Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     Ayr UnitedAyr United
John MackayJohn Mackay Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Malcolm LightfootM. Lightfoot58
G
1
G
63Cosimo ChiesaC. Chiesa
Stuart MatteoS. Matteo57
D
2
D
62Fabio Ait AtmaneF. Ait Atmane
Alex DavidsonA. Davidson65
D
3
D
50Artur AlmeidaA. Almeida
Jose PardoJ. Pardo54
D
captain4
D
72Craig CampbellC. Campbell
Richard HendryR. Hendry76
D
5
D
68Andres MoralesA. Morales
Billy RitchieB. Ritchie60
M
6
M
52Craig MeiklejohnC. Meiklejohn
Joao TeixeiraJ. Teixeira58
M
7captain
M
62Tobias PalumboT. Palumbo
Alun PetersA. Peters60
M
8
M
57Neil LiddellN. Liddell
Craig JamesC. James56
A
9
A
64Billy GemmellB. Gemmell
Matt McNeillM. McNeill62
A
10
A
55Albert CortesA. Cortes
Moreno CastiglioneM. Castiglione60
A
11
A
69Jody EvansJ. Evans
 
John McCoistJ. McCoist53
D
12
G
54Callum ElliottC. Elliott
Brendan RipleyB. Ripley59
M
13
M
51Alec HendersonA. Henderson
Christian PisanuC. Pisanu54
A
14
A
50Colin HendryC. Hendry

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 14,950 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Heart of Midlothian and Ayr United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Mcinnes.


0.00
The first half starts with Heart of Midlothian kicking off!
2.52
Richard Hendry knocks the ball forward to Joao Teixeira. Joao Teixeira shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
3.47
Alex Davidson hits a low pass to Alun Peters. Alun Peters flicks a high pass forward. Moreno Castiglione controls it well on his chest. Moreno Castiglione whips in a cross ball towards Alun Peters. Alun Peters finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
6.56
With great vision, Andres Morales plays the ball forward to Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
10.25
Craig Meiklejohn kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Cortes. Albert Cortes makes a great pass forward. Billy Gemmell runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
14.01
Jody Evans catches Alex Davidson on the ankles. Jody Evans is shown the yellow card! Alex Davidson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.56
Billy Ritchie barges into Neil Liddell. The referee calls over Billy Ritchie and shows him a yellow card! Neil Liddell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.31
Artur Almeida clumsily knocks into Matt McNeill. Artur Almeida is shown the yellow card! Matt McNeill hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.39
Billy Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Joao Teixeira controls it well on his chest. Joao Teixeira shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.32
Billy Ritchie makes a simple pass to Joao Teixeira. Joao Teixeira hits a low pass to Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Cosimo Chiesa manages to keep it out.
32.05
Albert Cortes comes in with a late challenge on Richard Hendry. The referee warns Albert Cortes to calm down! Richard Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.53
Craig Meiklejohn catches Alun Peters on the ankles. Craig Meiklejohn is given a warning by the referee! Alun Peters hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.45
Richard Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Peters. Alun Peters threads the ball through to Joao Teixeira. Joao Teixeira lofts in a cross ball towards Craig James. Craig James knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.32
Alun Peters plays the ball forward to Billy Ritchie. Billy Ritchie tries a spectacular long range effort but Cosimo Chiesa is on top of it.
38.37
Billy Gemmell comes in with a late challenge on Billy Ritchie. Billy Gemmell is shown the yellow card! Billy Ritchie stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half. Ayr United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ayr United get the second half underway!
48.25
Alun Peters kicks a strong pass forward to Craig James. Craig James knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Artur Almeida.
51.42
Fabio Ait Atmane threads a neat ball through to Tobias Palumbo. Tobias Palumbo chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Evans. Jody Evans plays a one-two with Albert Cortes and advances towards the goal... Jody Evans takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.39
Andres Morales catches Moreno Castiglione on the ankles. The referee brings Andres Morales to one side and gives him a warning! Moreno Castiglione grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
61.26
Jose Pardo laces a weighted ball forward to Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Campbell.
65.19
Fabio Ait Atmane darts forward. Fabio Ait Atmane chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malcolm Lightfoot who gathers it comfortably.
66.40
Tobias Palumbo kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Cortes. Albert Cortes shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.47
Fabio Ait Atmane knocks the ball forward to Tobias Palumbo. Tobias Palumbo cuts inside the box! Tobias Palumbo shoots from just inside the box. Malcolm Lightfoot is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.41
Joao Teixeira hits a low pass to Alun Peters. Alun Peters knocks in a cross ball towards Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
78.41
Tobias Palumbo flicks a high pass forward. Billy Gemmell collects the pass. Billy Gemmell makes a defence splitting pass to Albert Cortes. Albert Cortes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Malcolm Lightfoot has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.41
Alex Davidson passes the ball forward to Billy Ritchie. Billy Ritchie flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Peters. Alun Peters shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Cosimo Chiesa.
82.26
Alun Peters takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Moreno Castiglione. Moreno Castiglione deftly flicks the ball on. Neil Liddell reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
83.46
Tobias Palumbo flicks the ball to his team mate, Jody Evans. Jody Evans knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malcolm Lightfoot who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Ayr United
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
6
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
30.4%
45.6%
24.1%

Scorers
Neil Liddell 7
Jody Evans 51
Tobias Palumbo 73
Albert Cortes 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tobias Palumbo of Ayr United

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

1.Cosimo Chiesa (GK)
7
2.Fabio Ait Atmane (DEF)
7
3.Artur Almeida (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Craig Campbell (DEF)
6
5.Andres Morales (DEF)
6
6.Craig Meiklejohn (MID)
6
7.Tobias Palumbo (MID)goal scored
9
8.Neil Liddell (MID)goal scored
8
9.Billy Gemmell (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Albert Cortes (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jody Evans (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Callum Elliott (GK)
0
13.Alec Henderson (MID)
0
14.Colin Hendry (ATT)
0