Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Callum SullivanC. Sullivan67
G
1
G
66Silvio LimaS. Lima
Duncan GoughD. Gough78
D
captain2
D
69Chritophe LaslandesC. Laslandes
Antonio GomezA. Gomez72
D
3
D
69Callum McNeillC. McNeill
Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini71
D
4
D
67Julian HierroJ. Hierro
Neil BremnerN. Bremner77
M
5captain
D
65Robert RizaR. Riza
Richard InglisR. Inglis76
M
6
M
71Kevin StrachanK. Strachan
Callum BurleyC. Burley75
M
7
M
69Stanley SmitheS. Smithe
Billy MccannB. Mccann42
M
8
M
68Jeremy LevintskyJ. Levintsky
Tomás JiménezT. Jiménez74
A
9
A
72Nicolas ZimmermannN. Zimmermann
Ernest van der HoekE. van der Hoek72
A
10
A
70Alun ShiltonA. Shilton
Tommy HuntT. Hunt71
A
11
A
69Mike NewbyM. Newby
 
Gary HendersonG. Henderson66
G
12
A
68Kevin MckinlayK. Mckinlay
Dominic MasonD. Mason63
G
13
M
67Rodolfo DiezR. Diez
John CooperJ. Cooper61
A
14
M
66Ross SharpeR. Sharpe

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 19,820 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Mason.


0.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off and get the match underway!
2.55
Richard Inglis barges into Stanley Smithe. Richard Inglis is given a warning by the referee! Stanley Smithe stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.15
Richard Inglis sees Callum Burley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Burley hits a low pass to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!
14.31
Tommy Hunt hacks Kevin Strachan from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kevin Strachan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.48
Kevin Strachan makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Mike Newby. Mike Newby gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
22.28
Chritophe Laslandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan sees a break and surges forward. Kevin Strachan advances inside the box! Kevin Strachan tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.04
Tommaso Baldini makes a simple pass to Richard Inglis. With imagination, Richard Inglis picks a pass forward to Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Silvio Lima.
27.08
Corner kick to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Neil Bremner chips it out wide. Nicolas Zimmermann reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
32.26
With some swift thinking, Kevin Strachan plays the ball forward to Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
38.13
Antonio Gomez flicks a high pass forward. Neil Bremner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Bremner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.58
Callum Burley flicks a high pass forward. Billy Mccann controls it well on his chest. Billy Mccann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum McNeill.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Heart of Midlothian also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian get the second half underway!
47.20
Julian Hierro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan threads a neat ball through to Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.37
Robert Riza threads a neat ball through to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Zimmermann. Nicolas Zimmermann sees Mike Newby just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Mike Newby makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
57.51
Stanley Smithe flicks a high pass forward to Mike Newby who brings the ball under control. Mike Newby plays a scrappy one-two with Alun Shilton and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mike Newby takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.38
Kevin Strachan pushes mid-way up the pitch. Kevin Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeremy Levintsky. Jeremy Levintsky makes a pass forward but Mike Newby makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
63.22
With a delightful solo run, Tommaso Baldini stretches the opposition's defence. Tommaso Baldini shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
65.00
Callum Burley makes an attacking run forward. Callum Burley whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Silvio Lima.
67.27
Tommaso Baldini comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Strachan. Tommaso Baldini is shown the yellow card! Kevin Strachan is taking some rough treatment out there!
71.28
With imagination, Tommaso Baldini picks a pass forward to Callum Burley. Seeing a gap ahead, Callum Burley picks a pass forward to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner shoots from long range but it is miles over!
75.14
Richard Inglis knocks the ball forward to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.07
Heart of Midlothian have made a substitution with Kevin Mckinlay replacing Callum McNeill .
78.16
Callum Burley makes a simple pass to Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt shoots from long range but Silvio Lima reads it well. Excellent keeping!
81.30
Kevin Strachan threads a neat ball through to Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.54
Duncan Gough barges into Alun Shilton. The referee warns Duncan Gough to calm down! Alun Shilton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.4%
58.6%
Play Area
25.7%
48.6%
25.7%

Scorers
Ernest van der Hoek 4
Tommy Hunt 38
Kevin Strachan 22
Stanley Smithe 32
Mike Newby 54, 58

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Strachan of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.Callum Sullivan (GK)
6
2.Duncan Gough (DEF)
5
3.Antonio Gomez (DEF)
6
4.Tommaso Baldini (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Neil Bremner (MID)
6
6.Richard Inglis (MID)
6
7.Callum Burley (MID)
7
8.Billy Mccann (MID)
6
9.Tomás Jiménez (ATT)
6
10.Ernest van der Hoek (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Tommy Hunt (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Gary Henderson (GK)
0
13.Dominic Mason (GK)
0
14.John Cooper (ATT)
0

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