Match Report


HibernianHibernian     Partick ThistlePartick Thistle
Rulzetta WhiteRulzetta White Computer Player Computer Player
Craig HopkinC. Hopkin72
G
1
G
55Kevin ClelandK. Cleland
Lennart LittbarskiL. Littbarski61
D
2
D
62Vincenzo LindnerV. Lindner
Rodrigo SantosR. Santos57
D
3captain
D
59Stuart GallacherS. Gallacher
Victor RomeroV. Romero61
D
4
D
58Richard BremnerR. Bremner
Fernando PeiroF. Peiro69
D
5
M
70Colin MorrisonC. Morrison
Rodolfo PirriR. Pirri65
M
6
M
64Garry MatteoG. Matteo
Scott McinnesS. Mcinnes68
M
7
M
62Callum WhiteC. White
Garry HendryG. Hendry65
M
captain8
M
59Stuart GlassS. Glass
Francisco PirriF. Pirri59
M
9
A
71Stuart MckinlayS. Mckinlay
Andy DickovA. Dickov61
A
10
A
64Colin HendryC. Hendry
Tiziano De GasperiT. De Gasperi69
A
11
A
60Maurits de BoerM. de Boer
 
Eric DehmE. Dehm50
D
12
M
56Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill
Micka‘l CastroM. Castro58
M
13
D
54Andre MartinsA. Martins
Kamal ChalierK. Chalier56
A
14
A
52Garry LiddellG. Liddell

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Partick Thistle. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hibernian are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Brady.


0.00
Partick Thistle start the match!
4.41
Rodolfo Pirri changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Rodolfo Pirri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.18
Rodolfo Pirri catches Richard Bremner on the ankles. Rodolfo Pirri is warned by the referee! Richard Bremner stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.42
Rodolfo Pirri flicks a high pass forward. Andy Dickov controls it well on his chest. Andy Dickov shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Kevin Cleland. Excellent save.
12.26
Fernando Peiro kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry threads the ball through to Tiziano De Gasperi. Tiziano De Gasperi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Cleland who gathers it comfortably.
18.52
Francisco Pirri surges forward with the ball. Francisco Pirri knocks in a cross ball towards Tiziano De Gasperi. Tiziano De Gasperi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Kevin Cleland reads it well. He makes it look easy!
34.03
Hibernian are in full control of this game.
38.44
Victor Romero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiziano De Gasperi. Tiziano De Gasperi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.32
Scott Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Dickov. Andy Dickov tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.50
Garry Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Dickov. Andy Dickov shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.56
Callum White clumsily knocks into Rodolfo Pirri. Callum White is given a warning by the referee! Rodolfo Pirri carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hibernian appear unchanged since the first half. Partick Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half. The Partick Thistle players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Hibernian kick off!
49.10
Garry Hendry threads a neat ball through to Tiziano De Gasperi. Tiziano De Gasperi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.12
Victor Romero threads a neat ball through to Andy Dickov. Andy Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Pirri controls it well on his chest. Francisco Pirri finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
53.51
Tiziano De Gasperi darts forward. Tiziano De Gasperi shoots from 25 yards. Kevin Cleland gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
54.38
Garry Matteo kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry makes a simple pass, allowing Garry Matteo to run into the box. Garry Matteo rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Craig Hopkin!
55.49
Callum White threads the ball through to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry shoots from distance but Craig Hopkin is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
59.29
Rodolfo Pirri passes the ball forward to Andy Dickov. Andy Dickov tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.55
Richard Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Colin Hendry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
72.38
Stuart Glass knocks the ball forward to Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
75.15
Garry Matteo brings the ball forward. Garry Matteo sees space and advances. Garry Matteo whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
78.00
Rodrigo Santos flicks a high ball forward to Tiziano De Gasperi who takes it down. Tiziano De Gasperi shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Kevin Cleland. Excellent save.
79.24
Rodrigo Santos comes in with a late challenge on Colin Hendry. The referee brings Rodrigo Santos to one side and gives him a warning! Colin Hendry runs off the knock.
83.47
Stuart Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay lofts in a cross ball towards Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.34
Colin Morrison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Hopkin who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Hibernian

Partick Thistle
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.9%
43.1%
Play Area
16.7%
52.8%
30.6%

Scorers
Maurits de Boer 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Maurits de Boer of Partick Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Craig Hopkin (GK)
8
2.Lennart Littbarski (DEF)
6
3.Rodrigo Santos (DEF)
6
4.Victor Romero (DEF)
6
5.Fernando Peiro (DEF)
6
6.Rodolfo Pirri (MID)
7
7.Scott Mcinnes (MID)
6
8.Garry Hendry (MID)
7
9.Francisco Pirri (MID)
7
10.Andy Dickov (ATT)
6
11.Tiziano De Gasperi (ATT)
7
 
12.Eric Dehm (DEF)
0
13.Micka‘l Castro (MID)
0
14.Kamal Chalier (ATT)
0

1.Kevin Cleland (GK)
8
2.Vincenzo Lindner (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Gallacher (DEF)
6
4.Richard Bremner (DEF)
7
5.Colin Morrison (MID)
6
6.Garry Matteo (MID)
8
7.Callum White (MID)
6
8.Stuart Glass (MID)
6
9.Stuart Mckinlay (ATT)
8
10.Colin Hendry (ATT)
7
11.Maurits de Boer (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
0
13.Andre Martins (DEF)
0
14.Garry Liddell (ATT)
0