Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     Elgin CityElgin City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gavin SullivanG. Sullivan70
G
1
G
75Duncan NivenD. Niven
Alex GoughA. Gough68
D
2
D
70Gavin MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn
Neil ClelandN. Cleland65
D
3
D
55Giampietro MemmoG. Memmo
Scott TelferS. Telfer64
D
4
D
50Simon ProctorS. Proctor
Colin HansenC. Hansen86
M
5
M
62Alex YoungA. Young
Ronnie PalmerR. Palmer69
M
6
M
58Francis LightfootF. Lightfoot
Kevin WhiteK. White64
M
7
M
53Paul WhiteP. White
John MeiklejohnJ. Meiklejohn59
M
8
M
52Alex McStayA. McStay
Edward MooreE. Moore66
A
captain9
A
70Stuart JamesS. James
Hauke BorchardH. Borchard65
A
10captain
A
63Alex MatteoA. Matteo
Colin CaldwellC. Caldwell62
A
11
A
57Glynn GriffinG. Griffin
 
Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish58
A
12
G
67Andy NivenA. Niven
Garry MckinlayG. Mckinlay58
G
13
M
52Garry MorrisonG. Morrison
Kevin LiddellK. Liddell55
A
14
G
50Richard ThomsonR. Thomson

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Elgin City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Heart of Midlothian and Elgin City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Ritchie.


0.00
Elgin City kick off!
2.55
Alex Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Palmer. Ronnie Palmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Moore. Edward Moore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Caldwell but the linesman indicates offside!
3.45
Francis Lightfoot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin plays a one-two with Alex Matteo and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Glynn Griffin provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
6.15
Paul White flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Griffin collects the pass. Glynn Griffin shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Gavin Sullivan manages to gather it easily.
8.57
Kevin White makes a probing pass to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
9.57
Scott Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Palmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ronnie Palmer flicks a high pass forward to Hauke Borchard who brings the ball under control. Hauke Borchard tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.06
Simon Proctor runs forward with the ball. Simon Proctor flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Griffin collects the pass. Glynn Griffin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
14.37
Alex Matteo catches Scott Telfer on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott Telfer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.10
Ronnie Palmer threads a neat ball through to Edward Moore. Edward Moore sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
16.16
Hauke Borchard comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Meiklejohn. The referee brings Hauke Borchard to one side and gives him a warning! Gavin Meiklejohn runs off the knock.
18.24
Francis Lightfoot flicks a high ball forward to Alex Matteo who takes it down. Alex Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Cleland.
28.09
Without breaking stride, Ronnie Palmer plays the ball forward to Edward Moore. Edward Moore shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.12
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Francis Lightfoot picks a pass forward to Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin skips past Neil Cleland! Glynn Griffin shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.49
Gavin Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Paul White. Paul White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Matteo. Alex Matteo finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Gavin Sullivan. Excellent 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 Garry Mckinlay replacing John Meiklejohn. Elgin City appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian get the second half underway!
47.33
Ronnie Palmer makes a probing pass to Edward Moore. Edward Moore threads a neat, attacking ball through to Colin Caldwell. Some superb footwork from Colin Caldwell provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Colin Caldwell!
53.26
Kevin White changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Kevin White whips in a cross ball towards Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
59.06
Alex McStay chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart James. Stuart James knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
60.47
Elgin City have made a substitution with Andy Niven replacing Glynn Griffin .
63.08
Alex Matteo comes in with a late challenge on Neil Cleland. The referee calls over Alex Matteo and warns him to calm down! Neil Cleland runs off the knock.
66.53
Alex Gough comes in with a late challenge on Stuart James. Alex Gough is warned by the referee! Stuart James stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.13
Ronnie Palmer knocks the ball forward to Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.50
Ronnie Palmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard whips in a cross ball towards Edward Moore. Edward Moore directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
71.57
Francis Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward to Stuart James who brings the ball under control. Stuart James lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Matteo. Alex Matteo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a woeful effort!
73.08
Ronnie Palmer makes a beautiful solo run. Ronnie Palmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.59
Heart of Midlothian have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Dalglish replacing Alex Gough and Kevin Liddell replacing Edward Moore .Elgin City have made 2 substitutions with Richard Thomson replacing Alex Matteo and Garry Morrison replacing Alex McStay and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
81.13
Colin Caldwell comes in with a late challenge on Alex Young. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alex Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.43
Paul White chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Morrison. Garry Morrison knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart James. Stuart James flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent block by Kevin Dalglish!
85.46
Simon Proctor flicks a high pass forward to Paul White who brings the ball under control. Paul White brings the ball forward. Paul White lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Niven. Andy Niven gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.21
Francis Lightfoot catches Kevin White on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kevin White hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Paul White threads a neat ball through to Andy Niven. Andy Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Elgin City
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
27.1%
40%
32.9%

Scorers
Colin Caldwell 47, 53
Andy Niven 85

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

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

1.Duncan Niven (GK)
6
2.Gavin Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
3.Giampietro Memmo (DEF)
6
4.Simon Proctor (DEF)
6
5.Alex Young (MID)
6
6.Francis Lightfoot (MID)yellow card
6
7.Paul White (MID)
8
8.Alex McStay (MID)
6
9.Stuart James (ATT)
6
10.Alex Matteo (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Glynn Griffin (ATT)
6
 
12.Andy Niven (GK)goal scored
8
13.Garry Morrison (MID)
6
14.Richard Thomson (GK)
6