Freiburg trip one to savour for players and fans

Scoring against the Europa League finalists a couple of minutes into the game was wonderfully unexpected.

From the first minute Fir Park was twisting, shouting and signing. It would have been easy to take a page out of Steve Clarke's book and park the bus against Freiburg.

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Thankfully, we didn't. We showed no fear and we put on a noble show. Our display brings more than just pride to the fans; it brings pride to the town and Scottish football as a whole.

We may not have won but to be defeated after a questionable red card, I can live with that when you consider the calibre of team we were playing against.

I had no hope of us winning and was blase about the result as long as it didn't become a cricket score.

There is no way we will keep a clean sheet in Thursday's second leg but it is still a trip to savour for the players and the fans.

I have never been prouder than in the past 12 months to say I am a 'Well fan. Jens Berthel Askou started it all, but it is Alfred Johansson now creating fresh memories.

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