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It's a clear sunny day here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Livingston. A crowd of 4,659 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Hibernian and Livingston are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Hibernian kick off!
2.04
Gavin Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins chips the ball to his team mate, David McStay. David McStay shoots from 20 yards but David Sullivan is on top of it.
8.49
Billy Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Mason. David Mason surges forward with the ball. David Mason shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.19
Craig McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Elliott. Don Elliott makes a beautiful solo run. Don Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Campbell but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.13
Colin Mckinlay threads the ball through to Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins passes the ball forward to Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but David Sullivan easily smothers it!
18.53
Colin Mckinlay makes a simple pass to Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
20.58
Neil Burley makes a probing pass to Richard Niven. Richard Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.32
Gavin Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen sees space and advances. Colin Hansen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
22.53
Callum Burley surges forward with the ball. Callum Burley makes a probing pass to Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.44
Don Elliott threads the ball through to Neil Mcgreal. Neil Mcgreal shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.04
Richard Niven sees space and advances. Richard Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
30.45
Colin Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by David Sullivan!
32.33
Stuart Collins knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.59
Garry Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Niven. Richard Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.11
Richard Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.28
Colin Hansen hacks John Mason from behind! Colin Hansen is given a warning by the referee! John Mason grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Livingston kick off!
47.16
Craig Morton hoofs the ball up the pitch. Duncan Hendry goes all the way! Duncan Hendry tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
48.07
Neil Burley passes the ball forward to Richard Niven. Richard Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Gavin Hendry but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
49.31
Callum Burley makes a probing pass to David Mason. David Mason threads the ball through to Neil Mcgreal. Neil Mcgreal shoots from long range. Rui Martins is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.44
Colin Hansen sees a break and surges forward. Colin Hansen shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.04
Stuart Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David McStay. David McStay shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
66.57
Don Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell shoots from long range but it is miles over!
72.52
Colin Hansen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards David McStay. David McStay heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.33
Stuart Collins sees a break and surges forward. Stuart Collins shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.37
Garry Mcallister threads the ball through to Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum Gemmill. Callum Gemmill knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Glass.
83.46
Gavin Elliott makes a probing pass to Richard Niven. Richard Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.50
Neil Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Niven. Richard Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.21
John Mason knocks the ball forward to Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Rui Martins!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Colin Hansen of Hibernian
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
11
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
25.9%
40%
34.1%