Match Report
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Annan Athletic. A crowd of 20,688 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Annan Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Annan Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Annan Athletic kick off the first half!
8.05
0-0Stephen Hutchison knocks the ball forward to Richard McGrory. Richard McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Pius Olembé. Pius Olembé flicks the ball with his head but Kevin Hoeness is on top of it.
16.48
0-0Jermaine Tiatto sees space and advances. Jermaine Tiatto kicks a strong pass forward to Pius Olembé. Pius Olembé knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Hoeness who gathers it comfortably.
18.43
0-0Sebastian Metzger clumsily knocks into Stephen Hutchison. Sebastian Metzger is warned by the referee! Stephen Hutchison gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
20.03
0-0Richard Hendry makes a simple pass to Stuart Mcinnes. Stuart Mcinnes plays a perfect one-two with Neil McCoist and rushes in on goal... Stuart Mcinnes takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.33
Stephen Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, Pius Olembé. Pius Olembé knocks in a cross ball towards Richard McGrory. Richard McGrory connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Kevin Hoeness manages to gather it comfortably.
22.25
Stephen Bremner knocks the ball forward to Stephen Hutchison. Stephen Hutchison chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Stefanidis. Alexander Stefanidis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Hoeness who gathers it comfortably.
26.48
Neil Dalglish passes the ball forward to Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry makes a probing pass to Andy Burley. Andy Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.08
Jermaine Tiatto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Elliott. Alex Elliott makes a simple pass to Alexander Stefanidis. Alexander Stefanidis whips in a cross ball towards Pius Olembé. Pius Olembé heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Kevin Hoeness!
30.49
Richard Morton flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Burley. Andy Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Allsopp who gathers it comfortably.
33.49
1-0Alex Elliott passes the ball forward to Richard McGrory. Richard McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards Pius Olembé. Pius Olembé is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.48
Richard Morton comes in with a late challenge on Alex Elliott. Richard Morton is warned by the referee! Alex Elliott gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.48
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
42.27
Stephen Hutchison passes the ball forward to Richard McGrory. Richard McGrory shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Heart of Midlothian start the second half!
53.33
Stephen Bremner chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Hutchison. Stephen Hutchison makes a simple pass to Pius Olembé. Pius Olembé whips in a cross ball towards Alexander Stefanidis. Alexander Stefanidis directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
59.21
Stephen Hutchison sees space and advances. Stephen Hutchison plays a perfect one-two with Pius Olembé and rushes in on goal... Stephen Hutchison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Kevin Hoeness had no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
65.30
Richard Morton knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Burley. Andy Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Neil McCoist. Neil McCoist connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.43
Sebastian Metzger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil McCoist. Neil McCoist controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.19
Noel Yoffou passes the ball forward to Stephen Hutchison. Stephen Hutchison chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Stefanidis. Alexander Stefanidis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.54
Alex Elliott makes a probing pass to Alexander Stefanidis. Alexander Stefanidis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Kevin Hoeness easily smothers it!
78.15
Neil Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry threads the ball through to Neil McCoist. Neil McCoist sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.20
Lampros Triadis flicks the ball to his team mate, Pius Olembé. Pius Olembé shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Stephen Bremner kicks a strong pass forward to Lampros Triadis. Lampros Triadis flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Stefanidis. Alexander Stefanidis lofts in a cross ball towards Richard McGrory. Richard McGrory heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
0
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
24.4%
47.6%
28%
Scorers