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It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 4,602 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Hibernian and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Hibernian kick off and get the first half underway!
9.58
Neil Mcallister barges into Colin Hansen. Neil Mcallister is warned by the referee! Colin Hansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.55
Stuart McCoist flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Glass. Colin Glass plays a perfect one-two with Paul Burley and rushes in on goal... Colin Glass makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Rui Martins easily smothers it.
24.55
Dominic Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, John Gemmell. John Gemmell knocks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Streich. Jakob Streich knocks the ball forward to Paul Burley but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
27.21
Airdrieonians are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
33.44
Colin Hansen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
34.54
Garry Mcallister passes the ball forward to Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to David McStay. David McStay shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David McStay!
38.27
Garry Mcallister clumsily knocks into Colin Glass. Garry Mcallister is given a warning by the referee! Colin Glass carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.38
Richard Niven kicks a strong pass forward to David McStay. David McStay shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.20
Richard Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.50
Colin Hansen passes the ball forward to David McStay. David McStay shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
48.21
John Gemmell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jakob Streich. Jakob Streich goes all the way! Jakob Streich shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.40
Dominic Niven powers a long ball forward. Jakob Streich shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
54.59
Richard Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's there!! Paul Bremner has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
57.10
Gavin Elliott knocks the ball forward to Richard Niven. Richard Niven passes the ball forward to David McStay. David McStay whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry heads the ball goalwards. Paul Bremner easily picks it out of the air!
59.29
John Gemmell knocks the ball forward to Jakob Streich. Jakob Streich whips in a cross ball towards Colin Glass. Colin Glass connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Rui Martins is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.04
Colin Hansen makes a beautiful solo run. Colin Hansen shoots from long range but somehow Paul Bremner manages to keep it out.
66.39
Neil Burley threads the ball through to Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.16
Colin Hansen barges into Stuart McCoist. Colin Hansen is given a warning by the referee! Stuart McCoist runs off the knock.
87.30
Garry Mcallister controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen makes a probing pass to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Hendry of Hibernian
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
27.4%
46.6%
26%