Motherwell twice came from behind to earn a hard-fought 2-2 draw away to St Johnstone in the Premiership on Wednesday 28 October. The result ends a four-game losing streak and provides a key point in their battle to climb the table from 10th position, where they have eight points from a record of two wins and six losses from ten games.
Taylor Steven put the hosts ahead after 19 minutes, but Motherwell responded well. Ibrahim Said levelled the score just past the half-hour mark, finishing from an Emmanuel Longelo assist. The visitors then took the lead themselves nine minutes into the second half when Tawanda Maswanhise found the net, assisted by Jake Max Girdwood-Reich.
Motherwell looked set for a rare away win until deep into stoppage time. Substitute Logan Chalmers set up Josh Campbell, who scored in the 93rd minute to snatch a point for St Johnstone. This result follows a 2-0 home defeat to Heart of Midlothian on Sunday 25 October, where goals from Claudio Rafael Soares Braga and Calvin Miller secured the points for the visitors.
Disciplinary issues
The match saw three yellow cards, all shown in a busy second half. Enes Alic and goalscorer Ibrahim Said were both booked in the 51st minute, with Tom Sparrow receiving a caution for Motherwell twenty minutes later.
Managerial changes influenced the flow of the game. Dylan Levitt was replaced at half-time by Jardell Kanga, while Regan Charles-Cook came on for Said just after the hour. Jamie Knight-Lebel entered the fray for the final ten minutes as Motherwell sought to see out the game.
The draw lifts Motherwell to 10th in the Premiership standings, now on 8 points from 10 matches. Their recent form reads one draw and four losses from their last five outings, a sequence that includes defeats to Kilmarnock, Celtic, Dundee and Aberdeen. They have scored 11 goals this season but conceded 18, leaving them with a negative seven goal difference and a daunting 19-point gap to league leaders Celtic.
Motherwell host St Mirren, who sit 6th in the table, at Fir Park. The last meeting between the sides in August ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw. The club will look to top scorer A. Lowry, who has three goals this season, to help improve their fortunes.
Defender Martin Moormann reflected on his hectic start to life at Motherwell after joining as the club's first summer signing on 3 July. The Austrian youth international stated the early European schedule helped bond the new squad. "It was a great start to the season," Moormann said. The team, now 10th with 9 points from 11 games, host St Mirren on 31 October.
