Motherwell thrash St. Johnstone to book a place in final of Active Nation Scottish Cup
Motherwell beat St. Johnstone 3-0 in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup at Hampden Park on Saturday, 16 April, 2011.
Motherwell will face the winners of the Aberdeen and Celtic match in the final of the competition.
Stuart McCall made several changes to the Motherwell team from the 0-0 draw in their last match. John Sutton and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Francis-c13946 Jeffers started upfront in a 4-4-2 formation for the hosts.
On the other hand, St. Johnstone also made wholesale changes to their team from the 1-0 defeat at the hands of Celtic in their last game. Collin Samuel started upfront in a 4-5-1 formation for the visitors.
The game got off to a bright start, as the visitors came close to scoring an early goal in the third minute. Danny Invincible swivelled past the defender and blasted a fierce shot which was tipped over the bar by Darren Randolph.
Two minutes later, Motherwell opened the scoring through Stephen Craigan. The skipper of the home team headed home from close range after Peter Enckelman made a horrendous mistake at the near post.
Motherwell doubled their advantage on the 14th minute mark. Jamie Murphy made a driving run through the middle of the park before hammering a fierce shot into the top corner to make it 2-0 for the hosts.
The visitors looked absolutely stunned by the remarkable start to the game by the Well.
The Saintees had a wonderful opportunity to pull one goal back in the 26th minute when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193 Grainger whipped a teasing cross in the box, which evaded everyone and grazed against the post to deflect out.
The hosts created several scoring opportunities and they were rewarded for their hard work as they scored their third goal in the 39th minute of the game. John Sutton made a surging run into the visitors’ penalty area and lobbed the ball over
Enckelman’s head. The keeper then parried the ball into his own net to make it 3-0 for the Well.
The visitors started the second half in a lively manner, as Murray Davidson tried an audacious effort from 30 yards and Darren Randolph made a fine save to parry the ball away to safety.
The pace of the game dropped in the middle periods of the second half, as chances were hard to come by.
St. Johnstone had a huge mountain to climb in the second half but they failed to threaten and bundled out of the Scottish Cup.
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