Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     St MirrenSt Mirren
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Sean Clayton Sean Clayton
Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas78
G
captain1
G
66Scott MccannS. Mccann
Phil ThomsonP. Thomson74
D
2
D
54Alex RaeA. Rae
Afonso AvilesA. Aviles75
D
3
D
68Cleto CauetC. Cauet
Guilherme BentoG. Bento76
D
4captain
D
66Daniel MouretD. Mouret
Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio79
M
5
D
66Craig ShieldsC. Shields
Leon WiltordL. Wiltord74
M
6
M
54Alec DavidsonA. Davidson
Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia76
M
7
M
56Gavin GoughG. Gough
David ReimersD. Reimers80
M
8
M
55Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister
Nacer RamdaniN. Ramdani81
A
9
A
69Joachim SoglianoJ. Sogliano
Haruto SugiyamaH. Sugiyama89
A
10
A
65Davide Di CaraD. Di Cara
Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi82
A
11
A
56Stephen NivenS. Niven
 
Gianni GalindoG. Galindo71
D
12
D
58Craig KasperC. Kasper
Nenad MeminN. Memin74
M
13
M
67Madjid Le GarrecM. Le Garrec
Moustapha FertoutM. Fertout76
A
14
M
57Paulo PintoP. Pinto

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 17,643 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Dalglish.


0.00
St Mirren start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.36
Alec Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara threads the ball through to Joachim Sogliano but he's offside!
8.04
Leon Wiltord flicks a high pass forward. Djamel Benmiloudi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Djamel Benmiloudi skips past Cleto Cauet! Djamel Benmiloudi shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Scott Mccann manages to gather it.
9.15
Phil Thomson brings the ball forward. Phil Thomson sees Djamel Benmiloudi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Djamel Benmiloudi runs straight at the defence! Djamel Benmiloudi strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Solid save from Scott Mccann. What a great pair of hands!
12.12
Djamel Benmiloudi catches Daniel Mouret on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniel Mouret stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.05
Guilherme Bento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high pass forward. Djamel Benmiloudi collects the pass. Djamel Benmiloudi shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Scott Mccann.
19.58
Corner kick to Heart of Midlothian. David Reimers chips it out wide. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Afonso Aviles provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but somehow Alex Rae happens to be in the right place to block it.
21.40
Joachim Sogliano catches Guilherme Bento on the ankles. The referee calls over Joachim Sogliano and shows him a yellow card! Guilherme Bento runs off the knock.
24.35
Gavin Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven beats his man to it with a header. Phil Thomson steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
32.52
Cleto Cauet powers a long ball forward. Joachim Sogliano shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
36.48
Nicolás Aurellio kicks a strong pass forward to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi knocks the ball to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.40
Afonso Aviles comes in with a late challenge on Davide Di Cara. The referee calls over Afonso Aviles and warns him to calm down! Davide Di Cara runs off the knock.
42.20
Gavin Gough catches Oscar Marsiglia on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oscar Marsiglia stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off and get the second half underway!
47.25
Afonso Aviles threads a neat ball through to Leon Wiltord. Leon Wiltord plays the ball forward to Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani whips in a cross ball towards Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's there!! Scott Mccann has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.29
Gavin Gough flicks a high ball forward to Davide Di Cara who takes it down. Davide Di Cara sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Evangelos Tsoukalas. Excellent save.
54.10
Gavin Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara whips in a cross ball towards Joachim Sogliano. Joachim Sogliano directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
57.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Gavin Gough plays the ball forward to Joachim Sogliano. Joachim Sogliano shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
59.37
Stephen Mcallister hits a low pass to Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven makes a convincing header but it is tipped over by Evangelos Tsoukalas.
60.14
Joachim Sogliano takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Cleto Cauet. Cleto Cauet takes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
60.14
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Gianni Galindo replacing Phil Thomson, Nenad Memin replacing Nicolás Aurellio and Moustapha Fertout replacing Djamel Benmiloudi .
66.10
Oscar Marsiglia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Scott Mccann manages to gather it comfortably.
67.53
Alex Rae threads the ball through to Stephen Mcallister. Stephen Mcallister knocks 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.
71.16
Alec Davidson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alec Davidson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guilherme Bento.
72.30
David Reimers flicks a high pass forward. Haruto Sugiyama holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Haruto Sugiyama sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Scott Mccann manages to gather it.
73.45
Oscar Marsiglia knocks the ball forward to Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama plays a one-two with Nacer Ramdani and advances towards the goal... Haruto Sugiyama takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Scott Mccann.
74.49
It's a corner kick. Nenad Memin loops the ball over to the far post. Some world-class footwork from Guilherme Bento provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Craig Shields.
78.03
Cleto Cauet pushes up the pitch. Cleto Cauet flicks a high ball forward to Davide Di Cara who takes it down. Davide Di Cara shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Evangelos Tsoukalas!
81.01
David Reimers passes the ball forward to Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.33
Alec Davidson clumsily knocks into David Reimers. The referee calls over Alec Davidson and shows him a yellow card! David Reimers stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.49
Daniel Mouret flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Mcallister holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Mcallister knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven knocks the ball forward to Davide Di Cara but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
87.15
Craig Shields makes a probing pass to Stephen Mcallister. Stephen Mcallister sees a break and surges forward. Stephen Mcallister knocks in a cross ball towards Davide Di Cara. Davide Di Cara is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

St Mirren
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
10
6
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.1%
53.9%
Play Area
28.9%
43.4%
27.6%

Scorers
Haruto Sugiyama 36, 47
Joachim Sogliano 54
Davide Di Cara 87

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

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

1.Scott Mccann (GK)
8
2.Alex Rae (DEF)
6
3.Cleto Cauet (DEF)
6
4.Daniel Mouret (DEF)
6
5.Craig Shields (DEF)
6
6.Alec Davidson (MID)yellow card
6
7.Gavin Gough (MID)yellow card
6
8.Stephen Mcallister (MID)
8
9.Joachim Sogliano (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Davide Di Cara (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Stephen Niven (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Kasper (DEF)
0
13.Madjid Le Garrec (MID)
0
14.Paulo Pinto (MID)
0