Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Thomas Smith Thomas Smith
Silvio LimaS. Lima66
G
1
G
68Pedro VelosoP. Veloso
Chritophe LaslandesC. Laslandes70
D
2
D
69Gavin HendryG. Hendry
Callum McNeillC. McNeill70
D
3
D
68Gary MccallG. Mccall
Albert CalvoA. Calvo69
D
4
D
64Colin JohnstoneC. Johnstone
Julian HierroJ. Hierro67
D
captain5
M
71Flavio MazziF. Mazzi
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan72
M
6
M
69Andy ThomsonA. Thomson
Stanley SmitheS. Smithe69
M
7
M
69Ralph OwenR. Owen
Jeremy LevintskyJ. Levintsky69
M
8
M
67Gary McNeillG. McNeill
Nicolas ZimmermannN. Zimmermann74
A
9captain
A
65Paul McCoistP. McCoist
Alun ShiltonA. Shilton71
A
10
A
71Scott YoungS. Young
Mike NewbyM. Newby70
A
11
A
62Alec ElliottA. Elliott
 
Kevin MckinlayK. Mckinlay69
A
12
D
57David GreigD. Greig
Ross SharpeR. Sharpe66
M
13
M
55Callum MccallC. Mccall
Patrick LaverP. Laver66
D
14
A
75Matt DickovM. Dickov

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Alloa Athletic. A crowd of 19,238 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Alloa Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Lennart Dörner.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.23
Jeremy Levintsky threads the ball through to Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton edges inside the box! Alun Shilton rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
8.26
Callum McNeill comes in with a late challenge on Paul McCoist. Callum McNeill is given a warning by the referee! Paul McCoist grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.44
Kevin Strachan makes a simple pass to Jeremy Levintsky. Jeremy Levintsky knocks in a cross ball towards Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
18.00
Albert Calvo knocks the ball forward to Jeremy Levintsky. Jeremy Levintsky flicks a high pass forward. Alun Shilton collects the pass. Alun Shilton runs straight at the defence! Alun Shilton looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.58
Flavio Mazzi catches Jeremy Levintsky on the ankles. The referee calls over Flavio Mazzi and shows him a yellow card! Jeremy Levintsky grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
26.42
Gary Mccall passes the ball forward to Flavio Mazzi. With vision, Flavio Mazzi plays the ball forward to Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist makes a deft header. Silvio Lima punches it away to safety.
28.37
Jeremy Levintsky barges into Andy Thomson. Jeremy Levintsky is warned by the referee! Andy Thomson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.09
Chritophe Laslandes sees space and advances. Chritophe Laslandes passes the ball forward but Mike Newby is offside!
40.25
Andy Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi plays a scrappy one-two with Paul McCoist and stumbles forward towards the goal... Flavio Mazzi rockets a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
44.44
Callum McNeill breaks forward. Callum McNeill sees Mike Newby in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mike Newby shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
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. Alloa Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Alloa Athletic kicking off!
47.47
Mike Newby chips the ball to his team mate, Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Zimmermann but the referee indicates it's offside!
49.51
Chritophe Laslandes threads a neat ball through to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Mike Newby holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mike Newby plays a scrappy one-two with Stanley Smithe and advances towards the goal... Mike Newby tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
54.19
Gavin Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Young. Scott Young whips in a cross ball towards Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
59.01
Nicolas Zimmermann flicks a high ball forward to Alun Shilton who takes it down. Alun Shilton lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Zimmermann. Nicolas Zimmermann is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Good keeping from Pedro Veloso as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
60.04
It's a corner kick. Stanley Smithe loops the ball in to towards the near post. Pedro Veloso scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
60.04
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Callum Mccall replacing Gavin Hendry .
69.48
Chritophe Laslandes flicks a high pass forward to Stanley Smithe who brings the ball under control. Stanley Smithe sees Nicolas Zimmermann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicolas Zimmermann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.29
Stanley Smithe hits a low pass to Mike Newby. Mike Newby runs straight at the defence! Mike Newby strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Callum Mccall.
77.03
Heart of Midlothian have made a substitution with Kevin Mckinlay replacing Callum McNeill .
84.57
Andy Thomson hits a low pass to Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul McCoist but he's offside!
87.36
Jeremy Levintsky makes a simple pass to Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Julian Hierro makes a probing pass to Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe chips the ball to his team mate, Alun Shilton. Alun Shilton runs straight at the defence! Alun Shilton shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Alloa Athletic
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
24.3%
47.1%
28.6%

Scorers
Mike Newby 50

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mike Newby of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.Silvio Lima (GK)
7
2.Chritophe Laslandes (DEF)
7
3.Callum McNeill (DEF)
6
4.Albert Calvo (DEF)
6
5.Julian Hierro (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Strachan (MID)
6
7.Stanley Smithe (MID)
8
8.Jeremy Levintsky (MID)
7
9.Nicolas Zimmermann (ATT)
6
10.Alun Shilton (ATT)
8
11.Mike Newby (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Kevin Mckinlay (ATT)
6
13.Ross Sharpe (MID)
0
14.Patrick Laver (DEF)
0

1.Pedro Veloso (GK)
8
2.Gavin Hendry (DEF)
6
3.Gary Mccall (DEF)
6
4.Colin Johnstone (DEF)
6
5.Flavio Mazzi (MID)yellow card
6
6.Andy Thomson (MID)
7
7.Ralph Owen (MID)
6
8.Gary McNeill (MID)
6
9.Paul McCoist (ATT)
6
10.Scott Young (ATT)
6
11.Alec Elliott (ATT)
6
 
12.David Greig (DEF)
0
13.Callum Mccall (MID)
6
14.Matt Dickov (ATT)
0