Motherwell V Celtic match report.

Motherwell and Celtic played out a fantastic 3-3 at game at, FirPark with the Steelmen Showing why they can be a great side to Watch,
the Steelmen took the lead with Goals from Sutton and Zaine Francis-Angol either side of a Gunnar Nielsen penalty save from Kris Commons, gave the home side a two-goal lead before Anthony Stokes reduced the deficit just before the half time break.
Georgios Samaras levelled 10 minutes after the break before Celtic sub Leigh Griffiths. added a third in the 84th minute as the game moved towards injury time Sutton got his second from a yard out.



Sutton celebrates giving Motherwell an early lead



Commons has his penalty saved.


Celtic had most of the possession, in the 37th minute it needed an interception by Motherwell left-back Stevie Hammell a few yards from goal to prevent Stokes cross reaching Commons.
Two minutes from the break Celtic were punished for more bad defending.

Hammell put a cross from the left into the box when Emilio Izaguirre and
Virgil van Dijk failed to deal with it under pressure from Henri Anier, Francis-Angol was able to slide the ball under Forster from six yards.
However, The home side could not get to the break without conceding.
With seconds to go Stokes took a touch on a pass from Commons and put the ball over Nielsen and into the far corner of the net.


Stokes celebrates his goal.







Georgios Samaras celebrates his goal.




Young Player John Herron making his first start at full-back, looked to be asleep when
the Steelmen took the lead.

Herron Fights Sutton For The Ball.

A long punt by Stephen McManus had Efe Ambrose Ball Watching ending up at the feet of Sutton, who had time and space to set himself for a shot that had Fraser Forster looking back as Sutton got his 21st goal of the season.
The champions asserted themselves and Motherwell dropped back towards their own penalty box but they were gifted a chance in the 13th minute when a slip by Celtic midfielder Kayal in the centre circle allowed Iain Vigurs to send Henri Anier clear. The forward, however, could not shrug off the attentions of Ambrose and his shot was blocked for a corner which came to nothing.
Celtic came back and they had the perfect chance to level when Vigurs barged Stokes in the box, and man in the middle Craig Thomson pointed to the spot. But to roars from the home fans, Nielsen saved low to his left to parry Commons' penalty away for a corner which came to nothing.
There were enough moments of slackness in the hoops defence to encourage Motherwell when they moved forward.







Leigh Griffiths celebrates his Celtic Goal.


There was no surprise Celtic took control but a crazy two-minute spell changed that.

On 53 minutes Fraser Kerr's header from a Vigurs' corner was headed off the line by Kayal two minutes later the scores were level when, from eight yards out, Samaras redirected Stokes' shot from the edge of the box past the helpless Nielsen.
The game sped from end to end with chances for both sides, making a save at his near post from Anier before there was a penalty claim from Home fans who thought Samaras had handled the ball in the box.
With six minutes to go Griffiths ran in behind the Well defence to put the ball past Nielsen and it looked enough to give the champions all three points, but with seconds remaining Sutton put the ball over the line from close range after being set up by sub Lionel Ainsworth for a point.