Match Report
| Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian |  |  | FC Lorient | FC Lorient | ||||||||||||||||
| Manny King | Manny King | manager | Cristian Pineda | Cristian Pineda | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Allsopp | P. Allsopp |  | 83 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Andy Lineker | A. Lineker | |||||||||
| Oleg Smith | O. Smith | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Seb Petit | S. Petit | |||||||||
| Jermaine Tiatto | J. Tiatto | | 76 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 |  | Richard Booth | R. Booth | |||||||||
| Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan |  | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 |  | Jorge Pinheiro | J. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Yoshiaki Kaita | Y. Kaita |  | 75 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Samba Levet | S. Levet | |||||||||
| Andy Dalglish | A. Dalglish | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Dado Ehret | D. Ehret | |||||||||
| Gary Niven | G. Niven | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Stuart Murrin | S. Murrin | |||||||||
| Pierre Nkono | P. Nkono |  | 74 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Ugo Summerbee | U. Summerbee | |||||||||
| Serafim Lacatus | S. Lacatus |  | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 | | Alec Hutchison | A. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Alexander Stefanidis | A. Stefanidis |  | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Kader Pichot | K. Pichot | |||||||||
| Adrian Nanu | A. Nanu | | 78 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 | | Yann Besson | Y. Besson | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by ALAC |
Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play FC Lorient in this friendly game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Heart of Midlothian and FC Lorient are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Heart of Midlothian and FC Lorient are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Lorient kick off the first half!
3.03
0-0Jorge Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Ugo Summerbee. Ugo Summerbee chips the ball to his team mate, Yann Besson. Yann Besson finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Peter Allsopp.
6.16
0-0Dado Ehret surges forward with the ball. Dado Ehret goes all the way! Dado Ehret rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
9.30
0-0Samba Levet passes the ball forward to Ugo Summerbee. Ugo Summerbee knocks the ball to his team mate, Yann Besson. Yann Besson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kubilay Özalan.
10.30
0-0Pierre Nkono knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Stefanidis. Alexander Stefanidis makes a probing pass to Adrian Nanu but he's offside!
15.39
Pierre Nkono makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu goes all the way! Adrian Nanu shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.30
1-0Oleg Smith makes a probing pass to Gary Niven. Gary Niven sees a break and surges forward. Gary Niven goes all the way! Gary Niven tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.05
Kubilay Özalan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Dalglish. Andy Dalglish passes the ball forward to Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu plays a perfect one-two with Alexander Stefanidis and rushes in on goal... Adrian Nanu shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Andy Lineker easily smothers it!
28.58
Richard Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Dado Ehret. Dado Ehret knocks the ball forward to Yann Besson. Yann Besson finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
33.06
Jermaine Tiatto makes a simple pass to Andy Dalglish. Andy Dalglish controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Serafim Lacatus but the linesman indicates offside!
36.04
Jorge Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Murrin. Stuart Murrin surges forward with the ball. Stuart Murrin shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.47
Jorge Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Summerbee. Ugo Summerbee takes it forward alone. Ugo Summerbee controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.05
1-0Jorge Pinheiro comes in with a late challenge on Adrian Nanu. Jorge Pinheiro is shown the yellow card! Adrian Nanu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Kubilay Özalan passes the ball forward to Pierre Nkono. Pierre Nkono makes a simple pass to Serafim Lacatus. Serafim Lacatus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off!
48.47
Dado Ehret knocks the ball to his team mate, Yann Besson. Yann Besson shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.25
Pierre Nkono chips the ball to his team mate, Serafim Lacatus. Serafim Lacatus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.33
Pierre Nkono knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Stefanidis. Alexander Stefanidis threads the ball through to Serafim Lacatus but he's offside!
57.24
Gary Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Serafim Lacatus. Serafim Lacatus whips in a cross ball towards Alexander Stefanidis. Alexander Stefanidis flicks the ball with his head. Andy Lineker manages to gather it comfortably.
59.19
Dado Ehret brings the ball forward. Dado Ehret plays a perfect one-two with Kader Pichot and rushes in on goal... Dado Ehret takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.31
Ugo Summerbee kicks a strong pass forward to Yann Besson. Yann Besson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.23
Seb Petit makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Summerbee. Ugo Summerbee knocks the ball to his team mate, Kader Pichot. Kader Pichot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.17
Dado Ehret knocks the ball to his team mate, Yann Besson. Yann Besson shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
81.30
1-0Oleg Smith catches Kader Pichot on the ankles. Oleg Smith is warned by the referee! Kader Pichot runs off the knock.
83.36
Richard Booth makes a beautiful solo run. Richard Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.56
Richard Booth takes it forward alone. Richard Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Kader Pichot. Kader Pichot knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Allsopp who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Andy Dalglish chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Gary Niven 18 |