Motherwell 'deserved' Killie win, but boss wanted second goal sooner

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Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell says his side deserved their 2-0 Premiership win over Kilmarnock, but would prefer the second goal to have come earlier.Blair Spittal got the Steelmen off and running in four minutes, with Kevin van Veen bagging the 25th goal of an incredible season in the last minute.Kettlewell's side had several other chances, with Sam Walker making a string of top saves to deny them further goals, as they moved to within two points of seventh-placed Livingston.He said: "It was another good win for us.

Kilmarnock had bits in the game, we knew they would but based on chances created, I think their goalkeeper has had an outstanding day with a couple of massive stops, and Paul McGinn misses one from about two yards, which might haunt him."In general, when you look at the offside goal and things like that, I think we created a number of chances in the game, so I think we deserved it."We would maybe have liked that second goal to come a wee bit earlier, just to calm nerves, but it pays testament to the players - how they approached the game, dealt with everything we knew would come our way."But how we tried to execute our game-plan going the opposite way, in areas that we felt we could exploit."I can only ask what they deliver, and it's another home win and a clean sheet for us."Van Veen hit the headlines with an offside goal before clinching the win in the last minute of normal time, and Kettlewell isn't surprised.He said: "It's a moment of brilliance, the goal, the second goal is excellent.

The first goal as well is really good in a number of ways, but the ball from Liam Kelly, the touch from Kevin, is excellent."He had a moment in the first half when he chops inside with some sort of Cruyff, when the