Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Celtic. A crowd of 17,908 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David White.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian get the match underway!
6.12
Carl Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez rushes past Julian Hierro! Roberto Guerrero Lopez strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
9.52
Jeremy Levintsky hits a low pass to Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton skips past John Niven! Alun Shilton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alun Shilton!
14.43
John Niven sees Roberto Guerrero Lopez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Carl Taylor controls it well on his chest. Carl Taylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.22
John Niven decides to run forward with the ball. John Niven passes the ball forward to Dominique Pavon. Dominique Pavon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.24
Julian Hierro takes the throw-in. Callum McNeill flicks a high pass forward to Stanley Smithe who brings the ball under control. Stanley Smithe sees Alun Shilton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alun Shilton advances inside the box! Alun Shilton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
30.49
Filipe Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Dominique Pavon. Dominique Pavon is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
38.08
Filipe Monteiro barges into Jeremy Levintsky. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jeremy Levintsky stretches but gets up unharmed.
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. Celtic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. The Celtic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Celtic start the second half!
49.06
Miguel Herrera barges into Stanley Smithe. Miguel Herrera is shown the yellow card! Stanley Smithe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.24
Jeremy Levintsky knocks the ball forward to Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton puts a great ball through. Nicolas Zimmermann runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
53.40
Callum McNeill sees Jeremy Levintsky in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jeremy Levintsky sees space and advances. Jeremy Levintsky kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Zimmermann but the referee indicates it's offside!
59.31
Filipe Monteiro darts forward. Filipe Monteiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Hierro.
60.19
Houssin Elkhatabi advances with the ball. Houssin Elkhatabi whips in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin makes a convincing header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.02
Stanley Smithe threads a neat ball through to Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
67.43
Miguel Carvalho knocks the ball forward to Dominique Pavon. Dominique Pavon plays a quick one-two with Roberto Guerrero Lopez and rushes in on goal... Dominique Pavon tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
69.04
Jeremy Levintsky knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Zimmermann. Nicolas Zimmermann passes the ball forward to Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.48
Houssin Elkhatabi threads a neat ball through to Dominique Pavon. Dominique Pavon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Hierro.
73.51
John Niven surges forward with the ball. John Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum McNeill.
77.20
Heart of Midlothian have made a substitution with Kevin Mckinlay replacing Callum McNeill .Celtic have made 2 substitutions with Dries Zuidam replacing Miguel Carvalho and Martin Makin replacing Dominique Pavon .
87.45
Chritophe Laslandes passes the ball forward to Rodolfo Diez. Rodolfo Diez flicks a high pass forward. Mike Newby collects the pass. Mike Newby shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
89.29
Kevin Mckinlay threads the ball through to Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Diez. Rodolfo Diez passes the ball forward but Mike Newby is offside!
90.00
Rodolfo Diez makes a simple pass to Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Newby but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 1 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 5 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 51.4285714285714 vs 48.5714285714286
Play Area
Home team third: 30.00%, Midfield: 45.71%, Away team third: 24.29%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alun Shilton of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Silvio Lima (GK)
6
6
4. Julian Hierro (DEF)
6
5. Robert Riza (DEF)
6
7
8. Rodolfo Diez (MID)
6
10. Alun Shilton (ATT)
9
11. Mike Newby (ATT)
6

12. Kevin Mckinlay (ATT)
6
13. Ross Sharpe (MID)
0
14. Patrick Laver (DEF)
0

3. Adolfo Bravo (DEF)
6
4. John Niven (DEF)
8
5. Carl Taylor (MID)
6
6
6
5
10. Wayne Dublin (ATT)
8
11. Dominique Pavon (DEF)
6

12. Brutil Machlas (DEF)
0
13. Dries Zuidam (MID)
6
14. Martin Makin (MID)
6