Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Computer Player Computer Player
Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas77
G
captain1
G
69Paul HopkinP. Hopkin
Phil ThomsonP. Thomson72
D
2
D
68Gavin BoothG. Booth
Ignacio BarronI. Barron75
D
3
D
64Scott RitchieS. Ritchie
Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira74
D
4captain
D
62Schumann CustovicS. Custovic
Emile MbambaE. Mbamba77
M
5
M
67Gavin McStayG. McStay
Sebastian TurekS. Turek79
M
6
M
67Hannes DittmannH. Dittmann
Nenad MeminN. Memin74
M
7
M
66Neil HendryN. Hendry
Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia75
M
8
M
58Garry MatteoG. Matteo
Alin HagiA. Hagi84
A
9
A
64Frederico RegoF. Rego
Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi81
A
10
A
58Alex GreigA. Greig
Gerhard KaiserG. Kaiser77
A
11
A
44Alec StrachanA. Strachan
 
Carlos PobleteC. Poblete72
D
12
G
63Paul GallacherP. Gallacher
Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio79
M
13
M
56Kevin GlassK. Glass
Filipe ValenteF. Valente76
A
14
M
55Callum BoothC. Booth

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 17,751 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Heart of Midlothian and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Dalglish.


0.00
St. Johnstone kick off and get the first half underway!
2.19
Oscar Marsiglia threads a neat ball through to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi plays a scrappy one-two with Alin Hagi and stumbles forward towards the goal... Djamel Benmiloudi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Paul Hopkin!
3.34
Bruno Moreira flicks a high pass forward. Nenad Memin comfortably collects the pass. Nenad Memin chips the ball to his team mate, Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Paul Hopkin!
4.14
Sebastian Turek flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Kaiser collects the pass. Gerhard Kaiser knocks the ball forward to Alin Hagi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
6.26
Ignacio Barron catches Frederico Rego on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Frederico Rego stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.54
Nenad Memin flicks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Kaiser. Gerhard Kaiser plays a one-two with Djamel Benmiloudi and rushes in on goal... Gerhard Kaiser rockets a shot on goal but it is deflected wide by Schumann Custovic.
16.35
Schumann Custovic makes a beautiful solo run. Schumann Custovic threads the ball through to Frederico Rego. Frederico Rego edges inside the box! Ignacio Barron barges into Frederico Rego. Frederico Rego appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
18.36
Nenad Memin threads a neat ball through to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Paul Hopkin.
19.27
Emile Mbamba takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Paul Hopkin scoops up the ball.
27.19
Gavin Booth surges forward with the ball. Gavin Booth makes a simple pass to Frederico Rego. Frederico Rego sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
30.34
Without breaking stride, Bruno Moreira plays the ball forward to Sebastian Turek. Sebastian Turek flicks a high pass forward. Alin Hagi collects the pass. Alin Hagi cuts inside the box! Alin Hagi strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
34.31
Hannes Dittmann runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Hannes Dittmann lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Rego. Frederico Rego gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Frederico Rego scores for St. Johnstone!!
39.33
Bruno Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Turek. Sebastian Turek flicks the ball to his team mate, Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi rushes past Schumann Custovic! Djamel Benmiloudi rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Phil Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Marsiglia controls it well on his chest. Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high pass forward. Djamel Benmiloudi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Djamel Benmiloudi cuts inside the box! Djamel Benmiloudi takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Paul Hopkin with no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off the second half!
47.27
Garry Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Rego. Frederico Rego plays a one-two with Alec Strachan and advances towards the goal... Frederico Rego shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
51.31
Neil Hendry catches Emile Mbamba on the ankles. The referee brings Neil Hendry to one side and gives him a warning! Emile Mbamba stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.51
Ignacio Barron kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Turek. Sebastian Turek threads a neat ball through to Gerhard Kaiser. Gerhard Kaiser advances inside the box! Gerhard Kaiser cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
60.46
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Carlos Poblete replacing Ignacio Barron, Nicolás Aurellio replacing Sebastian Turek and Filipe Valente replacing Alin Hagi .St. Johnstone have made a substitution with Paul Gallacher replacing Alec Strachan .
67.29
Phil Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Emile Mbamba collects the pass. Emile Mbamba flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Valente collects the pass. Filipe Valente knocks in a cross ball towards Gerhard Kaiser. Gerhard Kaiser connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gerhard Kaiser!
71.38
Gavin McStay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Greig. Alex Greig knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Evangelos Tsoukalas who gathers it comfortably.
73.24
Schumann Custovic sees a break and surges forward. Schumann Custovic advances with the ball. Schumann Custovic lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. Alex Greig whips the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Evangelos Tsoukalas. What a great pair of hands!
77.45
St. Johnstone have made 2 substitutions with Callum Booth replacing Schumann Custovic and Kevin Glass replacing Alex Greig .
78.49
Nenad Memin flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Valente holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Filipe Valente makes a probing pass between the defence to Gerhard Kaiser. Gerhard Kaiser cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
79.14
Nicolás Aurellio sees a break and surges forward. Nicolás Aurellio whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Paul Hopkin!
83.44
Oscar Marsiglia sees Gerhard Kaiser in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gerhard Kaiser knocks the ball forward to Filipe Valente but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
84.39
Neil Hendry flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Rego who takes it down. Frederico Rego shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Emile Mbamba flicks a high pass forward. Djamel Benmiloudi controls it well on his chest. Djamel Benmiloudi puts a great ball through. Gerhard Kaiser runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

St. Johnstone
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
24%
40%
36%

Scorers
Alin Hagi 30
Djamel Benmiloudi 39, 45
Gerhard Kaiser 67
Frederico Rego 34, 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Djamel Benmiloudi of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.Evangelos Tsoukalas (GK)
6
2.Phil Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Ignacio Barron (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Bruno Moreira (DEF)
6
5.Emile Mbamba (MID)
6
6.Sebastian Turek (MID)
7
7.Nenad Memin (MID)
6
8.Oscar Marsiglia (MID)
7
9.Alin Hagi (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Djamel Benmiloudi (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Gerhard Kaiser (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Carlos Poblete (DEF)
6
13.Nicolás Aurellio (MID)
6
14.Filipe Valente (ATT)
6

1.Paul Hopkin (GK)
7
2.Gavin Booth (DEF)
6
3.Scott Ritchie (DEF)
6
4.Schumann Custovic (DEF)
7
5.Gavin McStay (MID)
6
6.Hannes Dittmann (MID)
7
7.Neil Hendry (MID)
6
8.Garry Matteo (MID)
6
9.Frederico Rego (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Alex Greig (ATT)
6
11.Alec Strachan (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Gallacher (GK)
6
13.Kevin Glass (MID)
6
14.Callum Booth (MID)
6