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Motherwell eased into the Quarter-Finals of the Scottish Cup with a 4-0 win over Montrose on Sunday. 

Jo Addie, Kaela McDonald-Nguah, Tiree Burchill and Kayla Jardine were all on target for the women of steel at K-Park.

It didn’t take long for Motherwell to make the breakthrough, with Addie netting the opener after 18 minutes. Katie Rice’s delivery was met by the centre back who made no mistake with her finish.

Montrose would hold firm until the half-time interval and made changes at the break in the hope of re-energising their side.

But on her first start since joining on loan from Celtic, Burchill bagged a goal on 50 minutes. Gill Inglis fired a cross into the penalty area where McDonald-Nguah was able to play across the goal for Burchill to knock home. 2-0.

The tie was sealed when Motherwell scored their third.

Rice again involved, her through ball found McDonald-Nguah who slotted home to end any chance of a cup upset.

The game was rounded off in the last minute when Jardine got on the scoresheet for her first goal at the club with a strike from distance that flew over the goalkeeper and into the net.

The draw for the Quarter Finals takes place on Monday 13 February at 5.30 live from Hampden.

We have parted company with manager Steven Hammell.

His assistant Brian Kerr will also leave the club.

Stuart Kettlewell has agreed to take interim charge of the first-team until a permanent appointment has been made.

“Steven Hammell is and will forever be a colossus in Motherwell Football Club history,” chairman Jim McMahon said.

“Unfortunately, due to a number of factors, his time in charge hasn’t worked out the way we all really hoped it would.

“Although this decision has been difficult, we feel it is necessary as we look towards the last third of the Premiership season.

“I want to thank Steven and Brian for all their efforts and wish them both all the very best in the future.”

The chairman and non-executive directors have begun the recruitment process to appoint the next manager.

Motherwell exited the Scottish Cup after a poor 3-1 defeat to Raith Rovers.

Jamie Gullan and Sam Stanton had the home side two goals up before Kevin van Veen pulled a goal back to give some hope but debutant Esmael Goncalves killed off any chance of a comeback with minutes to go.

Raith went into the game the form side and took an early lead after Callum Slattery was ruled to have handled in the box. Jamie Gullan stepped and made no mistake from twelve yards.

Shortly before half-time Raith doubled their lead.

A deflected shot towards goal wasn’t gathered by Kelly and Stanton was on hand to head home from close range.

Stevie Hammell made three changes at half-time and within five minutes his side had pulled a goal back.

A loose ball fell to Kevin van Veen and he fired the ball into the net through a crowd of bodies.

Spirits were raised and despite plenty of pressure, crosses into the box and even Tom Lang hitting his own crossbar, there was no way through.

With minutes to go, any hopes of a comeback were crushed when Goncalves raced through on goal and finished past Kelly.

Steven Hammell can understand the Motherwell fans’ frustration and says they are well within their rights to be annoyed as the team have been underperforming.

He is grateful for the backing the supporters have shown during this testing time and says he highlighted to his players the importance of representing this club.

Stuart McKinstry is a Motherwell himself and he knows the expectations of the supporters are way higher than what they are producing.

The wingers wants to give something back to the supporters, with 2000 of them expected at Starks Park for their Scottish Cup match against Raith Rovers.

Motherwell are two steps away from Hampden in the Scottish and they will to overcome Montrose in the fifth round of the cup on Sunday 12 February. 

Kick-off is 4pm at K-Park.

How to follow the game

Tickets for the match cost £8 for adults, with concessions and kids costing £3.

Cash and card are accepted at the turnstiles. There is no facility to buy tickets online before the match.

Story of the match

Motherwell were in midweek action when they beat Glasgow Women comfortably on Tuesday night.

It was two draws in the SWPL prior to Glasgow Women making it three unbeaten for Motherwell.

Montrose are currently top of SWPL2, three points ahead of Gartcairn.

The visiting side have won their last four matches, scoring 17 in the process.

Motherwell advanced to the next round after seeing off Gartcairn 3-0 in the previous round.

Montrose put 12 past Bonnyrigg Rose in round four to make the hat for the fifth round.

We are looking to add coaches within our girls academy. 

The ideal candidates would have coaching experience and are working towards their C-Licence, but this is not essential.

If you are interested and require further details, please contact academy coordinator Craig Slater at Craig.Slater@motherwellfc.co.uk.

Chairman Jim McMahon offers the following update. 

Following the announcement of Alan’s departure as CEO last month, several clubs made contact with him about a potential new role.

Alan entered into discussions with a number of those, but ultimately decided to take up an offer from Aberdeen FC.

We all very much wish him well with that. However, in order to be fair to all parties, including Motherwell FC, and to stop any potential awkwardness or issues, it was agreed to expedite that exit process.

The board had already commissioned a recruitment agent to lead on the identification of a suitable replacement, and we intend to conclude that process as soon as possible.

In the meantime, Alan will continue to work as hard as he always does, alongside the experienced and talented senior management team across the various departments. My fellow Directors and I stand ready and will, if required, be on hand to assist in any aspect during this transition period.

It has been a tough time of late for the club, of that there is no doubt and I want to thank you all for your patience, understanding and backing.

We will get through this and back to better days, particularly if we all stick together.

Please give Steven and the players as much support as you normally do and let’s roar the team on to a strong finish to the 22/23 season.

Jim McMahon

It was a case of job done for Motherwell as they cruised to a 2-0 victory over Glasgow Women on Tuesday night at the John Cumming stadium. 

A Carla Boyce double was enough to see the women of steel climb into the top six, albeit playing a game more than the other teams in the league.

Kayla Jardine and Louisa Boyes were handed their first starts with new signing Tiree Burchill named on the bench after signing just two hours prior to kick off.

It would only take 13 minutes for Motherwell to break the deadlock. Georgie Rafferty played a high ball into the danger area, Boyce controlled on her chest before finishing into the bottom left hand corner.

15 minutes later, it was nearly two. Kodie Hay this time with some neat work on the wing before firing a cross into the box, her cross would come off the woodwork and Boyce fired over from the rebound.

Motherwell frustrations would grow as they were unable to extend their lead but their patience would pay off on 56 minutes. Jardine with some quick feet to cut inside and drive a cross into the box, the ball eventually fell to Boyce who could tap home to make it 2.

Birthday girl Chelsie Watson nearly made it a day to remember as her header went just wide of the post from a Leanne Crichton corner.

It would be Crichton who would go close on 78 minutes. Emma Lawton beat the defender to the byline and crossed into the former Scotland international, who managed to keep her shot down and on target but the effort was well saved.

In the end, 2-0 would be how it would finish with the women of the steel climbing the table into the top six.

Motherwell have made another addition with the signing of Tiree Burchill on loan from Celtic. 

The former Hamilton midfielder joins until the end of the season.

Making her debut for the Celtic first-team in June 2021 and has made the step into Fran Alonso’s first team this season after a successful loan spell with Accies last season.

Scoring in her most recent Scotland Under 17s match last year against Azerbaijan, Burchill has represented her country from Under 15 to Under 17 level.

“I’m delighted to be joining Motherwell for the rest of the season,” Burchill said.

“It’s a brilliant opportunity for me to play games and develop as a player. I’m looking forward to learning from Paul, Leanne and the rest of the staff and with hard work hopefully we can have a successful end to the season.”

Burchill will wear the number 20 shirt.

“I’m extremely pleased to get Tiree to Motherwell, another fantastic addition to the squad to add more quality middle to front,” head coach Paul Brownlie added. 

“Our recruitment during the window has been excellent and I’m delighted Tiree has chosen Motherwell to further aid her development.”