Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Zbigniew KozminskiZ. Kozminski75
G
1
G
66Silvio LimaS. Lima
Simon GranvilleS. Granville72
D
2
D
70Chritophe LaslandesC. Laslandes
Enrique GarciaE. Garcia70
D
3
D
70Callum McNeillC. McNeill
Rafael NavarroR. Navarro69
D
4
D
69Albert CalvoA. Calvo
Fadel KossogonovF. Kossogonov69
D
5captain
D
67Julian HierroJ. Hierro
Scott DalglishS. Dalglish76
M
6
M
72Kevin StrachanK. Strachan
Francisco ReyesF. Reyes72
M
captain7
M
69Stanley SmitheS. Smithe
Jonas ScholzJ. Scholz71
M
8
M
69Jeremy LevintskyJ. Levintsky
Jose Javier HernandezJ. Hernandez74
A
9
A
74Nicolas ZimmermannN. Zimmermann
Kevin HendryK. Hendry69
A
10
A
71Alun ShiltonA. Shilton
Pedro TorresP. Torres65
A
11
A
70Mike NewbyM. Newby
 
Daniel KingD. King70
M
12
A
69Kevin MckinlayK. Mckinlay
Alessandro GiacchettaA. Giacchetta67
D
13
M
66Ross SharpeR. Sharpe
Neil YoungN. Young67
D
14
D
66Patrick LaverP. Laver

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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.
Both St Mirren and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Wout Vonk.


0.00
St Mirren start the match!
2.05
Jeremy Levintsky makes a probing pass to Stanley Smithe. Stanley Smithe tries a spectacular long range effort but Zbigniew Kozminski is on top of it.
4.37
Kevin Strachan surges forward with the ball. Kevin Strachan makes a pass forward but Alun Shilton makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
12.30
Enrique Garcia clumsily knocks into Stanley Smithe. The referee calls over Enrique Garcia and shows him a yellow card! Stanley Smithe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.22
Fadel Kossogonov flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Reyes collects the pass. Francisco Reyes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
22.57
Fadel Kossogonov barges into Mike Newby. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mike Newby stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.57
Free kick to Heart of Midlothian just outside the area...
26.20
Stanley Smithe slowly runs up and curls a wicked ball around the wall. It clips the inside post and goes in. What a cracker! Zbigniew Kozminski had no chance!!
30.58
Stanley Smithe runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stanley Smithe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Navarro.
32.12
Stanley Smithe makes a probing pass to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.00
Jeremy Levintsky hits a low pass to Nicolas Zimmermann. Nicolas Zimmermann shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
42.40
Scott Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Silvio Lima!
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
Heart of Midlothian kick off!
47.12
Stanley Smithe hits a low pass to Mike Newby. Mike Newby finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Zbigniew Kozminski manages to gather it easily.
53.13
Francisco Reyes flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Hernandez. Jose Javier Hernandez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.30
Stanley Smithe knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Strachan. With imagination, Kevin Strachan plays the ball forward to Nicolas Zimmermann. Nicolas Zimmermann lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Newby. Mike Newby powers a header at goal but somehow Zbigniew Kozminski manages to keep it out.
55.25
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
57.40
Fadel Kossogonov knocks the ball forward to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Hernandez. Jose Javier Hernandez rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Silvio Lima had no chance!! Goal for St Mirren!
60.07
St Mirren have made a substitution with Neil Young replacing Jose Javier Hernandez .
61.10
Fadel Kossogonov punts the ball hopefully upfield. Pedro Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
65.56
Stanley Smithe flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Levintsky collects the pass. Jeremy Levintsky makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Strachan but he's offside!
66.24
Rafael Navarro takes it forward alone. Rafael Navarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Young. Neil Young knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Scholz. Jonas Scholz jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Silvio Lima.
67.06
Corner kick to St Mirren. Francisco Reyes plays it to the near post. Neil Young side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
73.48
Scott Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Reyes controls it well on his chest. Francisco Reyes plays a scrappy one-two with Pedro Torres and stumbles forward towards the goal... Francisco Reyes takes a shot at goal but Silvio Lima reads it well. Great keeping!
77.47
Heart of Midlothian have made a substitution with Kevin Mckinlay replacing Callum McNeill .
84.31
Jeremy Levintsky makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Mike Newby controls it well on his chest. Mike Newby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Zimmermann but the linesman indicates offside!
85.58
Kevin Strachan flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Zimmermann who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Zimmermann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fadel Kossogonov.
87.12
Rafael Navarro passes the ball forward to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish makes a probing pass to Jonas Scholz. Jonas Scholz threads the ball through to Neil Young but he's offside!
90.00
Francisco Reyes chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Young. Neil Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Mckinlay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
5
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
28.2%
46.5%
25.4%

Scorers
Jose Javier Hernandez 57
Kevin Hendry 61
Stanley Smithe 24
Kevin Strachan 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Strachan of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings
1.Zbigniew Kozminski (GK)
7
2.Simon Granville (DEF)
6
3.Enrique Garcia (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Rafael Navarro (DEF)
6
5.Fadel Kossogonov (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Scott Dalglish (MID)
7
7.Francisco Reyes (MID)
7
8.Jonas Scholz (MID)
6
9.Jose Javier Hernandez (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Kevin Hendry (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Pedro Torres (ATT)
7
 
12.Daniel King (MID)
0
13.Alessandro Giacchetta (DEF)
0
14.Neil Young (DEF)
6

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