Match Report
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 9,028 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both St Mirren and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Callum Booth.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both St Mirren and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Callum Booth.
0.00
0-0St Mirren get the match underway!
2.35
0-1John Meiklejohn hits a low pass to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stuart Mcinnes with no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
15.43
0-1Ronnie Palmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Edward Moore. Edward Moore shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
16.47
0-1Raymond Van De Hor knocks the ball forward to Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis lofts in a cross ball towards David Hutchison. David Hutchison knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Gavin Sullivan is on top of it.
22.45
0-1Kevin White knocks the ball forward to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.34
0-1David Hutchison hacks Alex Gough from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alex Gough hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.18
Neil Cleland flicks a high ball forward to Kevin White who takes it down. Kevin White knocks the ball forward to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell passes the ball forward to Edward Moore. Edward Moore shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.44
Alec Hutchison kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gavin Inglis!
39.38
Ronnie Palmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Edward Moore. Edward Moore whips in a cross ball towards Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Raymond Van De Hor laces a through ball forward to Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half. The St Mirren players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off!
47.36
John Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Colin Caldwell controls it well on his chest. Colin Caldwell shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
49.20
Gavin Hendry makes a probing pass to David Hutchison. David Hutchison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.36
Gavin Inglis laces a weighted ball forward to Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini whips in a cross ball towards David Hutchison. David Hutchison is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Solid save from Gavin Sullivan.
66.35
Gavin Hendry threads the ball through to David Hutchison. David Hutchison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.41
Kevin White knocks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard whips in a cross ball towards Edward Moore. Edward Moore connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Solid save from Stuart Mcinnes.
72.43
Matt Mckinlay sees a break and surges forward. Matt Mckinlay sees David Hutchison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Hutchison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
73.01
1-2Cleto Pierini barges into Alex Gough. The referee brings Cleto Pierini to one side and gives him a warning! Alex Gough stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.30
1-2Heart of Midlothian have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Dalglish replacing Alex Gough and Kevin Liddell replacing Edward Moore .
79.13
Kevin White controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard shoots from long range but it flies wide!
89.09
Antonio Fernandes sees Raymond Van De Hor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Raymond Van De Hor brings the ball forward. Raymond Van De Hor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
26.7%
46.7%
26.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Edward Moore of Heart of Midlothian |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Stuart Mcinnes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Antonio Fernandes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matt Mckinlay (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Colin Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Garry Elliott (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Raymond Van De Hor (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alec Hutchison (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Gavin Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gavin Inglis (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Cleto Pierini (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | David Hutchison (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 12. | Matthias Friedmann (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Craig Collins (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Andy Morrison (MID) | 0 | |
| 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) | 6 | |
| 7. | Kevin White (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | John Meiklejohn (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Edward Moore (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Hauke Borchard (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Colin Caldwell (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Kevin Dalglish (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Garry Mckinlay (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Kevin Liddell (ATT) | 6 | |