Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Sean Clayton Sean Clayton John Mackay John Mackay
Garry GraavenG. Graaven60
G
1
G
58Malcolm LightfootM. Lightfoot
Duncan ThomsonD. Thomson64
D
2captain
D
57Stuart MatteoS. Matteo
Arthur MersonA. Merson56
D
3
D
65Alex DavidsonA. Davidson
Frederico MarquitosF. Marquitos52
D
4
D
54Jose PardoJ. Pardo
Jose CostaJ. Costa50
D
5
D
76Richard HendryR. Hendry
Gianmatteo FerronG. Ferron52
M
6
M
56Hugo VianaH. Viana
Gareth SinclairG. Sinclair56
M
captain7
M
58Joao TeixeiraJ. Teixeira
Matt LiddellM. Liddell64
M
8
M
60Billy RitchieB. Ritchie
Jose Fortes ReyJ. Rey63
A
9
M
57Colin McGroryC. McGrory
Richard GallacherR. Gallacher66
A
10
A
62Matt McNeillM. McNeill
Shaun SmithS. Smith49
A
11
A
60Moreno CastiglioneM. Castiglione
 
Alex GemmillA. Gemmill62
G
12
D
53John McCoistJ. McCoist
Ivan MarcosI. Marcos63
D
13
M
59Alun PetersA. Peters
Gavin JamesG. James53
D
14
A
54Christian PisanuC. Pisanu

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air 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 poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Ferguson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian kick off!
4.17
Billy Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Viana. Hugo Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Garry Graaven. Excellent save.
8.52
Alex Davidson plays the ball forward to Hugo Viana. Hugo Viana whips in a cross ball towards Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
10.32
Matt Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Gareth Sinclair controls it well on his chest. Gareth Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Smith. With a superhuman jump, Shaun Smith connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
14.33
Gareth Sinclair threads the ball through to Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Pardo.
21.34
Joao Teixeira flicks a high pass forward to Moreno Castiglione who brings the ball under control. Moreno Castiglione knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.38
Arthur Merson flicks a high pass forward. Gareth Sinclair controls it well on his chest. Gareth Sinclair flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
27.50
Hugo Viana passes the ball forward to Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.10
Billy Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
33.46
Gianmatteo Ferron runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gianmatteo Ferron knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Hendry.
38.10
Jose Costa barges into Hugo Viana. The referee calls over Jose Costa and shows him a yellow card! Hugo Viana stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.55
Hugo Viana catches Matt Liddell on the ankles. The referee calls over Hugo Viana and warns him to calm down! Matt Liddell runs off the knock.
45.00
Matt Liddell sees Gianmatteo Ferron in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianmatteo Ferron knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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
The whistle blows and St Mirren kick off!
54.04
Duncan Thomson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Smith. Shaun Smith sees Gareth Sinclair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gareth Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Richard Hendry is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
55.05
Shaun Smith takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Moreno Castiglione reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
60.17
Jose Fortes Rey kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher makes a defence splitting pass to Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey rockets a shot on goal. Jose Fortes Rey scores for St Mirren!!
65.19
Frederico Marquitos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianmatteo Ferron. Gianmatteo Ferron flicks a high ball forward to Matt Liddell who takes it down. Matt Liddell whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.12
Matt McNeill clumsily knocks into Duncan Thomson. Matt McNeill is shown the yellow card! Duncan Thomson runs off the knock.
67.54
Jose Pardo makes a simple pass to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill makes a great pass forward. Moreno Castiglione runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
72.57
Joao Teixeira chips the ball to his team mate, Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Garry Graaven manages to gather it.
83.41
Without breaking stride, Richard Hendry plays the ball forward to Billy Ritchie. Billy Ritchie sees Matt McNeill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt McNeill whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Viana. Hugo Viana makes a deft header. It's there!! Garry Graaven has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.31
Jose Costa sees Gareth Sinclair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gareth Sinclair decides to run forward with the ball. Gareth Sinclair lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Smith. Shaun Smith heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
31.3%
47.8%
20.9%

Scorers
Shaun Smith 10, 89
Jose Fortes Rey 24, 60
Hugo Viana 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Fortes Rey of St Mirren

Match Ratings
1.Garry Graaven (GK)
6
2.Duncan Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Arthur Merson (DEF)
6
4.Frederico Marquitos (DEF)
6
5.Jose Costa (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Gianmatteo Ferron (MID)
6
7.Gareth Sinclair (MID)
8
8.Matt Liddell (MID)
6
9.Jose Fortes Rey (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Richard Gallacher (ATT)
7
11.Shaun Smith (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Alex Gemmill (GK)
0
13.Ivan Marcos (DEF)
0
14.Gavin James (DEF)
0

1.Malcolm Lightfoot (GK)
6
2.Stuart Matteo (DEF)
6
3.Alex Davidson (DEF)
6
4.Jose Pardo (DEF)
6
5.Richard Hendry (DEF)
6
6.Hugo Viana (MID)goal scored
7
7.Joao Teixeira (MID)
6
8.Billy Ritchie (MID)
6
9.Colin McGrory (MID)
6
10.Matt McNeill (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Moreno Castiglione (ATT)
6
 
12.John McCoist (DEF)
0
13.Alun Peters (MID)
0
14.Christian Pisanu (ATT)
0