Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     Raith RoversRaith Rovers
Computer Player Computer Player James Morrison James Morrison
Terry OwenT. Owen64
G
1
G
74Copain SchultzC. Schultz
Chritophe LaslandesC. Laslandes69
D
2
D
70Ernesto FloresE. Flores
Callum McNeillC. McNeill69
D
3
D
72Atam MelchiotA. Melchiot
Julian HierroJ. Hierro67
D
4
D
74Don GlassD. Glass
Robert RizaR. Riza65
D
captain5captain
M
88Scott InglisS. Inglis
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan71
M
6
M
79Niccolo WrightN. Wright
Stanley SmitheS. Smithe69
M
7
M
77Elena SuarezE. Suarez
Jeremy LevintskyJ. Levintsky68
M
8
M
82Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie
Nicolas ZimmermannN. Zimmermann72
A
9
A
76Billy WhiteB. White
Alun ShiltonA. Shilton69
A
10
A
80Andri Már SverrissonA. Sverrisson
Mike NewbyM. Newby69
A
11
A
73Rodney SeedorfR. Seedorf
 
Kevin MckinlayK. Mckinlay68
A
12
D
74Jean-Philippe BellosoJ. Belloso
Rodolfo DiezR. Diez67
M
13
M
80Eerik CarlbohmE. Carlbohm
Ross SharpeR. Sharpe66
M
14
A
78David SimonssonD. Simonsson

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Raith Rovers. A crowd of 19,009 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Raith Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David White.


0.00
The first half starts with Heart of Midlothian kicking off!
2.38
Elena Suarez threads a neat ball through to Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.26
Stanley Smithe flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Levintsky collects the pass. Jeremy Levintsky cuts inside the box! Jeremy Levintsky comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
6.05
Ernesto Flores controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy White. Billy White flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodney Seedorf. Rodney Seedorf knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.49
Scott Inglis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson flicks a high pass forward. Scott Inglis controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Scott Inglis muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
14.43
Julian Hierro threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Zimmermann. Nicolas Zimmermann flicks a high pass forward. Mike Newby collects the pass. Mike Newby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.58
Scott Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Wright controls it well on his chest. Niccolo Wright shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
20.55
Atam Melchiot sees Andri Már Sverrisson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andri Már Sverrisson plays a scrappy one-two with Rodney Seedorf and advances towards the goal... Andri Már Sverrisson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Terry Owen easily smothers it!
24.47
Ernesto Flores breaks forward. Ernesto Flores hits a low pass to Rodney Seedorf. Rodney Seedorf plays a one-two with Billy White and rushes in on goal... Rodney Seedorf comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Terry Owen is on top of it.
30.42
Chritophe Laslandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Hierro. Julian Hierro makes a beautiful solo run. Julian Hierro whips in a cross ball towards Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
34.24
Chritophe Laslandes catches Rodney Seedorf on the ankles. Chritophe Laslandes is shown the yellow card! Rodney Seedorf hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.41
Ernesto Flores flicks a high ball forward to Elena Suarez who takes it down. Elena Suarez makes a probing pass to Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
38.19
Ernesto Flores flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Wright holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Niccolo Wright knocks the ball forward to Billy White. Billy White whips in a cross ball towards Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Terry Owen. Excellent save.
39.03
Callum McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeremy Levintsky. Jeremy Levintsky flicks a high pass forward to Stanley Smithe who brings the ball under control. Stanley Smithe whips in a cross ball towards Jeremy Levintsky. Jeremy Levintsky connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Copain Schultz reads it well. Good save!
40.30
Jeremy Levintsky makes a beautiful solo run. Jeremy Levintsky rushes past Ernesto Flores! Jeremy Levintsky side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jeremy Levintsky!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Raith Rovers kick off!
51.14
Stanley Smithe sees space and advances. With some swift thinking, Stanley Smithe plays the ball forward to Kevin Strachan who has made a great run into the box. Kevin Strachan tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
54.59
Julian Hierro flicks a high pass forward. Chritophe Laslandes collects the pass. Chritophe Laslandes darts forward. Chritophe Laslandes plays a one-two with Nicolas Zimmermann and rushes in on goal... Chritophe Laslandes tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
55.09
Atam Melchiot kicks a strong pass forward to Elena Suarez. Elena Suarez knocks the ball forward to Billy White. Billy White shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
59.26
Callum McNeill catches Billy White on the ankles. Callum McNeill is given a warning by the referee! Billy White hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.14
Niccolo Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Suarez. Elena Suarez runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Elena Suarez provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Terry Owen manages to gather it effortlessly.
66.48
Jeremy Levintsky passes the ball forward to Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
69.29
Stanley Smithe flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Levintsky holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jeremy Levintsky knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.46
Stanley Smithe makes a simple pass to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe skips past Don Glass! Stanley Smithe side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Copain Schultz manages to gather it comfortably.
77.16
Heart of Midlothian have made a substitution with Kevin Mckinlay replacing Callum McNeill .Raith Rovers have made a substitution with David Simonsson replacing Rodney Seedorf .
81.20
Jeremy Levintsky hits a low pass to Mike Newby. Mike Newby tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Copain Schultz.
84.58
Atam Melchiot sees space and advances. Atam Melchiot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.47
Andri Már Sverrisson comes in with a late challenge on Jeremy Levintsky. The referee warns Andri Már Sverrisson to calm down! Jeremy Levintsky stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.18
Atam Melchiot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elena Suarez. Elena Suarez hits a low pass to Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Elena Suarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards David Simonsson. David Simonsson makes a looping header on goal. Terry Owen effortlessly picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Raith Rovers
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
31%
40.5%
28.6%

Scorers
Jeremy Levintsky 3, 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jeremy Levintsky of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.Terry Owen (GK)
8
2.Chritophe Laslandes (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Callum McNeill (DEF)
6
4.Julian Hierro (DEF)
7
5.Robert Riza (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Strachan (MID)
6
7.Stanley Smithe (MID)
8
8.Jeremy Levintsky (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
9.Nicolas Zimmermann (ATT)
6
10.Alun Shilton (ATT)
6
11.Mike Newby (ATT)
6
 
12.Kevin Mckinlay (ATT)
6
13.Rodolfo Diez (MID)
0
14.Ross Sharpe (MID)
0

1.Copain Schultz (GK)
7
2.Ernesto Flores (DEF)
6
3.Atam Melchiot (DEF)
6
4.Don Glass (DEF)
6
5.Scott Inglis (MID)
6
6.Niccolo Wright (MID)
6
7.Elena Suarez (MID)
7
8.Dominic Ritchie (MID)
6
9.Billy White (ATT)
6
10.Andri Már Sverrisson (ATT)
6
11.Rodney Seedorf (ATT)
6
 
12.Jean-Philippe Belloso (DEF)
0
13.Eerik Carlbohm (MID)
0
14.David Simonsson (ATT)
6