Match Report
| Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian |  |  | Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Tolley | A. Tolley |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Alec Strachan | A. Strachan | |||||||||
| Nicolas Moreno | N. Moreno |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Kevin Bremner | K. Bremner | |||||||||
| John Cleland | J. Cleland | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | David Davidson | D. Davidson | |||||||||
| Duncan Dalglish | D. Dalglish | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Alex Dalglish | A. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Gary Burley | G. Burley | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Matt Caldwell | M. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Arthur Ball | A. Ball | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Paolo Smoje | P. Smoje | |||||||||
| Harvey Merson | H. Merson | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 |  | Matthieu Castro | M. Castro | |||||||||
| Ashley Robson | A. Robson | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Stuart Mcinnes | S. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Paul White | P. White | | 59 | A | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Sammy De Neff | S. De Neff | |||||||||
| Hakim Boumedienne | H. Boumedienne |  | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Stephen Young | S. Young | |||||||||
| Colin Hansen | C. Hansen | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Stephen Hansen | S. Hansen | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Raith Rovers. A crowd of 9,043 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Raith Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Raith Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Raith Rovers get the match underway!
14.01
1-0Nicolas Moreno decides to run forward with the ball. Nicolas Moreno threads the ball through to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen lofts in a cross ball towards Hakim Boumedienne. Hakim Boumedienne is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
27.25
1-0Stephen Hansen hacks Nicolas Moreno from behind! Stephen Hansen is warned by the referee! Nicolas Moreno stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.23
1-0Paul White slams into Alex Dalglish with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Alex Dalglish gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
33.29
1-0Alex Dalglish deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthieu Castro. Matthieu Castro makes a simple pass to Stephen Young. Stephen Young goes all the way! Stephen Young makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.49
David Davidson catches Harvey Merson on the ankles. David Davidson is given a warning by the referee! Harvey Merson runs off the knock.
39.09
Harvey Merson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen goes all the way! Colin Hansen shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
42.01
Stephen Young catches Duncan Dalglish on the ankles. The referee calls over Stephen Young and warns him to calm down! Duncan Dalglish hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.32
1-0David Davidson kicks a strong pass forward to Matthieu Castro. Matthieu Castro takes it forward alone. Matthieu Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian get the second half underway!
51.47
1-0Stuart Mcinnes catches Harvey Merson on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Harvey Merson stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.13
Duncan Dalglish lofts the ball long. Hakim Boumedienne plays a perfect one-two with Colin Hansen and rushes in on goal... Hakim Boumedienne shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.48
Nicolas Moreno barges into Stephen Hansen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Hansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.16
Ashley Robson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.30
Duncan Dalglish brings the ball forward. Duncan Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Hakim Boumedienne. Hakim Boumedienne shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.26
1-0Alex Dalglish makes a probing pass to Matthieu Castro. Matthieu Castro threads the ball through to Stephen Hansen. Stephen Hansen tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Aaron Tolley.
87.31
Arthur Ball deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
0
Possession
62.3%
37.7%
Play Area
30.4%
46.4%
23.2%
Scorers