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Motherwell travelled down the M8 to Edinburgh, looking to make it six wins out of seven going into the October international break. 

Taking on Hibernian at Easter Road, the Steelmen knew it wouldn’t be an easy task and they felt the full force of an attacking Hibs side in the first-half, with Aston Oxborough and Lennon Miller both called into action to prevent the hosts taking the lead.

A half-time alteration seemed to do the trick however, as Apostolos Stamatelopoulos netted his first Motherwell goal from a clever Miller free kick.

The lead didn’t last long as Junior Hoilett levelled the game minutes later. Moses Ebiye thought he had poked his team back in front, but the linesman had other ideas as he raised his flag for offside.

A red card for Hibernian’s Nectarios Triantis swung the momentum with ten minutes to go, and shortly after, Andy Halliday cushioned home the winner from a Kofi Balmer throw-in.

The win takes Stuart Kettlewell’s side fourth in table, and with a semi-final still to look forward to, things are looking good in ML1.

The sunshine shone on Leith, as Motherwell emerged from an action-packed afternoon of football with a comfortable 2-1 victory over 10-man Hibernian to extend their foothold on fourth-place in the Premiership table.

Apostolous Stamatelopoulous drilled home his maiden Motherwell goal to force the steelmen into the ascendency before a quickfire equaliser brought the hosts level. Hibs were soon reduced to 10-men, as Nectarios Triantis received a second yellow card following a rash challenge, and Motherwell immediately took advantage. Andy Halliday proved to be the hero in the latter stages of the game, forcing home Kofi Balmer’s sensational long-throw from close-range to seal the three points in the Scottish capital.

Stuart Kettlewell made two changes from last weekend’s victory over St. Mirren at Fir Park, with Stamatelopoulous making his first-start since returning from injury, as Balmer also came into the starting XI following Dan Casey’s red card last week. Australian International defender, Johnny Koutroumbis also made his first appearance in the matchday squad following a substantial period of time on the sidelines with a pre-season injury.

The hosts looked likelier to break the deadlock following the early exchanges in the first-half. Aston Oxborough again came to the Steelmen’s rescue, brilliantly parrying a series of goal bound efforts from Ukrainian striker Mykola Kukharevych, with Lennon Miller also showing his defensive capabilities, heading clear Kukharevych’s chance on the goalline.

Heading into the break on level-terms, Motherwell opened the second-half with their most productive spell of the 90-minutes. Miller’s quick free-kick caught the static Hibs backline off-guard, and Stamatelopoulous rifled a magnificent finish high into the roof of the net, sending the travelling support into raptures.

The visitors lead only lasted for around three-minutes, as Junior Hoilett capitalised on a defensive mix-up, curling a precise finish into the bottom-right corner; beyond the reach of Oxborough.

Second-half substitute Moses Ebiye thought he had restored Motherwell’s advantage after converting from close-range, but following a VAR check, the goal was ruled out after the striker had strayed offside.

Hibs were reduced to 10-men in the latter stages of the game after Triantis caught Miller with a rash challenge, leaving referee Matthew MacDermid no alternative but to brandish a second yellow-card.

The steelmen took full advantage, and with less than 10-minutes left to play, former Hearts midfielder Halliday responded to his familiar Easter Road reception, latching onto Balmer’s long-throw in before placing a composed finish into the bottom-left corner in-front of a jubilant away support.

Motherwell held on in the final few minutes to earn their third successive victory and their second victory on the road in the Premiership this season. Stuart Kettlewell’s side now sit one-point clear of Dundee United in fourth-place, level on points with Rangers in third.

Stuart Kettlewell gives his reaction to his side defeating Hibernian 2-1 at Easter Road.

Goals from Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and Andy Halliday sends the Steelmen into the international break having won six of their last seven games.

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos is in the Australia squad for their October fixtures. 

Having missed out in September due to injury, the striker returns to the Socceroos squad having earned his first cap in the summer.

It was Graham Arnold who gave him his first cap, however Arnold left the post in September and has since been replaced with Tony Popovic.

Australia will continue their World Cup qualifying campaign. In the opening two games, they drew with Indonesia and suffered defeat against Bahrain.

They will look to bounce back in Popovic’s first game at the helm against China on 10 October, before travelling to Japan on Tuesday 15 October.

• Australia v China 
• Thursday 10 October 
• 10.10am Kick Off 
• Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

• Japan v Australia 
• Tuesday 15 October 
• 11.35am Kick Off 
• Saitama Stadium, Japan

Kofi Balmer discusses how he has remained professional and patient as he waited for his first appearance in the league. Balmer also speaks about what he might have to do to keep his place in the side. 

The former Crystal Palace man talks about who has helped him to where he has got to today.

Manager Stuart Kettlewell remains firmly focused on the week-on-week challenges his team face. Despite the strong start to the league and cup campaigns, Kettlewell ensured nobody is getting ahead of themselves and the team will continue to keep their feet on the ground. 

Kettlewell also discusses the impressive Lennon Miller, as well as his analysis of David Gray’s Hibernian side.

Goalkeeper Krisztián Hegyi will head off with the Hungarian Under 21 side ahead of their October fixtures. 

Hungary will play the next two matches in their Euro Under 21 qualifying campaign.

With two games left to play, the Hungarians are six points off a qualification spot.

They play in at home in their first match against Malta on 10 October, before travelling to Belgium on 15 October.

• Hungary U21 v Malta U21
• Thursday 10 October
• 7pm Kick Off
• Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Budapest

• Belgium U21 v Hungary U21
• Tuesday 15 October 
• 5pm Kick Off 
• King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Leuven

It’s time to vote for your G4 Claims player of the month for September. 

Lennon Miller, Aston Oxborough, Ewan Wilson and Liam Gordon are all up for nomination.

To vote, head over to the Motherwell Facebook page.

Games in September

• Aberdeen 2-1 Motherwell
• Motherwell 2-1 Dundee United
• Motherwell 2-1 St Mirren

Season ticket holders will be able to purchase up to six tickets each and these will be made available to purchase online or in person at the Ticket Office from 12 noon on Thursday 3 October.

The club have been given an initial allocation of 7,500 tickets, with the potential of up to 14,000 depending on sales. Motherwell fans will be in sections of the South and East stands at Hampden Park with ticket pricing below:

Please note that your Season Ticket customer number is XXX.  Details of how to register and activate your account prior to tickets going online is attached.  We would encourage as many supporters as possible to purchase online where you will be able to view and select your own seats.

If purchasing online or by phone, you will be contacted when your tickets are ready for collection.

Ticket Office opening hours for the remainder of the week:

• Thursday – 9am-5pm
• Friday – 9am-4pm
• Saturday – 9am-11am

Other Information:

• ‘Singing Section’ will be in G5
• Hospitality – please find below hospitality options at Fir Park with coach transfer to and from Hampden.  To purchase, please book online or alternatively email: hospitality@motherwellfc.co.uk
• The club will be running buses from the Cooper stand to and from the national stadium with Hampden parking at £20pp.  These will also be available to purchase online from 12 noon on Thursday (no restrictions on how many can be purchased)
• Postage of tickets is £2
• DSA members please contact Heather at Heathermfcdsa@outlook.com with ticket requirements

Please note, the general sale of all remaining tickets will now be available from Monday 14^th October at 9am online and from the Ticket Office.

Online Account Maintenance – Season Ticket Holders

If you haven’t already registered online and you are a season ticket holder, you must ACTIVATE YOUR CUSTOMER NUMBER.

For Season Tickets holders to be able to purchase Semi Final tickets, you will need to have activated your account that is associated with the season card allowing purchase.

If you want to buy additional match tickets, then be prepared by activating additional accounts or ask your friends to activate their own accounts and supply you with their information so you can add them into your network.

How do I activate my account?

• Select ‘Sign In ‘ in the top right-hand corner of the ticket page.

• Select ‘Activate it now’
• Input your Customer number
• Input your Surname
• Then select the find my account

• Verify your contact your contact details, including an email you have access to and a create a password.
• Now SAVE DETAILS (Bottom of the page)

Adding friends and family members to ‘My Network’

All season ticket holder accounts must be activated online before you will be able to purchase for additional season ticket holders, you can add your friends or family members to ‘My Network’.

• Select ‘My Account’
• Select Network within ‘Account Management’

• Select add Members ‘ and add in their information into the box’s then select SEARCH.

This then shows you the person and you select add to Network.

They will now appear as part of YOUR current NETWORK and will be selectable when you need assign additional match tickets during the purchase process, excluding Cup Games.

YOU are now ready to purchase tickets online.

How can I purchase tickets for someone who is a season ticket holder?

To allow you the ability to purchase tickets on someone’s behalf, you need to send a request to the individual to be managed.

• Select the individual in the “your network”
• This will show you the current status.

• In these options we need to select the edit button.
• Ensure the option is set to Manage then select the send request button.
• This will send an email to the other person.
• They need to open the email and select the link (which will force then to log into the site) to complete the action.

Please note:- If both accounts use the same email address, e.g. Father and son have the same contact details, you must sign into the account of the person you sent the request to.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PRIVILEGES TO MANAGE YOUR FRIENDS ACCOUNT THEN YOU CANNOT BUY TICKETS ON THEIR BEHALF.

Buying tickets

To purchase tickets, please select the game from the list of games available and select your seats from the seating plan.

If you are purchasing more than 6 tickets and have more than 1 season ticket holder in your account, you need to assign the additional ticket to the other season ticket holders.

Hospitality packages

Centenary Suite and 91 Lounge Hospitality Package

• 11am – Hospitality opens
• Complimentary cocktail on arrival
• £35 south stand match ticket
• Pay bar facility
• Traditional breakfast (2-course)
• Coach to and from Hampden with official parking (departing Fir Park at 1.30pm)
• Refreshments on return to fir park
• 8pm close (or subject to demand)

Price £100pp

Exclusive Hospitality Package (Boardroom)

• 12 noon – hospitality opens
• Inclusive bar serving beer, wine, cider and soft drinks (no draft available)
• Breakfast rolls
• £35 south stand match ticket
• coach to and from Hampden with official parking (departing Fir Park at 1.30pm)
• Refreshments on return to Fir Park
• 7pm close with opportunity to relocate to the centenary suite with a pay bar

Price £165pp

Motherwell academy duo Ewan Wilson and Lennon Miller are in the Scotland Under 21 squad. 

With both players impressing during the September international fixtures, the two 18-year-olds will be looking to help their side secure qualification to the Under 21 Euros.

Scotland are in second place on 16 points and in their first match, face Belgium who are also on 16 points. The match will take place on Friday 11 October.

It’s then a long haul flight to Almaty on Tuesday 15 October to face Kazakhstan in their final group match.

• Scotland U21 v Belgium U21
• Friday 11 October
• 7pm Kick Off
• Tynecastle park, Edinburgh

• Kazakhstan v Scotland
• Tuesday 15 October
• 5pm Kick Off 
• Aalmaty Ortalyk Stadion, Almaty