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Motherwell Scottish Cup hero says 'no better feeling' than last-gasp winner

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Liam Donnelly’s last-gasp winner for Motherwell in their Scottish Cup fourth round clash against Morton was the reward after a nightmare year out through injury, and he says there’s no better feeling.The Northern Irishman pounced on the rebound when Ross Tierney’s shot was cleared off the line and thundered it into the top left corner to give Motherwell a 2-1 win in the last minute of extra-time at Fir Park on Saturday.It was also his first strike of the season.Kevin Van Veen had levelled from the spot early in the second period of extra time, after Robbie Muirhead had given Morton the lead, cutting in from the right and drilling a low shot into the bottom left corner.Prior to that there hadn’t been too much to write home about, and the sides were locked at 0-0 after 90 minutes in the fourth round of the competition at the same venue for the second consecutive season.On that occasion, Motherwell needed penalties to go through to the fifth round, and Donnelly was relieved to have avoided that with such a crucial strike.He said: “I’m delighted to get the winner and get through to the next round after Morton gave us a difficult game.“When you saw the ball get cleared off the line like that, you think maybe the ball isn’t going to go in for you.“But we kept the pressure on, which is what we try and do with teams, by keeping them penned in.“We kept momentum going and the ball eventually found its way in.“There’s not much of a better feeling, scoring a goal in the last minute of extra-time, to score the winning goal.“I’ve certainly missed it.”A knee injury ruled Donnelly out for most of last season, having suffered the injury in a 1-0 opening day defeat against Ross County, and there were a few set-backs, which saw him only

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