Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     Raith RoversRaith Rovers
John MackayJohn Mackay Computer Player Computer Player
Don MasonD. Mason58
G
1
G
58Kevin McGroryK. McGrory
Billy MatteoB. Matteo61
D
2
D
59David MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
David MckinlayD. Mckinlay59
D
3
D
53Duncan BremnerD. Bremner
Ferry VremanF. Vreman60
D
4
D
52Duncan WhiteD. White
Nick FletcherN. Fletcher58
D
5
D
49Jan DehmJ. Dehm
Romero P. FerrerR. Ferrer65
M
6
M
60Callum ElliottC. Elliott
Gian Paolo TangorraG. Tangorra66
M
7
M
57Fabian Natale LorenziF. Lorenzi
Alex RitchieA. Ritchie66
M
captain8
M
56Stephen ThomsonS. Thomson
Scott ElliottS. Elliott63
M
9captain
M
51Wes GowerW. Gower
Richard HendersonR. Henderson62
A
10
A
57Colin MeiklejohnC. Meiklejohn
Alex GreigA. Greig58
A
11
A
55Callum CollinsC. Collins
 
Gerhard TöpferG. Töpfer57
D
12
A
52John BurleyJ. Burley
Alan VickersA. Vickers60
M
13
A
52Duarte MarquesD. Marques
Matt GreigM. Greig65
A
14
G
52Billy DavidsonB. Davidson

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Raith Rovers. A crowd of 11,905 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Heart of Midlothian and Raith Rovers are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Niven.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off the first half!
2.27
Scott Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Greig. Alex Greig shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
10.15
Alex Ritchie makes a beautiful solo run. Alex Ritchie knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alex Greig is offside!
20.05
Heart of Midlothian are in full control of this game.
26.30
Stephen Thomson sees a break and surges forward. Stephen Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Mckinlay.
28.18
Duncan White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Meiklejohn. Colin Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Callum Collins. Callum Collins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.20
Wes Gower knocks the ball forward to Colin Meiklejohn. Colin Meiklejohn shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
34.16
Wes Gower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Collins. Callum Collins shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
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. Raith Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Raith Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
47.04
Gian Paolo Tangorra comes in with a late challenge on Duncan White. Gian Paolo Tangorra is warned by the referee! Duncan White runs off the knock.
49.45
Stephen Thomson threads a neat ball through to Fabian Natale Lorenzi. Fabian Natale Lorenzi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.17
Callum Elliott barges into Alex Greig. Callum Elliott is warned by the referee! Alex Greig grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
65.08
Billy Matteo passes the ball forward to Alex Ritchie. Alex Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Richard Henderson collects the pass. Richard Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. Alex Greig finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Kevin McGrory gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
69.29
Alex Greig clumsily knocks into Fabian Natale Lorenzi. Alex Greig is given a warning by the referee! Fabian Natale Lorenzi grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.06
Stephen Thomson threads a neat ball through to Callum Collins. Callum Collins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.34
David Mckinlay flicks the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Tangorra. Gian Paolo Tangorra makes an attacking run forward. Gian Paolo Tangorra shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.05
Scott Elliott hits a low pass to Alex Greig. Alex Greig plays a scrappy one-two with Gian Paolo Tangorra and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alex Greig shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.38
Duncan Bremner hits a low pass to Colin Meiklejohn. Colin Meiklejohn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
89.45
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
Duncan White barges into Romero P. Ferrer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Romero P. Ferrer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Raith Rovers
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
24.2%
50%
25.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Bremner of Raith Rovers

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

1.Kevin McGrory (GK)
7
2.David Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3.Duncan Bremner (DEF)
8
4.Duncan White (DEF)yellow card
4
5.Jan Dehm (DEF)
7
6.Callum Elliott (MID)
5
7.Fabian Natale Lorenzi (MID)
6
8.Stephen Thomson (MID)
8
9.Wes Gower (MID)
7
10.Colin Meiklejohn (ATT)
7
11.Callum Collins (ATT)
7
 
12.John Burley (ATT)
0
13.Duarte Marques (ATT)
0
14.Billy Davidson (GK)
0