Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
John MackayJohn Mackay Computer Player Computer Player
Martino QuagliaM. Quaglia66
G
1
G
70Matt JohnstoneM. Johnstone
Adelmajid BoutaboutA. Boutabout70
D
2captain
D
67Duncan MatteoD. Matteo
Gerhard TöpferG. Töpfer58
D
3
D
62Lee PottsL. Potts
Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister60
D
4
D
60Kevin LawK. Law
Nick FletcherN. Fletcher60
D
5
D
60Richard MorrisonR. Morrison
Alan VickersA. Vickers73
M
6
M
65Bakary RothB. Roth
Alex RitchieA. Ritchie66
M
7
M
65Eddie KahnE. Kahn
Romero P. FerrerR. Ferrer75
M
8
A
67Colin McGroryC. McGrory
Sebastian KühnS. Kühn71
A
9
A
65Lee MatthewsL. Matthews
Fred van VlietF. van Vliet67
A
10
A
64Tommaso PoggiT. Poggi
Eugenio NocerinoE. Nocerino74
M
captain11
A
61Daniele JacobsD. Jacobs
 
Don HutchisonD. Hutchison55
D
12
M
61Frederico ReisF. Reis
Wayne EvansW. Evans55
M
13
D
59Alex MortonA. Morton
Bert GeerinckxB. Geerinckx67
A
14
M
58Richard JamesR. James

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to St. Johnstone. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Telfer.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off and get the match underway!
2.08
Kevin Law kicks a strong pass forward to Bakary Roth. Bakary Roth chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
3.30
Alex Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Kühn. Sebastian Kühn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.34
Stephen Mcallister controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Vickers. Alan Vickers makes a probing pass to Sebastian Kühn. Sebastian Kühn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.29
Eddie Kahn kicks a strong pass forward to Bakary Roth. Bakary Roth shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
9.26
Eddie Kahn flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Roth collects the pass. Bakary Roth puts a great ball through. Daniele Jacobs runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
10.08
Bakary Roth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martino Quaglia who gathers it comfortably.
12.07
Bakary Roth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lee Matthews. Lee Matthews makes a probing pass to Tommaso Poggi but he's offside!
15.46
Alan Vickers threads a neat ball through to Fred van Vliet. Fred van Vliet knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Kühn. Sebastian Kühn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Matt Johnstone is on top of it.
16.58
Eddie Kahn hacks Alex Ritchie from behind! The referee brings Eddie Kahn to one side and gives him a warning! Alex Ritchie grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.43
Gerhard Töpfer passes the ball forward to Alan Vickers. Alan Vickers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio Nocerino. Eugenio Nocerino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Morrison.
20.18
Lee Potts sees space and advances. Lee Potts flicks a high ball forward to Tommaso Poggi who takes it down. Tommaso Poggi whips in a cross ball towards Lee Matthews. Lee Matthews makes a deft header but somehow Stephen Mcallister happens to be in the right place to block it.
21.46
Alex Ritchie makes a simple pass to Alan Vickers. Alan Vickers flicks the ball to his team mate, Fred van Vliet. Fred van Vliet looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper, Matt Johnstone, sees it late!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
27.29
Alex Ritchie clumsily knocks into Lee Matthews. Alex Ritchie is warned by the referee! Lee Matthews carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.29
Free kick to St. Johnstone just outside the area...
28.36
Lee Matthews slowly runs up and curls the ball around the wall. It's too high and doesn't trouble the keeper.
30.25
Adelmajid Boutabout threads a neat ball through to Alex Ritchie. Alex Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Nocerino. Eugenio Nocerino whips in a cross ball towards Alan Vickers. Alan Vickers outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
32.47
Stephen Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Alex Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Showing composure, Alex Ritchie plays the ball forward to Eugenio Nocerino. Eugenio Nocerino shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.03
With great vision, Eddie Kahn plays the ball forward to Tommaso Poggi. With some swift thinking, Tommaso Poggi plays the ball forward to Colin McGrory who has made a great run into the box. Colin McGrory takes a shot at goal but Martino Quaglia is on top of it.
42.02
Bakary Roth kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn plays a one-two with Tommaso Poggi and rushes in on goal... Eddie Kahn makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Martino Quaglia is on top of it.
44.36
Stephen Mcallister threads the ball through to Alex Ritchie. Alex Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Vickers. Alan Vickers whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Kühn. Sebastian Kühn finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Matt Johnstone!
45.00
Lee Potts flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Poggi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommaso Poggi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn hits a low pass to Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half. The St. Johnstone players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
St. Johnstone kick off the second half!
49.51
Stephen Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, Fred van Vliet. Fred van Vliet tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.11
Lee Potts pushes up the pitch. With some swift thinking, Lee Potts plays the ball forward to Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.34
Gerhard Töpfer threads a neat ball through to Alan Vickers. Alan Vickers hits a low pass to Sebastian Kühn. Sebastian Kühn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Johnstone who gathers it comfortably.
63.02
Bakary Roth flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Poggi collects the pass. Tommaso Poggi skips past Stephen Mcallister! Some good footwork from Tommaso Poggi provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
66.19
Alex Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Fred van Vliet controls it well on his chest. Fred van Vliet knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lee Potts.
67.48
Alex Ritchie threads the ball through to Fred van Vliet. Fred van Vliet knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Ritchie. Alex Ritchie flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
69.35
Eddie Kahn barges into Nick Fletcher. The referee calls over Eddie Kahn again and warns him to calm down! Nick Fletcher runs off the knock.
71.35
Alan Vickers barges into Daniele Jacobs. Alan Vickers is warned by the referee! Daniele Jacobs stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.06
Lee Potts flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Kahn collects the pass. Eddie Kahn flicks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Roth. Bakary Roth finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
81.55
Eddie Kahn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory passes the ball forward but Eddie Kahn is offside!
83.21
Eddie Kahn knocks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Roth. Bakary Roth plays a one-two with Daniele Jacobs and rushes in on goal... Bakary Roth looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Martino Quaglia manages to keep it out.
85.15
Stephen Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, Fred van Vliet. Fred van Vliet lofts in a cross ball towards Romero P. Ferrer. Romero P. Ferrer flicks the ball with his head. Good keeping from Matt Johnstone as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
86.20
It's a corner kick. Alan Vickers loops the ball in to towards the near post. Matt Johnstone punches the ball out of the danger area!
89.05
Eddie Kahn runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Eddie Kahn shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

St. Johnstone
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.5%
49.5%
Play Area
32.6%
42.1%
25.3%

Scorers
Fred van Vliet 21
Eugenio Nocerino 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eddie Kahn of St. Johnstone

Match Ratings
1.Martino Quaglia (GK)
7
2.Adelmajid Boutabout (DEF)
6
3.Gerhard Töpfer (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Mcallister (DEF)
8
5.Nick Fletcher (DEF)
6
6.Alan Vickers (MID)
7
7.Alex Ritchie (MID)
8
8.Romero P. Ferrer (MID)
6
9.Sebastian Kühn (ATT)
6
10.Fred van Vliet (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Eugenio Nocerino (MID)goal scored
8
 
12.Don Hutchison (DEF)
0
13.Wayne Evans (MID)
0
14.Bert Geerinckx (ATT)
0

1.Matt Johnstone (GK)
7
2.Duncan Matteo (DEF)
6
3.Lee Potts (DEF)
7
4.Kevin Law (DEF)
6
5.Richard Morrison (DEF)
6
6.Bakary Roth (MID)
7
7.Eddie Kahn (MID)
8
8.Colin McGrory (ATT)
6
9.Lee Matthews (ATT)
6
10.Tommaso Poggi (ATT)
7
11.Daniele Jacobs (ATT)
6
 
12.Frederico Reis (MID)
0
13.Alex Morton (DEF)
0
14.Richard James (MID)
0