Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     Albion RoversAlbion Rovers
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Callum LawC. Law65
G
captain1captain
G
61Stephen MorrisonS. Morrison
Antoine van DamA. van Dam72
D
2
D
55Mario MoutinhoM. Moutinho
David LawD. Law62
D
3
D
53Florent IsmaëlF. Ismaël
Gavin DickovG. Dickov62
D
4
D
51Jamal Van BeukeringJ. Van Beukering
Andy MatthewsA. Matthews59
D
5
D
51Sylvain ThatcherS. Thatcher
Jesper DavidsJ. Davids71
M
6
D
48Tommy NevilleT. Neville
Gary LiddellG. Liddell70
M
7
M
70Pascal ArndtP. Arndt
Alec ClelandA. Cleland68
A
8
M
66Romero P. MarcelinoR. Marcelino
Scott DalglishS. Dalglish59
A
9
A
55Don MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Evans FoglioE. Foglio53
A
10
A
52Gavin MasonG. Mason
Antonio FariaA. Faria47
A
11
A
51Matt ThomsonM. Thomson
 
Paul JohnstoneP. Johnstone62
M
12
M
64Daniel NascimentoD. Nascimento
Stephen McGroryS. McGrory60
G
13
M
61David SounessD. Souness
Kevin NaysmithK. Naysmith54
D
14
G
55Michael NijkampM. Nijkamp

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Albion Rovers. A crowd of 9,459 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Albion Rovers appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Mckinlay.


0.00
Albion Rovers kick off!
2.50
Romero P. Marcelino brings the ball forward. Romero P. Marcelino rushes past David Law! David Law barges into Romero P. Marcelino. Romero P. Marcelino appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
3.20
Gary Liddell makes a simple pass to Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Evans Foglio. With a superhuman jump, Evans Foglio connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
4.25
David Law threads a neat ball through to Jesper Davids. Jesper Davids chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Evans Foglio. Evans Foglio flicks the ball with his head. Stephen Morrison effortlessly picks it out of the air!
9.04
Sylvain Thatcher takes it forward alone. Sylvain Thatcher brings the ball forward. Sylvain Thatcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Meiklejohn but the linesman indicates offside!
14.46
Showing composure, David Law plays the ball forward to Gary Liddell. Gary Liddell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Evans Foglio. Evans Foglio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Florent Ismaël.
15.19
Sylvain Thatcher flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Marcelino controls it well on his chest. Romero P. Marcelino hits a low pass to Gavin Mason. Gavin Mason runs straight at the defence! Gavin Mason looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gavin Mason!
20.06
Romero P. Marcelino threads a neat ball through to Matt Thomson. Matt Thomson plays a quick one-two with Gavin Mason and rushes in on goal... Matt Thomson cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Callum Law with no chance!! Goal for Albion Rovers!
24.49
Sylvain Thatcher catches Antonio Faria on the ankles. Sylvain Thatcher is shown the yellow card! Antonio Faria stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.52
Pascal Arndt hacks Gary Liddell from behind! The referee calls over Pascal Arndt and warns him to calm down! Gary Liddell grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.43
With great vision, Antoine van Dam plays the ball forward to Gary Liddell. Gary Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Cleland. Alec Cleland rushes past Sylvain Thatcher! Alec Cleland shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
33.16
Jesper Davids flicks a high pass forward. Evans Foglio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Evans Foglio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
42.24
Gary Liddell threads the ball through to Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria plays a quick one-two with Evans Foglio and rushes in on goal... Antonio Faria strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Stephen Morrison gets down and covers it.
45.00
Gary Liddell sees space and advances. Gary Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Evans Foglio. Evans Foglio finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heart of Midlothian appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation. Albion Rovers appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off the second half!
47.34
Gary Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Alec Cleland holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Cleland lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish makes a deft header but it flies well off target!
48.19
Romero P. Marcelino makes a probing pass to Matt Thomson. Matt Thomson shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.46
Pascal Arndt flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Mason controls it well on his chest. Gavin Mason whips in a cross ball towards Don Meiklejohn. Don Meiklejohn makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
54.55
Mario Moutinho hits a low pass to Romero P. Marcelino. Romero P. Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Matt Thomson easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Thomson shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
55.32
Romero P. Marcelino flicks a high pass forward to Don Meiklejohn who brings the ball under control. Don Meiklejohn plays a one-two with Gavin Mason and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Don Meiklejohn provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.27
Romero P. Marcelino threads a neat ball through to Matt Thomson. Matt Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Law who gathers it comfortably.
60.12
Albion Rovers have made a substitution with David Souness replacing Matt Thomson .
61.21
Antoine van Dam makes a simple pass to Jesper Davids. Jesper Davids kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish threads a neat, attacking ball through to Evans Foglio. Evans Foglio shoots from just inside the box but it's a lousy effort!
63.33
Sylvain Thatcher makes a simple pass to Romero P. Marcelino. Romero P. Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Don Meiklejohn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Don Meiklejohn tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
65.27
Seeing a gap ahead, Antoine van Dam plays the ball forward to Gary Liddell. Gary Liddell threads the ball through to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.29
Mario Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Arndt controls it well on his chest. Pascal Arndt sees a break and surges forward. Pascal Arndt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Law.
69.30
Gavin Dickov threads a neat ball through to Gary Liddell. Gary Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Cleland. Alec Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.30
David Law deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Liddell. Gary Liddell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Evans Foglio. Evans Foglio knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Stephen Morrison.
74.46
It's a corner kick. Jesper Davids loops the ball in to towards the near post. Scott Dalglish takes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
77.55
Albion Rovers have made a substitution with Daniel Nascimento replacing Jamal Van Beukering .
84.10
Gary Liddell hacks Romero P. Marcelino from behind! The referee calls over Gary Liddell and warns him to calm down! Romero P. Marcelino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.29
Romero P. Marcelino clumsily knocks into Jesper Davids. Romero P. Marcelino is shown the yellow card! Jesper Davids carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

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

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
30.9%
44.4%
24.7%

Scorers
Evans Foglio 33
Gavin Mason 15
Matt Thomson 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Mason of Albion Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Callum Law (GK)
6
2.Antoine van Dam (DEF)
6
3.David Law (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Dickov (DEF)
6
5.Andy Matthews (DEF)
6
6.Jesper Davids (MID)
7
7.Gary Liddell (MID)
8
8.Alec Cleland (ATT)
6
9.Scott Dalglish (ATT)
6
10.Evans Foglio (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Antonio Faria (ATT)
7
 
12.Paul Johnstone (MID)
0
13.Stephen McGrory (GK)
0
14.Kevin Naysmith (DEF)
0

1.Stephen Morrison (GK)
7
2.Mario Moutinho (DEF)
6
3.Florent Ismaël (DEF)
6
4.Jamal Van Beukering (DEF)
6
5.Sylvain Thatcher (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Tommy Neville (DEF)
6
7.Pascal Arndt (MID)
6
8.Romero P. Marcelino (MID)yellow card
8
9.Don Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Mason (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Matt Thomson (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Daniel Nascimento (MID)
6
13.David Souness (MID)
6
14.Michael Nijkamp (GK)
0