Motherwell snatch Scottish Cup replay

Feb 9 2009 By Nicholas McPheat

Motherwell 1 St Mirren 1

STEVEN Hughes earned Motherwell a Homecoming Scottish Cup replay with a second-half equaliser after Andy Dorman had rounded goalkeeper Graeme Smith to put the Saints one up on 12 minutes.

Hughes levelled the match with a powerful effort that passed Mark Howard on 65 minutes. After the Saints had held out from immense Motherwell pressure they could have snatched a win in the closing stages when Scott Cuthbert had a close range shot saved by Graeme Smith.

On-loan Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan added a spark into Motherwell’s play as he was handed his debut by replacing Keith Lasley at half-time.

Both managers agreed that the pitch was against the run of play as it had a huge effect on the game with Mark McGhee saying it didn’t get his team to play as normal. The two sides will meet again in Paisley on Tuesday 17th February.

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