Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     MotherwellMotherwell
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Computer Player Computer Player
Darren CookeD. Cooke70
G
1
G
75Laurent MarquetL. Marquet
Phil ThomsonP. Thomson73
D
2
D
70Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Ignacio BarronI. Barron76
D
captain3captain
D
67Andy BurleyA. Burley
Guilherme BentoG. Bento75
D
4
D
62Ricardo FernandezR. Fernandez
Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio79
M
5
M
74Colin StandingC. Standing
Sebastian TurekS. Turek79
M
6
M
71Teddy OliverT. Oliver
Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia75
M
7
M
68Regis PratR. Prat
David ReimersD. Reimers80
M
8
M
61Kieron WardK. Ward
Filipe ValenteF. Valente76
A
9
A
76Nigel NichollsN. Nicholls
Haruto SugiyamaH. Sugiyama88
A
10
A
63Giorgio MarinoG. Marino
Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi81
A
11
A
60Stuart LiddellS. Liddell
 
Alex DalglishA. Dalglish29
G
12
G
62Fernando PintoF. Pinto
Leon WiltordL. Wiltord73
M
13
D
61Daniel VieiraD. Vieira
David BurleyD. Burley28
A
14
M
61Craig HopkinC. Hopkin

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Motherwell. A crowd of 18,496 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Rummenigge.


0.00
The whistle blows and Motherwell kick off!
2.59
Oscar Marsiglia darts forward. Oscar Marsiglia lofts in a cross ball towards Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Laurent Marquet manages to gather it.
3.54
Sebastian Turek sees a break and surges forward. Sebastian Turek plays a scrappy one-two with Haruto Sugiyama and stumbles forward towards the goal... Sebastian Turek rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Laurent Marquet manages to gather it easily.
6.42
Phil Thomson threads a neat ball through to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high pass forward. Djamel Benmiloudi controls it well on his chest. Djamel Benmiloudi whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Ricardo Fernandez. Excellent block.
8.39
Sebastian Turek sees Haruto Sugiyama in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Haruto Sugiyama knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.50
Filipe Valente catches Andy Burley on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andy Burley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.35
Sebastian Turek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama threads the ball through into the box. Filipe Valente cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Solid save from Laurent Marquet.
24.34
Dominic Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Colin Standing. Colin Standing deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Liddell. Stuart Liddell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giorgio Marino but the linesman indicates offside!
26.46
Oscar Marsiglia sees a break and surges forward. Oscar Marsiglia shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
27.36
David Reimers hacks Colin Standing from behind! David Reimers is warned by the referee! Colin Standing runs off the knock.
32.02
Teddy Oliver advances with the ball. Teddy Oliver finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
39.58
Oscar Marsiglia threads a neat ball through to Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama cuts inside the box! Haruto Sugiyama looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but Laurent Marquet manages to gather it.
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. Motherwell also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Heart of Midlothian kicking off!
49.54
David Reimers sees space and advances. David Reimers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.09
Andy Burley passes the ball forward to Regis Prat. Regis Prat flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Nicholls collects the pass. Nigel Nicholls knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Cooke who gathers it comfortably.
59.31
Stuart Liddell clumsily knocks into Ignacio Barron. The referee calls over Stuart Liddell and warns him to calm down! Ignacio Barron runs off the knock.
60.53
Heart of Midlothian have made a substitution with Leon Wiltord replacing Sebastian Turek .
63.17
Dominic Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Colin Standing. Colin Standing kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Liddell. Stuart Liddell makes a looping header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.30
Leon Wiltord threads a neat ball through to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
69.22
Regis Prat flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Liddell who takes it down. Stuart Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
72.35
Phil Thomson threads the ball through to Leon Wiltord. Leon Wiltord flicks a high pass forward. Djamel Benmiloudi easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Djamel Benmiloudi edges inside the box! Djamel Benmiloudi shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
77.20
David Reimers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente skips past Ricardo Fernandez! Some good footwork from Filipe Valente provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
78.22
Guilherme Bento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Wiltord. Leon Wiltord threads a neat ball through to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi kicks a strong pass forward to Filipe Valente but the referee indicates it's offside!
79.05
Guilherme Bento passes the ball forward to Leon Wiltord. Leon Wiltord threads a neat ball through to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi lofts in a cross ball towards Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
81.46
Teddy Oliver sees space and advances. Teddy Oliver shoots from 25 yards. Darren Cooke gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
84.22
Leon Wiltord flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Valente holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Filipe Valente knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Laurent Marquet who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Motherwell
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
22.4%
42.1%
35.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Laurent Marquet of Motherwell

Match Ratings
1.Darren Cooke (GK)
7
2.Phil Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Ignacio Barron (DEF)
6
4.Guilherme Bento (DEF)
6
5.Nicolás Aurellio (MID)
6
6.Sebastian Turek (MID)
7
7.Oscar Marsiglia (MID)
8
8.David Reimers (MID)
6
9.Filipe Valente (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Haruto Sugiyama (ATT)
7
11.Djamel Benmiloudi (ATT)
7
 
12.Alex Dalglish (GK)
0
13.Leon Wiltord (MID)
7
14.David Burley (ATT)
0

1.Laurent Marquet (GK)
9
2.Dominic Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3.Andy Burley (DEF)
6
4.Ricardo Fernandez (DEF)
6
5.Colin Standing (MID)
6
6.Teddy Oliver (MID)
7
7.Regis Prat (MID)
7
8.Kieron Ward (MID)
6
9.Nigel Nicholls (ATT)
6
10.Giorgio Marino (ATT)
6
11.Stuart Liddell (ATT)
6
 
12.Fernando Pinto (GK)
0
13.Daniel Vieira (DEF)
0
14.Craig Hopkin (MID)
0