Match Report
| Hibernian | Hibernian |  |  | Annan Athletic | Annan Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Mcinnes | P. Mcinnes |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Craig Caldwell | C. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Callum Naysmith | C. Naysmith | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Duncan Ritchie | D. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Dominic Hendry | D. Hendry | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Richard Ritchie | R. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Matt Ritchie | M. Ritchie | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Neil Mason | N. Mason | |||||||||
| Garry Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn | | 69 | M | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Dominic Inglis | D. Inglis | |||||||||
| Neil Collins | N. Collins | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Neil Naysmith | N. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Billy Mcinnes | B. Mcinnes | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Garry Glass | G. Glass | |||||||||
| Gary Gemmill | G. Gemmill | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Alec Strachan | A. Strachan | |||||||||
| Jean-Claude Cazarelli | J. Cazarelli |  | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Gavin Ritchie | G. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Garry Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Colin Thomson | C. Thomson | |||||||||
| Garry Booth | G. Booth | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 |  | Eddie Ljungberg | E. Ljungberg | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Annan Athletic. A crowd of 4,838 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Hibernian are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Annan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Hibernian are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Annan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Hibernian kicking off!
3.34
0-0Matt Ritchie passes the ball forward to Billy Mcinnes. Billy Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-Claude Cazarelli. Jean-Claude Cazarelli finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Craig Caldwell manages to keep it out.
8.35
0-0Billy Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Booth. Garry Booth goes all the way! Garry Booth tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.23
0-0Callum Naysmith makes a probing pass to Neil Collins. Neil Collins chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Meiklejohn. Garry Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Jean-Claude Cazarelli but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
15.26
1-0Neil Collins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Meiklejohn. Garry Meiklejohn goes all the way! Garry Meiklejohn shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Craig Caldwell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
18.56
1-0Annan Athletic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
24.42
1-0Jean-Claude Cazarelli catches Neil Mason on the ankles. Jean-Claude Cazarelli is shown the yellow card! Neil Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.03
Neil Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Naysmith. Neil Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg plays a perfect one-two with Colin Thomson and rushes in on goal... Eddie Ljungberg takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.39
Matt Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill threads the ball through to Garry Meiklejohn. Garry Meiklejohn goes all the way! Garry Meiklejohn makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Craig Caldwell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
40.07
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
44.27
Dominic Hendry knocks the ball forward to Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to Jean-Claude Cazarelli. Jean-Claude Cazarelli shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Annan Athletic start the second half!
48.41
Dominic Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Mcinnes. Billy Mcinnes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Booth. Garry Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Meiklejohn but the linesman indicates offside!
53.37
Alec Strachan threads the ball through to Colin Thomson. Colin Thomson plays a perfect one-two with Eddie Ljungberg and rushes in on goal... Colin Thomson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Colin Thomson!
59.03
Duncan Ritchie threads the ball through to Garry Glass. Garry Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Thomson. Colin Thomson shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.18
Neil Collins comes in with a late challenge on Dominic Inglis. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominic Inglis runs off the knock.
67.37
Neil Naysmith threads the ball through to Colin Thomson. Colin Thomson goes all the way! Colin Thomson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
72.30
Billy Mcinnes makes a beautiful solo run. Billy Mcinnes lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Meiklejohn. Garry Meiklejohn directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.49
Gary Gemmill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Meiklejohn. Garry Meiklejohn shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.45
2-1Garry Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Ljungberg. Eddie Ljungberg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Mcinnes who gathers it comfortably.
84.52
Callum Naysmith knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Mcinnes. Billy Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Meiklejohn. Garry Meiklejohn shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Craig Caldwell.
85.51
Neil Naysmith clumsily knocks into Gary Gemmill. Neil Naysmith is shown the yellow card! Gary Gemmill stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Alec Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Thomson. Colin Thomson goes all the way! Colin Thomson tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.8%
38.2%
Play Area
27.9%
41.2%
30.9%
Scorers
| Garry Meiklejohn 15, 32 | Colin Thomson 53 |