UEFA has fined Motherwell €15,000 after fans invaded the pitch to celebrate T. Maswanhise's penalty in Helsinki. The club were also warned over a scoreboard infringement at Fir Park, where UEFA said the clock did not stop at 45 and 90 minutes and should have shown added time as 45 + x and 90 + y.

Motherwell's punishment in Europe

The disciplinary bill does not stop at the pitch invasion. Motherwell were also hit with a separate €4,000 penalty for blocking passageways at Fir Park in their second qualifying round win over HB Torshavn.

That leaves the club with two fines and a warning from the same European campaign. The scoreboard issue is the strangest part of it, because UEFA's explanation was not about a goal, a result or even a flashpoint in play, but the way the clock was displayed.

Motherwell have at least carried decent domestic form into the run. They are unbeaten in their last five matches, with four wins and one draw, and finished 4th in the 2025 Premiership with 61 points and a +23 goal difference.

Rangers' separate fine

Motherwell were not the only Scottish club punished this week. Rangers were also fined €15,000 for a delayed kick-off in Poland.

The two cases sit in the same UEFA round-up, but the details are different. Motherwell's issue includes the Helsinki pitch invasion, the Fir Park passageways breach and the scoreboard warning, while Rangers' punishment is tied to the delayed start.

UEFA's wording was specific on the clock issue: "The issue was that the scoreboard did not stop at min 45 and at min 90. According to the Article 51.03 of the competition regulations, stadium clocks may be used to show the amount of time played or remaining. Additional time in each half should be displayed as additional minutes, not continuously running time (i.e. 45 + x, 90 + y)."

Motherwell now have a disciplinary problem to manage alongside the football, and the scoreboard warning at Fir Park shows UEFA are paying attention to details beyond the pitch.

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