A dramatic late equaliser from Lee Bullen gave Dunfermline a share of the points with Motherwell at Fir Park.

Stevie Crawford's first half penalty miss for the visitors ensured both sides went into the break goalless.

But Motherwell turned the screw in the second half and were rewarded in the 68th minute when Lee McCulloch turned the ball in from close range after a Derek Adacome off the post.

However, with only a minute remaining Bullen was on hand to score from a yard out after Andy Gorm had tipped a Gary Mason head the bar.

The opening stages of the first half were fairly even with both sides mounting attacks but it was Motherwell who were closest in the ninth minute after good work by John Spencer.

The ex-Scottish international picked out McCulloch with a precision pass at the edge of the box but the striker's shot from 12 yards was saved by Dunfermline keeper Marco Ruitenbeek who gathered at the second attempt.

A minute later, the home side had an even better chance when McCulloch put Adams clean through but the midfielder blasted over from 10 yards when a goal seemed inevitable.

The visitors composed themselves however, played some neat football, and in the 17th minute a volley from the edge of the box by Barry Nicholson brought out a good save from Motherwell keeper Goram who conceded the corner.

There was drama in the 32nd minute when the visitors were awarded a penalty after Chris McGroarty was felled in the box by Motherwell defender Benito Kemble.

But Crawford stepped up and smacked the ball off Goram's left hand post much to the relief of the home fans.

This spared the Motherwell side and a minute later Spencer was perfectly placed to blast home from 16 yards but Dunfermline defender Martin Skinner took the ball off the striker's toe at the crucial moment.

There was little incident in the early stages of the second period but in the 67th minute the game came to life with a thundering shot from the edge of the box which Ruitenbeek did well to tip over for a corner.

But the home side eventually took the lead in the 68th minute with a goal which owed much to poor defending from the visitors.

After a spell of home pressure Dunfermline failed to clear their lines and Derek Adams quickly reacted to send a header over Ruitenbeek which came off the post.

First to react was Lee McCulloch who followed in to bundle the ball over the line from close range.

The visitors looked fragile and Motherwell substitute Don Goodman, on for Spencer, should have scored in the 70th minute but his control let him down when he was clean through on goal.

The home side continued to press and Goodman was unlucky not to get on to the end of a Derek Townsley cross with the goal at his mercy.

Dunfermline tried desperately to get back into the game and just as it looked as if they had run out of luck they got an equaliser in the 89th minute.

Crawford sent in a cross which Gary Mason headed powerfully towards goal. However, Goran somehow saved the effort, tipping the ball on to the bar.

But the ball fell kindly for the onrushing Lee Bullen who had the simplest of tap-ins from only a yard out.