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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Jack Haugh

Van Veen's penalty decides a game going nowhere to send Motherwell third

Stevie Hammell's men followed up the Aberdeen win with a turgid victory over Livingston

WHAT to write about a game in which the most exciting moment was a pre-match announcement about lightning striking the PA system?

An electric performance from Motherwell this was not, but at least the Steelmen huffed and puffed their way to a second win on the spin. The remarkable thing given the mood music all but a month ago? Kevin Van Veen's penalty was enough to take them to third in the Premiership table. 

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