Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 9,410 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Motherwell are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Motherwell are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Motherwell kick off!
2.35
0-0Dominic Collins flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Gleisenstein. Matthias Gleisenstein makes a probing pass to Yohann Cygan. Yohann Cygan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.25
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
6.14
Alexandre Marques passes the ball forward to Yohann Cygan. Yohann Cygan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.20
0-0Gary Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Robson. Ashley Robson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mitchell de Wit. Mitchell de Wit controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.46
Matthias Gleisenstein threads the ball through to Yohann Cygan. Yohann Cygan lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
24.31
0-0Arthur Ball makes a probing pass to Hakim Boumedienne. Hakim Boumedienne goes all the way! Hakim Boumedienne makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
27.18
0-0Arthur Ball makes a simple pass to Mitchell de Wit. Mitchell de Wit makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul White but he's offside!
38.13
Matthias Gleisenstein knocks the ball to his team mate, Yohann Cygan. Yohann Cygan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Moreno.
42.12
Arthur Ball brings the ball forward. Arthur Ball kicks a strong pass forward to Hakim Boumedienne. Hakim Boumedienne takes a shot at goal but somehow Gary Morton manages to keep it out.
44.39
1-0Richard Strachan makes a simple pass to Yohann Cygan. Yohann Cygan goes all the way! Yohann Cygan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Yohann Cygan!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian kick off!
47.46
Matthias Gleisenstein knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Aaron Tolley!
51.31
Dominic Collins passes the ball forward to Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yohann Cygan. Yohann Cygan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Burley.
53.29
Harvey Merson passes the ball forward to Mitchell de Wit. Mitchell de Wit makes a probing pass to Paul White but he's offside!
55.50
Alec Brady threads the ball through to Richard Strachan. Richard Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron Tolley who gathers it comfortably.
63.36
Matthias Gleisenstein controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.08
Duncan Hutchison passes the ball forward to Richard Strachan. Richard Strachan makes a probing pass to Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Yohann Cygan. Yohann Cygan heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.24
1-0Mitchell de Wit hacks Dominic Collins from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominic Collins runs off the knock.
72.46
Arthur Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Hakim Boumedienne. Hakim Boumedienne goes all the way! Hakim Boumedienne takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hakim Boumedienne!
75.09
Alexandre Marques chips the ball to his team mate, Yohann Cygan. Yohann Cygan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Burley.
77.49
Alexandre Marques controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yohann Cygan. Yohann Cygan knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.46
Richard Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.29
1-1John Cleland barges into Yohann Cygan. The referee calls over John Cleland and warns him to calm down! Yohann Cygan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
21.6%
44.6%
33.8%
Scorers