Airdrie made no changes at half time compared to Motherwell's three and the second half began and ended with Airdrie United in control, some good passing followed by no direction in front of goal seemed to be the order of play.
Stephen McKeown replaced David Dunn in mid-field 10 minutes in to the half but didn't make an impact early on. The goal deficit was increased to two on the hour mark, Lee Hollis pulled of a good save from Motherwell's Shaun Fagan only to see the ball drop to none other than David Clarkston on the edge of the penalty area. Clarkston calmly lobbed Hollis as the defence rushed back to support but a little too late and Airdrie were down two - nil. With the damage done Stephen McKenna was brought on to replace Andy Dowie and Steven McDougal came on and played on the right wing replacing Gary Twigg who had had a quiet night up front. The closest Airdrie really came to scoring was in the last few minutes when Steven McDougal managed to put is some decent crosses from the right hand side. Mark Roberts's glancing header was claimed easily by the Motherwell Keeper to keep the door firmly shut.