Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     St MirrenSt Mirren
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gavin SullivanG. Sullivan70
G
1
G
68Stuart McinnesS. Mcinnes
Alex GoughA. Gough68
D
2
D
74Antonio FernandesA. Fernandes
Neil ClelandN. Cleland65
D
3
D
67Matt MckinlayM. Mckinlay
Scott TelferS. Telfer64
D
4
D
54Don RaeD. Rae
Colin HansenC. Hansen86
M
5
M
66Garry ElliottG. Elliott
Ronnie PalmerR. Palmer69
M
6
M
56Raymond Van De HorR. Van De Hor
Kevin WhiteK. White64
M
7
M
55Alec HutchisonA. Hutchison
John MeiklejohnJ. Meiklejohn59
M
8captain
M
52Gavin HendryG. Hendry
Edward MooreE. Moore66
A
captain9
A
70Gavin InglisG. Inglis
Hauke BorchardH. Borchard65
A
10
A
56Paul DalglishP. Dalglish
Colin CaldwellC. Caldwell62
A
11
A
56Cleto PieriniC. Pierini
 
Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish58
A
12
A
56David HutchisonD. Hutchison
Garry MckinlayG. Mckinlay58
G
13
A
53Matthias FriedmannM. Friedmann
Kevin LiddellK. Liddell55
A
14
G
52Craig CollinsC. Collins

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 9,963 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Heart of Midlothian and St Mirren are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Morrison.


0.00
St Mirren kick off and get the first half underway!
8.33
Alex Gough makes a probing pass to Ronnie Palmer. Ronnie Palmer flicks a high ball forward to Edward Moore who takes it down. Edward Moore shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
9.14
Raymond Van De Hor flicks a high pass forward. Paul Dalglish easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Dalglish tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.29
Raymond Van De Hor makes a simple pass to Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
12.39
Raymond Van De Hor kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
16.56
Colin Caldwell catches Don Rae on the ankles. Colin Caldwell is shown the yellow card! Don Rae carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.32
Gavin Hendry flicks a high ball forward to Cleto Pierini who takes it down. Cleto Pierini lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
21.58
Don Rae knocks the ball forward to Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott brings the ball forward. Garry Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Gavin Sullivan. What a great pair of hands!
24.27
Don Rae flicks a high ball forward to Raymond Van De Hor who takes it down. Raymond Van De Hor decides to run forward with the ball. Raymond Van De Hor knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Dalglish. Paul Dalglish is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.47
Kevin White makes a probing pass to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell shoots from long range but it is miles over!
33.45
Ronnie Palmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.58
Seeing a gap ahead, Alex Gough plays the ball forward to Ronnie Palmer. Ronnie Palmer flicks a high pass forward. Edward Moore controls it well on his chest. Edward Moore shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
42.19
Ronnie Palmer chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell shoots from long range. Stuart Mcinnes gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
45.00
Alex Gough clumsily knocks into Gavin Inglis. Alex Gough is shown the yellow card! Gavin Inglis gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
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 Garry Mckinlay replacing John Meiklejohn. St Mirren appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. The St Mirren players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off!
48.45
Gavin Inglis knocks the ball forward to Paul Dalglish. Paul Dalglish cuts inside the box! Paul Dalglish rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
49.33
Raymond Van De Hor knocks the ball forward to Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Cleland.
57.40
Neil Cleland makes a simple pass to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen flicks a high pass forward to Colin Caldwell who brings the ball under control. Colin Caldwell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Fernandes.
59.29
Ronnie Palmer flicks a high pass forward. Edward Moore holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edward Moore lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard connects with a diving header but Stuart Mcinnes is on top of it.
60.28
Ronnie Palmer flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Borchard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hauke Borchard tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Stuart Mcinnes smothers it!
69.15
With imagination, Ronnie Palmer picks a pass forward to Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
72.11
Matt Mckinlay breaks forward. Matt Mckinlay sees a break and surges forward. Matt Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Telfer.
81.20
Gavin Hendry sees a break and surges forward. Gavin Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Gough.
89.31
Scott Telfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
90.00
Edward Moore clumsily knocks into Garry Elliott. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Garry Elliott stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

St Mirren
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
26%
41.6%
32.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Mcinnes of St Mirren

Match Ratings
1.Gavin Sullivan (GK)
7
2.Alex Gough (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Neil Cleland (DEF)
7
4.Scott Telfer (DEF)
6
5.Colin Hansen (MID)
6
6.Ronnie Palmer (MID)
9
7.Kevin White (MID)
6
8.John Meiklejohn (MID)
6
9.Edward Moore (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Hauke Borchard (ATT)
7
11.Colin Caldwell (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Kevin Dalglish (ATT)
0
13.Garry Mckinlay (GK)
6
14.Kevin Liddell (ATT)
0

1.Stuart Mcinnes (GK)
9
2.Antonio Fernandes (DEF)
6
3.Matt Mckinlay (DEF)
7
4.Don Rae (DEF)
7
5.Garry Elliott (MID)
7
6.Raymond Van De Hor (MID)
8
7.Alec Hutchison (MID)
6
8.Gavin Hendry (MID)
7
9.Gavin Inglis (ATT)
7
10.Paul Dalglish (ATT)
6
11.Cleto Pierini (ATT)
6
 
12.David Hutchison (ATT)
0
13.Matthias Friedmann (ATT)
0
14.Craig Collins (GK)
0