Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Celtic. A crowd of 18,790 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Heart of Midlothian start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.20
0-0Danny Grella knocks the ball forward to Jean-Christophe Celestini. Jean-Christophe Celestini sees a break and surges forward. Jean-Christophe Celestini shoots from 25 yards but Ronnie Windass is on top of it.
4.57
0-0Kevin Caldwell decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Filippo Bellotto but the referee indicates it's offside!
8.14
0-1Dominic Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher knocks in a cross ball towards Filippo Bellotto. Filippo Bellotto powers a header at goal. Ronnie Windass is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.37
Denni Gravesen knocks the ball to his team mate, Luiz Miguel De Souza. Luiz Miguel De Souza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jurek Malkowski. Jurek Malkowski goes all the way! Jurek Malkowski shoots from just inside the box. Heitor Martins easily smothers it.
15.32
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
18.46
Jean-Christophe Celestini knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher plays a perfect one-two with Alec Naysmith and rushes in on goal... Gavin Gallacher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Ronnie Windass is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
22.48
Harvey Van Der Gun knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonatan Osmanowski. Jonatan Osmanowski makes a simple pass to Giannis Gouzanis. Giannis Gouzanis passes the ball forward to Younès Belgherbi. Younès Belgherbi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Heitor Martins!
26.40
Kevin Caldwell makes a probing pass to Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Ronnie Windass.
28.25
0-2Kevin Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Filippo Bellotto. Filippo Bellotto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.38
Ismael Türkyilmaz flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Caldwell. Kevin Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Naysmith. Alec Naysmith threads the ball through to Gavin Gallacher but he's offside!
32.04
Jonatan Osmanowski passes the ball forward to Giannis Gouzanis. Giannis Gouzanis goes all the way! Giannis Gouzanis shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
33.28
Dominic Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Filippo Bellotto. Filippo Bellotto shoots from distance but it flies wide!
38.56
Heart of Midlothian are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Celtic's defence.
39.31
Dominic Greig threads the ball through to Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Ronnie Windass manages to keep it out.
42.16
Roman Polyachenko makes a simple pass to Jurek Malkowski. Jurek Malkowski plays a perfect one-two with Giannis Gouzanis and rushes in on goal... Jurek Malkowski shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Celtic kick off the second half!
47.56
0-2Luiz Miguel De Souza clumsily knocks into Kevin Caldwell. Luiz Miguel De Souza is shown the yellow card! Kevin Caldwell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.33
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
49.43
Marek Iwan makes a probing pass to Jurek Malkowski. Jurek Malkowski shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.18
Jonatan Osmanowski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Younès Belgherbi. Younès Belgherbi plays a perfect one-two with Giannis Gouzanis and rushes in on goal... Younès Belgherbi takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.33
Dominic Greig kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Naysmith. Alec Naysmith shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Ronnie Windass!
55.51
Kevin Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Filippo Bellotto. Filippo Bellotto shoots from outside the area but somehow Ronnie Windass manages to keep it out.
57.04
Luiz Miguel De Souza knocks the ball forward to Jurek Malkowski. Jurek Malkowski flicks the ball to his team mate, Giannis Gouzanis. Giannis Gouzanis shoots from just inside the box but Heitor Martins is on top of it.
61.25
Danny Grella makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Christophe Celestini. Jean-Christophe Celestini makes a probing pass to Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.26
Kevin Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Filippo Bellotto. Filippo Bellotto shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.12
Harvey Van Der Gun makes a probing pass to Marek Iwan. Marek Iwan knocks the ball forward to Giannis Gouzanis. Giannis Gouzanis knocks in a cross ball towards Jurek Malkowski. Jurek Malkowski powers a header at goal but Heitor Martins is on top of it.
71.50
Stephen Law advances with the ball. Stephen Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giannis Gouzanis. Giannis Gouzanis plays a perfect one-two with Jurek Malkowski and rushes in on goal... Giannis Gouzanis shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
78.27
Harvey Van Der Gun threads the ball through to Luiz Miguel De Souza. Luiz Miguel De Souza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giannis Gouzanis. Giannis Gouzanis knocks the ball to his team mate, Younès Belgherbi. Younès Belgherbi shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
85.05
Danny Grella knocks the ball forward to Kevin Caldwell. Kevin Caldwell passes the ball forward to Filippo Bellotto. Filippo Bellotto goes all the way! Filippo Bellotto makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Ronnie Windass!
89.04
Roman Polyachenko surges forward with the ball. Roman Polyachenko whips in a cross ball towards Younès Belgherbi. Younès Belgherbi directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
23.5%
45.7%
30.9%
Scorers