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Mark Pirie

Motherwell break silence on bottle flashpoint in Europa Conference League as they promise 'firm action' amid UEFA probe

Motherwell have promised to take "firm action" against the supporter who threw a bottle at an official during their Europa Conference League defeat to Sligo Rovers.

Almost 7000 fans packed into Fir Park on Thursday night on a disappointing night for the Scottish Premiership side. Aidan Keena capitalised on a mistake from Bevis Mugabi to score, giving the Northern Irish side a 1-0 advantage to take into the second leg. Despite the result, the real talking point came off the park after a plastic bottle was aimed at an assistant referee during the clash.

The Steelmen have now confirmed that UEFA are investigation into the flashpoint as well as condemning the incident during a massive occasion for Graham Alexander 's side. A lengthy club statement from Motherwell read: "Despite the disappointment of the first-leg result against Sligo Rovers, we would like to place on record our sincere thanks to our supporters who turned out in great numbers for the match. The atmosphere, noise, and passion, particularly at the teams emerged from the tunnel, was amongst the best experienced in recent years.

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