Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     Greenock MortonGreenock Morton
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
John SullivanJ. Sullivan56
G
1
G
71Stuart SounessS. Souness
Kevin ClelandK. Cleland62
D
2
D
69Gavin FergusonG. Ferguson
John McGroryJ. McGrory58
D
3captain
D
63Kevin KöllerK. Köller
Andy LiddellA. Liddell56
D
4
D
56Matt JohnstoneM. Johnstone
Robbie RizaR. Riza53
D
5
M
76Ricardo DuranR. Duran
David WhiteD. White68
M
captain6
M
62Gary MasonG. Mason
Colin NaysmithC. Naysmith67
M
7
M
56Gavin GreigG. Greig
Scott McCoistS. McCoist55
M
8
M
55Roel Van GesselR. Van Gessel
Dominic DavidsonD. Davidson54
A
9
A
65Gavin JamesG. James
John HendryJ. Hendry47
A
10
A
64Duncan ClelandD. Cleland
Alex InglisA. Inglis46
A
11
A
63Gary HendryG. Hendry
 
Matt McallisterM. Mcallister54
M
12
A
63Felipe PeiroF. Peiro
Joachim CorradoJ. Corrado53
D
13
G
59Garry ClelandG. Cleland
Duncan CollinsD. Collins52
D
14
A
57John StrachanJ. Strachan

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Greenock Morton. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Inglis.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off the first half!
3.05
Scott McCoist threads a neat ball through to Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Scott McCoist through on goal. Scott McCoist shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.42
Kevin Köller brings the ball forward. Kevin Köller threads a neat ball through to Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland threads the ball through into the box. Gary Mason tries a spectacular strike. John Sullivan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.16
Ricardo Duran hacks Scott McCoist from behind! Ricardo Duran is warned by the referee! Scott McCoist runs off the knock.
18.36
Colin Naysmith passes the ball forward to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Johnstone.
20.24
Roel Van Gessel threads the ball through to Gavin Greig. Gavin Greig flicks a high pass forward. Gavin James controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Gavin James rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.08
David White knocks the ball forward to Scott McCoist. Scott McCoist plays a one-two with Alex Inglis and rushes in on goal... Scott McCoist muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
27.07
Gavin Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Hendry. Gary Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
32.45
Ricardo Duran clumsily knocks into Scott McCoist. Ricardo Duran is given another warning by the referee! Scott McCoist runs off the knock.
40.22
Kevin Köller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Hendry. Gary Hendry plays a scrappy one-two with Gavin James and advances towards the goal... Gary Hendry tries a spectacular strike but somehow John McGrory happens to be in the right place to block it.
44.16
Kevin Köller makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Köller makes a probing pass to Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from John Sullivan!
45.00
Colin Naysmith hacks Gavin Ferguson from behind! Colin Naysmith is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Ferguson runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half. Greenock Morton also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Greenock Morton kick off and get the second half underway!
47.56
Roel Van Gessel passes the ball forward to Gary Mason. Gary Mason shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.12
Kevin Köller pushes mid-way up the pitch. Kevin Köller passes the ball forward to Ricardo Duran. Ricardo Duran lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Cleland. Duncan Cleland powers a header at goal. John Sullivan punches it away to safety.
53.00
Scott McCoist flicks a high pass forward. David White collects the pass. David White knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson makes a deft header but Stuart Souness is on top of it.
54.41
Matt Johnstone comes in with a late challenge on David White. The referee calls over Matt Johnstone and shows him a yellow card! David White grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.47
Robbie Riza hits a low pass to Alex Inglis. Alex Inglis lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.01
Scott McCoist clumsily knocks into Gary Mason. Scott McCoist is shown the yellow card! Gary Mason runs off the knock.
67.12
David White makes a beautiful solo run. David White controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Stuart Souness manages to gather it.
69.53
John McGrory launches a long ball forward. Scott McCoist chips the ball to his team mate, John Hendry. John Hendry looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
73.22
John McGrory kicks a strong pass forward to David White. Without breaking stride, David White plays the ball forward to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson shoots from 20 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stuart Souness with no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
83.04
Andy Liddell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland threads the ball through to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson runs straight at the defence! Dominic Davidson takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Stuart Souness manages to gather it effortlessly.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Greenock Morton
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
29.7%
45.9%
24.3%

Scorers
Dominic Davidson 57, 73
Gary Mason 9
Gavin James 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Davidson of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.John Sullivan (GK)
6
2.Kevin Cleland (DEF)
6
3.John McGrory (DEF)
7
4.Andy Liddell (DEF)
6
5.Robbie Riza (DEF)
6
6.David White (MID)
7
7.Colin Naysmith (MID)
6
8.Scott McCoist (MID)yellow card
6
9.Dominic Davidson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.John Hendry (ATT)
6
11.Alex Inglis (ATT)
6
 
12.Matt Mcallister (MID)
0
13.Joachim Corrado (DEF)
0
14.Duncan Collins (DEF)
0

1.Stuart Souness (GK)
7
2.Gavin Ferguson (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Köller (DEF)
8
4.Matt Johnstone (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Ricardo Duran (MID)
5
6.Gary Mason (MID)goal scored
7
7.Gavin Greig (MID)
6
8.Roel Van Gessel (MID)
6
9.Gavin James (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Duncan Cleland (ATT)
7
11.Gary Hendry (ATT)
6
 
12.Felipe Peiro (ATT)
0
13.Garry Cleland (GK)
0
14.John Strachan (ATT)
0