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Zimbabwe international Tawanda Maswanhise continued his remarkable season by scoring twice to lead Motherwell to a commanding 2-0 victory over Dundee United at Fir Park on Saturday, moving his side to within one point of third-placed Celtic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The in-form Warriors forward opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 37th minute after a VAR review penalised Vicko Sevelj for a reckless challenge. Maswanhise coolly sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to give the hosts the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He then doubled the advantage just one minute into the second half, reacting quickest to a deep free-kick before seeing his effort take a deflection and nestle into the near corner .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The brace takes Maswanhise’s league tally to 16 goals for the season, moving him two clear of Celtic’s Benjamin Nygren at the top of the Scottish Premiership scoring charts .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou hailed his star striker’s impact while emphasising the collective effort behind the team’s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Tawanda has been a key player for us, and he is giving us good goals this season but obviously it’s not him only but a lot more players also in the team,” Askou told the club’s media .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We are happy with the clean sheet we kept and of course two goals that came from Tawanda. For us it was an important win and we keep on pushing” .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victory extends Motherwell’s unbeaten run to 11 matches, with the Steelmen now sitting fourth on the log with 53 points\u2014a new record in the club’s history . They remain 10 points behind leaders Heart of Midlothian but hold a game in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dundee United, meanwhile, slipped to a third consecutive game without victory and remain seventh, now 12 points adrift of sixth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maswanhise, who joined Motherwell after being released by Leicester City, has previously spoken of his ambition to play Champions League football .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With his current form, the 24-year-old appears well on his way to achieving that dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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