Patience is key as late goal earns Jens Berthel Askou first Motherwell win

Jens Berthel Askou put his first win as Motherwell boss down to patience after they came from behind to beat Peterhead 2-1 with a last-gasp winner.

The Steelmen, who drew 2-2 away to Clyde in their Premier Sports Cup opener at the weekend before winning the penalty shoot-out, fell a goal behind after eight minutes following a strike from Jack Brown.

However, Well asserted themselves against the League One side and their equaliser came in the 29th minute through full-back Emmanuel Longelo, making his first start since signing from West Ham.

And in stoppage time, with the game heading for another shoot-out, Austrian striker Lukas Fadinger converted a Callum Slattery cross, his first goal for the Lanarkshire side keeping the three points at Fir Park.

Askou, appointed as Well boss in June, told BBC Radio Scotland: “Overall it was a very good performance.

“Obviously, there were a few mistakes here and there and some quality we need to raise in our final third. That’s also the most difficult thing to get right.

“Big credit to Peterhead, they defended with heart and soul and did well in many phases of the game.

“It also shows that sometimes football is about being patient and believing in what you’re doing, and eventually you get the reward. That was something we discussed after the last game when we got a little bit impatient and too much frustration.

“The body language today was spot on throughout the whole game, even in the difficult periods. The second half was almost perfect.”