THE importance of the first home league run out of any season can never be overestimated.
For a Motherwell side who had failed to score in all three of their opening forays the extra significance attached to this visit of St Johnstone was glaring.
It came just over 48 hours after the Lanarkshire club's return from a draining Champions League third-round qualification defeat by Panathinaikos that yielded a five-goal aggregate deficit and immediate exit from Europe's elite tournament.
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