Match Report
| Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian |  |  | Brechin | Brechin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Aaron Tolley | A. Tolley |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Neil McStay | N. McStay | |||||||||
| Nicolas Moreno | N. Moreno |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Stephen Morrison | S. Morrison | |||||||||
| John Cleland | J. Cleland | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Wes Ince | W. Ince | |||||||||
| Duncan Dalglish | D. Dalglish | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Phil Marshall | P. Marshall | |||||||||
| Gary Burley | G. Burley | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Alex Gemmill | A. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Arthur Ball | A. Ball | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Gavin Rae | G. Rae | |||||||||
| Harvey Merson | H. Merson | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Garry Brady | G. Brady | |||||||||
| Ashley Robson | A. Robson | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Abdoullaye Micoud | A. Micoud | |||||||||
| Paul White | P. White | | 59 | A | | 9 | | M | 52 |  | Abdelkrim El Hadrioui | A. El Hadrioui | |||||||||
| Hakim Boumedienne | H. Boumedienne |  | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Kevin Mccall | K. Mccall | |||||||||
| Colin Hansen | C. Hansen | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Paul Hendry | P. Hendry | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Brechin. A crowd of 9,228 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Brechin appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Brechin appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Heart of Midlothian get the match underway!
4.01
0-0Abdoullaye Micoud controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.05
0-0Duncan Dalglish advances with the ball. Duncan Dalglish controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul White. Paul White lofts in a cross ball towards Hakim Boumedienne. Hakim Boumedienne connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
15.19
Gary Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Robson. Ashley Robson knocks the ball forward to Paul White. Paul White makes a probing pass to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
21.30
0-0Brechin are easily keeping Heart of Midlothian at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
22.51
0-0Ashley Robson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul White. Paul White knocks the ball forward to Hakim Boumedienne. Hakim Boumedienne cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Neil McStay.
28.25
Harvey Merson advances with the ball. Harvey Merson goes all the way! Harvey Merson shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Neil McStay.
32.27
Duncan Dalglish deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Robson. Ashley Robson kicks a strong pass forward to Paul White. Paul White sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.17
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Mccall. Kevin Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Burley.
38.17
0-0Ashley Robson barges into Gavin Rae. Ashley Robson is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Rae runs off the knock.
39.55
Hakim Boumedienne barges into Phil Marshall. Hakim Boumedienne is warned by the referee! Phil Marshall stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.06
Abdoullaye Micoud controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Cleland.
44.44
Abdoullaye Micoud kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Burley.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Brechin kick off the second half!
48.08
Abdoullaye Micoud knocks the ball forward to Kevin Mccall. Kevin Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Burley.
49.23
Duncan Dalglish controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ashley Robson. Ashley Robson flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul White. Paul White sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.41
1-0Harvey Merson threads the ball through to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen plays a perfect one-two with Hakim Boumedienne and rushes in on goal... Colin Hansen takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.13
Heart of Midlothian are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
66.21
Abdoullaye Micoud chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.26
Alex Gemmill chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Brady. Garry Brady knocks the ball forward to Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Dalglish.
75.39
Abdoullaye Micoud advances with the ball. Abdoullaye Micoud knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Mccall. Kevin Mccall connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
77.11
Garry Brady passes the ball forward to Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.22
Abdoullaye Micoud flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Mccall. Kevin Mccall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.19
Abdoullaye Micoud controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Mccall. Kevin Mccall knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Aaron Tolley manages to gather it comfortably.
87.48
Duncan Dalglish passes the ball forward to Arthur Ball. Arthur Ball passes the ball forward to Hakim Boumedienne. Hakim Boumedienne lofts in a cross ball towards Paul White. Paul White directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Neil McStay!
89.49
John Cleland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arthur Ball. Arthur Ball makes a probing pass to Paul White. Paul White goes all the way! Paul White takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Ashley Robson decides to run forward with the ball. Ashley Robson shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
31.1%
47.3%
21.6%
Scorers
| Colin Hansen 53 |