Match Report


HibernianHibernian     BrechinBrechin
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eduardo GomesE. Gomes69
G
1
G
57Federico Di MeglioF. Di Meglio
Rainer KuzorraR. Kuzorra70
D
2
D
57Eduardo RibeiroE. Ribeiro
Dominic LawD. Law63
D
captain3
D
53Andy CaldwellA. Caldwell
Don HansenD. Hansen60
D
4
D
53Craig HendersonC. Henderson
Dominic RaeD. Rae51
D
5
M
67Gregorio CruzG. Cruz
Alejandro CastroA. Castro68
M
6
M
60Jean-Christophe DeschampsJ. Deschamps
Amedeo CudiniA. Cudini66
M
7captain
M
58Damiano LappaneseD. Lappanese
Anselmo SarliA. Sarli63
M
8
M
57Craig McGroryC. McGrory
Andy LiddellA. Liddell64
A
9
A
62Andy MccallA. Mccall
Scott MccallS. Mccall63
A
10
A
58Oleg EadieO. Eadie
Tim DublinT. Dublin58
A
11
A
57Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
 
Henry BenjaminH. Benjamin66
G
12
M
57Colin McCoistC. McCoist
Stephen McGroryS. McGrory58
A
13
A
53Dominic HendryD. Hendry
Billy BremnerB. Bremner56
M
14
D
52Juri ApolloniJ. Apolloni

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Brechin. A crowd of 9,577 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hibernian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Brechin appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Morton.


0.00
Brechin start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.48
Don Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Andy Liddell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Scott Mccall controls it well on his chest. Scott Mccall knocks in a cross ball towards Anselmo Sarli. Anselmo Sarli directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
3.24
Damiano Lappanese makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig McGrory. Craig McGrory knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.05
Dominic Law hits a low pass to Anselmo Sarli. Anselmo Sarli threads a neat ball through to Andy Liddell. Andy Liddell shoots from long range. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hibernian!
8.13
Gregorio Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Damiano Lappanese collects the pass. Damiano Lappanese lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Meiklejohn. Rainer Kuzorra hacks Dominic Meiklejohn from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
8.13
The referee points to the spot..
9.24
Oleg Eadie takes a stuttering run up. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.19
Eduardo Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Craig Henderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Henderson threads the ball through to Oleg Eadie. Oleg Eadie lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Mccall. Andy Mccall makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.56
Craig Henderson hits a low pass to Jean-Christophe Deschamps. Jean-Christophe Deschamps controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Eadie. Oleg Eadie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.09
Craig Henderson flicks a high ball forward to Jean-Christophe Deschamps who takes it down. Jean-Christophe Deschamps makes a beautiful solo run. Jean-Christophe Deschamps knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.50
Craig Henderson takes it forward alone. Craig Henderson threads a neat ball through to Gregorio Cruz. Gregorio Cruz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Don Hansen.
28.27
Craig Henderson darts forward. Craig Henderson knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Meiklejohn. Rainer Kuzorra catches Dominic Meiklejohn on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
34.01
Anselmo Sarli flicks a high pass forward. Scott Mccall controls it well on his chest. Scott Mccall shoots from long range but Federico Di Meglio is on top of it.
36.39
Jean-Christophe Deschamps flicks a high pass forward. Craig McGrory collects the pass. Craig McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Eadie. Oleg Eadie is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.15
Craig McGrory makes a probing pass to Damiano Lappanese. Damiano Lappanese rushes past Alejandro Castro! Some good footwork from Damiano Lappanese provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
42.29
Don Hansen makes a probing pass to Anselmo Sarli. Anselmo Sarli knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Dublin. Tim Dublin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
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. Brechin also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Hibernian kick off!
49.44
Dominic Law flicks a high pass forward to Alejandro Castro who brings the ball under control. Alejandro Castro threads a neat ball through to Amedeo Cudini. Amedeo Cudini knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Dublin. Some silky footwork from Tim Dublin provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.00
Don Hansen hits a long diagonal ball forward. Scott Mccall finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Federico Di Meglio manages to keep it out.
55.23
Anselmo Sarli threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Castro. Alejandro Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
59.54
Gregorio Cruz clumsily knocks into Dominic Rae. The referee brings Gregorio Cruz to one side and gives him a warning! Dominic Rae hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.35
Brechin have made a substitution with Colin McCoist replacing Eduardo Ribeiro .
65.20
Dominic Law flicks a high pass forward to Anselmo Sarli who brings the ball under control. Anselmo Sarli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Cudini. Amedeo Cudini cuts inside the box! Amedeo Cudini rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
66.10
Don Hansen hacks Damiano Lappanese from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Damiano Lappanese stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.09
Colin McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Andy Mccall controls it well on his chest. Andy Mccall knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn makes a deft header. Eduardo Gomes manages to gather it.
75.21
Amedeo Cudini flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Castro. Alejandro Castro sees Scott Mccall in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Mccall deftly passes the ball to Alejandro Castro, releasing him through on goal. Alejandro Castro cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
81.27
Rainer Kuzorra receives the ball from a throw-in from Dominic Law. Rainer Kuzorra takes it forward alone. Rainer Kuzorra threads a neat ball through to Andy Liddell. Andy Liddell whips in a cross ball towards Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall makes a convincing header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.39
Craig McGrory sees a break and surges forward. Craig McGrory whips in a cross ball towards Damiano Lappanese. With a superhuman jump, Damiano Lappanese connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Eduardo Gomes comfortably picks it out of the air!
87.12
Colin McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Eadie collects the pass. Oleg Eadie lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Mccall. Andy Mccall knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Anselmo Sarli hacks Colin McCoist from behind! The referee calls over Anselmo Sarli and warns him to calm down! Colin McCoist stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Hibernian

Brechin
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
33.8%
41.2%
25%

Scorers
Andy Liddell 4
Alejandro Castro 75
Scott Mccall 81
Oleg Eadie 9 (p)
Andy Mccall 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Scott Mccall of Hibernian

Match Ratings
1.Eduardo Gomes (GK)
7
2.Rainer Kuzorra (DEF)
6
3.Dominic Law (DEF)
7
4.Don Hansen (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Dominic Rae (DEF)
6
6.Alejandro Castro (MID)goal scored
8
7.Amedeo Cudini (MID)
7
8.Anselmo Sarli (MID)
7
9.Andy Liddell (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Scott Mccall (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Tim Dublin (ATT)
6
 
12.Henry Benjamin (GK)
0
13.Stephen McGrory (ATT)
0
14.Billy Bremner (MID)
0

1.Federico Di Meglio (GK)
7
2.Eduardo Ribeiro (DEF)
6
3.Andy Caldwell (DEF)
6
4.Craig Henderson (DEF)
7
5.Gregorio Cruz (MID)
6
6.Jean-Christophe Deschamps (MID)
6
7.Damiano Lappanese (MID)
7
8.Craig McGrory (MID)
7
9.Andy Mccall (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Oleg Eadie (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Dominic Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin McCoist (MID)
6
13.Dominic Hendry (ATT)
0
14.Juri Apolloni (DEF)
0