MX23RW : Sunday, January 12 13:39:57| >> :600:109516:109516:

Hamilton Academical too strong for Motherwell

Hamilton Academical win their first post-split match in the Scottish Premiership, beating Motherwell 2-0 at New Douglas Park.

Hamilton Academical have beaten Motherwell 2-0 at New Douglas Park in their first match since the Scottish Premiership annual split this evening.

The Accies, who just missed out on a spot in the top half of the split, came under pressure early on as Lionel Ainsworth tried to curl the ball in from the edge of the box, but Michael McGovern kept hold of it.

The hosts started to see more of the ball as the first half progressed, and opened the scoring with a little over 10 minutes played as Ali Crawford fired the ball forward from a free kick, setting up Jason Scotland for a tap-in.

Crawford could have added to the score himself before the break, but Stephen McManus turned his shot behind for a corner, which Dougie Imrie could not head in from.

Motherwell started to look dangerous as half time approached, but Marvin Johnson struck the crossbar with his drilled effort, while Lee Erwin saw his finish saved.

Hamilton made a strong start to the second half, resulting in Darian McKinnon blasting a 20-yard strike towards the visitors' goal, only for George Long to parry it clear.

The hosts doubled their lead just a couple of minutes later though as Imrie provided a low cross into the box, setting up Crawford to slice it into the bottom right corner.

Nigel Hasselbaink and Lucas both had chances to make it three for Accies with more than 20 minutes still to play, but the hosts could not put the victory beyond doubt.

The visitors started to threaten again in the closing stages in a bid to rescue a point, but John Sutton headed wide while trying to nod the ball home from a free kick.

Lee Erwin's long-range strike then failed to beat the keeper, ensuring that Hamilton saw out the win.

ID:219034: cacheID:219034:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3796:
Written by
Sian Cowper
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Michael Higdon of Motherwell FC in action during the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League match on May 4, 2013
Read Next:
Motherwell put five past St Mirren
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Steelers
14-28
Ravens
6pm
Broncos
@
Bills
9.30pm
Packers
@
Eagles
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic2219216185359
2RangersRangers21125438172141
3Dundee UnitedDundee Utd239763124734
4Aberdeen2110473230234
5Motherwell2394102837-931
6Hibernian237883436-229
7St Mirren2383112738-1127
8Dundee2275103438-426
9Kilmarnock2367102537-1225
10Ross County2367102342-1925
11Hearts2265112531-623
12St Johnstone2243152444-2015


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!