Tremendous Stevie Could prodded in a dramatic late St Johnstone winner at Fir Park.
The skilled homegrown ahead was alert proper on the dying to financial institution a invaluable three factors.
Jamie Murphy had come again to hang-out his outdated membership within the opening half to hoist the Saints forward with a neat end.
That had sufficient however Motherwell bundled in a ninetieth minute leveller.
However the Perth males did not throw within the towel and Could managed to information over the road within the fourth minute of stoppage time earlier than whipping his high off in celebration.
It's a victory that strikes Callum Davidson’s males up the league desk to sixth.
Early doorways, Graham Carey was fast to indicate off his vary of passing ability when sending Drey Wright down the correct channel with a candy outside-of-the-boot ball. The cross, with Alex Mitchell ready to pounce, was blocked.
Not lengthy after, from a well-worked nook, Melker Hallberg flighted into the trail of Carey on the fringe of the field. His connection was crisp however a sea of house defenders blocked progress.
Motherwell did quickly threaten when Sean Goss, who frolicked on mortgage at Saints beforehand, dragged a shot from distance huge of the put up. It was by no means troubling Remi Matthews.
Perth gamers had been knocking the ball round fairly properly at occasions however a contact of fortune despatched Theo Bair by on aim courtesy of a Ryan McGowan deflection.
The Canadian ahead determined to go for the early strike and, whereas it was on track, goalkeeper Liam Kelly made a snug save.
There was nothing Scotland worldwide Kelly might do on 28 minutes, although. He watched a Murphy angled strike whistle low past him and into the underside nook after a intelligent Bair help.
It was virtually two because the half-time whistle approached. Carey’s deep free-kick was nodded again throughout aim by decided Mitchell and lingering with intent was Andy Considine, who was simply crushed to it.
The Perth trustworthy was craving one other after the break and so they virtually had one simply shy of the hour mark.
A beautiful Cammy MacPherson move despatched Murphy racing clear down the left flank, whose cross was inches from discovering Bair on the again stick.
Motherwell appeared to reply with an opportunity of their very own however Kevin van Veen’s shot from the sting of the field was gathered properly by Matthews. Then a mix-up on the again put up required a goal-saving block.
Saints introduced contemporary legs into the motion within the 68th minute with Could changing Bair.
The hosts had been pushing for a leveller as the sport reached its latter phases and a depraved Paul McGinn cross solely required an attacker’s contact.
Murphy was changed by Ali Crawford with 10 minutes remaining as Saints tried to steer over the end line.
Matthews wanted to be alert quickly after to cope with a Goss effort that bounced into the turf and looped in the direction of the highest nook. The stretching goalkeeper tipped spherical his put up.
Saints had been being pressured to hold on however conceded within the closing minute when a nook was bundled past Matthews. That that.
However then Could popped up on the different finish to, after intelligent motion contained in the field, nudge the ball previous Kelly from shut vary. The scenes of celebration on the park and behind the aim had been stuffed with pleasure.