Scottish Premiership

FT Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Motherwell LDLLL 3
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Dundee United WLWWD 0
1st2ndT
MOT123
DUN000
CalForth Construction Arena at Tannadice Park · 6,251 att.

Match Report

Scott McDonald brace earns key win for Motherwell

Scott McDonald brace earns key win for Motherwell

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Head to Head

DUN leads series 4-1

Lineups

DUN · 3-5-2

  1. 1Eiji KawashimaG
  2. 19Gavin GunningCD
  3. 2Sean DillonCD-L
  4. 28Coll DonaldsonCD-R
  5. 8John RankinCM-L
  6. 6Paul PatonCM-R
  7. 55Guy DemelAM
  8. 3Paul DixonLM
  9. 20Blair SpittalRM
  10. 7Billy McKayCF-L
  11. 15Simon MurrayCF-R

MOT · 3-5-2

  1. 1Connor RipleyG
  2. 32Ben HallCD
  3. 6Stephen McManusCD-L
  4. 5Louis LaingCD-R
  5. 17Morgaro GomisCM-L
  6. 14Keith LasleyCM-R
  7. 24James McFaddenAM
  8. 11Marvin JohnsonLM
  9. 26Christopher CaddenRM
  10. 20Louis MoultCF-L
  11. 77Scott McDonaldCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Goal! Dundee United 0, Motherwell 1. Stephen McManus (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James McFadden with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 57' Substitution, Dundee United. Edward Ofere replaces Billy McKay.
  3. 57' Substitution, Dundee United. Scott Fraser replaces Paul Dixon.
  4. 64' Guy Demel (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Substitution, Motherwell. Josh Law replaces James McFadden.
  6. 72' Goal! Dundee United 0, Motherwell 2. Scott McDonald (Motherwell) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Josh Law with a cross.
  7. 77' Scott McDonald (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 80' Goal! Dundee United 0, Motherwell 3. Scott McDonald (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  9. 81' Substitution, Dundee United. Riku Riski replaces Guy Demel.
  10. 84' Sean Dillon (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Substitution, Motherwell. Steven Hammell replaces Marvin Johnson.
  12. 89' Substitution, Motherwell. Wes Fletcher replaces Scott McDonald.

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