Motherwell 1 Hibs 2: Steelmen exit Scottish Cup after controversial Willie Collum red card call
dailyrecord.co.ukMotherwell's are out of the Scottish Cup after a controversial 2-1 defeat to Hibs in the quarter-finals at Fir Park.The game changed completely inside a minute when referee Willie Collum sent 'Well's Bevis Mugabi off for a challenge on Josh Doig that has sparked debate.Teammate Jordan Roberts could have been sent off moments later and things went from bad to worse as Elias Melkersen netted for the Hibees.He doubled his tally before half-time but Joe Efford turned the ball into Hibs' net in a rare moment of luck and hope for 'Well boss Graham Alexander.But it was Hibs head coach Shaun Maloney who managed to prevail as they join Edinburgh rivals Hearts in the semi-finals with a narrow win.'Well boss Alexander made four changes to the side which drew 1-1 with Dundee in the Premiership last week.
Mugabi and Nathan McGinley returned at wing-back alongside Dean Cornelius in midfield and Jordan Roberts up front.Captain Stephen O'Donnell, Sean Goss, Mark O'Hara and Kaiyne Woolery all dropped to the bench.Hibs welcomed back Matt Macey and Joe Newell while Melkersen made his first start since joining from Bodo/Glimt in attack.
Christian Doidge was dropped and Jake Doyle-Hayes also missed out.Nightmare is understating how badly this game started for Motherwell.
Inside a minute, Mugabi flew into a challenge with Doig and was promptly sent off by Collum, but there have been disagreements on whether it was a sending off or not.A few minutes later and Roberts escaped with a booking as he lunged into a similarly-high tackle on the opposite side of the pitch.Stand-in Fir Park skipper Liam Kelly made a great save between the sticks to deny Hibs' Drey Wright on 9 minutes but he couldn't stop Melkersen's effort.Sylvester Jasper wriggled his
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