Match Report


MotherwellMotherwell     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Computer Player Computer Player Josh Davies Josh Davies
Laurent MarquetL. Marquet75
G
1captain
G
77Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn70
D
2
D
74Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira
Stefan TeodoraniS. Teodorani69
D
captain3
D
75Ignacio BarronI. Barron
Franco ConticchioF. Conticchio68
D
4
D
74Guilherme BentoG. Bento
Colin StandingC. Standing74
M
5
M
79Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio
Teddy OliverT. Oliver71
M
6
M
79Sebastian TurekS. Turek
Regis PratR. Prat68
M
7
M
75Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia
Garry MatteoG. Matteo68
M
8
M
79David ReimersD. Reimers
Natale Di FabioN. Di Fabio72
A
9
A
84Alin HagiA. Hagi
Garry HendersonG. Henderson65
A
10
A
81Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi
Giorgio MarinoG. Marino63
A
11
A
77Gerhard KaiserG. Kaiser
 
Duncan DalglishD. Dalglish69
G
12
D
72Phil ThomsonP. Thomson
Fernando PintoF. Pinto62
G
13
M
77Emile MbambaE. Mbamba
Ricardo FernandezR. Fernandez62
D
14
A
76Filipe ValenteF. Valente

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Heart of Midlothian. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Motherwell and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Gemmill.


0.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian kick off!
3.05
Ignacio Barron makes a simple pass to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia hits a low pass to Gerhard Kaiser. Gerhard Kaiser plays the ball forward to Djamel Benmiloudi who has made a great run into the box. Djamel Benmiloudi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Laurent Marquet. Excellent save.
4.04
Guilherme Bento sees Sebastian Turek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastian Turek flicks a high pass forward to Djamel Benmiloudi who brings the ball under control. Djamel Benmiloudi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.25
Sebastian Turek makes a simple pass to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi threads the ball through into the box. Djamel Benmiloudi strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. What a cracker!! Laurent Marquet had no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
18.44
Teddy Oliver barges into Oscar Marsiglia. Teddy Oliver is given a warning by the referee! Oscar Marsiglia grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.57
Teddy Oliver passes the ball forward to Natale Di Fabio. Natale Di Fabio finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
27.12
Dominic Meiklejohn comes in with a late challenge on Alin Hagi. The referee warns Dominic Meiklejohn to calm down! Alin Hagi stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.40
Ignacio Barron passes the ball forward to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Kaiser controls it well on his chest. Gerhard Kaiser shoots from 20 yards. Laurent Marquet easily gets down and covers it.
33.36
Nicolás Aurellio flicks the ball to his team mate, Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.43
Natale Di Fabio hacks Guilherme Bento from behind! The referee brings Natale Di Fabio to one side and gives him a warning! Guilherme Bento hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.21
Sebastian Turek chips the ball to his team mate, Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Teddy Oliver knocks the ball forward to Natale Di Fabio. Natale Di Fabio makes a defence splitting pass to Giorgio Marino. Giorgio Marino cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Evangelos Tsoukalas. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Motherwell kick off the second half!
53.04
Sebastian Turek makes a simple pass to Gerhard Kaiser. Gerhard Kaiser knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Djamel Benmiloudi is offside!
59.50
Stefan Teodorani catches Gerhard Kaiser on the ankles. The referee calls over Stefan Teodorani and warns him to calm down! Gerhard Kaiser runs off the knock.
60.25
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Phil Thomson replacing Guilherme Bento, Emile Mbamba replacing Nicolás Aurellio and Filipe Valente replacing Gerhard Kaiser .
61.31
Bruno Moreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia chips the ball to his team mate, Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi advances inside the box! Alin Hagi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
65.18
Ignacio Barron makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Turek. Sebastian Turek threads a neat ball through to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente edges inside the box! Filipe Valente shows great control and tries a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
67.51
Bruno Moreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Emile Mbamba. Emile Mbamba makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi skips past Franco Conticchio! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Djamel Benmiloudi provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but Stefan Teodorani is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
73.39
Emile Mbamba threads a neat ball through to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente advances inside the box! Filipe Valente strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but Franco Conticchio is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
75.16
David Reimers makes a beautiful solo run. David Reimers lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Laurent Marquet manages to keep it out.
77.14
Sebastian Turek threads a neat ball through to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Superb reactions from Laurent Marquet. What a save!
79.18
Regis Prat knocks the ball to his team mate, Giorgio Marino. Giorgio Marino tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.57
Regis Prat controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Henderson. Garry Henderson cuts inside the box! Garry Henderson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
85.56
Oscar Marsiglia advances with the ball. Oscar Marsiglia knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente makes a convincing header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Motherwell

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
9
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
29.6%
70.4%
Play Area
33.3%
42%
24.7%

Scorers
Djamel Benmiloudi 8
Alin Hagi 61
Filipe Valente 86

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alin Hagi of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings