Motherwell Boss Furious Despite Cup ProgressMotherwell Boss Furious Despite Cup Progress Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell has expressed his anger at his team’s performance in their draw against Partick Thistle, despite the point being enough to progress to the last 16 of the Premier Sports Cup. Partick’s young goalkeeper Mason McCready impressed in both regulation time and the penalty shootout, where the Championship side secured the bonus point. However, Motherwell claimed top spot in Group G. Kettlewell was critical of his team’s display, stating: “Anyone at Motherwell who thinks that kind of performance is acceptable and that you can earn points from it in such a tough competition will be in for a rude awakening.” The match saw missed chances from both sides, with Partick dominating the second half but failing to capitalize on opportunities. A controversial moment occurred when Partick was unable to field substitute Ricco Diack due to an online system issue. After a goalless draw, the match was decided by a pointless penalty shootout. Motherwell missed three of their four penalties, while Thistle scored three to claim a consolation point. Kettlewell added: “Existing players and new players will learn that this is not accepted here. It is absolutely not accepted by me.” Motherwell will now face Premier League rivals Kilmarnock in the next round, and Kettlewell stressed that his team must improve: “This is a really good competition to be part of, but it’s time for us to step up and be counted. We need to be better.”
Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell admitted he felt “pure anger” at his team’s performance in the draw against Partick Thistle, despite a point having been enough to progress to the last 16 of the Premier Sports Cup.
Young goalkeeper Mason McCready shone for Thistle in both regulation time and the penalty shootout, where the visitors from the Championship took the bonus point, but it was not enough to deny Well the top spot in Group G.
Both teams missed good chances, with McCready making two good saves in the first half to deny Zach Robinson and Dan Casey the counter-attack.
The second half was largely dominated by the visitors, with Daniel MacKay and Brian Graham missing chances to put Kris Doolan’s side ahead.
There was a moment of controversy when Thistle were not allowed to field young striker Ricco Diack as a substitute and instead fielded Logan Chalmers because he was not included in a new online system.
After 90 minutes the score was 0-0 and a pointless penalty shootout was decided, sealing the fate of both teams.
Motherwell missed three of their four penalties, while Thistle’s Aaron Muirhead and Ben Stanway also saw their efforts saved by Aston Oxborough.
However, successful penalties from Kyle Turner, Brian Graham and Luke McBeth ultimately gave Thistle a rather useless point.
“Anyone at Motherwell Football Club who thinks that kind of performance is acceptable and that you can earn points from it in such a tough competition will be in for a rude awakening,” Kettlewell told BBC Scotland before his side were drawn at home to Premier League rivals Kilmarnock in the next round.
“Existing players and new players will learn that this is not accepted here. It is absolutely not accepted by me.”
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