Motherwell make it five wins in a row to close on top six with Saints adrift

0 Allan Campbell heads home to put Motherwell 2-1 ahead. shake the Irishman’s hand as he left the field but the change provided a short-term fillip.

Anders Dreyer forced a fine save from Mark Gillespie and Mcallister blazed over from Dreyer’s cutback.

The eccentric Gboly Ariyibi, a winger who has cult hero written all over him, can bamboozle opponents and teammates in equal measure but Paul Mcginn was cautioned for a cynical foul on the Englishman as he burst past him immediately after the restart.

Main received the same sanction for fouling Mihai Popescu from behind but the target man also had a mishit shot from Hastie’s driven cross cleared off the line by Mcallister, who thereby atoned for giving the ball away in the first place.

Main made better contact with a shot from the far corner of the penalty area but it flashed past the far post with Hladky beaten.

It really wasn’t the former Middlesbrough forward’s evening. After some deft footwork to create space for himself, his goalbound effort was deflected inches over by Popescu.

Motherwell were to pay for their profligacy when Saints drew level. Mark Gillespie’s punched clearance was floated back in by Dreyer and Paul Mcginn’s looping header drifted over the keeper and under his bar. It was the first time in 415 minutes Gillespie had been beaten in the league.

However, that parity proved to be short-lived as, just four minutes later, Elliott Frear’s cross was met by midfielder Allan Campbell, whose downward header gave Hladky no chance.