Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     RangersRangers
John MackayJohn Mackay Elwyn Cope Elwyn Cope
Malcolm LightfootM. Lightfoot58
G
1captain
G
76David MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Stuart MatteoS. Matteo57
D
2
D
65Matt BoothM. Booth
Alex DavidsonA. Davidson65
D
3
D
63Edgar VarelaE. Varela
Jose PardoJ. Pardo54
D
4
D
65Callum NivenC. Niven
John McCoistJ. McCoist53
D
5
D
65Tomˆs de KoningT. de Koning
Hugo VianaH. Viana56
M
captain6
M
63Scott LawS. Law
Joao TeixeiraJ. Teixeira58
M
7
M
57Billy GoughB. Gough
Billy RitchieB. Ritchie60
M
8
A
55Gary LawG. Law
Colin McGroryC. McGrory57
M
9
A
67Walter MicilloW. Micillo
Matt McNeillM. McNeill62
A
10
A
57Pedro VieiraP. Vieira
Moreno CastiglioneM. Castiglione60
A
11
A
74Jason MowbrayJ. Mowbray
 
Richard HendryR. Hendry76
D
12
D
52Alje QuansahA. Quansah
Brendan RipleyB. Ripley59
M
13
M
57Billy ThomsonB. Thomson
Christian PisanuC. Pisanu54
A
14
A
54Don NivenD. Niven

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Rangers. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Callum Mccall.


0.00
Heart of Midlothian start the match!
2.43
Gary Law threads a neat ball through to Jason Mowbray. Jason Mowbray knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John McCoist.
4.18
Edgar Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Gough. Billy Gough knocks the ball to his team mate, Walter Micillo. Walter Micillo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
10.29
Hugo Viana passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione whips in a cross ball towards Matt McNeill. With a superhuman jump, Matt McNeill connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but David Meiklejohn reads it well. Great save!
15.48
Matt McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Moreno Castiglione controls it well on his chest. Moreno Castiglione lofts in a cross ball towards Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill makes a deft header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.35
Hugo Viana flicks a high pass forward. Joao Teixeira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joao Teixeira whips in a cross ball towards Matt McNeill. With a superhuman jump, Matt McNeill connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. What a cracker!! David Meiklejohn had no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
20.07
Billy Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Law. Scott Law sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
21.36
Joao Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Moreno Castiglione collects the pass. Moreno Castiglione shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
26.23
Matt Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Tomˆs de Koning. Tomˆs de Koning sees Billy Gough in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Law. Gary Law is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
28.30
Joao Teixeira kicks a strong pass forward to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill shoots from 25 yards. Wonderful reactions from David Meiklejohn keeps it out!
30.07
Tomˆs de Koning flicks a high pass forward. Billy Gough holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Gough flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Vieira collects the pass. Pedro Vieira tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Malcolm Lightfoot manages to keep it out.
32.55
Jose Pardo knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Viana. Hugo Viana runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Hugo Viana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.40
Billy Gough passes the ball forward to Jason Mowbray. Jason Mowbray finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Malcolm Lightfoot manages to keep it out.
38.05
With great vision, Callum Niven plays the ball forward to Scott Law. Scott Law sees Walter Micillo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Walter Micillo knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira beats his man to it with a header but it's a woeful effort!
39.43
Billy Gough advances with the ball. Billy Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Law. Gary Law gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
40.18
Scott Law comes in with a late challenge on Colin McGrory. The referee calls over Scott Law and shows him a yellow card! Colin McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Joao Teixeira plays the ball forward to Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Rangers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. The Rangers players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Rangers kick off the second half!
48.15
Edgar Varela flicks a high ball forward to Scott Law who takes it down. Scott Law flicks a high pass forward. Billy Gough collects the pass. Billy Gough sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.39
Matt McNeill threads the ball through to Billy Ritchie. Billy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.31
John McCoist threads a neat ball through to Joao Teixeira. Joao Teixeira flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill lofts in a cross ball towards Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
53.35
Billy Gough knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Mowbray. Jason Mowbray shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
57.02
Colin McGrory flicks a high ball forward to Moreno Castiglione who takes it down. Moreno Castiglione shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
59.13
Billy Gough hacks Billy Ritchie from behind! The referee brings Billy Gough to one side and gives him a warning! Billy Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.37
Rangers have made a substitution with Billy Thomson replacing Billy Gough .
61.42
Callum Niven hits a low pass to Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
63.16
Matt Booth hacks Moreno Castiglione from behind! Matt Booth is shown the yellow card! Moreno Castiglione runs off the knock.
65.51
Stuart Matteo threads a neat ball through to Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory sees space and advances. Colin McGrory controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.29
Callum Niven threads a neat ball through to Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Walter Micillo. With a superhuman jump, Walter Micillo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Malcolm Lightfoot!
72.03
Jose Pardo pushes mid-way up the pitch. Jose Pardo makes a probing pass to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.35
Callum Niven sees Edgar Varela in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edgar Varela flicks a high pass forward. Gary Law collects the pass. Gary Law shoots from distance but is denied by Malcolm Lightfoot. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Rangers
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
5
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.4%
41.6%
Play Area
25.8%
47.2%
27%

Scorers
Matt McNeill 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt McNeill of Heart of Midlothian

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

1.David Meiklejohn (GK)
6
2.Matt Booth (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Edgar Varela (DEF)
6
4.Callum Niven (DEF)
7
5.Tomˆs de Koning (DEF)
6
6.Scott Law (MID)yellow card
5
7.Billy Gough (MID)
7
8.Gary Law (ATT)
6
9.Walter Micillo (ATT)
6
10.Pedro Vieira (ATT)
6
11.Jason Mowbray (ATT)
6
 
12.Alje Quansah (DEF)
0
13.Billy Thomson (MID)
6
14.Don Niven (ATT)
0