Online Reporter
TAWANDA Maswanhise has scored his eighth goal of the season in all competitions, underlining his status as one of the outstanding players in the Scottish Premiership.
In an action-packed but largely impressive first-half for the Steelmen, Motherwell held the lead at the break following a wonderful strike by the Zimbabwe international.
However, Falkirk grew into the match, and goals from Calvin Miller and substitute Scott Arfield secured the win for the visitors at Fir Park on Saturday.
While his goal was overshadowed by defeat, there is no doubt the Zimbabwean has shown he is up to something special this season.
The former Leicester player is an important player for the Warriors, and in the recent international break, he had a dream second half appearance for the Warriors which gave South Africa nightmares.
He however did not feature in the second game against Lesotho as a result of a passport issue.
On Saturday, Motherwell started on the front foot and looked to get off to the best possible start.
After continued pressure on the Falkirk backline, Motherwell thought they had the opener on 17 minutes. A magnificent goal from Ibrahim Said, who received the ball and went past numerous defenders before slotting it into the net past Scott Bain.
The Nigerian celebrated, but VAR would have its say, controversially ruling out the goal for a foul from Said on the Falkirk defender who had dropped to the floor, having failed to intercept the original pass.
But Jens Berthel Askou’s side remained positive and did get the breakthrough on 22 minutes. Lukas Fadinger found Maswanhise at the back post, and he curled an inch-perfect ball into the top corner with VAR unable to intervene this time. —Zimpapers Sports Hub / Motherwellfc.co.uk
