Match Report
| Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Kenzie Mcquiston | Kenzie Mcquiston | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manuel Fernandes | M. Fernandes |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Vítor Hugo Ribeiro | V. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| David Mcallister | D. Mcallister |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Jose Javier Pascual | J. Pascual | |||||||||
| Gary Hendry | G. Hendry | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 78 |  | Vasyl Korkishko | V. Korkishko | |||||||||
| Don Campbell | D. Campbell | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Fotis Moissidis | F. Moissidis | |||||||||
| Alex Dickov | A. Dickov | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 71 |  | Jurek Joswiak | J. Joswiak | |||||||||
| Callum Rae | C. Rae | | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Pablo Parra | P. Parra | |||||||||
| Sergio Ribeiro | S. Ribeiro | | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 |  | Stephen Kewell | S. Kewell | |||||||||
| Stuart Greig | S. Greig | | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 |  | Jan Raff | J. Raff | |||||||||
| Alex Thomson | A. Thomson | | 69 | M | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Julian Velasco | J. Velasco | |||||||||
| Gavin Collins | G. Collins | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 |  | Yoshimitsu Ono | Y. Ono | |||||||||
| Kevin Booth | K. Booth | | 57 | A | | 11 | | D | 59 | | Billy Niven | B. Niven | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Celtic. A crowd of 18,624 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Heart of Midlothian kicking off!
2.47
0-0Sergio Ribeiro comes in with a late challenge on Jan Raff. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jan Raff hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.45
0-0Kevin Booth comes in with a late challenge on Vasyl Korkishko. Kevin Booth is warned by the referee! Vasyl Korkishko stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.29
0-1Vasyl Korkishko knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Parra. Pablo Parra makes a probing pass to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco goes all the way! Julian Velasco shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.55
0-1Stephen Kewell makes a probing pass to Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono whips in a cross ball towards Billy Niven. Billy Niven directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.21
Vasyl Korkishko flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Parra. Pablo Parra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Niven. Billy Niven knocks in a cross ball towards Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.07
Jan Raff makes a simple pass to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco goes all the way! Julian Velasco shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.19
Stephen Kewell makes a simple pass to Billy Niven. Billy Niven knocks in a cross ball towards Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.01
27.57
0-4Don Campbell knocks the ball forward to Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig brings the ball forward. Stuart Greig controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
30.33
Jurek Joswiak clumsily knocks into Kevin Booth. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kevin Booth runs off the knock.
36.41
0-4Pablo Parra knocks the ball forward to Billy Niven. Billy Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manuel Fernandes who gathers it comfortably.
39.16
Sergio Ribeiro sees a break and surges forward. Sergio Ribeiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Stuart Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Vítor Hugo Ribeiro.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Celtic start the second half!
49.15
Gary Hendry makes a probing pass to Callum Rae. Callum Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins goes all the way! Gavin Collins shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
51.03
0-4The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
54.56
Sergio Ribeiro sees a break and surges forward. Sergio Ribeiro shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.55
Vasyl Korkishko threads the ball through to Stephen Kewell. Stephen Kewell chips the ball to his team mate, Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Niven. Billy Niven directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
69.49
Alex Thomson surges forward with the ball. Alex Thomson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
71.38
Jan Raff threads the ball through to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco makes a simple pass to Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.36
Gary Hendry makes a probing pass to Alex Thomson. Alex Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Booth. Kevin Booth shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.08
Sergio Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vítor Hugo Ribeiro who gathers it comfortably.
84.27
Jan Raff sees a break and surges forward. Jan Raff lofts in a cross ball towards Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Manuel Fernandes had no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
24.6%
47.8%
27.5%
Scorers
| Julian Velasco 8, 18 Yoshimitsu Ono 15, 21, 84 |