Match Report
| Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian |  |  | Dumbarton | Dumbarton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Alec Brady | A. Brady |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 75 | | Richard Collins | R. Collins | |||||||||
| Duncan Henderson | D. Henderson | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Jos De Windt | J. De Windt | |||||||||
| Alex Booth | A. Booth | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Paul McNeill | P. McNeill | |||||||||
| Yannick Diablemont | Y. Diablemont |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Garry McCoist | G. McCoist | |||||||||
| Stephen Hopkin | S. Hopkin | | 54 | D | | 5 | | M | 74 | | Don Mcallister | D. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Stuart Ritchie | S. Ritchie | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Kevin Gough | K. Gough | |||||||||
| Colin Burley | C. Burley | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Alec McGrory | A. McGrory | |||||||||
| Billy Elliott | B. Elliott | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Kevin Johnstone | K. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Pedro Santos | P. Santos |  | 58 | M | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Duncan Davidson | D. Davidson | |||||||||
| Kevin Strachan | K. Strachan | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Gary Hendry | G. Hendry | |||||||||
| David Ritchie | D. Ritchie | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Stuart Cleland | S. Cleland | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 9,445 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Dumbarton kick off the first half!
2.04
0-0Colin Burley takes it forward alone. Colin Burley passes the ball forward but Kevin Strachan is offside!
9.05
0-0Yannick Diablemont deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, David Ritchie. David Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Richard Collins!
12.00
Paul McNeill threads the ball through to Alec McGrory. Alec McGrory makes a probing pass to Duncan Davidson. Duncan Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Gary Hendry. Gary Hendry heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
14.08
Pedro Santos passes the ball forward to David Ritchie. David Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Richard Collins manages to keep it out.
20.44
0-0Colin Burley knocks the ball forward to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.39
Garry McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gough. Kevin Gough makes a simple pass to Gary Hendry. Gary Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Davidson but the referee indicates it's offside!
22.47
Duncan Henderson brings the ball forward. Duncan Henderson kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan threads the ball through to David Ritchie but he's offside!
26.03
Stuart Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jos De Windt.
30.51
0-0Colin Burley makes a beautiful solo run. Colin Burley makes a probing pass to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
32.07
Colin Burley makes a probing pass to David Ritchie. David Ritchie tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Richard Collins manages to gather it comfortably.
44.26
Colin Burley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off the second half!
47.21
Kevin Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Hendry. Gary Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Davidson. Duncan Davidson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.21
Garry McCoist makes a probing pass to Alec McGrory. Alec McGrory makes a probing pass to Gary Hendry. Gary Hendry shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
55.56
0-0Kevin Strachan hacks Garry McCoist from behind! Kevin Strachan is shown the yellow card! Garry McCoist runs off the knock.
57.21
0-1Kevin Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Cleland. Stuart Cleland knocks the ball forward to Duncan Davidson. Duncan Davidson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.25
0-1Jos De Windt hacks David Ritchie from behind! Jos De Windt is given a warning by the referee! David Ritchie stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.58
Yannick Diablemont passes the ball forward to Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, David Ritchie. David Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.51
Kevin Johnstone threads the ball through to Gary Hendry. Gary Hendry shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.15
Alec McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Cleland. Stuart Cleland plays a perfect one-two with Duncan Davidson and rushes in on goal... Stuart Cleland makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alec Brady easily smothers it!
75.08
Alec McGrory advances with the ball. Alec McGrory knocks the ball forward to Gary Hendry. Gary Hendry cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.22
Stuart Ritchie threads the ball through to David Ritchie. David Ritchie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry McCoist.
84.22
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
85.32
Stuart Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Ritchie. David Ritchie shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.42
Stuart Ritchie threads the ball through to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards David Ritchie. David Ritchie directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
19.7%
48.7%
31.6%
Scorers