Match Report


FalkirkFalkirk     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
David ross CampbellDavid ross Campbell Josh Davies Josh Davies
Ragnar ÁsgeirssonR. Ásgeirsson72
G
1
G
77Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Gerhard AugsteinG. Augstein73
D
2
D
74Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira
Rodolphe AbdessadkiR. Abdessadki73
D
3captain
D
76Ignacio BarronI. Barron
Alexander KneisslA. Kneissl73
D
4
D
75Guilherme BentoG. Bento
Nuno CastroN. Castro73
M
5
M
79Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio
Les HulmeL. Hulme76
M
6
M
79Sebastian TurekS. Turek
Daniel StockdaleD. Stockdale74
M
captain7
M
75Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia
Gerhard NeuhausG. Neuhaus78
M
8
M
80David ReimersD. Reimers
Xavier DeflandreX. Deflandre74
A
9
A
76Filipe ValenteF. Valente
Jorge AlmeidaJ. Almeida73
A
10
A
88Haruto SugiyamaH. Sugiyama
Martin RöslerM. Rösler72
A
11
A
81Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi
 
Scott MatteoS. Matteo43
D
12
D
73Phil ThomsonP. Thomson
Liam InceL. Ince31
M
13
M
73Leon WiltordL. Wiltord
João Gabriel MartinsJ. Martins23
G
14
M
74Nenad MeminN. Memin

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 19,430 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Falkirk and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Rummenigge.


0.00
The whistle blows and Falkirk kick off!
2.11
Guilherme Bento pushes up the pitch. Guilherme Bento threads a neat ball through to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
4.26
Nicolás Aurellio sees Filipe Valente in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Filipe Valente runs straight at the defence! Filipe Valente rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Ragnar Ásgeirsson. What a great pair of hands!
6.22
Sebastian Turek makes a simple pass to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Ragnar Ásgeirsson.
8.06
Oscar Marsiglia knocks the ball to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama runs straight at the defence! Haruto Sugiyama cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.34
Alexander Kneissl threads a neat ball through to Les Hulme. Les Hulme kicks a strong pass forward to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Moreira.
21.51
Nicolás Aurellio darts forward. Nicolás Aurellio finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Ragnar Ásgeirsson smothers it!
24.50
David Reimers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama edges inside the box! Alexander Kneissl barges into Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
27.57
Oscar Marsiglia darts forward. Oscar Marsiglia passes the ball forward but Djamel Benmiloudi is offside!
28.23
Gerhard Neuhaus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Evangelos Tsoukalas manages to gather it effortlessly.
30.56
Guilherme Bento chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia sees a break and surges forward. Oscar Marsiglia plays a one-two with Djamel Benmiloudi and advances towards the goal... Oscar Marsiglia cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
36.11
Daniel Stockdale knocks the ball forward to Martin Rösler. Martin Rösler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Evangelos Tsoukalas who gathers it comfortably.
38.45
Daniel Stockdale makes a simple pass to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre whips in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.42
Sebastian Turek decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastian Turek plays a quick one-two with Djamel Benmiloudi and rushes in on goal... Sebastian Turek takes a shot at goal but Ragnar Ásgeirsson is on top of it.
45.00
Guilherme Bento flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Marsiglia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Marsiglia threads a neat ball through to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
45.00
The referee blows for 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
Heart of Midlothian kick off the second half!
60.07
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Phil Thomson replacing Ignacio Barron, Leon Wiltord replacing Nicolás Aurellio and Nenad Memin replacing David Reimers .
61.11
Bruno Moreira sees a break and surges forward. Bruno Moreira passes the ball forward to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama but the linesman indicates offside!
63.43
Daniel Stockdale kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Rösler. Martin Rösler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bruno Moreira.
73.25
Sebastian Turek makes a simple pass to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente plays a scrappy one-two with Haruto Sugiyama and advances towards the goal... Filipe Valente muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Ragnar Ásgeirsson!
77.13
Les Hulme surges forward with the ball. Les Hulme knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Superb reactions from Evangelos Tsoukalas. What a save!
79.57
Daniel Stockdale passes the ball forward to Martin Rösler. Martin Rösler lofts in a cross ball towards Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Evangelos Tsoukalas had no chance!! Goal for Falkirk!
84.20
Phil Thomson makes a probing pass to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia threads a neat ball through to Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama knocks in a cross ball towards Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.24
Leon Wiltord threads a neat ball through to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ragnar Ásgeirsson who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Falkirk

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.8%
65.2%
Play Area
29%
44.9%
26.1%

Scorers
Jorge Almeida 38
Xavier Deflandre 80
Haruto Sugiyama 8
Djamel Benmiloudi 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Haruto Sugiyama of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings