Match Report
| Hibernian | Hibernian |  |  | Dundee United | Dundee United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dominic Rae | D. Rae |  | 71 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Garry White | G. White | ||||||||
| Kevin Matteo | K. Matteo | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Manuele Signori | M. Signori | |||||||||
| Laurent Fahmi | L. Fahmi |  | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 |  | Steve Gray | S. Gray | |||||||||
| Craig Mason | C. Mason | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Leon Hoeness | L. Hoeness | |||||||||
| Scott McNeill | S. McNeill | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Paul Hutchison | P. Hutchison | |||||||||
| John Burley | J. Burley | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Youl Alidor Debec | Y. Debec | |||||||||
| Craig Elliott | C. Elliott | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Callum Thomson | C. Thomson | |||||||||
| Arnauld Giangaspare | A. Giangaspare | | 65 | A | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Guillermo Kiko | G. Kiko | |||||||||
| Stuart Morton | S. Morton | | 62 | A | | 9 | | | M | 56 | | Don Burley | D. Burley | ||||||||
| Zerbini Capecchi | Z. Capecchi | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Don Naysmith | D. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Neil McNeill | N. McNeill | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Gavin Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Kevin Gallacher | K. Gallacher | | 53 | M | | 12 | | A | 60 | | Matt Hendry | M. Hendry | |||||||||
| Ricardo Reis | R. Reis |  | 51 | A | | 13 | | G | 58 | | Kevin Ferguson | K. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Alex Ritchie | A. Ritchie | | 50 | D | | 14 | | A | 56 | | Bruno Antunes | B. Antunes | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 9,574 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hibernian are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Dundee United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Hendry.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hibernian are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Dundee United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Hendry.
0.00
0-0Hibernian kick off!
3.05
0-0Without breaking stride, Craig Elliott plays the ball forward to Zerbini Capecchi. Zerbini Capecchi whips in a cross ball towards Arnauld Giangaspare. Arnauld Giangaspare is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
4.39
0-0Craig Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Elliott. Craig Elliott threads the ball through to Arnauld Giangaspare. Arnauld Giangaspare knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Morton. Stuart Morton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Garry White is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
15.53
Craig Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Giangaspare. Arnauld Giangaspare shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
18.14
Craig Elliott passes the ball forward to Stuart Morton. Stuart Morton lofts in a cross ball towards Arnauld Giangaspare. Arnauld Giangaspare powers a header at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Hibernian are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
20.32
0-1Paul Hutchison hits a low pass to Guillermo Kiko. Guillermo Kiko makes a probing pass to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.15
Craig Elliott makes a probing pass to Neil McNeill. With great vision, Neil McNeill plays the ball forward to Arnauld Giangaspare who has made a great run into the box. Arnauld Giangaspare muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
26.28
0-1Don Naysmith hacks Kevin Matteo from behind! Don Naysmith is shown the yellow card! Kevin Matteo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.10
0-1Steve Gray flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Kiko controls it well on his chest. Guillermo Kiko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Mason.
40.14
0-1Guillermo Kiko hacks Craig Elliott from behind! Guillermo Kiko is warned by the referee! Craig Elliott runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hibernian have changed their lineup with Kevin Gallacher replacing Craig Mason. Dundee United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
45.00
Dundee United kick off the second half!
47.22
Leon Hoeness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Kiko. Guillermo Kiko makes a simple pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
48.21
Manuele Signori plays the ball forward to Don Burley. Don Burley flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Strachan controls it well on his chest. Gavin Strachan tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
53.19
Leon Hoeness sees Callum Thomson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Thomson sees Gavin Strachan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Strachan shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.13
0-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
59.16
Kevin Gallacher clumsily knocks into Gavin Strachan. The referee calls over Kevin Gallacher and warns him to calm down! Gavin Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.51
0-1Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with Matt Hendry replacing Don Naysmith and Bruno Antunes replacing Paul Hutchison .
63.06
Bruno Antunes threads a neat ball through to Callum Thomson. Callum Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
65.52
Kevin Gallacher hits a low pass to Craig Elliott. Craig Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Morton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Morton tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Garry White had no chance!! Goal for Hibernian!
72.05
John Burley takes it forward alone. John Burley plays a one-two with Stuart Morton and rushes in on goal... John Burley strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hibernian!
77.41
Hibernian have made 2 substitutions with Alex Ritchie replacing Stuart Morton and Ricardo Reis replacing Arnauld Giangaspare .
79.20
Kevin Matteo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Elliott. Craig Elliott plays the ball forward to Alex Ritchie. Alex Ritchie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leon Hoeness.
81.35
Youl Alidor Debec makes a simple pass to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Matteo.
85.41
Youl Alidor Debec controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
2-1With great vision, Craig Elliott plays the ball forward to Alex Ritchie. Alex Ritchie threads the ball through to Ricardo Reis but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
25.7%
45.9%
28.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Craig Elliott of Hibernian |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Dominic Rae (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kevin Matteo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Laurent Fahmi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Craig Mason (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Scott McNeill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | John Burley (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Craig Elliott (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Arnauld Giangaspare (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stuart Morton (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Zerbini Capecchi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Neil McNeill (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kevin Gallacher (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Ricardo Reis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alex Ritchie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Garry White (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Manuele Signori (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Steve Gray (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Leon Hoeness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Paul Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Youl Alidor Debec (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Callum Thomson (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Guillermo Kiko (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Don Burley (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Don Naysmith (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 11. | Gavin Strachan (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Matt Hendry (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Kevin Ferguson (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Bruno Antunes (ATT) | 6 | |