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Well dig deep for win
Published: 06 Feb 2010 - 18:30:15
Lukas Jutkiewicz bundled home his 10th goal of the season to give Motherwell a 1-0 win and keep Hamilton bottom of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.The on-loan Everton striker's scrappy goal following a corner midway through the second half epitomised a Lanarkshire derby which lacked finesse but not commitment.Motherwell survived a late scare when Martin Canning's header drifted wide amid penalty appeals for Stevie Hammell's challenge on Flavio Paixao.The functional victory - and fifth consecutive clean sheet under manager of the month Craig Brown - consolidated fifth place for Well. There was little chance of good football on a dreadful Fir Park pitch, which arguably is in worse condition than a year ago despite a £350,000 summer overhaul.The goalmouths have been re-turfed but the majority of the surface is barren and cut-up, other than several small patches which were relaid after being damaged by foxes.
