Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     DumbartonDumbarton
John MackayJohn Mackay Computer Player Computer Player
Don MasonD. Mason58
G
1
G
53Arno KaiserA. Kaiser
Billy MatteoB. Matteo61
D
2
D
68Richard CaldwellR. Caldwell
David MckinlayD. Mckinlay59
D
3captain
D
58Paul NivenP. Niven
Ferry VremanF. Vreman60
D
4
D
55Callum FergusonC. Ferguson
Nick FletcherN. Fletcher58
D
5
M
73Mirko PinziM. Pinzi
Romero P. FerrerR. Ferrer64
M
6
M
57Jacob PattersonJ. Patterson
Gian Paolo TangorraG. Tangorra65
M
7
M
52Darius VieiraD. Vieira
Alex RitchieA. Ritchie66
M
8
M
50Stuart CaldwellS. Caldwell
Scott ElliottS. Elliott63
M
9
A
69Stephen GlassS. Glass
Richard HendersonR. Henderson62
A
10
A
63Shaun OwenS. Owen
Stuart BurleyS. Burley64
A
captain11
A
58Jeroen van der HoekJ. van der Hoek
 
Gerhard TöpferG. Töpfer57
D
12
D
54Stuart YoungS. Young
Alan VickersA. Vickers60
M
13
A
53Leon AndrewsL. Andrews
Alex GreigA. Greig57
A
14
G
52Marcus CopeM. Cope

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 12,627 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Glass.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.03
With some swift thinking, Romero P. Ferrer plays the ball forward to Gian Paolo Tangorra. Gian Paolo Tangorra sees Richard Henderson just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Richard Henderson comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's drastically wayward!
16.35
Jacob Patterson flicks a high pass forward. Darius Vieira collects the pass. Darius Vieira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
20.36
Richard Henderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Burley. Stuart Burley tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
21.22
Gian Paolo Tangorra chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
22.53
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
24.04
Billy Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Gian Paolo Tangorra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gian Paolo Tangorra kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Ritchie. Alex Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Arno Kaiser gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
28.30
Richard Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Jeroen van der Hoek controls it well on his chest. Jeroen van der Hoek knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Mckinlay.
32.56
Callum Ferguson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jacob Patterson. Jacob Patterson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darius Vieira. Darius Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Alex Ritchie plays the ball forward to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Scott Elliott. Scott Elliott makes a convincing header but it flies just wide!
36.46
Scott Elliott brings the ball forward. Scott Elliott whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Burley. Stuart Burley connects with a diving header. Arno Kaiser comfortably picks it out of the air!
38.36
Stuart Caldwell makes an attacking run forward. Stuart Caldwell shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
45.00
David Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Ferrer controls it well on his chest. Romero P. Ferrer makes a beautiful solo run. Romero P. Ferrer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Burley but he's offside!
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. Dumbarton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Dumbarton players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Dumbarton get the second half underway!
49.56
Stuart Caldwell barges into Romero P. Ferrer. Stuart Caldwell is shown the yellow card! Romero P. Ferrer grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.27
Darius Vieira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Glass. Stephen Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Mirko Pinzi but the referee indicates it's offside!
59.39
Ferry Vreman decides to run forward with the ball. Ferry Vreman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Burley. Stuart Burley whips in a cross ball towards Gian Paolo Tangorra. Gian Paolo Tangorra connects with a diving header. It's there!! Arno Kaiser has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.39
Dumbarton have made a substitution with Leon Andrews replacing Darius Vieira .
67.05
Nick Fletcher threads a neat ball through to Gian Paolo Tangorra. Gian Paolo Tangorra flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Romero P. Ferrer. Romero P. Ferrer outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but slams it into the crowd!
69.22
Gian Paolo Tangorra passes the ball forward to Stuart Burley. Stuart Burley finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Heart of Midlothian are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
72.57
Callum Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, Jacob Patterson. Jacob Patterson makes a simple pass to Shaun Owen. Shaun Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Jeroen van der Hoek. Jeroen van der Hoek connects with a diving header but it flies just wide!
75.08
Callum Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Mirko Pinzi. Mirko Pinzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Owen. Shaun Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, Jeroen van der Hoek. Jeroen van der Hoek strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is miles over!
77.31
Dumbarton have made a substitution with Marcus Cope replacing Jeroen van der Hoek .
81.51
Leon Andrews comes in with a late challenge on Romero P. Ferrer. Leon Andrews is shown the yellow card! Romero P. Ferrer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.02
Gian Paolo Tangorra brings the ball forward. Gian Paolo Tangorra shoots from distance. Arno Kaiser effortlessly gets down and covers it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Dumbarton
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
22.2%
48.6%
29.2%

Scorers
Gian Paolo Tangorra 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gian Paolo Tangorra of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.Don Mason (GK)
6
2.Billy Matteo (DEF)
6
3.David Mckinlay (DEF)
6
4.Ferry Vreman (DEF)
6
5.Nick Fletcher (DEF)
6
6.Romero P. Ferrer (MID)
7
7.Gian Paolo Tangorra (MID)goal scored
9
8.Alex Ritchie (MID)
6
9.Scott Elliott (MID)
6
10.Richard Henderson (ATT)
7
11.Stuart Burley (ATT)
7
 
12.Gerhard Töpfer (DEF)
0
13.Alan Vickers (MID)
0
14.Alex Greig (ATT)
0

1.Arno Kaiser (GK)
8
2.Richard Caldwell (DEF)
6
3.Paul Niven (DEF)
6
4.Callum Ferguson (DEF)
6
5.Mirko Pinzi (MID)
6
6.Jacob Patterson (MID)
6
7.Darius Vieira (MID)
6
8.Stuart Caldwell (MID)yellow card
6
9.Stephen Glass (ATT)
6
10.Shaun Owen (ATT)
6
11.Jeroen van der Hoek (ATT)
6
 
12.Stuart Young (DEF)
0
13.Leon Andrews (ATT)yellow card
5
14.Marcus Cope (GK)
6