Fadinger Blasts Well to Europe

A Lukas Fadinger strike was enough to have Well fans checking passport dates as they easily beat a toothless Hibernian side, who seemed more worried about events in Glasgow than at Easter Road.

Keep the faith.

Those were the words delivered by Jens Berthel Askou prior to his SPFL managerial debut where he oversaw an enticing one-all draw with Rangers. Whilst there were undoubtedly some nerves when captain Paul McGinn put the ball out and susbequently conceded, or when a few weeks before Callum Ward was chipped by a Clyde striker in the League Cup group stage, the nerves made way for belief, which made way for confidence and anticipation.

It was clear that Motherwell were the hungrier team from the outset. Elijah Just had two opportunities to score in the first seven minutes, one going narrowly wide whilst the other was blocked. Five minutes later, Tom Sparrow had a header just outside the six yard box go high and wide. That period of utter domination would culminate in a Lukas Fadinger goal. Fadinger, who that week had just become a father, found space and unleashed a powerful left foot shot low to Sallinger’s right.