Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     RangersRangers
Computer Player Computer Player Josh Davies Josh Davies
Silvio LimaS. Lima66
G
1
G
81Doru DobosD. Dobos
Chritophe LaslandesC. Laslandes69
D
2
D
76Jurek LubanskiJ. Lubanski
Callum McNeillC. McNeill69
D
3
D
77Pierre-Emmanuel GilletP. Gillet
Julian HierroJ. Hierro67
D
4
D
79Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone
Robert RizaR. Riza65
D
captain5
D
76Miguel MartinsM. Martins
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan71
M
6
M
82Yassine HammadouY. Hammadou
Stanley SmitheS. Smithe69
M
7
M
82Filipe CuevasF. Cuevas
Jeremy LevintskyJ. Levintsky68
M
8captain
M
81Neil McGroryN. McGrory
Nicolas ZimmermannN. Zimmermann72
A
9
A
77Nicolas PichichiN. Pichichi
Alun ShiltonA. Shilton70
A
10
A
81Carlos Dario RamosC. Ramos
Mike NewbyM. Newby69
A
11
A
80Andy FergusonA. Ferguson
 
Kevin MckinlayK. Mckinlay68
A
12
D
72Carlos IzquierdoC. Izquierdo
Rodolfo DiezR. Diez67
M
13
M
78Gavin JamesG. James
Ross SharpeR. Sharpe66
M
14
A
73Stephen DalglishS. Dalglish

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Rangers. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Heart of Midlothian and Rangers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Souness.


0.00
Rangers kick off and get the first half underway!
2.53
Filipe Cuevas makes an attacking run forward. Filipe Cuevas controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Andy Ferguson through on goal. Some silky footwork from Andy Ferguson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Silvio Lima.
4.28
It's a corner kick. Yassine Hammadou kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Silvio Lima gets down and covers it.
6.20
Julian Hierro makes a simple pass to Stanley Smithe. With imagination, Stanley Smithe picks a pass forward to Mike Newby. Mike Newby knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet.
8.37
Miguel Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory makes a probing pass to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Pichichi. With a superhuman jump, Nicolas Pichichi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is shockingly off target!
14.34
Neil McGrory makes a beautiful solo run. Neil McGrory sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Silvio Lima manages to keep it out.
18.23
Jurek Lubanski sees Neil McGrory in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil McGrory makes an attacking run forward. Neil McGrory tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
21.03
Yassine Hammadou hits a low pass to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
22.00
Stuart Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet flicks a high pass forward to Neil McGrory who brings the ball under control. Neil McGrory shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.55
Jurek Lubanski knocks the ball forward to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory threads a neat ball through to Carlos Dario Ramos. Carlos Dario Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Ferguson but the linesman indicates offside!
33.25
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson cuts inside the box! Jeremy Levintsky clumsily knocks into Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
38.42
Neil McGrory receives the ball from a throw-in from Andy Ferguson. Neil McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas skips past Callum McNeill! Filipe Cuevas makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
39.23
Chritophe Laslandes chips the ball to his team mate, Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
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. Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian kick off!
47.27
Without breaking stride, Neil McGrory plays the ball forward to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum McNeill.
49.23
Julian Hierro threads the ball through to Robert Riza. Robert Riza flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Strachan collects the pass. Kevin Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Zimmermann. Nicolas Zimmermann side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
51.54
Filipe Cuevas flicks a high pass forward to Andy Ferguson who brings the ball under control. Andy Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Dario Ramos. Carlos Dario Ramos makes a convincing header. Magnificent save by Silvio Lima!
53.37
Filipe Cuevas receives the ball from a throw-in from Neil McGrory. Filipe Cuevas knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson powers a header at goal. It's there!! Silvio Lima has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
57.26
With great vision, Andy Ferguson plays the ball forward to Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
59.27
Miguel Martins flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Dario Ramos who takes it down. Carlos Dario Ramos plays a scrappy one-two with Yassine Hammadou and advances towards the goal... Carlos Dario Ramos comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Callum McNeill. Excellent block.
60.00
Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Carlos Izquierdo replacing Jurek Lubanski, Gavin James replacing Yassine Hammadou and Stephen Dalglish replacing Nicolas Pichichi .
71.02
Miguel Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone threads a neat ball through to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.44
Stanley Smithe threads a neat ball through to Jeremy Levintsky. Jeremy Levintsky knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Zimmermann. Nicolas Zimmermann knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Doru Dobos!
77.07
Heart of Midlothian have made a substitution with Kevin Mckinlay replacing Callum McNeill .
78.13
Gavin James flicks a high pass forward. Andy Ferguson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Ferguson skips past Julian Hierro! Andy Ferguson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
79.32
Gavin James chips the ball to his team mate, Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas advances inside the box! Filipe Cuevas tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Silvio Lima manages to gather it.
89.04
Stanley Smithe runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stanley Smithe knocks the ball forward, putting Mike Newby through on goal. Mike Newby comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Rangers
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.8%
60.2%
Play Area
31.3%
43.4%
25.3%

Scorers
Mike Newby 89
Andy Ferguson 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andy Ferguson of Rangers

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

1.Doru Dobos (GK)
6
2.Jurek Lubanski (DEF)
6
3.Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet (DEF)
6
4.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
6
5.Miguel Martins (DEF)
6
6.Yassine Hammadou (MID)
6
7.Filipe Cuevas (MID)
8
8.Neil McGrory (MID)
8
9.Nicolas Pichichi (ATT)
6
10.Carlos Dario Ramos (ATT)
6
11.Andy Ferguson (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Carlos Izquierdo (DEF)
6
13.Gavin James (MID)
6
14.Stephen Dalglish (ATT)
6