Match Report


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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Queens Park. A crowd of 8,561 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hibernian and Queens Park are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Mccall.


0.00
The whistle blows and Queens Park kick off!
2.51
Carlton Allman chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-Sebastien Mboma. Jean-Sebastien Mboma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.35
Gavin Booth threads a neat ball through to Duncan Ferguson. Duncan Ferguson knocks the ball forward to Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
6.49
Filipe Tavares barges into Neil Henderson. Filipe Tavares is given a warning by the referee! Neil Henderson stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.08
Duncan Ferguson sees space and advances. Duncan Ferguson shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
10.04
David Hendry threads a neat ball through to Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
12.29
Gary Hansen comes in with a late challenge on Stuart Dickov. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Dickov gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
14.12
Duncan Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero shoots from 20 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stuart Elliott with no chance!! Goal for Hibernian!
18.11
Gary Hansen threads a neat ball through to David Hendry. David Hendry decides to run forward with the ball. David Hendry shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
22.08
Duncan Ferguson threads a neat ball through to Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Elliott who gathers it comfortably.
27.09
Gavin Booth sees a break and surges forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Gavin Booth plays the ball forward to Stefan Moulijn. Stefan Moulijn plays a quick one-two with Scott Morrison and rushes in on goal... Stefan Moulijn side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Stuart Elliott. Excellent save.
30.38
Gavin Booth flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Vernazza collects the pass. Marcus Vernazza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
32.15
Carlton Allman makes a simple pass to Elena Lozano. Elena Lozano lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Sebastien Mboma. Jean-Sebastien Mboma powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.49
Marcus Vernazza knocks the ball forward to Stefan Moulijn. Stefan Moulijn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.30
John Strachan threads a neat ball through to Elena Lozano. Elena Lozano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Booth.
40.50
John Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Elena Lozano collects the pass. Elena Lozano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.53
Reginald Torres makes a probing pass to Neil Henderson. Neil Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Moulijn controls it well on his chest. Stefan Moulijn knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Scott Morrison!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hibernian appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. The Queens Park players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Hibernian kick off the second half!
47.10
Duncan Ferguson kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum Brady.
48.02
Filipe Tavares makes a probing pass to John Strachan. John Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Dickov. Stuart Dickov beats his man to it with a header but it whistles just wide of the post!
51.07
Massimo Franceschini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Filipe Tavares. Filipe Tavares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Lozano. Elena Lozano whips in a cross ball towards John Strachan. John Strachan connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
54.46
Filipe Tavares takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Carlton Allman. Carlton Allman threads the ball through to Stuart Dickov. Stuart Dickov whips in a cross ball towards Elena Lozano. Elena Lozano heads the ball goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
59.31
Callum Naysmith passes the ball forward to Filipe Tavares. With intelligent vision, Filipe Tavares picks a pass forward to Jean-Sebastien Mboma. Jean-Sebastien Mboma shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.08
Hibernian have made 2 substitutions with Stephen Gough replacing Reginald Torres and Stuart McNeill replacing Duncan Ferguson .Queens Park have made 2 substitutions with Scott Dalglish replacing Dominic Mcallister and Paolo Peruzzi replacing Elena Lozano .
63.14
Stephen Gough sees Stuart McNeill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Scott Morrison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.33
Callum Naysmith takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish sees Carlton Allman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlton Allman threads a neat ball through to John Strachan. John Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Sebastien Mboma. Jean-Sebastien Mboma outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Miguael Platini is on top of it.
67.55
Carlton Allman flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Dickov who takes it down. Stuart Dickov finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
69.27
Stefan Moulijn comes in with a very late challenge on Massimo Franceschini. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Massimo Franceschini stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.03
Queens Park have made a substitution with Dominic Mcallister replacing Callum Brady .
79.07
Filipe Tavares knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Peruzzi. Paolo Peruzzi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephen Gough.
87.46
Filipe Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Sebastien Mboma holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-Sebastien Mboma shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
28.4%
44.4%
27.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Elena Lozano of Queens Park

Match Ratings