Match Report


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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 19,631 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Queen of the South appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Ferguson.


0.00
Queen of the South kick off!
8.55
Garry Rae deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Harvey Adams!
12.57
Hocine Bouzama hacks Ralph Maclean from behind! Hocine Bouzama is given a warning by the referee! Ralph Maclean stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.31
Norio Ogawa makes a probing pass to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
26.06
Scott Cleland surges forward with the ball. Scott Cleland shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
28.01
Mauricio Soto passes the ball forward to Ralph Maclean. Ralph Maclean knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hocine Bouzama.
36.57
Neil Bremner hacks Ricardo Vieira from behind! The referee warns Neil Bremner to calm down! Ricardo Vieira runs off the knock.
40.04
Norio Ogawa flicks a high pass forward. Alec Mcallister controls it well on his chest. Alec Mcallister sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Simon Edwards!
42.09
Neil Bremner clumsily knocks into Norio Ogawa. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Norio Ogawa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.14
Norio Ogawa sees Ralph Maclean in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ralph Maclean knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Alec Mcallister comes in with a late challenge on Leonardo Zironelli. Alec Mcallister is shown the yellow card! Leonardo Zironelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half. Queen of the South 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
Heart of Midlothian kick off and get the second half underway!
51.02
David Inglis kicks a strong pass forward to Norio Ogawa. Norio Ogawa flicks a high ball forward to Colin Inglis who takes it down. Colin Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's well over the bar!
55.47
Neil Matteo clumsily knocks into Colin Inglis. The referee brings Neil Matteo to one side and gives him a warning! Colin Inglis runs off the knock.
57.17
Leonardo Zironelli hacks Alec Mcallister from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alec Mcallister runs off the knock.
59.43
Leonardo Zironelli makes a probing pass to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan tries a spectacular long range effort. Harvey Adams gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
60.20
Heart of Midlothian have made 2 substitutions with Gary Hughes replacing Morris Gascoigne and Billy Morton replacing Alec Mcallister .
61.24
Neil Bremner passes the ball forward to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.31
David Inglis flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Vieira who takes it down. Ricardo Vieira darts forward. Ricardo Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Inglis. With a superhuman jump, Colin Inglis connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Simon Edwards reads it well. Good keeping!
69.01
Mauricio Soto clumsily knocks into Neil Bremner. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Neil Bremner runs off the knock.
78.17
Scott Cleland makes a simple pass to Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Maclean. Ralph Maclean makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Simon Edwards!
83.35
Norio Ogawa makes a beautiful solo run. Norio Ogawa finds some space and shoots from distance. Simon Edwards gets down and covers it.
84.41
Garry Rae threads a neat ball through to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz threads the ball through into the box. Oliver Reimers tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.46
Neil Bremner barges into Norio Ogawa. Neil Bremner is warned by the referee again! Norio Ogawa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
6
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
73.8%
26.2%
Play Area
18.5%
52.3%
29.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Norio Ogawa of Heart of Midlothian

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

1.Simon Edwards (GK)
8
2.Daniel Fuentes (DEF)
6
3.Leonardo Zironelli (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Neil Matteo (DEF)
5
5.Hocine Bouzama (DEF)
5
6.Garry Rae (MID)
6
7.Neil Bremner (MID)yellow card
5
8.Gary Sullivan (ATT)
6
9.Stuart Booth (ATT)
6
10.Elena Ruiz (ATT)
7
11.Oliver Reimers (ATT)
6
 
12.David Sullivan (MID)
0
13.Edmundo Saez (MID)
0
14.Stuart Hutchison (MID)
0