Talisman Turnbull departed for Glasgow earlier in the day for a club record £3m fee and all eyes were on fellow Scotland U21 international, Allan Campbell, to see if he could take over the mantle.
It was far from plain sailing for the Steelmen in the first half and it took Callum Lang's first goal for the club just shy of the hour mark to break 10-man Glentoran's resistance.The Northern Irish side had Seanan Clucas sent off for a second booking just after the re-start and Motherwell made the advantage count after an edgy first-half.The floodgates then opened as goals from Stephen O'Donnell, Liam Polworth, substitute Tony Watt in a sensational seven-minute spell put the tie beyond doubt, before Chris Long got in on the act three minutes from.
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