Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play Stenhousemuir in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Heart of Midlothian and Stenhousemuir are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Heart of Midlothian and Stenhousemuir are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Stenhousemuir get the match underway!
2.40
0-0Jose Del Sol passes the ball forward to Abel Pinheiro. Abel Pinheiro whips in a cross ball towards Andy Naysmith. Andy Naysmith directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Mustapha Van Der Gaag!
3.32
0-0Andy Gemmell sees a break and surges forward. Andy Gemmell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Pinheiro. Abel Pinheiro shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
6.47
1-0Neil Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Matteo. Gavin Matteo tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gavin Matteo!
10.34
1-0Neil Liddell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic Inglis who gathers it comfortably.
15.51
Jose Del Sol threads the ball through to Andy Naysmith. Andy Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Abel Pinheiro. Abel Pinheiro heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Mustapha Van Der Gaag!
18.39
Stephen Liddell flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Naysmith. Andy Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Abel Pinheiro. Abel Pinheiro flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
21.38
Kevin Souness flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Pinheiro. Abel Pinheiro plays a perfect one-two with Andy Naysmith and rushes in on goal... Abel Pinheiro shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
26.41
Diego Fierro kicks a strong pass forward to David Hendry. David Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Matteo. Gavin Matteo directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Dominic Inglis manages to keep it out.
28.51
Stephen Liddell flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Pinheiro. Abel Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.08
Andy Gemmell passes the ball forward to Kevin Souness. Kevin Souness makes a probing pass to Andy Naysmith. Andy Naysmith plays a perfect one-two with Colin Burley and rushes in on goal... Andy Naysmith rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Mustapha Van Der Gaag had no chance!! Goal for Stenhousemuir!
33.32
Steffen Riise makes a probing pass to Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell passes the ball forward to Christopher Wolf. Christopher Wolf controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Dominic Inglis!
36.02
Neil Liddell makes a simple pass to Gavin Matteo. Gavin Matteo whips in a cross ball towards Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.33
1-1Neil Liddell hacks Kevin Souness from behind! Neil Liddell is warned by the referee! Kevin Souness stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
David Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison goes all the way! Richard Hutchison takes a shot at goal but Dominic Inglis is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off!
48.13
Vinicius Rai makes a probing pass to Panagiotis Intzidis. Panagiotis Intzidis flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Matteo. Gavin Matteo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
49.01
1-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
53.49
David Hendry catches Jose Del Sol on the ankles. The referee calls over David Hendry and warns him to calm down! Jose Del Sol stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.23
1-1Christopher Wolf comes in with a late challenge on Andy Gemmell. The referee calls over Christopher Wolf and shows him a yellow card! Andy Gemmell runs off the knock.
57.16
Jose Del Sol makes a simple pass to Andy Naysmith. Andy Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Burley. Colin Burley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
59.40
Heart of Midlothian are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Stenhousemuir's defence.
63.09
Hubert Villechalane threads the ball through to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Burley. Colin Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.12
Heart of Midlothian are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Stenhousemuir's defence.
77.12
Neil Liddell takes it forward alone. Neil Liddell goes all the way! Neil Liddell shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.39
Steffen Riise knocks the ball forward to David Hendry. David Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Matteo. Gavin Matteo shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.50
David Hendry decides to run forward with the ball. David Hendry goes all the way! David Hendry shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Dominic Inglis.
90.00
1-1Neil Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Hutchison. Richard Hutchison makes a probing pass to Gavin Matteo but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
23.7%
44.7%
31.6%
Scorers