Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Hamilton Academical. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Hamilton Academical kick off the first half!
2.30
0-0Callum Mason surges forward with the ball. Callum Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.27
0-0Gavin McStay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero flicks the ball with his head. Mustapha Van Der Gaag easily picks it out of the air!
8.17
Vinicius Rai decides to run forward with the ball. Vinicius Rai brings the ball forward. Vinicius Rai kicks a strong pass forward to Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Craig Souness is on top of it.
9.19
Panagiotis Intzidis chips the ball to his team mate, Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Craig Souness easily smothers it!
10.27
0-0Billy Davidson makes a probing pass to Alec Mason. Alec Mason whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.52
Callum Mason knocks the ball forward to Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Mustapha Van Der Gaag manages to keep it out.
16.48
Saïd Boulahia knocks the ball forward to Darren Robson. Darren Robson makes a simple pass to Christopher Wolf. Christopher Wolf goes all the way! Christopher Wolf makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Craig Souness is on top of it.
18.17
Jean-Philippe Trévisan knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
20.55
0-0Pablo Caballero clumsily knocks into Vinicius Rai. The referee calls over Pablo Caballero and warns him to calm down! Vinicius Rai hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.38
Callum Mason comes in with a late challenge on Nathan Matuzalem. Callum Mason is given a warning by the referee! Nathan Matuzalem runs off the knock.
32.19
Darren Robson threads the ball through to Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa lofts in a cross ball towards Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.51
1-0Saïd Boulahia makes a probing pass to Panagiotis Intzidis. Panagiotis Intzidis makes a probing pass to Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nathan Matuzalem!
44.49
Darren Robson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christopher Wolf. Christopher Wolf shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Craig Souness easily smothers it!
45.00
Gavin McStay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga whips in a cross ball towards Alec Mason. Alec Mason connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Heart of Midlothian kicking off!
48.19
Neil Liddell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christopher Wolf. Christopher Wolf lofts in a cross ball towards Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Craig Souness.
49.59
Neil Liddell catches Billy Davidson on the ankles. Neil Liddell is given a warning by the referee! Billy Davidson runs off the knock.
51.03
Don Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Mason. Alec Mason lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.42
1-0Yuriy Kushnirov threads the ball through to Alec Mason. Alec Mason threads the ball through to Alexandre Postiga but he's offside!
59.48
Saïd Boulahia threads the ball through to Panagiotis Intzidis. Panagiotis Intzidis flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa plays a perfect one-two with Nathan Matuzalem and rushes in on goal... Nicola C. Festa tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
61.04
Yuriy Kushnirov passes the ball forward to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Mason. Alec Mason heads the ball goalwards. Mustapha Van Der Gaag easily picks it out of the air!
65.11
Syd Gower knocks the ball forward to Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson knocks the ball forward to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.10
Yuriy Kushnirov makes a simple pass to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
71.42
Panagiotis Intzidis chips the ball to his team mate, Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa goes all the way! Nicola C. Festa shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Craig Souness!
75.37
Vinicius Rai makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell makes a probing pass to Christopher Wolf. Christopher Wolf deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nathan Matuzalem but the linesman indicates offside!
77.45
Darren Robson makes a simple pass to Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.39
Billy Davidson sees a break and surges forward. Billy Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
85.15
1-0Heart of Midlothian are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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