin Wolf's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but Kevin Budinauckas is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 45: Now the ball comes to Jerry Jeff Walker (MOT)...
        ...Ray Wylie Hubbard has space on the left and Jerry Jeff Walker tries to play him in...
        ...only for Craig Levein (HEA) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 45: Merle Haggard on for Kevin Budinauckas(GK)...
        ...Merle Haggard will play GK.
Min 45: Cammie Devlin on for Craig Levein(DF)...
        ...Cammie Devlin will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Motherwell 2 - Heart of Midlothian 1

Min 49: Al Bondigas opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Aaron Hickey greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 50: Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Al Bondigas takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Alan Rough is there to handle the danger.
Min 50: Alexandros Kyziridis 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 Lawrence Shankland  who heads the ball...
        ...but Howlin Wolf (MOT) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 51: BB King (MOT) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Guy Clark but it evades him...
        ...sadly Alan Rough missed it too and it drifts into the back of the net GOAL!...
        ...Motherwell are looking strong now...
        ...score now: MOT 3 - HEA 1
Min 54: Guy Clark (MOT) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Aaron Hickey (HEA) is there to clear with his head.
Min 57: Covid mask of manager hides him swearing as Blair Spittal (HEA) picks up a wonderful ball ...
        ...he slides a pass into Jamal Musiala...
        ...whose shot balloons over the bar.
Min 59: Lawrence Shankland  (HEA) finds space for a cross from the left...
        ...Merle Haggard doesn't know whether to go for the ball or stay on his line...
        ...Lee Mack rises highest at the back post...
        ...and its punched over the bar by Merle Haggard who stayed on his line.
Min 60: Blett Youngfren on for John Lee Hooker(DF)...
        ...Blett Youngfren will play DF.
Min 61: Guy Clark (MOT) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the American striker BB King...
        ...whose finish is saved by Alan Rough.
Min 62: Blair Spittal (HEA) leaves half the Motherwell side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Howlin Wolf...
        ...andside-foots past Merle Haggard...
        ...brilliant goal. GOOOOLLLLL!!!...
        ... and Heart of Midlothian are right back in it...
        ...score now: MOT 3 - HEA 2
Jerry Jeff Walker changed position from WG... to DF
Min 62: MOT now playing Stall
Min 71: BB King (MOT) loops a ball over the top for Guy Clark...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 88: Blair Spittal (HEA) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Alexandros Kyziridis...
        ...whose shot is easily handled by Merle Haggard.
Min 90: Al Bondigas (MOT) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Aaron Hickey (HEA) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 90: Merle Haggard (MOT) catches Blair Spittal late, and that's a booking for the Motherwell man.


FINAL SCORE: Motherwell 3 - Heart of Midlothian 2


Man Of The Match: BB King (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 Kevin Budinauckas         30 30 30 13  7  n  0  3  0  0 45  6
GK Merle Haggard             29 29 29 13  7  n  4  2  0  0 45  6
DF Jerry Jeff Walker         26 15 15 23  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
DF Gael Alvarado              8  8  8  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Joseph Schmoe              8  8  8  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Lee Hooker           28 28 28 22  2  n  4  0  0  1 60  6
DF Howlin Wolf               16 16 16 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Blett Youngfren           16 16 16 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Al Bondigas               29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Steve Earle               24 24 24 21  0  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
WG BB King                   26 26 26 23  1  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
FW Guy Clark                 32 32 32 32  0  n  0  0  1  3 90  7
FW Ray Wylie Hubbard         29 29 29 29  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Hearts
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Tim Vine                   7  7  7  3  6  n  0  2  0  0 30  6
GK Alan Rough                28 28 28 12  0  n  0  4  0  0 60  6
DF Kye Rowles                28 28 28 22  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Aaron Hickey              17 17 17 13  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Craig Levein              22 22 22 17  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Malachi Boateng           19 19 19 17 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Cammie Devlin             28 22 22 25  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Jozef Horvath              5  4  4  4  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jamal Musiala             20 20 20 18  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Alexandros Kyziridis      27 27 27 24  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Lee Mack                  21 21 21 18  2  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
FW Blair Spittal             34 34 34 34  0  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Lawrence Shankland        24 24 24 24  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6

Statistics       MOT HEA
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Halftime           2   1
Fulltime           3   2
Shots On Target    9   7
Shots              9  10
Saves              5   6
Offsides           1   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       3   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      61  61
Revenue          125 125

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  MOT  N  36.00 119.17 220.82 
  1  HEA  E  51.60 102.10 184.90 
 61  MOT  N  28.80 107.17 218.42 
 63  MOT  S  37.80 158.67 130.17 

 Trainer's Report
MOT paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Kevin Budinauckas (MOT) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Guy Clark (MOT) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ray Wylie Hubbard (MOT) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
BB King (MOT) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Blair Spittal (HEA) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Alan Rough (HEA) played 60 minutes and earned a CP.
Lee Mack (HEA) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Arthur Seat (HEA) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Craig Levein (HEA) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Tim Vine (HEA) only played 30 minutes and could not be trained.