Motherwell defeated Aberdeen 3-1 on Friday at Dalziel Park.
The young Steelmen took an early lead when Mo Adam intercepted a slack pass by Rodrigo Vitols and squared it to Mark Ferrie to cooly finish.
Aberdeen levelled the game midway through the first half when Arran Bone fouled Finlay Marshall in the box. Brendan Hamilton stepped up and sent Josh Bogan the wrong way.
In the second half, Alan Archibald brought on Richard Tambwe and within minutes he had the ball in the back of the net.
A low cross into the box wasn’t properly cleared and the young forward was on hand to fire home from close range.
Moments later Zack Flatman was pushed in the box and the referee didn’t hesitate to point to the spot.
Dylan Wells dispatched from the spot to seal a good win for Motherwell.
“It was a great three points,” lead development coach Alan Archibald said.
“At times, it was quite an ugly game. Aberdeen created us problems but credit to the players for getting us over the line.
“It’s a tough schedule at the minute, they’re playing two youth games and a reserve game a week.
“We’ve went on a run and we’ve found ourselves at the top end of the league, if we don’t get a chance to win the league we’ll certainly have a say in who does.
From now until the end of the season, I want to see a desire to win games. They’re, of course, developing as footballers but if you want to play first team football, you need to find ways to win games. That’s exactly what I seen today.”
