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Motherwell swept past 10-man Hibernian at Fir Park, moving level on points with the Edinburgh side, who hang on to third place in the Scottish Premiership after a hapless display.<\/b><\/p>\n
Tawanda Maswanhise moved to the top of the league’s scoring chart on eight goals, converting a penalty given for handball against Grant Hanley.<\/p>\n
Elijah Just made it 2-0, slamming in a gift after some comical defending from the visitors.<\/p>\n
Worse was to come for Hanley when he was dismissed for clipping the heels of Maswanhise just outside the penalty area.<\/p>\n
Depleted Hibs were completely outplayed but did miss a glaring chance before the interval when Martin Boyle skipped round the goalkeeper only to see his weak flick cleared off the line by a sliding Johnny Koutroumbis.<\/p>\n
Oscar Priestman, making his first Motherwell start, clattered the post with a low shot, with Hibs chasing shadows for most of the second half.<\/p>\n
The hosts were full of flicks of tricks, with fans purring their approval, as Callum Slattery drilled an effort wide.<\/p>\n
Substitute Ibrahim Said even got a ticking off from manager Jens Berthel Askou for some showboating before crashing a shot into the side-netting, while Regan Charles-Cook forced Raphael Sallinger into a good save after another slick move.<\/p>\n
One more goal would have taken Motherwell above David Gray’s demoralised men but they were content to keep a stranglehold on the game rather than chasing it.<\/p>\n
Unbeaten in their past five league outings, with four wins, Motherwell have plenty of momentum as well as a game in hand on Hibs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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