Match Report
| Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alec Brady | A. Brady |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Tobias Jung | T. Jung | |||||||||
| Duncan Henderson | D. Henderson | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 |  | Jonathan Servidei | J. Servidei | |||||||||
| Alex Booth | A. Booth | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 |  | Omer Winterburn | O. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Yannick Diablemont | Y. Diablemont |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Gianluca Gissi | G. Gissi | |||||||||
| Stephen Hopkin | S. Hopkin | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Omer Richards | O. Richards | |||||||||
| Stuart Ritchie | S. Ritchie | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Alec Liddell | A. Liddell | |||||||||
| Colin Burley | C. Burley | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | John Morrison | J. Morrison | |||||||||
| Billy Elliott | B. Elliott | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Kevin Glass | K. Glass | |||||||||
| Pedro Santos | P. Santos |  | 58 | M | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Don Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Kevin Strachan | K. Strachan | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Gavin Thomson | G. Thomson | |||||||||
| David Ritchie | D. Ritchie | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Matt White | M. White | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Celtic. A crowd of 9,565 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Heart of Midlothian kick off the first half!
3.40
1-0Yannick Diablemont passes the ball forward to Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, David Ritchie. David Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
8.28
1-0Yannick Diablemont deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Burley. Colin Burley knocks the ball forward to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.08
1-0Alec Liddell makes a simple pass to Don Law. Don Law sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Alec Brady.
16.31
Stuart Ritchie knocks the ball forward to David Ritchie. David Ritchie plays a perfect one-two with Kevin Strachan and rushes in on goal... David Ritchie tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.38
Alec Liddell brings the ball forward. Alec Liddell goes all the way! Alec Liddell rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alec Liddell!
32.08
Kevin Glass threads the ball through to Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Alec Brady easily smothers it!
36.46
1-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
42.28
Celtic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Heart of Midlothian's defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Celtic get the second half underway!
48.36
Colin Burley chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards David Ritchie. David Ritchie heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
53.47
1-1Pedro Santos knocks the ball forward to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Omer Richards.
54.19
John Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, Matt White. Matt White shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.58
Omer Richards flicks the ball to his team mate, John Morrison. John Morrison threads the ball through to Don Law. Don Law knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Brady who gathers it comfortably.
63.42
Alec Liddell flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.44
John Morrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson shoots from 20 yards but somehow Alec Brady manages to keep it out.
66.53
Gianluca Gissi passes the ball forward to John Morrison. John Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.38
Omer Richards controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Liddell. Alec Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Alec Brady manages to gather it comfortably.
71.14
Omer Richards passes the ball forward to John Morrison. John Morrison surges forward with the ball. John Morrison shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.06
Pedro Santos kicks a strong pass forward to David Ritchie. David Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.11
Colin Burley makes a simple pass to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.54
1-2David Ritchie comes in with a late challenge on Omer Richards. David Ritchie is given a warning by the referee! Omer Richards hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.49
Stephen Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Burley. Colin Burley sees a break and surges forward. Colin Burley finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
90.00
Colin Burley makes a simple pass to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan passes the ball forward to David Ritchie. David Ritchie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Tobias Jung easily smothers it!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
25.4%
46.5%
28.2%
Scorers