Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Sean Clayton Sean Clayton Josh Davies Josh Davies
Scott MccannS. Mccann66
G
1captain
G
78Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Alex RaeA. Rae54
D
2
D
74Phil ThomsonP. Thomson
Gary ColeG. Cole63
D
3
D
75Afonso AvilesA. Aviles
Craig ShieldsC. Shields66
D
captain4
D
76Guilherme BentoG. Bento
Daniel MouretD. Mouret66
D
5
M
79Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio
Christian FrieserC. Frieser65
M
6
M
79Sebastian TurekS. Turek
Dagui OulmersD. Oulmers69
M
7
M
76Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia
Madjid Le GarrecM. Le Garrec67
M
8
M
80David ReimersD. Reimers
Joachim SoglianoJ. Sogliano69
A
9
A
81Nacer RamdaniN. Ramdani
Davide Di CaraD. Di Cara65
A
10
A
89Haruto SugiyamaH. Sugiyama
Bill BowerB. Bower70
A
11
A
82Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi
 
Craig KasperC. Kasper58
D
12
D
71Gianni GalindoG. Galindo
Gavin GoughG. Gough56
M
13
M
74Leon WiltordL. Wiltord
Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister55
M
14
M
74Nenad MeminN. Memin

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Heart of Midlothian. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Rummenigge.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off!
6.43
Christian Frieser takes a long throw-in. Dagui Oulmers sees Bill Bower in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bill Bower knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Afonso Aviles.
9.58
Oscar Marsiglia runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Oscar Marsiglia shoots from distance. Solid save from Scott Mccann.
16.58
Christian Frieser makes a beautiful solo run. Christian Frieser lofts in a cross ball towards Joachim Sogliano. Joachim Sogliano connects with a diving header. Joachim Sogliano scores for St Mirren!!
20.01
Oscar Marsiglia takes it forward alone. Oscar Marsiglia shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
24.24
Phil Thomson knocks the ball forward to Nicolás Aurellio. Nicolás Aurellio threads the ball through to Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Mouret.
26.45
With great vision, Oscar Marsiglia plays the ball forward to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi plays a one-two with Haruto Sugiyama and rushes in on goal... Djamel Benmiloudi tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but is blocked by Alex Rae's leg.
27.31
Sebastian Turek picks a pass forward to Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama knocks in a cross ball towards Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani beats his man to it with a header. Scott Mccann is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.09
Phil Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Marsiglia controls it well on his chest. Oscar Marsiglia threads the ball through to Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.48
Sebastian Turek flicks the ball to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Scott Mccann gets down and covers it.
38.10
Nicolás Aurellio flicks a high pass forward. Nacer Ramdani controls it well on his chest. Nacer Ramdani knocks in a cross ball towards Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama connects with a diving header. Scott Mccann didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
45.00
Heart of Midlothian are dictating the run of play here today.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Heart of Midlothian also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
St Mirren kick off and get the second half underway!
47.41
Nicolás Aurellio flicks a high pass forward. Djamel Benmiloudi collects the pass. Djamel Benmiloudi lofts in a cross ball towards Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.30
Christian Frieser sees space and advances. Christian Frieser lofts in a cross ball towards Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
57.50
Afonso Aviles flicks a high ball forward to Oscar Marsiglia who takes it down. Oscar Marsiglia sees Nacer Ramdani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nacer Ramdani shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
59.09
Dagui Oulmers makes an attacking run forward. Dagui Oulmers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Davide Di Cara but he's offside!
60.32
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Gianni Galindo replacing Guilherme Bento, Leon Wiltord replacing Nicolás Aurellio and Nenad Memin replacing Oscar Marsiglia .
61.39
Christian Frieser clumsily knocks into Nenad Memin. The referee warns Christian Frieser to calm down! Nenad Memin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.07
Nenad Memin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nenad Memin edges inside the box! Nenad Memin rockets a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.23
With vision, Nenad Memin picks a pass forward to Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama lofts in a cross ball towards Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani connects with a diving header but Scott Mccann is on top of it.
75.04
Nenad Memin flicks a high ball forward to Haruto Sugiyama who takes it down. Haruto Sugiyama edges inside the box! Haruto Sugiyama tries a spectacular strike but Craig Shields is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
81.01
Sebastian Turek comes in with a late challenge on Madjid Le Garrec. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Madjid Le Garrec hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.02
Gary Cole makes a probing pass to Christian Frieser. Christian Frieser knocks the ball forward to Joachim Sogliano. Joachim Sogliano lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Bower. Bill Bower makes a looping header on goal but somehow Evangelos Tsoukalas manages to keep it out.
84.33
Showing composure, Christian Frieser picks a pass forward to Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Phil Thomson.
85.30
Madjid Le Garrec flicks the ball to his team mate, Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Evangelos Tsoukalas who gathers it comfortably.
89.57
Alex Rae threads a neat ball through to Madjid Le Garrec. Madjid Le Garrec flicks the ball to his team mate, Bill Bower. Bill Bower tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.5%
61.5%
Play Area
30.8%
43.6%
25.6%

Scorers
Joachim Sogliano 17
Nacer Ramdani 27
Haruto Sugiyama 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Haruto Sugiyama of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.Scott Mccann (GK)
7
2.Alex Rae (DEF)
6
3.Gary Cole (DEF)
6
4.Craig Shields (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Mouret (DEF)
6
6.Christian Frieser (MID)
7
7.Dagui Oulmers (MID)
6
8.Madjid Le Garrec (MID)
6
9.Joachim Sogliano (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Davide Di Cara (ATT)
6
11.Bill Bower (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Kasper (DEF)
0
13.Gavin Gough (MID)
0
14.Stephen Mcallister (MID)
0

1.Evangelos Tsoukalas (GK)
6
2.Phil Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Afonso Aviles (DEF)
6
4.Guilherme Bento (DEF)
6
5.Nicolás Aurellio (MID)
6
6.Sebastian Turek (MID)yellow card
6
7.Oscar Marsiglia (MID)
8
8.David Reimers (MID)
6
9.Nacer Ramdani (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Haruto Sugiyama (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Djamel Benmiloudi (ATT)
7
 
12.Gianni Galindo (DEF)
6
13.Leon Wiltord (MID)
6
14.Nenad Memin (MID)
7