Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to East Fife. A crowd of 18,545 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Heart of Midlothian and East Fife are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Dickov.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off and get the first half underway!
3.49
Garry Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kai Döring. Kai Döring flicks a high pass forward. Edward Moore collects the pass. Edward Moore knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Linus Zick.
6.26
Colin Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.02
Kevin Hendry threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Palmer. Ronnie Palmer makes a probing pass to Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard lofts in a cross ball towards Edward Moore. Edward Moore beats his man to it with a header. Superb reactions from Egutu Okocha. What a save!
10.19
Kai Döring makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard shoots from distance but somehow Egutu Okocha manages to keep it out.
15.08
Danny Impey flicks a high pass forward. Wes Eadie collects the pass. Wes Eadie lofts in a cross ball towards Salomon Njanka. Salomon Njanka knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Gavin Sullivan manages to keep it out.
16.56
Maximilian Haider flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Ferguson collects the pass. Stephen Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Wes Eadie. Wes Eadie whips in a cross ball towards Salomon Njanka. Salomon Njanka is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Gavin Sullivan manages to keep it out.
20.23
Ronnie Palmer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ronnie Palmer shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Egutu Okocha!
21.21
Kai Döring makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brahim Boukrami.
27.58
Brahim Boukrami hacks Edward Moore from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edward Moore hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.38
Paolo Myers flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Henchoz collects the pass. Kevin Henchoz lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Eadie. Wes Eadie beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.36
Kevin Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Palmer. Ronnie Palmer takes it forward alone. Ronnie Palmer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ronnie Palmer!
36.09
Ronnie Palmer barges into Paolo Myers. The referee calls over Ronnie Palmer and shows him a yellow card! Paolo Myers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.15
Maximilian Haider makes a strong solo run forward. Maximilian Haider runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Maximilian Haider shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heart of Midlothian have changed their lineup with John Meiklejohn replacing Kevin White. East Fife appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
East Fife kick off and get the second half underway!
51.49
Wes Eadie comes in with a late challenge on Garry Davidson. Wes Eadie is warned by the referee! Garry Davidson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.17
Stephen Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Henchoz. Kevin Henchoz whips in a cross ball towards Salomon Njanka. Salomon Njanka heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Gavin Sullivan. Excellent save.
55.40
Linus Zick plays the ball forward to Matthias Streich. Matthias Streich flicks a high pass forward. Wes Eadie easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wes Eadie edges inside the box! Some superb footwork from Wes Eadie provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The keeper, Gavin Sullivan, sees it late!! Goal for East Fife!
60.47
East Fife have made 3 substitutions with Aimo Panarelli replacing Maximilian Haider, P. Gilberto Turci replacing Danny Impey and Melvin Stewart replacing Stephen Ferguson .
61.54
P. Gilberto Turci takes it forward alone. P. Gilberto Turci knocks in a cross ball towards Salomon Njanka. Salomon Njanka flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
63.54
Heart of Midlothian appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
65.31
John Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Edward Moore easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edward Moore shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.00
John Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Borchard controls it well on his chest. Hauke Borchard flicks a high pass forward. Edward Moore controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Edward Moore makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.31
With vision, Ronnie Palmer plays the ball forward to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell plays a one-two with Edward Moore and advances towards the goal... Colin Caldwell looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
73.23
P. Gilberto Turci makes a simple pass to Salomon Njanka. Salomon Njanka knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.50
Paolo Myers advances with the ball. Paolo Myers shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
79.31
Kevin Hendry makes a probing pass to John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Edward Moore. Edward Moore finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
27.6%
46.1%
26.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wes Eadie of East Fife

Match Ratings
1.Gavin Sullivan (GK)
7
2.Garry Davidson (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Hendry (DEF)
7
4.Neil Cleland (DEF)
6
5.Colin Hansen (MID)
6
6.Ronnie Palmer (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
7.Kai Döring (MID)
6
8.Kevin White (MID)
6
9.Edward Moore (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Hauke Borchard (ATT)
7
11.Colin Caldwell (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Telfer (DEF)
0
13.John Meiklejohn (MID)
6
14.Garry Mckinlay (GK)
0

1.Egutu Okocha (GK)
7
2.Brahim Boukrami (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Maximilian Haider (DEF)
7
4.Linus Zick (DEF)
6
5.Matthias Streich (MID)
6
6.Stephen Ferguson (MID)
6
7.Paolo Myers (MID)
6
8.Danny Impey (MID)
6
9.Kevin Henchoz (ATT)
7
10.Salomon Njanka (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Wes Eadie (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Aimo Panarelli (MID)
6
13.P. Gilberto Turci (DEF)
7
14.Melvin Stewart (MID)
6