Motherwell 2, Morton 1: Well leave it late to book Scottish Cup slot
| Published date | 22 January 2022 |
| Publication title | Daily Record, The / Sunday Mail: Web Edition Articles (Scotland) |
But Donnelly ripped a shot high into the top left corner to win it for Well.
For a second successive season, these sides couldn't be separated in 90 minutes and it went to extra-time.
While Motherwell had dominated in normal time, they did very little with it.
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Motherwell boss Graham Alexander made two changes to the side that lost 3-1 at Ross County on Tuesday. Jake Carroll and Connor Shields came in for Bevis Mugabi and Kevin Van Veen.
Recent signings Liam Shaw and Ross Tierney were on the bench.
Dougie Imrie kept faith with the Morton side that beat Ayr United 2-0 last weekend, with
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Motherwell dominated in the first half but didn't do a lot with it. Other than long-rang efforts from Sean Goss and Connor Shields they didn't have a lot to show for it.
The second half was much the same, with Jack Hamilton not forced into too many saves.
These sides met last season at the same stage of the competition, with a 0-0 draw followed by 1-1 in extra-time, and Motherwell eventually won 5-3 on penalties.
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This time around, Motherwell didn't need spot-kicks.
Morton created a decent chance inside four minutes when Gavin Reilly found himself in the Motherwell box, but Sondre Solholm got back to clear and did well to avoid conceding a corner.
But Motherwell should have taken the lead in 12 minutes when Shields was sent down the right and his low, angled shot was palmed past the far post by Jack Hamilton.
A Barry Maguire shot from distance was well blocked in 16 minutes as Motherwell tried to force their way into the game.
And the hosts should have led in 21 minutes when Shields narrowly failed to connect with a free kick at the left post corner, when a touch would've done.
Moments later, Jordan Roberts let fly with a shot from distance that flew past the right post.
Sean Goss tried his luck from distance with a howitzer, but Hamilton got two hands to it to beat the ball away to safety.
Morton nearly took the lead in 59 minutes when Lewis Strapp's free kick fell to Alan Lithgow at the left post corner, but he couldn't get enough on it to divert the ball past Liam Kelly.
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