First Team
Match Report | Rangers 1-1 Dundee United
23rd November 2024
Motherwell may have missed a penalty, but it was the Tangerines who left New Brandon Park, Bellshill feeling hard done by today at not taking all three points.
Throughout they held the upper hand, only to be denied a sensational late equaliser by a physically big and aggressive Motherwell side.
Against the run of play, in fact on their first foray upfield, the Lanarkshire club took a fortuitous lead after 18 minutes.
A speculative Steven Meechan shot from just outside the box deflected off Phil McGrath and looped up and went in at the top corner.
United, deservedly, levelled on 25 minutes when Scott Allan's cross from the right was clinically first timed home by Ross McCord from ten yards.
With twenty minutes left, Johnny Russell struck a diagonal 20-yarder into the postage stamp corner and appeared to put united on course for victory.
But five minutes later, Motherwell looked to have got a lifeline when Sean Fleming gave away an penalty, however, John Gibson, diving full-length to his right, made an outstanding save from Robert McHugh's spot-kick.
But the visitors were denied victory eight minutes from the end when right-back Cammy Murray struck a thunderous thirty-yarder
Dundee United: Gibson, Milligan, McGrath, Pope Fleming, Allan, Ross McCord, Ryan McCord, W Russell (Colgan 65), Dow (Smith 83), Johnny Russsell (Lee 89
Throughout they held the upper hand, only to be denied a sensational late equaliser by a physically big and aggressive Motherwell side.
Against the run of play, in fact on their first foray upfield, the Lanarkshire club took a fortuitous lead after 18 minutes.
A speculative Steven Meechan shot from just outside the box deflected off Phil McGrath and looped up and went in at the top corner.
United, deservedly, levelled on 25 minutes when Scott Allan's cross from the right was clinically first timed home by Ross McCord from ten yards.
With twenty minutes left, Johnny Russell struck a diagonal 20-yarder into the postage stamp corner and appeared to put united on course for victory.
But five minutes later, Motherwell looked to have got a lifeline when Sean Fleming gave away an penalty, however, John Gibson, diving full-length to his right, made an outstanding save from Robert McHugh's spot-kick.
But the visitors were denied victory eight minutes from the end when right-back Cammy Murray struck a thunderous thirty-yarder
Dundee United: Gibson, Milligan, McGrath, Pope Fleming, Allan, Ross McCord, Ryan McCord, W Russell (Colgan 65), Dow (Smith 83), Johnny Russsell (Lee 89
