Match Report


Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist53
G
captain1
G
70Gavin SullivanG. Sullivan
Stefan IachiniS. Iachini67
D
2
D
68Alex GoughA. Gough
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim63
D
3
D
65Neil ClelandN. Cleland
Guillermo MolinaG. Molina56
D
4
D
64Scott TelferS. Telfer
Seb KlosS. Klos56
D
5
M
86Colin HansenC. Hansen
Dominic HutchisonD. Hutchison68
M
6
M
69Ronnie PalmerR. Palmer
Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish67
M
7
M
64Kevin WhiteK. White
Les ScowcroftL. Scowcroft66
M
8
M
59John MeiklejohnJ. Meiklejohn
Dominic BurleyD. Burley64
A
9captain
A
66Edward MooreE. Moore
Stephen FergusonS. Ferguson59
A
10
A
65Hauke BorchardH. Borchard
Alfons Van NistelrooyA. Van Nistelrooy57
A
11
A
62Colin CaldwellC. Caldwell
 
Neil TelferN. Telfer58
M
12
A
58Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish
Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison51
A
13
G
58Garry MckinlayG. Mckinlay
Davy SierD. Sier50
G
14
A
55Kevin LiddellK. Liddell

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 8,695 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Dickov.


0.00
Alloa Athletic kick off and get the first half underway!
2.39
Scott Telfer kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Palmer. Ronnie Palmer flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Borchard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hauke Borchard shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
6.38
Kevin White takes it forward alone. Kevin White sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
8.31
With imagination, Dominic Hutchison plays the ball forward to Dominic Burley. Dominic Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfons Van Nistelrooy but the linesman indicates offside!
10.56
Les Scowcroft makes a probing pass to Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson plays a one-two with Alfons Van Nistelrooy and rushes in on goal... Alex Gough comes in with a late challenge on Stephen Ferguson. Penalty not given!!
16.26
Alex Gough knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen sees a break and surges forward. Colin Hansen shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
21.28
Alex Gough threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Palmer. Ronnie Palmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard shoots from long range but it is miles over!
22.07
Colin Hansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell passes the ball forward but Edward Moore is offside!
27.27
Kevin Dalglish flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Ferguson who takes it down. Stephen Ferguson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
28.04
Seb Klos barges into Hauke Borchard. Seb Klos is shown the yellow card! Hauke Borchard stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.32
Kevin Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Gavin Sullivan. Excellent save.
42.36
Scott Telfer makes a strong solo run forward. Scott Telfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Moore. Edward Moore lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Scott Telfer clumsily knocks into Dominic Hutchison. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominic Hutchison stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Heart of Midlothian also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian kick off!
47.50
Ronnie Palmer makes a probing pass to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards Edward Moore. Stefan Iachini hacks Edward Moore from behind! Edward Moore appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
48.48
Scott Telfer knocks the ball forward to John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn makes a probing pass to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell sees Edward Moore just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Edward Moore muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Edward Moore scores for Heart of Midlothian!!
53.47
Edward Moore catches Guillermo Molina on the ankles. Edward Moore is warned by the referee! Guillermo Molina runs off the knock.
57.24
Kevin White sees Colin Caldwell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Caldwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.21
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Davy Sier replacing Dominic Burley .
69.42
Dominic Hutchison receives the ball from a throw-in from Les Scowcroft. Dominic Hutchison flicks a high ball forward to Alfons Van Nistelrooy who takes it down. Alfons Van Nistelrooy plays a scrappy one-two with Davy Sier and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alfons Van Nistelrooy looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
72.08
Kevin Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Alfons Van Nistelrooy. Alfons Van Nistelrooy shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.24
Scott Telfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin White. Kevin White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Iachini.
77.27
Alloa Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Neil Telfer replacing Cristiano Jardim and Gavin Morrison replacing Dominic Hutchison .Heart of Midlothian have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Dalglish replacing Alex Gough and Kevin Liddell replacing Edward Moore .
83.18
Les Scowcroft takes a long throw-in. Gavin Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Ferguson collects the pass. Stephen Ferguson finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
84.05
Ronnie Palmer flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Borchard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hauke Borchard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan McCoist who gathers it comfortably.
89.40
Kevin White flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Liddell who brings the ball under control. Kevin Liddell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Duncan McCoist is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Alloa Athletic

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
28.4%
42%
29.6%

Scorers
Colin Caldwell 42
Edward Moore 48
Kevin Liddell 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Caldwell of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.Duncan McCoist (GK)
6
2.Stefan Iachini (DEF)
6
3.Cristiano Jardim (DEF)
6
4.Guillermo Molina (DEF)
6
5.Seb Klos (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Dominic Hutchison (MID)
7
7.Kevin Dalglish (MID)
6
8.Les Scowcroft (MID)
6
9.Dominic Burley (ATT)
6
10.Stephen Ferguson (ATT)
6
11.Alfons Van Nistelrooy (ATT)
6
 
12.Neil Telfer (MID)
6
13.Gavin Morrison (ATT)
6
14.Davy Sier (GK)
6

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