Falkirk and Motherwell each stay within the high six after the perimeters couldn’t be cut up in a forgettable goalless draw.
Motherwell’s Tawanda Maswanhise got here closest to a winner when he had a close-range shot saved by Scott Bain shortly after half-time.
Regardless of failing to discover a winner, Effectively stay third and are actually unbeaten in seven within the league, whereas newly-promoted Falkirk keep sixth as they prevented defeat for the fifth straight sport.
There was a energetic begin to the sport as Alfredo Agyeman flashed a low shot simply huge for Falkirk from the nook of the 18-yard field earlier than Callum Slattery noticed a shot blocked from the sting of the world a minute later.
The sport settled right into a sample, with Motherwell dominating possession however failing to create clear-cut openings.
The subsequent alternative got here for the house aspect within the twenty seventh minute when a sensible free-kick discovered Agyeman in an equivalent place to his earlier likelihood however his effort was deflected into the side-netting.
Motherwell full-back Emmanuel Longelo then produced an excellent little bit of talent to jink contained in the field on the left wing however his shot clipped the close to put up and went huge.
The guests had the perfect likelihood of the sport inside moments of the restart as Falkirk defender Liam Henderson didn’t cope with an extended ball excessive and Maswanhise went by way of on aim, however regardless of taking an excellent contact again
inside, he might solely fireplace straight down the throat of Bain.
Bain was known as into motion once more 5 minutes later as defender Filip Lissah inadvertently diverted Tom Sparrow’s shot goalwards however the keeper made a sensible save.
On the different finish, there was almost an embarrassing second for Motherwell goalkeeper Calum Ward as Brad Spencer’s 40-yard looping free-kick took him unexpectedly however the ball drifted inches huge of the far put up. Substitute Ethan Williams virtually discovered the second of high quality the sport badly wanted within the seventy fifth minute as he unleashed a strong half-volley from the sting of the field but it surely arrowed narrowly huge of Ward’s close to put up.
Falkirk completed the stronger after a raft of attacking modifications however didn’t create any first rate openings, with Lissah firing an acrobatic effort from the sting of the field straight at Ward as the sport completed goalless.
