Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     KilmarnockKilmarnock
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Computer Player Computer Player
Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas77
G
1
G
68Carlos LoureiroC. Loureiro
Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira74
D
2
D
75Gary FowlerG. Fowler
Ignacio BarronI. Barron75
D
3captain
D
75Gharib BouchibaG. Bouchiba
Guilherme BentoG. Bento73
D
4
D
68Stefano FoggiaS. Foggia
Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio79
M
5
D
65Simon KoncheskyS. Konchesky
Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia74
M
6
M
76John GoughJ. Gough
Matthew NyarkoM. Nyarko83
M
captain7
M
76Cristiano LoureiroC. Loureiro
David ReimersD. Reimers79
M
8
M
73Martin MowbrayM. Mowbray
Alin HagiA. Hagi83
A
9
A
79Gustavo OchoaG. Ochoa
Filipe ValenteF. Valente76
A
10
A
77Ismael KayisI. Kayis
Rafael NunesR. Nunes84
A
11
A
74Dmytro RyabushkoD. Ryabushko
 
Youssef BourgoisY. Bourgois72
M
12
M
73Marcos SanchezM. Sanchez
Nenad MeminN. Memin73
M
13
M
72Gérard AuerG. Auer
Kevin Van HandenhovenK. Van Handenhoven73
A
14
M
68Rodolphe BourgeaisR. Bourgeais

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Kilmarnock. 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 Kilmarnock appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Dalglish.


0.00
Kilmarnock kick off and get the match underway!
6.29
Guilherme Bento chips the ball to his team mate, David Reimers. David Reimers knocks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente knocks the ball forward to Rafael Nunes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.42
Cristiano Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis lofts in a cross ball towards Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa makes a looping header on goal. Solid save from Evangelos Tsoukalas. What a great pair of hands!
14.58
Matthew Nyarko surges forward with the ball. Matthew Nyarko plays a scrappy one-two with Alin Hagi and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Matthew Nyarko provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Matthew Nyarko scores for Heart of Midlothian!!
18.44
Martin Mowbray flicks the ball to his team mate, Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.58
Nicolás Aurellio flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Nunes collects the pass. Rafael Nunes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
21.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Guilherme Bento plays the ball forward to David Reimers. David Reimers brings the ball forward. David Reimers lofts in a cross ball towards Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alin Hagi!
24.11
Dmytro Ryabushko clumsily knocks into Ignacio Barron. Dmytro Ryabushko is given a warning by the referee! Ignacio Barron stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.26
Guilherme Bento hits a low pass to Nicolás Aurellio. Nicolás Aurellio kicks a strong pass forward to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi cuts inside the box! Alin Hagi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
28.57
John Gough sees space and advances. John Gough lofts in a cross ball towards Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
30.13
Ignacio Barron barges into Ismael Kayis. The referee brings Ignacio Barron to one side and gives him a warning! Ismael Kayis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.08
Simon Konchesky hits a low pass to John Gough. John Gough threads a neat ball through to Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa knocks in a cross ball towards Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Dmytro Ryabushko!
39.08
Martin Mowbray threads the ball through to Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Moreira.
40.03
Bruno Moreira sees space and advances. Bruno Moreira threads a neat ball through to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alin Hagi but the linesman indicates offside!
42.22
With vision, David Reimers picks a pass forward to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Valente. Gharib Bouchiba hacks Filipe Valente from behind! Filipe Valente appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half. Kilmarnock also appear unchanged since the first half. The Kilmarnock players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian get the second half underway!
49.49
Bruno Moreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Nyarko. Matthew Nyarko makes a simple pass to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Carlos Loureiro.
55.46
Ignacio Barron flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Marsiglia collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Oscar Marsiglia plays the ball forward to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente beats his man to it with a header. Carlos Loureiro comfortably picks it out of the air!
57.33
Oscar Marsiglia threads a neat ball through to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Carlos Loureiro.
58.29
Nicolás Aurellio takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Cristiano Loureiro reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
59.14
Matthew Nyarko makes a simple pass to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente lofts in a cross ball towards Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi heads the ball goalwards. Carlos Loureiro picks it out of the air!
60.28
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Youssef Bourgois replacing Nicolás Aurellio, Nenad Memin replacing Oscar Marsiglia and Kevin Van Handenhoven replacing Alin Hagi .Kilmarnock have made 2 substitutions with Marcos Sanchez replacing Gary Fowler and Rodolphe Bourgeais replacing Ismael Kayis and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
65.31
Gharib Bouchiba flicks a high ball forward to Cristiano Loureiro who takes it down. Cristiano Loureiro sees a break and surges forward. Cristiano Loureiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
71.39
David Reimers chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
73.49
Nenad Memin barges into Martin Mowbray. Nenad Memin is shown the yellow card! Martin Mowbray stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.01
Kilmarnock have made a substitution with Gérard Auer replacing Cristiano Loureiro .
87.41
Guilherme Bento flicks a high ball forward to Matthew Nyarko who takes it down. Matthew Nyarko chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
89.26
Gérard Auer barges into Matthew Nyarko. Gérard Auer is warned by the referee! Matthew Nyarko runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Kilmarnock
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.4%
35.6%
Play Area
26%
43.8%
30.1%

Scorers
Matthew Nyarko 15
Alin Hagi 21
Dmytro Ryabushko 32

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

Match Ratings