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Motherwell

Nancy

  • Fortuné 18’
  • Gavanon 23’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Motherwell
    • Nancy
    • 90+2 The free kick slams straight into the wall though this time and the referee calls time on a frustrating match for Motherwell which sees them crash out of the UEFA Cup before the group stages
    • 90+1 Nancy are battering Motherwell at the back in the final minutes of the game as Hughes gives away a free kick right on the edge of the area by going into a tackle with N'Guemo with his studs shown
    • 89' Hadji pounces on a loose ball on the penalty spot but Smith comes up with a fantastic save to deny the visitors a third just before the final whistle
    • 85' Motherwell have had 57 per cent of possession in this second half but still the final pass eludes them and Nancy have looked pretty comfortable throughout
    • 80' Chrétien looks for a penalty as Clarkson goes in for a challenge. The Motherwell player is well beaten for the ball but he didn't appear to touch Chrétien either and the Frenchman is duly booked for a dive
    • 74' Captain Craighan goes off to make way for Smith but Motherwell, whilst not looking as beleagured as they did in the first half, seem to have run out of steam in their search for a pride-salvaging goal
    • 67' N'Guemo, only just on the pitch after replacing goal-scorer Gavanon, makes a great run down the centre of the pitch before releasing a shot with just the keeper to beat. He pulls the shot just wide of the right post though and Motherwell escape
    • 64' Sutton comes on for Lasley as Motherwell continue their quest to re-gain some pride tonight
    • 58' Clarkson is shown a yellow card for high feet as he attempts to get a shot off after Porter has headed down from the cross. It was a shocking first touch from Clarkson, off his chest, and he really should have left the ball for the incoming Porter
    • 50' Motherwell really have come back out from the interval looking like a different team as Hughes sends an absolute screamer flying just over the bar from the left of goal. That would have been a great goal to re-store some confidence back into the Scottish side - Bracigliano was well beaten
    • 49' Zerka receives the ball on the left of the goal 30 yards out and unleashes a ferocious right-footed shot that doesn't miss by much. The ball just whizzes past the right post
    • 48' A much better start from Motherwell as they stream forward. McGarry gets the final cross in and it almost results in an own-goal
    • 46' We are back underway in Scotland ...
    • 45' There is the half-time whistle and it isn't looking good for Motherwell. Nancy have kept them pinned back into their own half for much of the first 45 minutes and they have looked shocking in defence
    • 44' Motherwell finally have a golden opportunity to get one back - Porter gets inside his marker and gets a great touch on the ball to carry it on towards the far post. But once again there is absolutely no-one there for the hosts and the ball drifts out
    • 43' Half time is fast looming at Fir Park and Motherwell have hardly been in an attacking position, and when they have they have given the ball away cheaply failing to produce a decent final pass
    • 38' Another free kick for Nancy on the left of the area at almost exactly the same distance out as the two goals tonight ... but this time Gavanon outhits the ball and it drifts past the right post. Smith was right there though and shouldn't have much trouble in collecting the ball
    • 31' An early substitution from Motherwell as Malcolm departs the pitch to make way for Murphy
    • 27' Motherwell look completely devastated by those two goals from Nancy and they can't seem to string together more than one or two passes
    • 22' GOAL NANCY! Motherwell have it all to do now as Nancy take a 3-0 aggregate lead with two away goals. Gavanon's free kick is not dealt with be any of the Motherwell players and it drifts straight across the goal and into the right hand corner of the net
    • 21' Nancy have a free kick out wide on the left wing but based on Motherwell's performance at the back so far this could be another golden opportunity for Nancy to book thier place in the group stages
    • 18' GOAL NANCY! It's an absolute shocker for Motherwell as Fortune is in acres of space on the right off goal to fire home the saved free kick. Smith does well to parry the freekick which was blocked from his view until pretty late but he only parries it away and the Motherwell defence is found wanting and Fortune has little trouble in finding the space
    • 17' Zerka pushes Malcolm in the back in a bid to get himself some space to chase a high ball ... but somehow he earns himself a free kick just outside the area
    • 13' Quinn chips the ball into the area and across the goal-mouth but it drifts past all the waiting Motherwell players ... Hammell is following it up on the left though and floats a ball towards the far post ... where it is headed away from goal. Bracigliano had it well covered though
    • 9' Motherwell are awarded a free kick in a dangerous area just outside the area and slightly to the right of goal ... Malcolm to take but he boots it just wide of the right post
    • 5' Nancy lead 2-1 on aggregate and have had the lions share of the possession so far tonight
    • 1' Underway in Scotland
    • 19:37 Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage as Motherwell take on Nancy in the UEFA Cup first round

  • Team Stats

    Motherwell Stats Nancy
    54% Possession 46%
    9 Shots 12
    2 Shots on target 4
    1 Saves 0
    7 Corners 3
    13 Fouls 14
    3 Offsides 3
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    24 Tackles 18
    318 Accurate passes 285
    61 Bad passes 37

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Motherwell
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Graeme Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 3 0
      5 Stephen Craigan 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 3 3
      3 Steven Hammell 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 37 17 2
      2 Paul Quinn 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 29 1 2
      4 Mark Reynolds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 3 3
      7 Stephen Hughes 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 37 10 4
      8 Robert Malcolm 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1
      14 Keith Lasley 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 33 10 2
      9 Chris Porter 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 14 0 0
      10 David Clarkson 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 25 6 1
      18 Steven McGarry 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 38 6 4
      11 John Sutton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0
      26 Kenneth Connelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Gunnar Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Marc Fitzpatrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 James O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Jamie Murphy 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 24 0 2
      12 Darren Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
    • Nancy
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Gennaro Bracigliano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0
      13 Damian Macaluso 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 1
      5 Silva do Nascimento Andre Luiz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 1 1
      20 Mickaël Chrétien 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 0 2
      3 Joël Sami 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
      23 Jonathan Brison 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 29 6 2
      24 Benjamin Gavanon 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 30 5 1
      29 Alfred Ndiaye 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 26 4 2
      11 Monsef Zerka 0 3 0 3 4 3 0 30 6 1
      22 Marc-Antoine Fortune 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 24 4 0
      15 Youssouf Hadji 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 39 4 3
      8 Frederic Biancalani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Abdeslam Ouaddou 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 1
      6 Pascal Berenguer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 1
      26 Landry N`Guemo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 0 3
      2 Helder Mauricio Da Silva Ferreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Damien Gregorini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Issiar Dia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 50' Motherwell really have come back out from the interval looking like a different team as Hughes sends an absolute screamer flying just over the bar from the left of goal. That would have been a great goal to re-store some confidence back into the Scottish side - Bracigliano was well beaten
    • 49' Zerka receives the ball on the left of the goal 30 yards out and unleashes a ferocious right-footed shot that doesn't miss by much. The ball just whizzes past the right post
    • 22' GOAL NANCY! Motherwell have it all to do now as Nancy take a 3-0 aggregate lead with two away goals. Gavanon's free kick is not dealt with be any of the Motherwell players and it drifts straight across the goal and into the right hand corner of the net
    • 18' GOAL NANCY! It's an absolute shocker for Motherwell as Fortune is in acres of space on the right off goal to fire home the saved free kick. Smith does well to parry the freekick which was blocked from his view until pretty late but he only parries it away and the Motherwell defence is found wanting and Fortune has little trouble in finding the space

Live Team Line-Up

  • Motherwell

    Starting line-up

    • G. Smith
    • P. Quinn
    • M. Reynolds
    • S. Craigan Substitution Out (75′)
    • S. Hammell
    • R. Malcolm Substitution Out (33′)
    • K. Lasley Substitution Out (65′)
    • S. Hughes
    • D. Clarkson
    • S. McGarry
    • C. Porter

    Subs

    • G. Nielsen
    • J. O'Brien
    • D. Murphy Substitution In33′
    • M. Fitzpatrick
    • D. Smith Substitution In75′
    • K. Connolly
    • J. Sutton Substitution In65′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Nancy

    Starting line-up

    • G. Bracigliano
    • A. Sami Substitution Out (20′)
    • S. Andre Luiz
    • D. Macaluso
    • M. Chrétien Yellow Card
    • N. Alfred
    • B. Gavanon Goal Substitution Out (66′)
    • J. Brison
    • Y. Hadji
    • M. Fortuné Goal Substitution Out (75′)
    • M. Zerka

    Subs

    • D. Gregorini
    • A. Ouaddou Substitution In20′
    • F. Biancalani
    • P. Berenguer Substitution In75′
    • I. Dia
    • L. N'Guemo Substitution In66′
    • J. Feret

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None