Match Report


MotherwellMotherwell     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Andy JamesA. James54
G
1captain
G
60Gary NaysmithG. Naysmith
Stuart McGroryS. McGrory70
D
2
D
72Antoine van DamA. van Dam
Mauricio GainzaM. Gainza68
D
3
D
62Gavin DickovG. Dickov
Torsten EiltsT. Eilts66
D
4
D
54Kevin NaysmithK. Naysmith
Darren GreeningD. Greening60
D
5
D
49Danny BroerseD. Broerse
Eric RaffE. Raff67
M
6
M
72Philipp RöhnerP. Röhner
Pedro IbanezP. Ibanez65
M
7
M
70Jesper DavidsJ. Davids
David McGroryD. McGrory80
A
captain8
A
67Alec ClelandA. Cleland
Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison67
A
9
A
61Oliver FreundO. Freund
Gavin McStayG. McStay62
A
10
A
53Evans FoglioE. Foglio
Tiago TavaresT. Tavares59
A
11
A
46Antonio FariaA. Faria
 
Pasquale CammarataP. Cammarata58
A
12
M
70Gary LiddellG. Liddell
Callum NivenC. Niven55
M
13
M
63Neil HendryN. Hendry
Colin TelferC. Telfer55
M
14
G
60Stephen McGroryS. McGrory

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 9,345 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Motherwell are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Dickov.


0.00
Motherwell start the match!
2.23
Gavin Dickov sees Jesper Davids in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jesper Davids laces a through ball forward to Oliver Freund. Oliver Freund plays a one-two with Evans Foglio and rushes in on goal... Some superb footwork from Oliver Freund provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
8.17
Pedro Ibanez barges into Jesper Davids. Pedro Ibanez is shown the yellow card! Jesper Davids runs off the knock.
9.48
Torsten Eilts flicks a high pass forward. Eric Raff controls it well on his chest. Eric Raff makes a probing pass to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
12.29
Pedro Ibanez hits a low pass to David McGrory. David McGrory plays a one-two with Tiago Tavares and rushes in on goal... Danny Broerse hacks David McGrory from behind! Penalty not given!!
14.06
Philipp Röhner darts forward. Philipp Röhner knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Freund. Oliver Freund is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Heart of Midlothian are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
15.43
Pedro Ibanez flicks a high pass forward. David McGrory collects the pass. David McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Tiago Tavares. Tiago Tavares directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
20.17
Stuart McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Raff. Eric Raff knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Naysmith who gathers it comfortably.
22.23
Kevin Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Jesper Davids holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jesper Davids surges forward with the ball. Jesper Davids whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
26.10
Jesper Davids deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
30.21
Kevin Naysmith hits a low pass to Jesper Davids. Jesper Davids sees Antonio Faria in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Faria whips in a cross ball towards Alec Cleland. Alec Cleland finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
33.51
Philipp Röhner flicks a high ball forward to Oliver Freund who takes it down. Oliver Freund whips in a cross ball towards Evans Foglio. Evans Foglio rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just wide!
34.41
Torsten Eilts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Raff. Eric Raff makes a probing pass to Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Gary Naysmith manages to keep it out.
36.28
Pedro Ibanez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay whips in a cross ball towards Tiago Tavares. Tiago Tavares flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
38.32
Gavin Dickov makes a probing pass to Philipp Röhner. Philipp Röhner flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Faria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Freund. Oliver Freund directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.55
Torsten Eilts threads a neat ball through to Eric Raff. Eric Raff flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Tavares holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tiago Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison makes a looping header on goal but it is miles over!
44.39
Pedro Ibanez threads a neat ball through to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Motherwell have changed their lineup with Callum Niven replacing Pedro Ibanez and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Heart of Midlothian appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.

45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian get the second half underway!
49.18
Eric Raff deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David McGrory. David McGrory knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Dickov.
51.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Eric Raff laces a weighted ball forward to Tiago Tavares. Tiago Tavares hits a low pass to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison shoots from just inside the box. Gavin Morrison scores for Motherwell!!
59.54
Callum Niven sees David McGrory in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David McGrory whips in a cross ball towards Tiago Tavares. Tiago Tavares connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.55
Callum Niven hits a low pass to Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
66.48
Jesper Davids deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Cleland. Alec Cleland whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Freund. Oliver Freund is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
67.29
Mauricio Gainza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Niven. Callum Niven flicks a high pass forward. David McGrory holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danny Broerse.
73.40
Gavin Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Röhner. Philipp Röhner kicks a strong pass forward to Evans Foglio. Evans Foglio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart McGrory.
77.51
Motherwell have made a substitution with Pasquale Cammarata replacing Stuart McGrory .
87.52
Torsten Eilts sees Callum Niven in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Niven hits a low pass to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.40
Torsten Eilts makes a probing pass to Eric Raff. Eric Raff makes a probing pass to Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay whips in a cross ball towards David McGrory. David McGrory beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but Gavin Dickov blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
90.00
Jesper Davids flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Faria who brings the ball under control. Antonio Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy James who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Motherwell

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
27.3%
42.9%
29.9%

Scorers
Tiago Tavares 15, 60
Gavin Morrison 51
Oliver Freund 2, 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tiago Tavares of Motherwell

Match Ratings
1.Andy James (GK)
6
2.Stuart McGrory (DEF)
6
3.Mauricio Gainza (DEF)
6
4.Torsten Eilts (DEF)
7
5.Darren Greening (DEF)
6
6.Eric Raff (MID)
7
7.Pedro Ibanez (MID)yellow card
6
8.David McGrory (ATT)
7
9.Gavin Morrison (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Gavin McStay (ATT)
6
11.Tiago Tavares (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Pasquale Cammarata (ATT)
6
13.Callum Niven (MID)
6
14.Colin Telfer (MID)
0

1.Gary Naysmith (GK)
6
2.Antoine van Dam (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Dickov (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Naysmith (DEF)
6
5.Danny Broerse (DEF)
6
6.Philipp Röhner (MID)
6
7.Jesper Davids (MID)
7
8.Alec Cleland (ATT)
6
9.Oliver Freund (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Evans Foglio (ATT)
6
11.Antonio Faria (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Liddell (MID)
0
13.Neil Hendry (MID)
0
14.Stephen McGrory (GK)
0