Match Report


HibernianHibernian     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
Ian DonaldsonIan Donaldson Steve Little Steve Little
Eduardo GomesE. Gomes69
G
1
G
65John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Luis GimenezL. Gimenez63
D
2
D
68Julian ThomsonJ. Thomson
Yuriy KravtsovY. Kravtsov75
D
captain3
D
62Paul RitchieP. Ritchie
Kevin GemmillK. Gemmill71
D
4captain
D
68Garry Van Der DoelenG. Van Der Doelen
Dominic LawD. Law63
D
5
D
68Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo
Amedeo CudiniA. Cudini65
M
6
M
70Joe CaluwéJ. Caluwé
Anselmo SarliA. Sarli63
M
7
M
67Gavin CampbellG. Campbell
Alejandro CastroA. Castro67
M
8
M
68Roberto TavaresR. Tavares
Scott MccallS. Mccall62
A
9
A
66Romarin SongR. Song
Simon EmmerlichS. Emmerlich66
A
10
A
67Vincenzo De SanzoV. De Sanzo
Andy LiddellA. Liddell64
A
11
A
65Rafael MonteroR. Montero
 
Stuart McStayS. McStay44
G
12
M
69Julian SuarezJ. Suarez
Kevin SullivanK. Sullivan60
D
13
A
45Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher
Matt FergusonM. Ferguson57
M
14
D
69Eduardo HelgueraE. Helguera

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 15,751 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Hibernian and Queen of the South are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Rae.


0.00
The whistle blows and Queen of the South kick off!
9.58
With imagination, Amedeo Cudini plays the ball forward to Alejandro Castro. Alejandro Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
10.55
Kevin Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Castro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Van Der Doelen.
14.47
Garry Van Der Doelen flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Tavares holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Tavares advances with the ball. Roberto Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yuriy Kravtsov.
15.00
Joe Caluwé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.12
Dominic Law flicks a high pass forward. Anselmo Sarli collects the pass. Anselmo Sarli changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Anselmo Sarli edges inside the box! Anselmo Sarli looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
21.53
From the throw-in, Anselmo Sarli picks out Amedeo Cudini. Amedeo Cudini knocks the ball forward to Anselmo Sarli. Anselmo Sarli tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.22
With imagination, Gavin Campbell plays the ball forward to Vincenzo De Sanzo. Vincenzo De Sanzo shoots from 25 yards but Eduardo Gomes reads it well. Good save!
24.29
Luis Gimenez flicks a high ball forward to Anselmo Sarli who takes it down. Anselmo Sarli flicks a high pass forward to Amedeo Cudini who brings the ball under control. Amedeo Cudini shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.13
Julian Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Campbell controls it well on his chest. Gavin Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo De Sanzo. Vincenzo De Sanzo heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.48
Alejandro Castro sees Scott Mccall in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Mccall finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
33.50
Yuriy Kravtsov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Castro. Alejandro Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Liddell. Andy Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Thomson.
39.35
Anselmo Sarli makes a beautiful solo run. Anselmo Sarli makes a simple pass to Simon Emmerlich. Simon Emmerlich lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
42.28
Alejandro Castro flicks a high pass forward to Anselmo Sarli who brings the ball under control. Anselmo Sarli sees space and advances. Anselmo Sarli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Van Der Doelen.
45.00
Paul Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares advances with the ball. Roberto Tavares lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Montero. Rafael Montero is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Queen of the South!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hibernian appear unchanged since the first half. Queen of the South also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Hibernian kick off the second half!
48.44
Amedeo Cudini makes a probing pass to Anselmo Sarli. Anselmo Sarli puts a great ball through. Scott Mccall runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
54.56
Alejandro Castro knocks the ball forward to Simon Emmerlich. Simon Emmerlich knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.47
Luis Gimenez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yuriy Kravtsov. Yuriy Kravtsov flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Emmerlich. Simon Emmerlich shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
61.21
With vision, Rafael Montero laces a weighted ball forward to Romarin Song. Romarin Song knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
63.03
Rafael Montero barges into Kevin Gemmill. The referee calls over Rafael Montero and warns him to calm down! Kevin Gemmill hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.25
Dominic Law flicks a high pass forward to Yuriy Kravtsov who brings the ball under control. Yuriy Kravtsov passes the ball forward to Andy Liddell. Andy Liddell shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
66.26
Kevin Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Anselmo Sarli. Anselmo Sarli chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Liddell. Andy Liddell flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Emmerlich. Some good footwork from Simon Emmerlich provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! John Hopkin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.19
Gavin Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Romarin Song. Romarin Song lofts in a cross ball towards Joe Caluwé. Joe Caluwé powers a header at goal but is denied by Luis Gimenez. Excellent block.
79.08
Garry Van Der Doelen makes a probing pass to Romarin Song. Romarin Song threads the ball through to Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.46
Alejandro Castro flicks a high pass forward. Andy Liddell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.37
Anselmo Sarli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yuriy Kravtsov. Yuriy Kravtsov threads a neat ball through to Simon Emmerlich. Simon Emmerlich knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.05
Romero P. Castillo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
87.12
Gavin Campbell runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gavin Campbell shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Eduardo Gomes.
89.48
Luis Gimenez makes a probing pass to Anselmo Sarli. Anselmo Sarli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Emmerlich. Simon Emmerlich shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Hibernian

Queen of the South
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
9
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.3%
36.7%
Play Area
30%
42.2%
27.8%

Scorers
Scott Mccall 39
Simon Emmerlich 66
Vincenzo De Sanzo 27
Rafael Montero 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anselmo Sarli of Hibernian

Match Ratings
1.Eduardo Gomes (GK)
6
2.Luis Gimenez (DEF)
7
3.Yuriy Kravtsov (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Gemmill (DEF)
6
5.Dominic Law (DEF)
6
6.Amedeo Cudini (MID)
6
7.Anselmo Sarli (MID)
9
8.Alejandro Castro (MID)
7
9.Scott Mccall (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Simon Emmerlich (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Andy Liddell (ATT)
7
 
12.Stuart McStay (GK)
0
13.Kevin Sullivan (DEF)
0
14.Matt Ferguson (MID)
0

1.John Hopkin (GK)
6
2.Julian Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Paul Ritchie (DEF)
6
4.Garry Van Der Doelen (DEF)
6
5.Romero P. Castillo (DEF)
6
6.Joe Caluwé (MID)
6
7.Gavin Campbell (MID)
7
8.Roberto Tavares (MID)
9
9.Romarin Song (ATT)
6
10.Vincenzo De Sanzo (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Rafael Montero (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Julian Suarez (MID)
0
13.Gavin Gallacher (ATT)
0
14.Eduardo Helguera (DEF)
0