Match Report


FalkirkFalkirk     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
David ross CampbellDavid ross Campbell Josh Davies Josh Davies
Ragnar ÁsgeirssonR. Ásgeirsson72
G
1captain
G
77Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Gerhard AugsteinG. Augstein73
D
2
D
74Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira
Carlos MartinsC. Martins68
D
3
D
75Ignacio BarronI. Barron
Sergio LimaS. Lima73
D
4
D
74Guilherme BentoG. Bento
Silvio BoudarèneS. Boudarène65
M
5
M
79Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio
Les HulmeL. Hulme76
M
6
M
79Sebastian TurekS. Turek
Daniel StockdaleD. Stockdale74
M
captain7
M
75Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia
Nicolas WelterN. Welter77
M
8
M
79David ReimersD. Reimers
Milton HinojosaM. Hinojosa67
A
9
A
84Alin HagiA. Hagi
Xavier DeflandreX. Deflandre74
A
10
A
76Filipe ValenteF. Valente
Jorge AlmeidaJ. Almeida73
A
11
A
77Gerhard KaiserG. Kaiser
 
Scott MatteoS. Matteo43
D
12
D
72Phil ThomsonP. Thomson
Liam InceL. Ince31
M
13
M
77Emile MbambaE. Mbamba
Eduardo VianaE. Viana52
A
14
M
74Nenad MeminN. Memin

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk 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 Falkirk and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Don Morrison.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.29
Silvio Boudarène barges into Oscar Marsiglia. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oscar Marsiglia hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.02
Gerhard Augstein threads the ball through to Daniel Stockdale. Daniel Stockdale brings the ball forward. Daniel Stockdale knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.45
David Reimers flicks a high pass forward. Alin Hagi easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alin Hagi plays a scrappy one-two with Gerhard Kaiser and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alin Hagi rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Sergio Lima. Excellent block.
9.40
Nicolás Aurellio takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high ball forward to Alin Hagi who takes it down. Alin Hagi rushes past Gerhard Augstein! Alin Hagi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Ragnar Ásgeirsson gets down and covers it.
12.49
Ignacio Barron controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolás Aurellio. Nicolás Aurellio kicks a strong pass forward to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.26
Bruno Moreira makes a probing pass to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia chips the ball to his team mate, Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente lofts in a cross ball towards Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
15.13
Nicolas Welter knocks the ball to his team mate, Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
16.01
Daniel Stockdale changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Daniel Stockdale whips in a cross ball towards Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.31
Bruno Moreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high pass forward to Alin Hagi who brings the ball under control. Alin Hagi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Ragnar Ásgeirsson reads it well. Great save!
21.00
Sebastian Turek threads the ball through to Gerhard Kaiser. Gerhard Kaiser lofts in a cross ball towards Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Ragnar Ásgeirsson had no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
24.49
Daniel Stockdale threads a neat ball through to Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.28
Daniel Stockdale kicks a strong pass forward to Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa rushes past Bruno Moreira! Milton Hinojosa cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but is denied by Evangelos Tsoukalas. Excellent save.
27.29
Jorge Almeida barges into Guilherme Bento. The referee calls over Jorge Almeida and warns him to calm down! Guilherme Bento runs off the knock.
28.25
Silvio Boudarène passes the ball forward to Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.40
Ignacio Barron deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia hits a low pass to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi rushes past Sergio Lima! Some world-class footwork from Alin Hagi provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Alin Hagi scores for Heart of Midlothian!!
36.24
Gerhard Augstein threads the ball through to Les Hulme. With a delightful solo run, Les Hulme stretches the opposition's defence. Les Hulme deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Almeida but the linesman indicates offside!
38.55
Nicolás Aurellio makes a simple pass to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente runs straight at the defence! Some awkward footwork from Filipe Valente provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Falkirk kick off!
51.53
David Reimers catches Les Hulme on the ankles. David Reimers is warned by the referee! Les Hulme carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.36
Bruno Moreira flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Turek controls it well on his chest. Sebastian Turek plays the ball forward to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.10
Nicolas Welter chips the ball to his team mate, Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Evangelos Tsoukalas!
57.23
Nicolas Welter sees Jorge Almeida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jorge Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Falkirk! That brings them level!
60.50
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Phil Thomson replacing Ignacio Barron, Emile Mbamba replacing Nicolás Aurellio and Nenad Memin replacing David Reimers .
65.25
Les Hulme makes a probing pass to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.18
Sebastian Turek flicks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Kaiser. Gerhard Kaiser rushes past Carlos Martins! Gerhard Kaiser looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Ragnar Ásgeirsson easily smothers it!
72.14
Sebastian Turek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
73.54
Carlos Martins flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Stockdale who brings the ball under control. Daniel Stockdale plays the ball forward to Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Evangelos Tsoukalas punches it away to safety.
75.18
Daniel Stockdale chips the ball to his team mate, Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guilherme Bento.
84.32
Sebastian Turek knocks the ball forward to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
87.23
Sebastian Turek makes a simple pass to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi plays a quick one-two with Filipe Valente and rushes in on goal... Alin Hagi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.09
Sergio Lima makes a beautiful solo run. Sergio Lima flicks a high pass forward to Xavier Deflandre who brings the ball under control. Xavier Deflandre shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Falkirk

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
26.9%
44.9%
28.2%

Scorers
Xavier Deflandre 16, 57
Alin Hagi 21, 33

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

Match Ratings
1.Ragnar Ásgeirsson (GK)
7
2.Gerhard Augstein (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Martins (DEF)
6
4.Sergio Lima (DEF)
7
5.Silvio Boudarène (MID)yellow card
5
6.Les Hulme (MID)
6
7.Daniel Stockdale (MID)
7
8.Nicolas Welter (MID)
6
9.Milton Hinojosa (ATT)
6
10.Xavier Deflandre (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Jorge Almeida (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Matteo (DEF)
0
13.Liam Ince (MID)
0
14.Eduardo Viana (ATT)
0

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