Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Victoria Park where Ross County play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 9,890 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ross County and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Ross County start the game by kicking off the first half!
9.46
Stuart Gemmell comes in with a late challenge on Dominic Henderson. The referee calls over Stuart Gemmell and warns him to calm down! Dominic Henderson runs off the knock.
12.25
Milan Berck Van Der Gaag sees a break and surges forward. Milan Berck Van Der Gaag chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
14.22
Milan Berck Van Der Gaag barges into Gavin Henderson. Milan Berck Van Der Gaag is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Henderson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.54
Duncan Dalglish barges into Duncan Inglis. Duncan Dalglish is given a warning by the referee! Duncan Inglis runs off the knock.
20.21
Stuart Gemmell surges forward with the ball. Stuart Gemmell goes all the way! Stuart Gemmell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Paul Hansen easily smothers it!
21.38
Stuart Gemmell chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.18
Stuart Gemmell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Hopkin.
27.23
Dominic Henderson makes a simple pass to Callum Strachan. Callum Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic Niven who gathers it comfortably.
28.19
Gavin Henderson threads the ball through to Callum Strachan. Callum Strachan goes all the way! Callum Strachan shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Dominic Niven easily smothers it.
32.51
Andy Sullivan threads the ball through to Stuart Gemmell. Stuart Gemmell surges forward with the ball. Stuart Gemmell lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Gough. Garry Gough flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.03
Milan Berck Van Der Gaag controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off and get the second half underway!
48.05
Stuart Gemmell threads the ball through to Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Hansen who gathers it comfortably.
55.11
Duncan Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis lofts in a cross ball towards Callum Strachan. Callum Strachan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.32
Duncan Sullivan knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Strachan. Callum Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.17
Milan Berck Van Der Gaag makes a simple pass to Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin whips in a cross ball towards Garry Gough. Garry Gough heads the ball goalwards. Paul Hansen manages to gather it comfortably.
69.57
Milan Berck Van Der Gaag knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough goes all the way! Garry Gough takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Paul Hansen.
71.56
Duncan Dalglish chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Gemmell. Stuart Gemmell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Hopkin. Alec Hopkin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.45
Andy Sullivan flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Niven. Kevin Niven knocks the ball forward to Garry Gough. Garry Gough shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.51
Kevin Niven comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Sullivan. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Duncan Sullivan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.51
Ross County are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Heart of Midlothian's defence.
77.47
Stuart Hopkin knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Henderson. Gavin Henderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.09
Milan Berck Van Der Gaag deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Gough. Garry Gough knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Hopkin.
89.27
Gavin Henderson kicks a strong pass forward to Callum Strachan. Callum Strachan shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Gemmell of Heart of Midlothian
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
26.8%
50.7%
22.5%

Scorers