Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     MotherwellMotherwell
Computer Player Computer Player Adam Tweed Adam Tweed
Terry OwenT. Owen64
G
1captain
G
79Julian GerlachJ. Gerlach
Chritophe LaslandesC. Laslandes69
D
2
D
68Moussa TomczykM. Tomczyk
Callum McNeillC. McNeill69
D
3
D
71Alfredo MarquitosA. Marquitos
Julian HierroJ. Hierro67
D
4
D
66Andy WhiteA. White
Robert RizaR. Riza65
D
captain5
D
71Gregorio Guerrero LopezG. Guerrero Lopez
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan71
M
6
M
67Jean-Pierre GarciaJ. Garcia
Stanley SmitheS. Smithe69
M
7
M
70Giancarlo BianchessiG. Bianchessi
Jeremy LevintskyJ. Levintsky68
M
8
M
72Arnauld SirotiA. Siroti
Nicolas ZimmermannN. Zimmermann72
A
9
A
75James MacleanJ. Maclean
Alun ShiltonA. Shilton69
A
10
A
73Lars StiepermannL. Stiepermann
Mike NewbyM. Newby69
A
11
A
79Martin Guerrero LopezM. Guerrero Lopez
 
Kevin MckinlayK. Mckinlay68
A
12
D
74Jose FerrerJ. Ferrer
Rodolfo DiezR. Diez67
M
13
M
78Callum BurleyC. Burley
Ross SharpeR. Sharpe66
M
14
A
68Des SherwoodD. Sherwood

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Motherwell. A crowd of 17,565 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Telfer.


0.00
Motherwell start the match!
2.15
Arnauld Siroti barges into Kevin Strachan. The referee calls over Arnauld Siroti and warns him to calm down! Kevin Strachan runs off the knock.
4.10
Jean-Pierre Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Martin Guerrero Lopez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum McNeill.
12.48
Robert Riza hits a low pass to Nicolas Zimmermann. Nicolas Zimmermann surges forward with the ball. Nicolas Zimmermann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
14.29
Jeremy Levintsky deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Zimmermann. Nicolas Zimmermann makes a convincing header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.26
Kevin Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Newby. Mike Newby knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.01
Julian Hierro threads a neat ball through to Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe hits a low pass to Mike Newby. Mike Newby rushes past Alfredo Marquitos! Mike Newby makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
27.28
Julian Hierro takes it forward alone. Julian Hierro makes an attacking run forward. Julian Hierro knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Newby. Alfredo Marquitos clumsily knocks into Mike Newby. Mike Newby appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
28.16
Moussa Tomczyk makes a probing pass to Alfredo Marquitos. Alfredo Marquitos passes the ball forward to Lars Stiepermann. Lars Stiepermann plays a perfect one-two with Jean-Pierre Garcia and rushes in on goal... Lars Stiepermann looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
33.06
Lars Stiepermann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
38.59
Andy White plays the ball forward to Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.34
Alfredo Marquitos makes a simple pass to Arnauld Siroti. With a delightful solo run, Arnauld Siroti stretches the opposition's defence. Arnauld Siroti threads the ball through into the box. Giancarlo Bianchessi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Terry Owen keeps it out!
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. Motherwell also appear unchanged since the first half. The Motherwell players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian kick off!
59.19
Andy White flicks a high ball forward to Alfredo Marquitos who takes it down. Alfredo Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Giancarlo Bianchessi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giancarlo Bianchessi shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
60.57
Callum McNeill takes it forward alone. Callum McNeill makes a simple pass to Nicolas Zimmermann. Nicolas Zimmermann plays a scrappy one-two with Alun Shilton and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alfredo Marquitos comes in with a late challenge on Nicolas Zimmermann. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
65.45
Jeremy Levintsky flicks a high pass forward. Mike Newby collects the pass. Mike Newby kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Zimmermann but the referee indicates it's offside!
66.08
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
72.44
Kevin Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Levintsky. Jeremy Levintsky finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.27
Heart of Midlothian have made a substitution with Kevin Mckinlay replacing Callum McNeill .Motherwell have made a substitution with Jose Ferrer replacing Moussa Tomczyk .
87.52
Jean-Pierre Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Guerrero Lopez collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Gregorio Guerrero Lopez plays the ball forward to James Maclean. Seeing a gap ahead, James Maclean plays the ball forward to Giancarlo Bianchessi who has made a great run into the box. Giancarlo Bianchessi strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Terry Owen is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
Jeremy Levintsky clumsily knocks into Alfredo Marquitos. Jeremy Levintsky is given a warning by the referee! Alfredo Marquitos stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

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

Possession
58.8%
41.2%
Play Area
22.1%
48.5%
29.4%

Scorers
Giancarlo Bianchessi 88

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giancarlo Bianchessi of Motherwell

Match Ratings