Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     St MirrenSt Mirren
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Sean Clayton Sean Clayton
Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas77
G
captain1
G
62Paul McStayP. McStay
Phil ThomsonP. Thomson72
D
2
D
59Nuno SemedoN. Semedo
Ignacio BarronI. Barron75
D
3
D
68Cleto CauetC. Cauet
Guilherme BentoG. Bento74
D
4captain
D
60Camille GondetC. Gondet
Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio79
M
5
D
65Craig ShieldsC. Shields
Sebastian TurekS. Turek79
M
6
M
61Gary JamesG. James
Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia75
M
7
M
64Christian FrieserC. Frieser
David ReimersD. Reimers79
M
8
M
56Phil MontagueP. Montague
Alin HagiA. Hagi84
A
9
A
48Stephen DalglishS. Dalglish
Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi81
A
10
A
70Bill BowerB. Bower
Gerhard KaiserG. Kaiser77
A
11
A
68Edgar RamosE. Ramos
 
Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira74
D
12
G
41Ben WardB. Ward
Nenad MeminN. Memin74
M
13
D
50Billy WhiteB. White
Filipe ValenteF. Valente76
A
14
M
68Dagui OulmersD. Oulmers

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 19,890 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great 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 Gavin Niven.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off and get the match underway!
8.14
Phil Montague takes it forward alone. Phil Montague lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Bower. Bill Bower connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.00
Phil Thomson flicks a high pass forward. David Reimers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Reimers brings the ball forward. David Reimers kicks a strong pass forward to Djamel Benmiloudi but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.53
Gary James flicks a high ball forward to Bill Bower who takes it down. Bill Bower advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Bill Bower provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Evangelos Tsoukalas smothers it!
18.30
Phil Montague makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill Bower. Bill Bower lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Evangelos Tsoukalas gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
22.50
Djamel Benmiloudi clumsily knocks into Camille Gondet. Djamel Benmiloudi is shown the yellow card! Camille Gondet grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.50
Phil Montague controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Evangelos Tsoukalas who gathers it comfortably.
28.52
Nicolás Aurellio barges into Phil Montague. The referee calls over Nicolás Aurellio and shows him a yellow card! Phil Montague runs off the knock.
30.25
Ignacio Barron threads a neat ball through to David Reimers. David Reimers makes a simple pass to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Paul McStay!
34.33
Camille Gondet surges forward with the ball. Without breaking stride, Camille Gondet plays the ball forward to Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish shoots from 25 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
38.57
Phil Montague deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guilherme Bento.
42.16
Edgar Ramos comes in with a late challenge on Guilherme Bento. The referee calls over Edgar Ramos and warns him to calm down! Guilherme Bento hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
With a delightful solo run, Oscar Marsiglia stretches the opposition's defence. Oscar Marsiglia plays a one-two with Djamel Benmiloudi and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Oscar Marsiglia provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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
St Mirren kick off the second half!
47.24
Gary James flicks a high pass forward to Edgar Ramos who brings the ball under control. Edgar Ramos runs straight at the defence! Edgar Ramos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Evangelos Tsoukalas with no chance!! Goal for St Mirren!
53.54
Oscar Marsiglia makes a probing pass to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi knocks in a cross ball towards Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Paul McStay had no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
60.20
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Bruno Moreira replacing Ignacio Barron, Nenad Memin replacing Oscar Marsiglia and Filipe Valente replacing Alin Hagi .
65.36
With some swift thinking, Nicolás Aurellio plays the ball forward to Gerhard Kaiser. Gerhard Kaiser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.36
Phil Montague flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Phil Thomson.
75.20
Bruno Moreira flicks a high ball forward to Sebastian Turek who takes it down. Sebastian Turek kicks a strong pass forward to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.13
Camille Gondet sees Phil Montague in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Phil Montague brings the ball forward. Phil Montague lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
78.11
Nicolás Aurellio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Camille Gondet.
79.01
Cleto Cauet hits a low pass to Phil Montague. Phil Montague kicks a strong pass forward to Bill Bower. Bill Bower shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Evangelos Tsoukalas.
85.24
David Reimers catches Gary James on the ankles. The referee brings David Reimers to one side and gives him a warning! Gary James stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.57
Guilherme Bento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Reimers. David Reimers knocks the ball forward to Gerhard Kaiser. Gerhard Kaiser shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

St Mirren
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
25%
42.1%
32.9%

Scorers
Alin Hagi 54
Bill Bower 8
Stephen Dalglish 34
Edgar Ramos 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bill Bower of St Mirren

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

1.Paul McStay (GK)
6
2.Nuno Semedo (DEF)
6
3.Cleto Cauet (DEF)
6
4.Camille Gondet (DEF)
7
5.Craig Shields (DEF)
6
6.Gary James (MID)
7
7.Christian Frieser (MID)
6
8.Phil Montague (MID)
9
9.Stephen Dalglish (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Bill Bower (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Edgar Ramos (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Ben Ward (GK)
0
13.Billy White (DEF)
0
14.Dagui Oulmers (MID)
0