Motherwell 2 Hearts 2

Osman Sow scored a spectacular equaliser as Hearts twice came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw against Motherwell. Louis Moult pounced on a dropped cross from Neil Alexander to put Motherwell ahead inside two minutes at Fir Park but strong play from Sow allowed him to set up Juanma Delgado to quickly level. Marvin Johnson fired Motherwell back in front with a well-taken goal but Sow's long-range strike in the 69th minute earned Hearts a Premiership point. Hearts made a sloppy start when Blazej Augustyn's pass back was short but Alexander did enough to stop Moult capitalising. But the Hearts goalkeeper failed to deal with Johnson's hanging cross on his line moments later and Moult tapped home after putting in a challenge. Alexander was booked for protesting he was fouled but Moult had his arms down and there was little argument from the Hearts bench. Hearts were level in the ninth minute after some weak defending from Kieran Kennedy, who was outmuscled during an aerial challenge with Sow. The big striker ran towards goal and slipped in Juanma, who got there just ahead of Connor Ripley and dinked the ball over. Kennedy soon nearly gifted Hearts a second when his attempted pass back played in Sow but Ripley came off his line to block. Motherwell were looking sharp and hustling Hearts and they soon created more chances. Stephen Pearson had a shot blocked by two sliding Hearts defenders after a one-two with Johnson and Scott McDonald shot into the side netting after Moult's lay-off. Hearts threatened from two Danny Swanson free-kicks, Igor Rossi heading a yard high and wide before Ripley made a great stop from Callum Paterson's header. Alexander then stopped McDonald's flick on the line after a good move involving Moult and Johnson, who soon had a shot saved by the goalkeeper. The chances dried up as torrential rain and driving wind made life extremely difficult for the players but the conditions eased and McDonald had a shot blocked by Augustyn and another saved by Alexander. After Juanma dinked another shot over Ripley but wide of the goal, McDonald was involved as Motherwell regained the lead in the 65th minute. The Australian helped the ball down the left before being clattered by Rossi, but Johnson was away and he turned inside and outside his man before firing into the far corner. Again Hearts levelled quickly though as Sow collected a pass at least 30 yards out and smashed the ball beyond Ripley's reach into the top corner. The visitors dominated the final 20 minutes but Sam Nicholson sliced their best chance wide on the rebound after Ripley had saved from Sow.