Match Report
| Hibernian | Hibernian |  |  | Ross County | Ross County | ||||||||||||||||
| Nick Pogosyan | Nick Pogosyan | Robbie Dademo | Robbie Dademo | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Kooiman | J. Kooiman |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Don McGrory | D. McGrory | |||||||||
| Gavin Matteo | G. Matteo | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 79 | | Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Franklin Gomez | F. Gomez |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Gary Collins | G. Collins | |||||||||
| Lefteris Pappas | L. Pappas |  | 34 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 |  | Patrick Ndo | P. Ndo | |||||||||
| Dominic James | D. James | | 47 | M | | 5 | | M | 58 | | Duncan Morton | D. Morton | |||||||||
| Alvaro Mora | A. Mora |  | 30 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Dominic Morton | D. Morton | |||||||||
| Stuart Thomson | S. Thomson | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Kevin Inglis | K. Inglis | |||||||||
| Wouter de Wit | W. de Wit | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Richard Mckinlay | R. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Billy Gough | B. Gough | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Duncan Strachan | D. Strachan | |||||||||
| Stuart Walsh | S. Walsh |  | 36 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Craig Meiklejohn | C. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Milton Hertel | M. Hertel | | 38 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Shaun Cooke | S. Cooke | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Ross County. A crowd of 14,936 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Hibernian and Ross County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Hibernian and Ross County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Hibernian kick off and get the first half underway!
3.25
0-0Lefteris Pappas makes a beautiful solo run. Lefteris Pappas takes it forward alone. Lefteris Pappas lofts in a cross ball towards Milton Hertel. Milton Hertel directs the ball goalwards with his head. Don McGrory manages to gather it comfortably.
6.36
Duncan Morton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
8.53
0-0Duncan Morton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn goes all the way! Craig Meiklejohn tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.42
Richard Mckinlay sees space and advances. Richard Mckinlay lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Cooke. Shaun Cooke is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.13
Dominic Morton passes the ball forward to Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn goes all the way! Craig Meiklejohn rockets a shot on goal but John Kooiman is on top of it.
16.20
0-0Kevin Inglis threads the ball through to Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Cooke but he's offside!
28.20
Stuart Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Milton Hertel. Milton Hertel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.58
0-0Kevin Inglis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Kooiman who gathers it comfortably.
42.08
Alvaro Mora knocks the ball forward to Milton Hertel. Milton Hertel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart McCoist.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Ross County start the second half!
48.08
Richard Mckinlay surges forward with the ball. Richard Mckinlay lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.49
Kevin Inglis makes a probing pass to Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.29
Duncan Morton chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
54.51
Dominic Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Cooke. Shaun Cooke goes all the way! Shaun Cooke shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
59.36
Duncan Morton knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
63.59
Gavin Matteo kicks a strong pass forward to Alvaro Mora. Alvaro Mora knocks the ball forward to Billy Gough. Billy Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.36
Duncan Morton makes a beautiful solo run. Duncan Morton tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but John Kooiman manages to gather it comfortably.
67.42
0-0Stuart Thomson barges into Duncan Morton. The referee calls over Stuart Thomson and shows him a yellow card! Duncan Morton stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.42
1-0Wouter de Wit threads the ball through to Billy Gough. Billy Gough shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
79.20
1-0Gary Collins catches Stuart Walsh on the ankles. Gary Collins is given a warning by the referee! Stuart Walsh hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.14
Patrick Ndo knocks the ball forward to Richard Mckinlay. Richard Mckinlay threads the ball through to Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn plays a perfect one-two with Duncan Strachan and rushes in on goal... Craig Meiklejohn rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
84.20
Alvaro Mora controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Gough. Billy Gough shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.43
Patrick Ndo hacks Milton Hertel from behind! Patrick Ndo is shown the yellow card! Milton Hertel runs off the knock.
90.00
Dominic Morton threads the ball through to Shaun Cooke. Shaun Cooke lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.2%
58.8%
Play Area
32.5%
48.8%
18.8%
Scorers