Match Report


AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
David JacobsDavid Jacobs John Mackay John Mackay
James EvansJ. Evans65
G
1
G
58Malcolm LightfootM. Lightfoot
Matt DavidsonM. Davidson59
D
2
D
57Stuart MatteoS. Matteo
Alec BurleyA. Burley57
D
3
D
65Alex DavidsonA. Davidson
John YoungJ. Young64
D
4
D
54Jose PardoJ. Pardo
Marvin Van GalenM. Van Galen63
M
5
D
53John McCoistJ. McCoist
Gavin GemmillG. Gemmill69
M
captain6
M
56Hugo VianaH. Viana
Gareth MacleanG. Maclean71
M
7captain
M
58Joao TeixeiraJ. Teixeira
Alex TelferA. Telfer66
M
8
M
60Billy RitchieB. Ritchie
Andy BurleyA. Burley64
A
9
M
57Colin McGroryC. McGrory
Vincenzo GilardinoV. Gilardino63
A
10
A
62Matt McNeillM. McNeill
Rafael BarrosR. Barros70
A
11
A
60Moreno CastiglioneM. Castiglione
 
Alec BradyA. Brady51
D
12
D
76Richard HendryR. Hendry
Richard BremnerR. Bremner62
M
13
M
60Alun PetersA. Peters
Paolo MeijerP. Meijer48
A
14
A
54Christian PisanuC. Pisanu

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 18,298 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Mcinnes.


0.00
Airdrieonians kick off the first half!
3.20
Colin McGrory makes a simple pass to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill cuts inside the box! Matt Davidson catches Matt McNeill on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
9.07
John Young comes in with a high challenge, catching Matt McNeill with his studs. John Young is shown the red card!! Matt McNeill stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.10
Stuart Matteo runs forward with the ball. Stuart Matteo hits a low pass to Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.01
Alex Davidson barges into Gareth Maclean. The referee calls over Alex Davidson and shows him a yellow card! Gareth Maclean hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.50
Moreno Castiglione flicks a high pass forward to Matt McNeill who brings the ball under control. Matt McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Evans who gathers it comfortably.
21.55
Alex Davidson sees Billy Ritchie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Ritchie flicks a high ball forward to Moreno Castiglione who gracefully takes it down. Moreno Castiglione knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Evans who gathers it comfortably.
22.28
Jose Pardo clumsily knocks into Andy Burley. Jose Pardo is shown the yellow card! Andy Burley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.41
Moreno Castiglione threads a neat ball through to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
26.08
Matt McNeill surges forward with the ball. Matt McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.21
Billy Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Jose Pardo collects the pass. Jose Pardo threads the ball through to Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafael Barros.
32.46
John McCoist clumsily knocks into Vincenzo Gilardino. The referee calls over John McCoist and warns him to calm down! Vincenzo Gilardino stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.37
Billy Ritchie barges into Gavin Gemmill. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gavin Gemmill stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.37
Heart of Midlothian are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
40.16
Vincenzo Gilardino threads a neat ball through to Andy Burley. Andy Burley lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Gilardino. Vincenzo Gilardino outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Jose Pardo clears it off the line with his head!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Heart of Midlothian also appear unchanged since the first half. The Airdrieonians players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian kick off!
53.52
Marvin Van Galen kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Gilardino. Vincenzo Gilardino lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Burley. Andy Burley powers a header at goal. Solid save from Malcolm Lightfoot.
54.40
Billy Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Viana controls it well on his chest. Hugo Viana makes a simple pass to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.57
Joao Teixeira catches Alex Telfer on the ankles. The referee warns Joao Teixeira to calm down! Alex Telfer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.50
Gareth Maclean hits a low pass to Vincenzo Gilardino. Vincenzo Gilardino controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
61.44
With imagination, Colin McGrory laces a through ball forward to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill skips past Rafael Barros! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Matt McNeill provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but James Evans reads it well. Good save!
66.51
Alex Telfer receives the ball from a throw-in from Gareth Maclean. Alex Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Andy Burley easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.24
Alec Burley flicks a high pass forward to Alex Telfer who brings the ball under control. Alex Telfer makes a beautiful solo run. Alex Telfer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Davidson.
73.54
Gavin Gemmill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Burley. Andy Burley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
77.49
Airdrieonians have made a substitution with Alec Brady replacing Alec Burley .
79.30
Gareth Maclean passes the ball forward to Andy Burley. Andy Burley shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
81.39
Colin McGrory runs straight at the opposition's defence. Colin McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it slams into the crowd!
84.14
Gareth Maclean sees space and advances. Gareth Maclean shoots from outside the area but Malcolm Lightfoot is on top of it.
87.36
Gavin Gemmill takes it forward alone. Gavin Gemmill plays a one-two with Vincenzo Gilardino and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Gavin Gemmill provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Malcolm Lightfoot easily smothers it!
89.17
Marvin Van Galen plays the ball forward to Gavin Gemmill. Gavin Gemmill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Airdrieonians

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

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
22.8%
50.6%
26.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Gemmill of Airdrieonians

Match Ratings
1.James Evans (GK)
6
2.Matt Davidson (DEF)
6
3.Alec Burley (DEF)
6
4.John Young (DEF)red card
3
5.Marvin Van Galen (MID)
6
6.Gavin Gemmill (MID)
7
7.Gareth Maclean (MID)
7
8.Alex Telfer (MID)
6
9.Andy Burley (ATT)
6
10.Vincenzo Gilardino (ATT)
6
11.Rafael Barros (ATT)
6
 
12.Alec Brady (DEF)
6
13.Richard Bremner (MID)
0
14.Paolo Meijer (ATT)
0

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