Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell was delighted with the response from his players in the second half (Image: SNS Group) Group 28 Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. More info Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell reckons their draw against Kilmarnock could prove to be a massive moment in their season, and they could have succumbed to defeat. As it is, the Steelmen have taken seven points from three games under Kettlewell's charge, as they head into a massive game at his former club Ross County next weekend. Callum Slattery popped up with a priceless free-kick goal that went straight into the top right corner in the last minute of normal time to earn a point. Kettlewell said: "We can sit here and say it will be massive, and what comes next in the remaining 11 games will define if it is, but I genuinely feel that it could be a big moment in our season. "It would have been really easy for us to go under after the first half performance and not acquit ourselves as we did in the second half. "Obviously, Callum Slattery comes up with an absolute wonder strike, but we probably had five clear-cut chances before that where we saw the whites of their goalkeeper's eyes. Callum Slattery curled an unstoppable free kick into the top right corner to snatch a draw (Image: SNS Group) Read More Related Articles Kilmarnock 1, Motherwell 1: Callum Slattery snatches a point for Well "He ended up getting Man of the Match, but it wasn't for his first half performance, it was for the second half. And that signifies what we did in the second half was a lot better than the first 45. "I thought Killie were good in the first half and we were the better side in the second half. More sports news from across Lanarkshire One: Rapid rise at Accies hasn't sunk in Celtic 'roll out red carpet' to sign kid Clyde ace has op to repair hole in heart Rovers sign Dundee striker on loan "When you come away from it, we had the better chances and were clean through against the keeper on five occasions but, listen, at that stage in the game, you take your point. "Maybe if we had taken one of those opportunities earlier it becomes a different story, but it wasn't the case. "I need to acknowledge how difficult a place this is to come. Killie have been excellent at home and they are so difficult to play against - well-organised and structured and I thought they were excellent in the first half. Slattery celebrates with Motherwell team-mates after scoring the equaliser (Image: SNS Group) "So the most pleasing aspect for me was the response from our group. " Kettlewell says he got the response from his players that he was looking for as they fought back to cancel out Scott Robinson's early opener. He said: "I spoke at half time because we weren't happy at the performance, but it's important that we have a group that understands themselves where they went wrong in the first 45. Read More Related Articles Motherwell upturn has to be more than 'new manager bounce', says Paul McGinn "If they came in happy with their performance in the first 45 minutes, then we have got an issue. "They took ownership for it. It was my job to tweak certain aspects of it and we changed our system. "That was maybe the reaction that the players took responsibility for what was a poor first half showing, but it was a far better one in the second half. " Read More Related Articles Hibs player joins Airdrie on emergency loan deal Read More Related Articles My Hearts mentor Rankin had my backing to get Accies back on track, says Smith All the latest sport news in Lanarkshire EK kid makes impact at Cricket World Cup Sophia signs 'life-changing' City deal Raith v Accies Trust Trophy final set Rovers sign striker with big potential Follow Lanarkshire Live Sport on Twitter via @LanLiveSport , like us on Facebook or find us on Instagram for the latest sports news, pictures and video. Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record Facebook Twitter More On Lanarkshire Sport Lanarkshire Football Motherwell Motherwell FC Wishaw Sport Facebook Twitter Hamilton Airdrie Social media.