Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     St MirrenSt Mirren
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Sean Clayton Sean Clayton
Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas77
G
1
G
60Paul McStayP. McStay
Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira74
D
2
D
39Paolo TilerP. Tiler
Ignacio BarronI. Barron75
D
3
D
58Nuno SemedoN. Semedo
Guilherme BentoG. Bento73
D
4captain
D
64Craig ShieldsC. Shields
Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio79
M
5
D
50Dominic DickovD. Dickov
Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia74
M
6
M
61Christian FrieserC. Frieser
Matthew NyarkoM. Nyarko83
M
captain7
M
67Sylvain GueiS. Guei
David ReimersD. Reimers79
M
8
M
69Sven HanssenS. Hanssen
Alin HagiA. Hagi83
A
9
A
67Edgar RamosE. Ramos
Filipe ValenteF. Valente76
A
10
A
48Billy BoothB. Booth
Rafael NunesR. Nunes84
A
11
A
58Shaun MccannS. Mccann
 
Youssef BourgoisY. Bourgois72
M
12
G
39Ben WardB. Ward
Nenad MeminN. Memin73
M
13
M
47Albert Van Der MeerA. Van Der Meer
Kevin Van HandenhovenK. Van Handenhoven73
A
14
D
56Craig KasperC. Kasper

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to St Mirren. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Bremner.


0.00
St Mirren kick off the first half!
3.11
Guilherme Bento makes a probing pass to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia makes a simple pass to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes lofts in a cross ball towards Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi heads the ball goalwards. Alin Hagi scores for Heart of Midlothian!!
6.23
Matthew Nyarko sees space and advances. Matthew Nyarko shoots from distance. Paul McStay is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.10
Sven Hanssen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guilherme Bento.
16.12
Dominic Dickov passes the ball forward to Sven Hanssen. Sven Hanssen makes a simple pass to Billy Booth. Billy Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.30
David Reimers flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Nunes collects the pass. Rafael Nunes makes a probing pass to Filipe Valente but he's offside!
24.35
Sven Hanssen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Booth. Billy Booth shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
27.29
Shaun Mccann hacks Bruno Moreira from behind! The referee calls over Shaun Mccann and shows him a yellow card! Bruno Moreira runs off the knock.
30.46
Alin Hagi barges into Paolo Tiler. Alin Hagi is shown the yellow card! Paolo Tiler stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.47
Bruno Moreira sees Matthew Nyarko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthew Nyarko threads a neat ball through to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes advances inside the box! Rafael Nunes takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Paul McStay has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.56
Oscar Marsiglia makes a simple pass to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente rushes past Craig Shields! Filipe Valente side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Bruno Moreira flicks a high pass forward to David Reimers who brings the ball under control. David Reimers sees space and advances. David Reimers shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Paul McStay smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half. St Mirren also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off!
47.43
Matthew Nyarko hits a low pass to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Alin Hagi provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Craig Shields.
49.43
Matthew Nyarko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
55.36
Sven Hanssen flicks a high ball forward to Shaun Mccann who takes it down. Shaun Mccann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Moreira.
59.02
Matthew Nyarko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nuno Semedo.
60.11
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Youssef Bourgois replacing Nicolás Aurellio, Nenad Memin replacing David Reimers and Kevin Van Handenhoven replacing Alin Hagi .
66.50
Oscar Marsiglia knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Van Handenhoven. Kevin Van Handenhoven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nuno Semedo.
72.25
Sylvain Guei flicks a high pass forward. Shaun Mccann controls it well on his chest. Shaun Mccann whips in a cross ball towards Billy Booth. Billy Booth connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
78.01
Matthew Nyarko passes the ball forward to Kevin Van Handenhoven. Kevin Van Handenhoven shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
81.29
Sven Hanssen clumsily knocks into Oscar Marsiglia. The referee warns Sven Hanssen to calm down! Oscar Marsiglia gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.34
Matthew Nyarko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente edges inside the box! Filipe Valente muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Craig Shields.
84.37
It's a corner kick. Oscar Marsiglia loops the ball in to towards the near post. Youssef Bourgois makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
85.10
Guilherme Bento knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Nyarko. Matthew Nyarko makes a beautiful solo run. Matthew Nyarko shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.34
Nenad Memin kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes cuts inside the box! Rafael Nunes shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Paul McStay!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

St Mirren
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
11
1
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72.6%
27.4%
Play Area
19.2%
42.5%
38.4%

Scorers
Alin Hagi 3
Matthew Nyarko 6, 85
Rafael Nunes 33
Filipe Valente 43
Billy Booth 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matthew Nyarko of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.Evangelos Tsoukalas (GK)
6
2.Bruno Moreira (DEF)
6
3.Ignacio Barron (DEF)
6
4.Guilherme Bento (DEF)
7
5.Nicolás Aurellio (MID)
6
6.Oscar Marsiglia (MID)
6
7.Matthew Nyarko (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.David Reimers (MID)
6
9.Alin Hagi (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Filipe Valente (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Rafael Nunes (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Youssef Bourgois (MID)
6
13.Nenad Memin (MID)
6
14.Kevin Van Handenhoven (ATT)
6

1.Paul McStay (GK)
6
2.Paolo Tiler (DEF)
6
3.Nuno Semedo (DEF)
6
4.Craig Shields (DEF)
6
5.Dominic Dickov (DEF)
6
6.Christian Frieser (MID)
6
7.Sylvain Guei (MID)
6
8.Sven Hanssen (MID)
6
9.Edgar Ramos (ATT)
6
10.Billy Booth (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Shaun Mccann (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Ben Ward (GK)
0
13.Albert Van Der Meer (MID)
0
14.Craig Kasper (DEF)
0