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    Cédric Kipré extends his stay

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    U21 call-up for Cadden

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    Hospitality available for Hearts game

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    TV: Highlights from Station Park

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    Craigan: We managed the game well

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    Dundee Utd U20s 2 – 4 Motherwell U20s

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    Petravičius joins the Steelmen

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    Craigan: Must maintain performance levels

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    Under 20s to face Dundee Utd

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    TV: Highlights from Fir Park

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    Cédric Kipré extends his stay

    Motherwell FC is delighted to confirm defender Cédric Kipré has extended his Fir Park contract by an extra year.

    The former PSG and Leicester City defender has made an impressive start to life in North Lanarkshire, posting a number of man-of-the-match outings as the Steelmen have recorded six wins in the opening eight matches.

    The 20-year old had initially signed for one year, but has already extended that by a further year, until the summer of 2019.

    Kipré said: “I’m very happy here and to be honest I was surprised to sign a new deal so quickly.

    “It makes it better that people around the club are very happy with me and the fans are as well – so that pushes me to do my best.

    [pullquote]It makes it better that people around the club are very happy with me and the fans are as well – so that pushes me to do my best.[/pullquote]

    “I want to make sure I stay in the team and do my very best every week. I speak with the manager a lot and what I like about him is that he takes care of everyone, so I look forward to working with him for another season.”

    ‘Well boss Stephen Robinson added: “We’re absolutely delighted Cédric has signed an extended deal as his progress so far has exceeded our expectations.

    “We brought him to the club after seeing potential in him, given he is still just 20-years old, but he has really taken to life in Scotland and is enjoying himself.

    “The key for Cédric is to continue to improve, continue to show the same sort of progress and if he does that, he’ll have an extremely bright future in the game.”

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    U21 call-up for Cadden

    ‘Well midfielder Chris Cadden has been called up to the Scotland U21 squad ahead of the Under-21 UEFA Championship Qualifier.

    And following his superb start to the 2017/18 season, Cadden will feature for his country as they take on the Netherlands.

    The call-ups have been coming thick and fast for the young Steelman, who was first picked back in August 2016.

    Cadden, who has four goals and two assists in eight appearances this term, is part of the 22-man squad to face the Dutch on September 5.

    Everyone at Motherwell FC would like to congratulate Chris on his call-up and wish him, and the squad, all the best for the Qualifier.

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    Hospitality available for Hearts game

    With this weekend’s league encounter with Hearts just around the corner, why not enjoy the clash in style with our superb hospitality packages?

    Our offers are on sale now for the fourth fixture of the Ladbrokes Premiership campaign, as Stephen Robinson’s men look to capitlise on last week’s win over Ross County.

    With a number of options, including Centenary Suite and Millennium suite hospitality, there is something for everyone to suit different price ranges.

    Season Ticket holders can upgrade to hospitality for just £45.

    If you’re not a season ticket holder you can enjoy hospitailty from £80 in the Centenary Suite of from £75 in the Millennium Suite.

    For more information, please contact: hospitality@motherwellfc.co.uk or phone 01698 333 333.

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    TV: Highlights from Station Park

    Extended highlights from Station Park as the Under 20s come from a goal down to beat Dundee Utd 2-4 in the Development League.

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    Craigan: We managed the game well

    Under-20s boss Stephen Craigan was pleased to see his side start their Development League campaign with a victory.

    The youngsters came from a goal down to win 4-2 at Station Park in Forfar and the Northern Irishman admitted his side showed character.

    Speaking to MFC TV at full time, Craigan reflected on his side’s opening league fixture.

    He said: “We discussed at half time at 3-1 up that the first five or six minutes of the half would be crucial to us seeing the game out.

    “In a game that we were looking comfortable in, when it went 3-2, suddenly it was a test of mettle to see how we’d deal with the situation.”

    He added: “I thought that we managed the game really well and that was the pleasing aspect in a game that could have got away from us.”

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    Dundee Utd U20s 2 – 4 Motherwell U20s

    Motherwell under-20s started their Development League campaign with a 4-2 victory over Dundee United.

    A Shea Gordon brace, a wonder strike from Adam Livingstone and a James Scott header secured all three points for the Steelmen at Station Park in Forfar.

    Stephen Craigan handed George Newell and Shaun Bowers their first starts for the under-20s on a misty Tuesday evening.

    And it was the former who looked like causing problems for the hosts in the opening exchanges as he drove with purpose at the United defence before fizzing a powerful effort in to the side netting.

    It was all Motherwell for the first ten minutes and Liam Brown went close just a minute before Davie Turnbull did too – but neither failed to test the keeper.

    Brown went closer in the 10th minute though – forcing a brilliant save from Josh Donaldson in the United goal – tipping his powerful strike narrowly over the bar.

    And then, against the run of play, the hosts took the lead. The youngsters failed to deal with a set-piece and, against the run of play, fell a goal behind when Chalmers tapped in the loose ball.

    It was a positive response from Craigan’s side though, who went close through Adam Livingstone and Shea Gordon before eventually drawing level in the 21st minute.

    An in-swinging corner was headed on goal by Dylan King but deflected off Shea Gordon to fly past Donaldson and was the least Motherwell deserved.

    Just over five minutes before the break, Craigan’s side took the lead and it was a fantastic goal all round. A neat team move was finished off in style when Livingstone stepped on to a cut-back to send his right-footed effort curling in to the top corner.

    There was still time for a third before the interval though and James Scott obliged by nodding home Livingstone’s cross. The youngster did well to direct his header downwards past Donaldson.

    The home side got off to a better start in the second period and reduced the deficit to one after their trialist was tripped in the area and Chalmers grabbed his second – coolly converting from the spot.

    Craigan decided to make a couple of changes, replacing Newell and Bowers with Falconer and Agyeman – and the two substitutes looked lively from the moment they were introduced.

    Thanks to Falconer’s inch-perfect through ball, the Steelmen reinstated their two goal lead when Gordon prodded beyond Donaldson in the 75th minute.

    One final substitute was introduced to the action with seven minutes remaining when Kyle MacDonald was introduced in place of goal scorer Scott as the youngsters looked to see the game out.

     

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    Petravičius joins the Steelmen

    Motherwell FC has today confirmed the signing of Lithuanian International forward Deimantas Petravičius until the end of the current season.

    The 21-year old, who can operate on the flank or through the middle, has seven senior International caps making his debut for his country against Moldova aged just seventeen.

    Petravičius came through the youth ranks at Nottingham Forest, graduating from their Academy to make his debut in the English Championship against Ipswich at Portman Road in March 2016.

    Two months before he turned out for Forest, he had a one-month spell on loan at English League Two side Stevenage, featuring in games against Barnet and York.

    He left England last summer to join Polish Ekstraklasa outfit Zagłębie Lubin. However, he’s back in the UK and after impressing on trial, Stephen Robinson has added him to the squad for the 2017/18 campaign, subject to registration and international clearance.

    [pullquote]He comes with excellent pedigree, he’s already a full international and has played in the English Championship and the Polish top flight.[/pullquote]

    The Fir Park boss said: “Deimantas has been with us and played in a couple of bounce matches at Dalziel Park. He comes with an excellent pedigree; he’s already a full international and has played in the English Championship and the Polish top flight.

    “He is completely different to what we have at the top end of the pitch in that he’s extremely quick, so we have a different dimension. He’ll be one that will have to get up to speed and fight his way into the starting eleven.

    “However, like George Newell, another young forward we recently recruited, we have real high hopes he can progress with us.”

    Petravičius, who has been handed squad number 20 for the year, added: “It’s great to have signed today and all of the staff are excellent here. I’ve been here one week on trial and really liked everything.

    “It’s been a tough week for me because I haven’t played 90 minutes for two months and then I played two matches for the under-20s so it was quite hard but I’m getting fitter every day.”

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    Craigan: Must maintain performance levels

    Under-20s boss Stephen Craigan looked ahead to his sides Development League opener against Dundee United tomorrow night.

    And the Northern Irishman admitted his players will need to maintain their performance levels from last weeks victory in the Irn-Bru Cup.

    Speaking to MFC TV, Craigan insisted that his team are hungry to get points on the board early in their league campaign.

    [pullquote]It’s important the players maintain their level of performance and maintain their level of fitness and the first league game of the season is always something to look forward to.[/pullquote]

    He said: “We’re looking forward to it after last week’s win against Queen’s Park and you get a sense now that the players are wanting to get back to competitive football.

    “We’ve got a busy spell coming up with Dundee United tomorrow followed by Aberdeen and then we’re away to Belfast to play Crusaders with St Mirren two or three days later.”

    He added: “It’s important the players maintain their level of performance and maintain their level of fitness and the first league game of the season is always something to look forward to and we want to try and get points on the board as soon as we can.”

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    Under 20s to face Dundee Utd

    The Under 20s kick off their league season tomorrow night (Tuesday) when they take on Dundee Utd at Station Park.

    The young Steelmen, fresh from their impressive Irn Bru Cup triumph over Queen’s Park at Forthbank, will look to get their league campaign off to a similar sort of start.

    Stephen Craigan’s side will be buoyed by their victory last midweek but also in the knowledge they recorded two 3-0 wins over the Arabs last campaign too.

    The game kicks off a busy schedule of matches that also includes a fixture against Aberdeen at Forthbank on Tuesday week (29th August) before the Irn Bru Cup Round 2 clash with Crusaders of Northern Ireland.

    Upcoming fixtures:

    Dundee Utd U20s vs Motherwell U20s
    SPFL Development League
    Tuesday 22nd August 2017
    Station Park, Forfar
    Kick off: 6pm

    Motherwell U20s vs Aberdeen U20s
    SPFL Development League
    Tuesday 29th August 2017
    Forthbank, Stirling
    Kick off: 6pm

    Crusaders FC vs Motherwell U20s
    Irn Bru Cup R2
    Saturday 2nd September 2017
    Seaview, Belfast
    Kick off: 3pm

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    TV: Highlights from Fir Park

    Extended highlights from Fir Park as Tait and Moult score in a 2-0 win over Ross County.