Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     St MirrenSt Mirren
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Terry OwenT. Owen64
G
1
G
74Elena MarcelinoE. Marcelino
Chritophe LaslandesC. Laslandes69
D
2
D
73Pedro VieiraP. Vieira
Callum McNeillC. McNeill69
D
3
D
71Neil KingN. King
Julian HierroJ. Hierro66
D
4
D
68Fadel KossogonovF. Kossogonov
Stephen BallS. Ball66
D
captain5
M
75Scott DalglishS. Dalglish
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan70
M
6
M
71Jonas ScholzJ. Scholz
Jeremy LevintskyJ. Levintsky68
M
7
M
71Francisco ReyesF. Reyes
Rodolfo DiezR. Diez67
M
8captain
M
68Daniel KingD. King
Dirk Van Der ReeD. Van Der Ree72
A
9
A
78Andy MortonA. Morton
Sjaak KosterS. Koster69
A
10
A
72Jose ReisJ. Reis
Alun ShiltonA. Shilton69
A
11
A
46Neil TelferN. Telfer
 
Jocelyn AgatheJ. Agathe67
M
12
D
67Frederico MolinaF. Molina
Mike NewbyM. Newby67
A
13
D
67Alessandro GiacchettaA. Giacchetta
Ross SharpeR. Sharpe66
M
14
M
40Stanley BoertienS. Boertien

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 16,388 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Mendes.


0.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian get the match underway!
4.29
Scott Dalglish runs straight at the opposition's defence. Scott Dalglish whips in a cross ball towards Neil Telfer. Neil Telfer beats his man to it with a header. Callum McNeill clears it off the line with his head!
8.37
Callum McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Hierro. With wonderful vision, Julian Hierro laces a weighted ball forward to Sjaak Koster. Sjaak Koster knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fadel Kossogonov.
9.38
Francisco Reyes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Francisco Reyes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.16
Fadel Kossogonov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonas Scholz. Jonas Scholz plays the ball forward to Andy Morton. Andy Morton tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Terry Owen!
12.17
Jonas Scholz chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Telfer. Neil Telfer finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
14.24
Julian Hierro flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Diez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodolfo Diez threads a neat ball through to Sjaak Koster. Sjaak Koster cuts inside the box! Sjaak Koster tries a spectacular strike. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
36.35
Neil King threads a neat ball through to Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes sees Jose Reis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Reis runs straight at the defence! Jose Reis side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.08
Pedro Vieira chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Morton. Andy Morton shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.02
Jeremy Levintsky threads a neat ball through to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and St Mirren get the second half underway!
48.54
Jonas Scholz threads a neat ball through to Andy Morton. Andy Morton deftly passes the ball to Neil Telfer, releasing him through on goal. Neil Telfer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
51.12
Kevin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Sjaak Koster controls it well on his chest. Sjaak Koster threads the ball through to Jeremy Levintsky but he's offside!
57.25
Jeremy Levintsky kicks a strong pass forward to Dirk Van Der Ree. Dirk Van Der Ree finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Elena Marcelino had no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
60.33
Rodolfo Diez sees Kevin Strachan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Strachan rushes past Neil King! Kevin Strachan side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
61.53
Jeremy Levintsky threads a neat ball through to Dirk Van Der Ree. Dirk Van Der Ree knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Diez. Rodolfo Diez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Elena Marcelino is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.51
Stephen Ball makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodolfo Diez. Rodolfo Diez sees Dirk Van Der Ree in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dirk Van Der Ree skips past Fadel Kossogonov! Dirk Van Der Ree side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
67.13
Andy Morton plays the ball forward to Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.46
Rodolfo Diez knocks the ball forward to Sjaak Koster. Sjaak Koster passes the ball forward but Rodolfo Diez is offside!
77.43
Heart of Midlothian have made a substitution with Jocelyn Agathe replacing Callum McNeill .
78.51
Rodolfo Diez knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.41
Francisco Reyes flicks a high pass forward. Scott Dalglish holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Dalglish rushes past Rodolfo Diez! Scott Dalglish makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.08
Jeremy Levintsky makes a simple pass to Dirk Van Der Ree. Dirk Van Der Ree sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
85.46
Stephen Ball barges into Andy Morton. The referee calls over Stephen Ball and shows him a yellow card! Andy Morton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.31
Jocelyn Agathe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
89.33
Daniel King barges into Kevin Strachan. The referee calls over Daniel King and warns him to calm down! Kevin Strachan grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Stephen Ball controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jeremy Levintsky. Jeremy Levintsky controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dirk Van Der Ree. Dirk Van Der Ree deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alun Shilton but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

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

Possession
43.3%
56.7%
Play Area
24.4%
46.7%
28.9%

Scorers
Dirk Van Der Ree 57
Rodolfo Diez 62
Alun Shilton 79
Jose Reis 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodolfo Diez of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.Terry Owen (GK)
6
2.Chritophe Laslandes (DEF)
6
3.Callum McNeill (DEF)
7
4.Julian Hierro (DEF)
6
5.Stephen Ball (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Kevin Strachan (MID)
7
7.Jeremy Levintsky (MID)
7
8.Rodolfo Diez (MID)goal scored
9
9.Dirk Van Der Ree (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Sjaak Koster (ATT)
6
11.Alun Shilton (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Jocelyn Agathe (MID)
6
13.Mike Newby (ATT)
0
14.Ross Sharpe (MID)
0

1.Elena Marcelino (GK)
6
2.Pedro Vieira (DEF)
6
3.Neil King (DEF)
6
4.Fadel Kossogonov (DEF)
6
5.Scott Dalglish (MID)
6
6.Jonas Scholz (MID)
6
7.Francisco Reyes (MID)
8
8.Daniel King (MID)
5
9.Andy Morton (ATT)
6
10.Jose Reis (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Neil Telfer (ATT)
6
 
12.Frederico Molina (DEF)
0
13.Alessandro Giacchetta (DEF)
0
14.Stanley Boertien (MID)
0