Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     StranraerStranraer
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Harvey AdamsH. Adams60
G
captain1
G
62Paul McCoistP. McCoist
David InglisD. Inglis79
D
2
D
73Billy CollinsB. Collins
Morris GascoigneM. Gascoigne76
D
3
D
70Craig StrachanC. Strachan
Gerhard BreitnerG. Breitner67
D
4
D
63Alec BoothA. Booth
Ricardo VieiraR. Vieira78
M
5
D
57Stephen DickovS. Dickov
Norio OgawaN. Ogawa73
M
6
M
64Scott GlassS. Glass
Scott ClelandS. Cleland69
M
7
M
62Cesar LoureiroC. Loureiro
Mauricio SotoM. Soto62
M
8captain
M
59Julian BoydJ. Boyd
Alec McallisterA. Mcallister74
A
9
M
56Sebastiao VarelaS. Varela
Ralph MacleanR. Maclean72
A
10
A
81John BoothJ. Booth
Colin InglisC. Inglis66
A
11
A
81Stephen NivenS. Niven
 
Gary HughesG. Hughes67
D
12
A
65Duncan JamesD. James
Gavin CaldwellG. Caldwell63
A
13
A
65Matt McallisterM. Mcallister
Billy MortonB. Morton63
D
14
A
64Alec MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Stranraer. A crowd of 17,177 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio  Cortes.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian get the match underway!
2.31
David Inglis hacks Stephen Niven from behind! The referee calls over David Inglis and shows him a yellow card! Stephen Niven hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.02
Scott Cleland catches Cesar Loureiro on the ankles. Scott Cleland is warned by the referee! Cesar Loureiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.41
David Inglis makes a simple pass to Norio Ogawa. Norio Ogawa hits a low pass to Ralph Maclean. Ralph Maclean plays a one-two with Alec Mcallister and advances towards the goal... Ralph Maclean rockets a shot on goal. Paul McCoist gets down and covers it.
10.01
Craig Strachan pushes mid-way up the pitch. Craig Strachan hits a low pass to John Booth. John Booth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gerhard Breitner.
14.16
Scott Cleland passes the ball forward to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Dickov.
16.19
Scott Cleland passes the ball forward to Ralph Maclean. Ralph Maclean whips in a cross ball towards Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
20.38
Julian Boyd decides to run forward with the ball. Julian Boyd whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Harvey Adams punches it away to safety.
21.36
Scott Cleland plays the ball forward to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Booth.
22.53
Julian Boyd sees Stephen Niven in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Niven knocks in a cross ball towards John Booth. John Booth beats his man to it with a header but it's a woeful effort!
24.21
Scott Cleland takes it forward alone. Scott Cleland shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.03
Craig Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Varela. Sebastiao Varela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Booth. John Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harvey Adams who gathers it comfortably.
28.41
Ricardo Vieira knocks the ball forward to Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
30.09
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
32.53
Stephen Dickov pushes up the pitch. Stephen Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Niven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Niven knocks in a cross ball towards John Booth. John Booth whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
36.02
Gerhard Breitner hacks Stephen Niven from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Niven stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.35
Cesar Loureiro flicks a high pass forward to Stephen Niven who brings the ball under control. Stephen Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Inglis.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half. Stranraer also appear unchanged since the first half. The Heart of Midlothian players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Stranraer kick off and get the second half underway!
47.42
Billy Collins kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Boyd. Julian Boyd flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Niven controls it well on his chest. Stephen Niven knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but John Booth is offside!
48.59
Scott Cleland threads a neat ball through to Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
54.36
Billy Collins flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Loureiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cesar Loureiro makes an attacking run forward. Cesar Loureiro passes the ball forward but John Booth is offside!
55.01
Stephen Dickov advances with the ball. Stephen Dickov threads a neat ball through to Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harvey Adams who gathers it comfortably.
57.43
Alec Booth sees Julian Boyd in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Boyd passes the ball forward to Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven lofts in a cross ball towards John Booth. John Booth finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Harvey Adams manages to gather it easily.
59.40
Scott Cleland advances with the ball. Scott Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
60.49
Heart of Midlothian have made 2 substitutions with Gary Hughes replacing Morris Gascoigne and Billy Morton replacing Alec Mcallister .
63.30
Stephen Dickov makes a simple pass to Cesar Loureiro. With imagination, Cesar Loureiro plays the ball forward to John Booth. John Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Hughes.
66.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Norio Ogawa plays the ball forward to Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
67.12
Stephen Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Loureiro controls it well on his chest. Cesar Loureiro makes a probing pass to Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven knocks in a cross ball towards John Booth. John Booth whips the ball goalwards with his head but Gerhard Breitner is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
72.25
Cesar Loureiro makes a probing pass to Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven flicks a high pass forward. John Booth controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. John Booth shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Harvey Adams comfortably smothers it!
73.02
David Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Norio Ogawa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Norio Ogawa threads the ball through to Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Ralph Maclean. Ralph Maclean rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Billy Collins happens to be in the right place to block it.
75.58
Julian Boyd takes it forward alone. Julian Boyd knocks in a cross ball towards John Booth. John Booth jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.29
Billy Collins flicks a high pass forward to Julian Boyd who brings the ball under control. Julian Boyd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Booth. John Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Stranraer
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.4%
57.6%
Play Area
25.9%
45.9%
28.2%

Scorers
Alec Mcallister 16
John Booth 33, 76

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Booth of Stranraer

Match Ratings
1.Harvey Adams (GK)
7
2.David Inglis (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Morris Gascoigne (DEF)
6
4.Gerhard Breitner (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Ricardo Vieira (MID)
6
6.Norio Ogawa (MID)
6
7.Scott Cleland (MID)
7
8.Mauricio Soto (MID)
6
9.Alec Mcallister (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Ralph Maclean (ATT)
7
11.Colin Inglis (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Hughes (DEF)
6
13.Gavin Caldwell (ATT)
0
14.Billy Morton (DEF)
6

1.Paul McCoist (GK)
6
2.Billy Collins (DEF)
6
3.Craig Strachan (DEF)
6
4.Alec Booth (DEF)
6
5.Stephen Dickov (DEF)
7
6.Scott Glass (MID)
6
7.Cesar Loureiro (MID)
7
8.Julian Boyd (MID)
8
9.Sebastiao Varela (MID)
6
10.John Booth (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Stephen Niven (ATT)
7
 
12.Duncan James (ATT)
0
13.Matt Mcallister (ATT)
0
14.Alec Meiklejohn (ATT)
0