Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     Albion RoversAlbion Rovers
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Tom Bingham Tom Bingham
Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas77
G
1
G
81Steinar HalleS. Halle
Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira74
D
2
D
74Oleg ScholesO. Scholes
Ignacio BarronI. Barron75
D
3
D
76Stefan StoichitaS. Stoichita
Guilherme BentoG. Bento73
D
4captain
D
77Garry MatteoG. Matteo
Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio79
M
5
D
78Hannes BehrensH. Behrens
Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia75
M
6
M
81Paul ElliottP. Elliott
Matthew NyarkoM. Nyarko83
M
captain7
M
84Jon RizaJ. Riza
David ReimersD. Reimers79
M
8
M
79Gudmundur Ingi GardarssonG. Gardarsson
Alin HagiA. Hagi83
A
9
A
82Edmundo SolerE. Soler
Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi80
A
10
A
81Howard LeeH. Lee
Rafael NunesR. Nunes84
A
11
A
79Francisco AndersonF. Anderson
 
Carlos PobleteC. Poblete72
D
12
D
71Con BosnichC. Bosnich
Nenad MeminN. Memin73
M
13
M
66Markus SchraderM. Schrader
Kevin Van HandenhovenK. Van Handenhoven73
A
14
A
79Gísli IllugasonG. Illugason

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Albion Rovers. 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 Albion Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Rae.


0.00
Albion Rovers kick off and get the match underway!
4.30
Stefan Stoichita passes the ball forward to Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott takes it forward alone. Paul Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Anderson. Francisco Anderson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Evangelos Tsoukalas manages to gather it easily.
6.41
Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson brings the ball forward. Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson whips in a cross ball towards Howard Lee. Howard Lee flicks the ball with his head. Evangelos Tsoukalas manages to gather it comfortably.
8.13
Stefan Stoichita decides to run forward with the ball. Stefan Stoichita threads the ball through to Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.49
Oscar Marsiglia threads a neat ball through to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Steinar Halle smothers it!
14.02
Guilherme Bento chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia darts forward. Oscar Marsiglia whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
16.09
Garry Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson collects the pass. Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson threads the ball through to Francisco Anderson. Francisco Anderson whips in a cross ball towards Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler makes a deft header. It's there!! Evangelos Tsoukalas has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
22.24
Jon Riza flicks the ball to his team mate, Howard Lee. Howard Lee shoots from 25 yards but Evangelos Tsoukalas reads it well. Excellent save!
28.29
Guilherme Bento clumsily knocks into Howard Lee. Guilherme Bento is shown the yellow card! Howard Lee stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.25
Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson makes an attacking run forward. Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson lofts in a cross ball towards Howard Lee. Howard Lee gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
42.35
Matthew Nyarko runs straight at the opposition's defence. Matthew Nyarko finds some space and shoots from distance. Steinar Halle gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
44.12
Guilherme Bento kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Alin Hagi. Some silky footwork from Alin Hagi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian get the second half underway!
47.29
Garry Matteo comes in with a late challenge on Rafael Nunes. Garry Matteo is given a warning by the referee! Rafael Nunes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.22
Paul Elliott sees Howard Lee in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Howard Lee knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guilherme Bento.
49.52
Ignacio Barron barges into Edmundo Soler. Ignacio Barron is warned by the referee! Edmundo Soler carries on, but is struggling a bit.
51.24
Jon Riza chips the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler lofts in a cross ball towards Howard Lee. Guilherme Bento hacks Howard Lee from behind! Penalty for Albion Rovers!!
51.24
The referee points to the spot..
52.49
Edmundo Soler steps up. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.31
Guilherme Bento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Nyarko. Matthew Nyarko sees a break and surges forward. Matthew Nyarko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Nunes but he's offside!
55.55
Matthew Nyarko comes in with a late challenge on Paul Elliott. Matthew Nyarko is warned by the referee! Paul Elliott hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.22
Ignacio Barron laces a through ball forward to Matthew Nyarko. Matthew Nyarko sees Djamel Benmiloudi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Djamel Benmiloudi runs straight at the defence! Djamel Benmiloudi comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. Steinar Halle gets down and covers it.
60.50
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Carlos Poblete replacing Bruno Moreira, Nenad Memin replacing David Reimers and Kevin Van Handenhoven replacing Alin Hagi .Albion Rovers have made a substitution with Con Bosnich replacing Garry Matteo .
66.36
Jon Riza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Anderson. Francisco Anderson whips in a cross ball towards Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler makes a looping header on goal. Evangelos Tsoukalas didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
71.49
Matthew Nyarko flicks a high pass forward. Djamel Benmiloudi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Djamel Benmiloudi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stefan Stoichita.
75.44
Oscar Marsiglia makes a simple pass to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Steinar Halle. What a great pair of hands!
77.13
Albion Rovers have made 2 substitutions with Markus Schrader replacing Jon Riza and Gísli Illugason replacing Edmundo Soler .
83.11
Oleg Scholes flicks a high pass forward to Markus Schrader who brings the ball under control. Markus Schrader flicks a high pass forward to Howard Lee who brings the ball under control. Howard Lee knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.46
Matthew Nyarko makes a simple pass to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes knocks the ball forward, putting Kevin Van Handenhoven through on goal. Kevin Van Handenhoven makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Kevin Van Handenhoven scores for Heart of Midlothian!!
87.35
Ignacio Barron flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolás Aurellio. Nicolás Aurellio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Van Handenhoven. Kevin Van Handenhoven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Con Bosnich.
89.34
Hannes Behrens passes the ball forward to Markus Schrader. Markus Schrader makes a probing pass to Francisco Anderson. Francisco Anderson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Evangelos Tsoukalas is on top of it.
90.00
Hannes Behrens flicks a high pass forward. Paul Elliott collects the pass. Paul Elliott makes a probing pass to Gísli Illugason. Gísli Illugason knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Albion Rovers
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
7
8
Shots off Target
0
0
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
24.1%
45.6%
30.4%

Scorers
Alin Hagi 44
Kevin Van Handenhoven 84
Edmundo Soler 16, 52 (p)
Howard Lee 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson of Albion Rovers

Match Ratings