Match Report


KilmarnockKilmarnock     MotherwellMotherwell
James MchardyJames Mchardy James Clayton James Clayton
Marcos OrtizM. Ortiz78
G
1
G
66Dominic GemmillD. Gemmill
Jan Van BarneveldJ. Van Barneveld70
D
2
D
67Stanley GallagherS. Gallagher
Daniel OsorioD. Osorio74
D
3
D
69Matt LawM. Law
Oscar DominguezO. Dominguez73
D
4
D
69Colin InglisC. Inglis
Youssef El-KhalejY. El-Khalej72
D
5
D
72Andy StrachanA. Strachan
Sebastiao SemedoS. Semedo79
M
6
M
71Garry MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn
Jochem DassenJ. Dassen75
M
captain7captain
M
70Kevin AelbrechtK. Aelbrecht
Hannes SeibertH. Seibert72
A
8
M
72Fernando RibeiroF. Ribeiro
David MarescaD. Maresca75
A
9
A
76Alec LawA. Law
Oluwashegun AdeshinaO. Adeshina79
A
10
A
75Colin FergusonC. Ferguson
Alec LawA. Law75
A
11
A
74Wim Van HimstW. Van Himst
 
Alen SukerA. Suker69
D
12
D
70Hauke SchnellingerH. Schnellinger
Duncan HendersonD. Henderson74
M
13
M
66Don HendersonD. Henderson
Paul ShearerP. Shearer63
A
14
A
70Don HendryD. Hendry

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Rugby Park where Kilmarnock play host to Motherwell. A crowd of 19,636 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Kilmarnock are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Motherwell appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Sullivan.


0.00
Kilmarnock start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.57
Matt Law decides to run forward with the ball. Matt Law shoots from long range. Solid save from Marcos Ortiz. What a great pair of hands!
4.44
Jochem Dassen runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jochem Dassen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Dominic Gemmill easily gets down and covers it.
8.05
Colin Inglis takes it forward alone. Colin Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Ribeiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fernando Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
9.06
Jochem Dassen flicks a high ball forward to Oluwashegun Adeshina who gracefully takes it down. Oluwashegun Adeshina tries a spectacular long range effort. Dominic Gemmill gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
12.25
Fernando Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward to Wim Van Himst who brings the ball under control. Wim Van Himst knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcos Ortiz who gathers it comfortably.
14.17
Sebastiao Semedo flicks a high ball forward to Hannes Seibert who takes it down. Hannes Seibert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.54
Garry Meiklejohn hits a low pass to Alec Law. Alec Law tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.16
Oscar Dominguez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Maresca. David Maresca controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
27.14
Colin Inglis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst flicks a high pass forward to Alec Law who brings the ball under control. Alec Law whips in a cross ball towards Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.07
Youssef El-Khalej knocks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Seibert. Hannes Seibert flicks a high pass forward to David Maresca who brings the ball under control. David Maresca sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
33.32
Wim Van Himst sees Alec Law in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Law controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.39
Oscar Dominguez makes a simple pass to Jochem Dassen. Jochem Dassen knocks the ball forward to Hannes Seibert. Hannes Seibert shoots from 25 yards. Dominic Gemmill gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
36.43
Kevin Aelbrecht makes an attacking run forward. Kevin Aelbrecht knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Colin Ferguson is offside!
40.00
Wim Van Himst knocks the ball forward to Alec Law. Alec Law knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jan Van Barneveld.
45.00
Jochem Dassen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oluwashegun Adeshina. Oluwashegun Adeshina shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Kilmarnock appear unchanged since the first half. Motherwell also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Motherwell get the second half underway!
48.14
Colin Inglis surges forward with the ball. Colin Inglis threads the ball through to Fernando Ribeiro. Fernando Ribeiro sees Colin Ferguson just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Colin Ferguson comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Marcos Ortiz manages to keep it out.
49.51
Daniel Osorio sweeps the ball up the wings. Jochem Dassen whips in a cross ball towards Hannes Seibert. Hannes Seibert is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
51.26
Andy Strachan knocks the ball forward to Garry Meiklejohn. Garry Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law directs the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.33
Fernando Ribeiro makes a run forward as Garry Meiklejohn takes the throw-in. Fernando Ribeiro skillfully chests the ball down. Fernando Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Aelbrecht. Kevin Aelbrecht shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.57
Fernando Ribeiro sees space and advances. Fernando Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Osorio.
60.42
Kilmarnock have made a substitution with Alen Suker replacing Jan Van Barneveld .Motherwell have made a substitution with Don Henderson replacing Garry Meiklejohn .
65.49
Daniel Osorio threads the ball through to Jochem Dassen. Jochem Dassen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastiao Semedo. Sebastiao Semedo shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.40
Fernando Ribeiro makes a probing pass to Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Ribeiro. Fernando Ribeiro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
73.25
Sebastiao Semedo threads the ball through to Hannes Seibert. Hannes Seibert shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
77.24
Motherwell have made 2 substitutions with Hauke Schnellinger replacing Stanley Gallagher and Don Hendry replacing Alec Law .
79.06
Matt Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Henderson. Don Henderson sees space and advances. Don Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Marcos Ortiz as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
80.48
It's a corner kick which Wim Van Himst takes quickly, playing the ball short to Matt Law. Some good footwork from Matt Law provides some space. He shoots at goal but Daniel Osorio is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
81.38
Jochem Dassen flicks a high pass forward. David Maresca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Maresca shoots from outside the area. Fantastic reaction save from Dominic Gemmill!
83.57
Andy Strachan clumsily knocks into Alec Law. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alec Law runs off the knock.
90.00
With imagination, Alec Law plays the ball forward to Jochem Dassen. Jochem Dassen lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Kilmarnock!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Kilmarnock

Motherwell
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
30.4%
43%
26.6%

Scorers
Alec Law 90
Wim Van Himst 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wim Van Himst of Motherwell

Match Ratings
1.Marcos Ortiz (GK)
7
2.Jan Van Barneveld (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Osorio (DEF)
6
4.Oscar Dominguez (DEF)
6
5.Youssef El-Khalej (DEF)
6
6.Sebastiao Semedo (MID)
6
7.Jochem Dassen (MID)
9
8.Hannes Seibert (ATT)
6
9.David Maresca (ATT)
6
10.Oluwashegun Adeshina (ATT)
6
11.Alec Law (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Alen Suker (DEF)
6
13.Duncan Henderson (MID)
0
14.Paul Shearer (ATT)
0

1.Dominic Gemmill (GK)
7
2.Stanley Gallagher (DEF)
6
3.Matt Law (DEF)
6
4.Colin Inglis (DEF)
7
5.Andy Strachan (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Garry Meiklejohn (MID)
6
7.Kevin Aelbrecht (MID)
6
8.Fernando Ribeiro (MID)
8
9.Alec Law (ATT)
6
10.Colin Ferguson (ATT)
6
11.Wim Van Himst (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Hauke Schnellinger (DEF)
6
13.Don Henderson (MID)
6
14.Don Hendry (ATT)
6