Stenhousemuir beat Motherwell 1-0 in the League Cup Round of 16 on Saturday. The match stretched into extra time before E. O'Reilly scored in the 114th minute. It was a victory that defied the statistics.
By then, the game had settled into a pattern neither side could break. O'Reilly's strike came after a period of sustained pressure from the home side. It was a moment that decided everything.
There were plenty of yellow cards — four for each side. I. Said and K. Bilham went off at half-time, replaced by E. Wilson. Later changes included T. Maswanhise for J. Hodge, and A. Shinnie for M. Anderson. The match also saw L. Fadinger cautioned in the 90th minute plus three.
Stenhousemuir finished with 38 per cent possession and 108 attacks. They registered four shots on target against Motherwell's one. The visitors controlled 62 per cent of the ball but could not find the net. And here's the thing about cup football — it has its own rules.
The win takes Stenhousemuir into the quarter-finals. They had drawn with Raith Rovers and beaten Morton 2-0 in their previous outing. Motherwell's run ends here after a 2-0 victory over HJK on Thursday.