Match Report


HibernianHibernian     Partick ThistlePartick Thistle
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Computer Player Computer Player
Alex CaldwellA. Caldwell41
G
1captain
G
46Dominic HansenD. Hansen
Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn48
D
2
D
54Stuart HansenS. Hansen
Gary McNeillG. McNeill63
D
captain3
D
53Eddy SerredszumE. Serredszum
Stuart NivenS. Niven60
D
4
D
53Billy FergusonB. Ferguson
Garry BurleyG. Burley49
D
5
D
32Garry CampbellG. Campbell
Stuart McallisterS. Mcallister41
M
6
M
61Alex HansenA. Hansen
Gary McNeillG. McNeill52
M
7
M
61Gary YoungG. Young
Paul CollinsP. Collins49
M
8
A
60David MatteoD. Matteo
Billy McNeillB. McNeill44
A
9
A
51Don McGroryD. McGrory
John StrachanJ. Strachan51
A
10
A
50Callum BurleyC. Burley
Alex GoughA. Gough55
A
11
A
41Colin JohnstoneC. Johnstone
 
Duncan GemmillD. Gemmill47
D
12
M
56Colin HutchisonC. Hutchison
Garry McCoistG. McCoist47
M
13
M
53David GreigD. Greig
Alex GlassA. Glass40
A
14
M
48Scott McallisterS. Mcallister

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Partick Thistle. A crowd of 2,664 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hibernian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin McGrory.


0.00
Partick Thistle kick off and get the match underway!
2.49
Paul Collins flicks a high pass forward. Alex Gough holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Gough whips in a cross ball towards Billy McNeill. Billy McNeill makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
6.46
Alex Meiklejohn picks a pass forward to Gary McNeill. With a delightful solo run, Gary McNeill stretches the opposition's defence. Gary McNeill shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
8.29
Gary McNeill sees a break and surges forward. Gary McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic Hansen who gathers it comfortably.
9.27
Gary Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don McGrory. Don McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards David Matteo. With a superhuman jump, David Matteo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Alex Caldwell easily punches it away to safety.
14.58
Stuart Niven takes it forward alone. Without breaking stride, Stuart Niven plays the ball forward to Alex Gough. Alex Gough flicks the ball to his team mate, John Strachan. John Strachan comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.20
Alex Hansen plays the ball forward to Don McGrory. Don McGrory shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Alex Caldwell.
21.51
Gary Young takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Eddy Serredszum cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
34.17
Gary McNeill runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gary McNeill shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
39.21
Paul Collins plays the ball forward to John Strachan. John Strachan shoots from outside the area but somehow Dominic Hansen manages to keep it out.
42.25
Gary Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Matteo. David Matteo threads the ball through to Don McGrory but he's offside!
44.09
Gary Young plays the ball forward to Callum Burley. Callum Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Gary Young sees David Matteo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Johnstone. Colin Johnstone heads the ball goalwards but somehow Alex Caldwell manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hibernian appear unchanged since the first half. Partick Thistle have changed their lineup with Scott Mcallister replacing Don McGrory.

45.00
Hibernian kick off!
47.17
Billy Ferguson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Hansen. Alex Hansen brings the ball forward. Alex Hansen shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
49.16
Stuart Niven passes the ball forward to Paul Collins. Seeing a gap ahead, Paul Collins plays the ball forward to John Strachan. John Strachan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eddy Serredszum.
53.03
Gary Young threads a neat ball through to Scott Mcallister. Scott Mcallister shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Alex Caldwell manages to gather it easily.
57.20
Alex Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Gary McNeill collects the pass. Gary McNeill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Strachan. John Strachan tries a spectacular long range effort. Dominic Hansen effortlessly gets down and covers it.
61.53
David Matteo clumsily knocks into Garry Burley. The referee calls over David Matteo and shows him a yellow card! Garry Burley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.20
Billy Ferguson barges into John Strachan. Billy Ferguson is shown the yellow card! John Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.37
Stuart Hansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Young. Gary Young knocks the ball forward to Callum Burley. Callum Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
66.20
Stuart Niven flicks a high ball forward to Gary McNeill who takes it down. Gary McNeill makes a simple pass to Alex Gough. Alex Gough shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
71.54
Gary Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Matteo. David Matteo knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Johnstone. Colin Johnstone flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
72.13
Gary McNeill flicks a high pass forward to Stuart Mcallister who brings the ball under control. Stuart Mcallister knocks the ball to his team mate, John Strachan. John Strachan shoots from distance but somehow Dominic Hansen manages to keep it out.
73.24
Paul Collins passes the ball forward to Billy McNeill. Billy McNeill runs straight at the defence! Billy McNeill makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.20
Colin Johnstone catches Alex Meiklejohn on the ankles. The referee calls over Colin Johnstone and warns him to calm down! Alex Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.55
Garry Campbell hacks John Strachan from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.31
Paul Collins darts forward. Paul Collins tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Dominic Hansen had no chance!! Goal for Hibernian!
87.34
Billy Ferguson kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Hansen. Alex Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Scott Mcallister who takes it down. Scott Mcallister sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.44
Stuart Niven flicks a high pass forward. Paul Collins controls it well on his chest. Paul Collins flicks a high pass forward. Alex Gough controls it well on his chest. Alex Gough shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
Gary Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Burley. Callum Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Johnstone. Colin Johnstone makes a convincing header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Hibernian

Partick Thistle
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
29.5%
40.9%
29.5%

Scorers
Billy McNeill 2
Paul Collins 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Collins of Hibernian

Match Ratings
1.Alex Caldwell (GK)
7
2.Alex Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3.Gary McNeill (DEF)
6
4.Stuart Niven (DEF)
7
5.Garry Burley (DEF)
6
6.Stuart Mcallister (MID)
6
7.Gary McNeill (MID)
8
8.Paul Collins (MID)goal scored
9
9.Billy McNeill (ATT)goal scored
8
10.John Strachan (ATT)
6
11.Alex Gough (ATT)
7
 
12.Duncan Gemmill (DEF)
0
13.Garry McCoist (MID)
0
14.Alex Glass (ATT)
0

1.Dominic Hansen (GK)
7
2.Stuart Hansen (DEF)
6
3.Eddy Serredszum (DEF)
6
4.Billy Ferguson (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Garry Campbell (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Alex Hansen (MID)
6
7.Gary Young (MID)
7
8.David Matteo (ATT)yellow card
6
9.Don McGrory (ATT)
6
10.Callum Burley (ATT)
6
11.Colin Johnstone (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin Hutchison (MID)
0
13.David Greig (MID)
0
14.Scott Mcallister (MID)
6