Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Little Steve Little
Harvey AdamsH. Adams60
G
captain1
G
70Duarte AntunesD. Antunes
David InglisD. Inglis79
D
2
D
68Pascal KuytP. Kuyt
Morris GascoigneM. Gascoigne76
D
3
D
79Jim WingertJ. Wingert
Gerhard BreitnerG. Breitner67
D
4
D
72Dave LinekerD. Lineker
Ricardo VieiraR. Vieira78
M
5
D
70Morris SmithM. Smith
Norio OgawaN. Ogawa74
M
6
M
74Alpay BulentA. Bulent
Scott ClelandS. Cleland69
M
7captain
M
70Johan FarnerudJ. Farnerud
Mauricio SotoM. Soto62
M
8
M
76Youssouf CollotY. Collot
Alec McallisterA. Mcallister74
A
9
A
73Yuki KanekoY. Kaneko
Ralph MacleanR. Maclean72
A
10
A
72Godwin AliyuG. Aliyu
Colin InglisC. Inglis66
A
11
A
71Ruben JardimR. Jardim
 
Gary HughesG. Hughes67
D
12
D
68Jean-Guy AchardJ. Achard
Gavin CaldwellG. Caldwell63
A
13
M
68Jason PearsonJ. Pearson
Billy MortonB. Morton63
D
14
A
71Peter StrasserP. Strasser

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 16,821 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Gemmill.


0.00
St. Johnstone kick off!
2.35
David Inglis brings the ball forward. David Inglis threads a neat ball through to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Duarte Antunes manages to keep it out.
4.25
Alpay Bulent hits a low pass to Ruben Jardim. Ruben Jardim finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Harvey Adams. Excellent save.
6.45
Alpay Bulent flicks a high pass forward. Yuki Kaneko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yuki Kaneko shoots from 20 yards. Harvey Adams gets down and covers it.
21.17
Mauricio Soto chips the ball to his team mate, Ralph Maclean. Ralph Maclean knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.39
Dave Lineker flicks a high pass forward to Youssouf Collot who brings the ball under control. Youssouf Collot makes a simple pass to Godwin Aliyu. Godwin Aliyu shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.38
Youssouf Collot darts forward. Youssouf Collot knocks in a cross ball towards Yuki Kaneko. Yuki Kaneko directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
38.38
Alpay Bulent chips the ball to his team mate, Ruben Jardim. Ruben Jardim plays a quick one-two with Yuki Kaneko and rushes in on goal... Ruben Jardim muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
42.03
Morris Gascoigne makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Cleland. With imagination, Scott Cleland laces a weighted ball forward to Ralph Maclean. Ralph Maclean knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Alpay Bulent threads a neat ball through to Yuki Kaneko. Yuki Kaneko knocks in a cross ball towards Godwin Aliyu. Gerhard Breitner barges into Godwin Aliyu. Godwin Aliyu appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone 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
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian get the second half underway!
47.32
Mauricio Soto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duarte Antunes who gathers it comfortably.
49.13
Youssouf Collot chips the ball to his team mate, Yuki Kaneko. Yuki Kaneko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.20
Morris Gascoigne makes a beautiful solo run. Morris Gascoigne kicks a strong pass forward to Ralph Maclean. Ralph Maclean knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.31
Alpay Bulent plays the ball forward to Ruben Jardim. Ruben Jardim plays a scrappy one-two with Godwin Aliyu and advances towards the goal... Ruben Jardim tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Harvey Adams.
56.02
Corner kick to St. Johnstone. Alpay Bulent plays it to the near post. Colin Inglis gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
57.27
Alpay Bulent kicks a strong pass forward to Godwin Aliyu. Godwin Aliyu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harvey Adams who gathers it comfortably.
59.16
Youssouf Collot flicks a high ball forward to Ruben Jardim who takes it down. Ruben Jardim finds some space and shoots from distance. Harvey Adams gets down and covers it.
60.04
Heart of Midlothian have made 2 substitutions with Gary Hughes replacing Morris Gascoigne and Billy Morton replacing Alec Mcallister .
61.14
David Inglis chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Cleland. Scott Cleland flicks a high ball forward to Billy Morton who takes it down. Billy Morton whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Maclean. Ralph Maclean heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
66.17
Mauricio Soto plays the ball forward to Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jim Wingert.
69.26
Norio Ogawa flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Maclean. Ralph Maclean whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
75.50
David Inglis advances with the ball. David Inglis makes a beautiful solo run. David Inglis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
79.08
Norio Ogawa advances with the ball. Norio Ogawa knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Inglis. With a superhuman jump, Colin Inglis connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Duarte Antunes didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
85.33
Gerhard Breitner flicks a high ball forward to Mauricio Soto who takes it down. Mauricio Soto knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Inglis. Colin Inglis lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Morton. Billy Morton powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Duarte Antunes!
89.57
Scott Cleland chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Morton. Billy Morton shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

St. Johnstone
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
26.6%
43%
30.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Inglis of Heart of Midlothian

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

1.Duarte Antunes (GK)
8
2.Pascal Kuyt (DEF)
6
3.Jim Wingert (DEF)
6
4.Dave Lineker (DEF)
7
5.Morris Smith (DEF)
6
6.Alpay Bulent (MID)
8
7.Johan Farnerud (MID)
6
8.Youssouf Collot (MID)
8
9.Yuki Kaneko (ATT)
6
10.Godwin Aliyu (ATT)
6
11.Ruben Jardim (ATT)
7
 
12.Jean-Guy Achard (DEF)
0
13.Jason Pearson (MID)
0
14.Peter Strasser (ATT)
0