Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 19,252 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Hamilton Academical are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Hamilton Academical are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Heart of Midlothian kick off!
2.15
0-0Nico Schnellinger makes a beautiful solo run. Nico Schnellinger shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.42
0-0Don Caldwell threads the ball through to Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga whips in a cross ball towards Alec Mason. Alec Mason directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Mustapha Van Der Gaag!
6.19
0-0Syd Gower knocks the ball forward to Nico Schnellinger. Nico Schnellinger threads the ball through to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.20
0-0Nicola C. Festa catches Callum Mason on the ankles. The referee calls over Nicola C. Festa and shows him a yellow card! Callum Mason stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.16
Jose Garcia sees space and advances. Jose Garcia makes a probing pass to Jerry Green. Jerry Green shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
14.57
Francisco Solorio chips the ball to his team mate, Panagiotis Intzidis. Panagiotis Intzidis knocks the ball to his team mate, Jerry Green. Jerry Green plays a perfect one-two with Christopher Wolf and rushes in on goal... Jerry Green tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.35
Yuriy Kushnirov makes a probing pass to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero kicks a strong pass forward to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Mustapha Van Der Gaag!
16.16
Nico Schnellinger kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Mason. Alec Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero flicks the ball with his head. Mustapha Van Der Gaag easily picks it out of the air!
20.16
Panagiotis Intzidis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christopher Wolf. Christopher Wolf shoots from distance but somehow Craig Souness manages to keep it out.
21.29
Darren Robson makes a probing pass to Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa plays a perfect one-two with Jerry Green and rushes in on goal... Nicola C. Festa rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Craig Souness!
24.36
0-1Steffen Riise makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Panagiotis Intzidis. Panagiotis Intzidis flicks the ball to his team mate, Jerry Green. Jerry Green knocks in a cross ball towards Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa powers a header at goal. Craig Souness is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
28.00
0-1Jose Garcia barges into Billy Davidson. Jose Garcia is warned by the referee! Billy Davidson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.42
0-1Jose Garcia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Panagiotis Intzidis. Panagiotis Intzidis threads the ball through to Christopher Wolf. Christopher Wolf makes a probing pass to Jerry Green but he's offside!
38.16
Neil Liddell passes the ball forward to Jerry Green. Jerry Green makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christopher Wolf. Christopher Wolf shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Craig Souness.
39.20
Darren Robson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christopher Wolf. Christopher Wolf controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
44.47
Darren Robson knocks the ball to his team mate, Christopher Wolf. Christopher Wolf shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Hamilton Academical kicking off!
47.17
Billy Davidson makes a probing pass to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Mason. Alec Mason takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
55.56
Saïd Boulahia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jerry Green. Jerry Green rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
65.31
Saïd Boulahia knocks the ball forward to Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
69.52
Billy Davidson clumsily knocks into Darren Robson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darren Robson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.23
Gavin McStay kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga heads the ball goalwards. Mustapha Van Der Gaag easily smothers it.
73.50
Francisco Solorio surges forward with the ball. Francisco Solorio knocks the ball to his team mate, Jerry Green. Jerry Green shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.42
Don Caldwell sees space and advances. Don Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Mason. Alec Mason knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Postiga but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.38
Darren Robson kicks a strong pass forward to Christopher Wolf. Christopher Wolf shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.54
Saïd Boulahia makes a simple pass to Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Jerry Green. Jerry Green knocks in a cross ball towards Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa directs the ball goalwards with his head. Craig Souness manages to gather it comfortably.
81.01
Billy Davidson threads the ball through to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Mason. Alec Mason flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.46
Yuriy Kushnirov sees a break and surges forward. Yuriy Kushnirov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Mustapha Van Der Gaag manages to keep it out.
90.00
Gavin McStay flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Mason. Alec Mason is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.9%
59.1%
Play Area
28.4%
43.2%
28.4%
Scorers