Stevie May scored the match-winner with literally the last kick of the ball to help St Johnstone produce one of the narrow football results of the weekend in the Scottish Premiership. Jamie Murphy looked like he would be the match winner after scoring in the 28th minute. It was Motherwell who thought they had earned a point when an own goal drew them level before May scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Managers Reaction
Motherwell interim manager Steven Hammell: “Nothing’s changed and it’s the last thing on my mind just now, it’s just an overriding feeling of disappointment. It was a game we were confident we’d put everything into the preparation and we would get a positive result. It’s never easy but to lose it the way we did, it’s a hard one to take. The first goal is a straight long ball, with the second striker running so it’s the most basic movement and we struggled with it. The second one, again, is a long ball and we make an absolute mess of it which results in a corner and we’re still looking to chase the game and win the game. In the second phase, we switch off which can’t happen and the two goals we lose are poor.”
St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson: “I quite like that every year people write you off. In the previous season we had a lot of expectations on our shoulders – this season no one thinks we can do anything. I think I’ve got a really good group of players there – it’s a harder league, it’s as simple as that. It’s such a small league and last year was so tight, so it’s important we start well and give ourselves an opportunity to stay in the league.”
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