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    Aberdeen draw in pictures

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    Aberdeen 1 – 1 Motherwell

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    TV: McGhee previews Dons encounter

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    Join The Well Society for a Fiver

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    The Flexi-ticket returns

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    TV: Craigan praises Steelmen bottle.

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    TV: Highlights from Excelsior Stadium

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    Motherwell U20s 4 – 3 Dundee Utd U20s

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    Ticket news: vs Aberdeen

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    Aberdeen draw in pictures

    Action images from today’s 1-1 draw with Aberdeen in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

    Snaps courtesy of SNSPix.

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    Aberdeen 1 – 1 Motherwell

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     Gavin McCafferty at Pittodrie

    Motherwell turned in one of their most impressive performances of the season, but were held to a 1-1 draw at Pittodrie.

    The Steelmen were the better side in the opening forty-five, but were somehow behind a minute before the interval when Adam Rooney headed home a disputed free-kick from the right flank.

    The Dons were edging the second half but Scott McDonald brought his side level with an almost identical goal with seventeen minutes left on the clock.

    The Steelmen went on to shade the closing stages, and only a multitude of terrific saves from Danny Ward stopped Mark McGhee’s side from picking up all three points.

    The Claret and Amber men showed just once change from the side that lost to Celtic seven days previous, with skipper Keith Lasley reinstalled to the side, Louis Laing taking his place.

    The visitors would have the better of the first 45 minutes, and there was an early taste of things to come.

    Just four minutes in another of the quartet, Shay Logan, had to be alert in challenging Louis Moult on the edge of the six-yard box, after he had been played in by Marvin Johnson.

    Johnson was having an excellent game on the right wing, and he was involved again, combining with Josh Law when Lasley sent an 18-yard snapshot wide of target.

    Midway through the first half, it was another move down that side that saw Logan, tucking in again to cover his centre-backs, time his challenge perfectly to deny Wes Fletcher.

    But ten minutes from the interval everything started to come together for the hosts.

    A swift counter-attack saw Hayes and McGinn exchange passes, before the former sent his angled drive high and wide.

    It was a warning not heeded by the visitors, and when Stephen Pearson gave away an extremely soft free-kick after 42 minutes, the home side took the lead.

    Hayes and McGinn stood over the ball, and it was the latter who swung over a sweet cross. The defence and goalkeeper hesitated as the ball flew in – but Rooney, who may have been flagged off, rose well to nod in off the far post.

    It was a hugely cruel blow for the Fir Parkers, who somehow found themselves behind at the break.

    To make matters worse, the experienced Lasley was forced off with an calf injury, to be replaced by Lionel Ainsworth. ‘Well could have found themselves further behind just moments later as McGinn worked an opening to cross for Rooney – but his header was just over the bar.

    Motherwell had another narrow escape just before the hour mark as Hayes and Rooney combined, the striker feeding McGinn whose miscue was almost turned in by Peter Pawlett, only for the ball to dribble wide of the target.

    Aberdeen did have the ball in the net again when Mark Reynolds turned home a free-kick from close range, but his effort was ruled out by an offside call from the assistant referee, Kylie McMullan.

    Motherwell were quickly on the attack themselves, sensing a leveller and Ward had to look smart to hold a stinging drive from sub Theo Robinson, who had replaced Louis Moult.

    The home side were dealt an injury blow of their own when Ash Taylor was forced off with a back injury he picked up in attempting a clearance. Fir Fir Park skipper Paul Quinn took his place.

    And Motherwell would find themselves deservedly level with 73 minutes gone.

    Reynolds gave away afree-kick challenging for an aerial ball with McDonald, and in what was almost a carbon copy of the first half Aberdeen goal, the little Aussie hitman ghosted in at the back post to head home Ainsworth’s cross.

    With five minutes remaining, Motherwell’s goalkeeper, Connor Ripley, had to be at his best to push a Logan header over after excellent work by his fellow full-back, Graeme Shinnie.

    However and at the other end Ward performed similar heroics to keep his side in the match. He twice saved from Ainsworth, one an incredible block after taking a deflection, a point-blank from Robinson after McDonald had teed up the Jamaican International inside the area and blocked Johnson’s rising shot. Robinson also had a later header drop just wide.

    The game finished with the Steelmen earning a share of the spoils. It was a drastically improved showing from McGhee’s side who will again challenge his players to up again when they visit on-form Kilmarnock next Saturday.

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     Ally Reilly at Pittodrie

    Really felt like a winner was coming but the Aberdeen goalie has pulled off some really good saves in the last few minutes.

    FT: Aberdeen 1 – 1 Motherwell #AFCvMFC

    93′ | 1-1
    Wow, yet ANOTHER great save from Ward to tip Ainsworth’s low shot around the post! Unbelievable.

    92′ | 1-1
    Another great save from Ward to deny Johnson! Tips it over the bar from 20 yards!

    90′ | 1-1
    Four minutes added on

    89′ | 1-1
    Aberdeen sub, McLaughlin on for McGinn

    87′ | 1-1
    And up the other end Ward somehow tips Robinson’s powerful shot over the bar. Incredible stuff!

    85′ | 1-1
    Looked a certain goal there but Ripley flies across his goal and somehow tips Reynolds’ header over the bar

    82′ | 1-1
    Dangerous Aberdeen break is thwarted by a good sliding block tackle from Kennedy at the near post

    79′ | 1-1
    Aberdeen sub, Pawlett off for Goodwillie.

    76′ | 1-1
    Great take by Robinson which allows him to get the shot away. Its a bit ambitious by forces a save from Ward.

    72′ | 1-1
    McDONALD heads in a great Ainsworth free kick to level the game!!
    GGOOOAALLLL!!!!!!|

    68′ | 1-0
    And an Aberdeen change, Quinn on for Taylor.

    67′ | 1-0
    Final Motherwell change, Robinson on for Moult.

    65′ | 1-0
    Ball is clipped into Pawlett who tries the acrobatic overhead kick. Flies over the bar but looked well offside anyway

    61′ | 1-0
    Motherwell sub, Fletcher off for McDonald

    60′ | 1-0
    Aberdeen have the ball in the net but the assistant referee’s flag is up as Taylor fires in off the bar.

    59′ | 1-0
    Great chance for Pawlett as he gets the break of the ball inside the box but hooks his shot just wide of the left post.

    56′ | 1-0
    Pearson enters the ref’s book for a challenge on Jack.

    54′ | 1-0
    Rooney gets his head onto Hayes’ cross but it loops just over the bar from 12 yards.

    52′ | 1-0
    Motherwell sub, Lasley limps off and is replaced by Ainsworth

    46′ | 1-0
    Law clips in a ball with the outside of his boot to the head of Fletcher but he never got any power in his header to test Ward.

    Moult and Grimshaw get the second 45 underway. COYW!

    HT’ | 1-0
    Aberdeen 1 – 0 Motherwell
    #AFCvMFC

    42′ | 1-0
    Goal – Rooney heads in from an Aberdeen free-kick. The decision to give the free-kick looked incredibly harsh.

    39′ | 0-0
    Great deep free-kick from Johnson has to be nodded wide for a corner. From that deep corner the ball is hamlessly headed wide.

    35′ | 0-0
    Aberdeen break down the right and McGinn slides in Hayes but on his weaker foot, he skews it just wide of the post.

    33′ | 0-0
    Couple of balls being flung into the Motherwell box but defence stand strong and clear the danger on both occassions.

    30′ | 0-0
    Nice bit of interplay down the left almost sets Moult free but the assistant referee’s flag is up. Looked tight.

    27′ | 0-0
    Motherwell playing some good stuff here. Just lacking that final ball to make it count.

    23′ | 0-0
    Another good chance! Moult finds Fletcher with a low cross but Reynolds gets across him and knocks it out for a corner.

    19′ | 0-0
    Great chance for Lasley as the ball falls to him on the edge of the box but he drags his shot inches past the post.

    14′ | 0-0
    From the corner delivery, Ripley gets a fist to it and punches clear.

    13′ | 0-0
    Hayes twists and turns and sees his cross turned out for a corner.

    10′ | 0-0
    Corner to Motherwell, easily headed clear by Taylor though.

    9′ | 0-0
    Johnson nutmegs his man and fires off a shot from wide on the right. Not far wide from the pacey winger!

    6′ | 0-0
    Chalmers takes no chances with Hayes’ cross and sticks it out for a corner, which Law heads clear at the front post.

    Kick-Off
    Pawlett and Hayes get the game underway. COYW!!

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    Motherwell  manager Mark McGhee:

    “I don’t know if we should have won but we could of won. Connor Ripley also made a great save to make sure we didn’t lose the game so that balances up.

    “We feel the goal was a soft free kick from a dangerous area but we also felt Adam Rooney never came back onside so the goal he scores is in essence offside and we felt very aggrieved at half time.

    “But the players answered another question from me in terms of having the desire to come back and get something against Aberdeen so I was delighted.

    “Now they have set their standards they must reproduced that against Kilmarnock next week.

    “They must put in the same sort of determination and skill to get something out of that game as it’s easier to do that at places like Aberdeen.

    “If you don’t do that against Celtic and Aberdeen then you know you are going to get gubbed so we must raise our game in every match.

    “The substitutes played their part when they came on and the good thing is I now feel I could perm any eleven from the 14 who took part today.”

    Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes:

    “We passed up a couple of chances to win the game which maybe we wouldn’t a few weeks ago but I thought we were the far better team until they scored.

    “It was much more like us but Danny pulled off a few good saves near the end so maybe a draw was fair but that was much more like us.

    “Losing a goal from a set play was disappointing and it was a cheap goal for us to lose and not getting a second goal came back to bite us.”

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    TV: McGhee previews Dons encounter

    Motherwell boss Mark McGhee talks to MFC TV ahead of tomorrow’s Premiership game with Aberdeen.

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    Join The Well Society for a Fiver

    Several months ago we carried out a survey asking hundreds of fans if they would be willing to join the society. The overwhelming majority of respondents said yes, but could not afford the joining fees at that time.

    So, to make it easier to join we abandoned the joining fee requirement, replacing it with a monthly pledge of at least £10 per month.

    Over the past few months we have followed-up a substantial number of respondents from the fan survey by telephone to ask them to join, receiving yet again very positive responses in terms of willingness. Unfortunately, however, we have received several similar responses in terms of affordability of £10 per month.

    As a result, therefore, we are offering the option of pledging £5 per month by Direct Debit, allowing fans who cannot afford the higher levels to join the Society. That equates to just over £1 per week.

    Click here to join the Well Society for just £5 per month!

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    The Flexi-ticket returns

    Today we are launching this season’s two Motherwell FC Flexi-ticket packages!

    The Flexi-ticket allows supporters to purchase either a 5 or 10 game package of match tickets to games of your choice from the remaining fixtures in the Ladbrokes Premiership season – including one or both matches against Celtic*.

    These packages replace the season and half-season tickets for the remainder of the 15/16 campaign.

    A 10 game Flexi-ticket is available from £155, which works out at just over £15 per match and with a 5 game option from as little as £77 meaning you will enjoy the same cost per game as a regular season ticket holder.

    How it works…

    When buying either package, you will receive a voucher printed with a barcode which when scanned at our ticket office, will entitle you to receive the match ticket.

    If you already know which games you want to attend then when buying the package, you can take home the tickets right there and then!

    Alternatively, on the day of the game simply pop into our ticket office, before 2.30pm, to have your voucher scanned and receive your match day ticket.

    Flexi-ticket packages are available from the Fir Park ticket office Monday 5th October

    Please note that Flexi-ticket vouchers cannot be redeemed at the turnstiles – you must collect your match ticket before attempting entry in to the stadium.

    Furthermore, domestic cup games, away fixtures, friendlies, play-off or testimonial matches are NOT included in either package**

    PHIL O’DONNELL

    10 Game package

    5 game package

    Adult

    £200

    £100

    Concession***

    £130

    £65

    Young Adult (13-15)

    £60

    £30

    Juvenile (12 and under)

    £60

    £30

     

    DAVIE COOPER STAND

    10 Game package

    5 game package

    Adult

    £170

    £85

    Concession***

    £100

    £50

    Young Adult (13-15)

    £60

    £30

    Juvenile (12 and under)

    £60

    £30

     

    EAST STAND

    10 Game package

    5 game package

    Adult

    £155

    £77

    Concession***

    £90

    £45

    Young Adult (13-15)

    £60

    £30

    Juvenile (12 and under)

    £60

    £30

     

    *Option to choose both Celtic matches is ONLY available as part of the 10 game Flexi-ticket

    **The ticket is non-transferrable and refunds will not be given for any unused vouchers at the end of the season

    ***Please note, concessions are applicable to over 60’s and full-time students with a valid matriculation card. The ‘Young Adult’ age of 13-15 and ‘juvenile’ age of Under 12 is applicable at 1st September 2015

     

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    TV: Craigan praises Steelmen bottle.

    Under 20s boss Stephen Craigan reacts to his teams stunning comeback against Dundee United under 20s this afternoon.

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    TV: Highlights from Excelsior Stadium

    Extended Highlights from Excelsior stadium where Motherwell and Dundee Utd under 20s played out an incredible 4-3 development league fixture.

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    Motherwell U20s 4 – 3 Dundee Utd U20s

    Three goals in the final eight minutes gave Motherwell Under 20s all three points in a seven goal thriller at Airdrie this afternoon.

    The game looked done and dusted after 83 minutes as the Terrors had a 3-1 lead, but a goal from Luke Watt and a Dylan Mackin double completed an incredible turn-around.

    Stephen Craigan made 2 changes to the side that lost to St Mirren a fortnight ago, David Turnbull dropped out for regular Alan Campbell and Jake Hastie came in for the injured Ryan Watters.

    The tone of the game was set within ninety seconds of kick-off when Brad Smith’s slack pass was intercepted by Hastie who then slid in Mackin and he made no mistake, cooly slotting though Booth’s legs.

    It was the perfect start for the young Steelmen, against a Utd side that had a handful of players in it that had tasted first-team action.

    The quartet of Coote, Telfer, Connolly and Murray caused problems all afternoon and with eleven minutes gone, the latter had won Utd a penalty after Morrison raced off his line but was beaten to the ball, hauling the United man down inside the box.

    Morrison was shown the yellow card and Moore stepped up, sending him the wrong way from the spot to put United on level terms.

    By now it had became apparent how open this contest would be and after a spell of end-to-end football, it was Motherwell who nearly took the lead after Hastie found himself in a central position, beat his man but shot straight at the grateful Booth who gathered it to safety.

    Motherwell were made to rue that missed chance two minutes later when Utd took the lead in unfortunate circumstances.

    Reghan Tumility, Utd’s right back, got down the wing and whipped in a great ball to the head of Simon Murray but  Morrison was on hand to superbly tip his close-range header over the bar. From that corner, there was a scramble and somehow Morrison ended up scooping the ball into his own net. It was cruel on the young goalkeeper, who had made a fine save just moments earlier.

    The game then reverted to its end to end nature,  with Simon Murray and Ali Coote passing up notable opportunities, but it was Motherwell who almost nicked the equaliser.

    Cadden and Watt combined, with the full-back curling in an inviting ball which found Jake Hastie at the back post but at the vital moment the ball to a wicked bobble and struck his knee, eventually flying over the bar.

    With a bit more luck the Steelmen would have been level just before half-time, when Watt’s cross deceived Booth and rattled back down over the cross bar, which would be the last action of the half.

    Stephen Craigan made a change at half-time,  with Hastie making way for Livingstone as ‘Well changed shape to a 3-5-2.

    United came out the traps quickest and had the bulk of the ball. Again, Murray found himself inside the box with plenty of space but Hall got there in the nick of time and deflected his shot over the bar.

    It felt like a goal was coming, such was the nature of the game, and in the fifty-fifth minute United added to their advantage.

    Connolly jinked into the box and his snap-shot was parried out to the feet of Moore who coolly slotted home from 10 yards.

    ‘Well almost replied immediately, when Mackin played in his striker partner Dylan Falconer. He got past the onrushing Booth but his shot was superbly slid off the line by Souttar.

    From then Utd piled on the pressure and had plenty of chances to add to their lead and bury the game but a combination of Morrison and the bar kept the scoreline within grasp.

    Time was running down as the contest turned into an old-fashioned slobber-knocker, with both sides  looking dangerous on the attack.

    But then the momentum swung Motherwell’s way.

    Luke Watt looked like he had run out of space and options but managed to expertly turn away from three United defenders and lashed a sweet right footed shot past Booth into the top corner.

    Incredibly, Motherwell were level moments later. Ben Hall’s header was judged to have been blocked by Moore’s hand and, with no complaints from the Utd man, the ref pointed to the spot. Dylan Mackin did the rest, sending Booth the wrong way.

    It was an incredible end to a highly entertaining game but it wasn’t done yet.

    With a minute left on the clock, the ball was flung into the box, Falconer won the header and it landed at the feet of Mackin. He didn’t have to be asked twice and fired it past the helpless goalkeeper completing a sensational turnaround for the young Steelmen.

    Motherwell U20s: Morrison, Watt, Hall, Ferguson, McMillan (Maguire), McLean (Leitch), Campbell, Cadden, Mackin, Hastie (Livingstone), Falconer

    Motherwell U20s subs: Long, Turnbull, Moore

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    Ticket news: vs Aberdeen

    ‘Well fans should note Aberdeen are offering discounted prices for Under 18s, when bought in advance from the Fir Park Ticket office.

    The Dons have slashed the prices for young ‘Well fans down to £1, saving £9 on pay at the gate prices.

    Please note, this reduced offer is not available on the turnstiles on the day of the match.

    Tickets for the match are priced at:

    Category:    Pre Purchase     Pay at the Gate 
    ADULT                        £25    £25
    OVER 65:                           £19    £19
    OVER 75:                           £15    £15
    UNDER 18:                           £1    £10
      • Fans who require wheelchair access should contact Sharon or John McCaskie on 07745494631 / 07711 992161 or email disabledfans@motherwellfc.co.uk.
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    Player Boots Sponsorship

    Player Sponsorship is a fantastic way for you, your business, or children to show their support towards your favourite Steelman.

    Our fans have showed tremendous support in sponsoring the players’ home and away shirts but you still have the chance to sponsor their boots!

    As a player boot sponsor, your name or business name will be listed in our match-day programme and on our official website for the season.

    And at the end of the campaign, you will be invited to the annual sponsors’ evening, where you can meet the squad and be presented with your boots signed by the player.

    The evening includes a three-course meal, presentations from the management and team, as well as entertainment from a guest speaker.

    You can secure their boots and your place at the dinner for £350.

    For a list of which players’ boots are available more, call 01698 333333 or email commercial@motherwellfc.co.uk

    When they’re gone, they’re gone!!