Match Report
| Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian |  |  | Falkirk | Falkirk | ||||||||||||||||
| Manny King | Manny King | David ross Campbell | David ross Campbell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Allsopp | P. Allsopp |  | 84 | G |  | 1 | | G | 82 |  | Yurtcan Kayis | Y. Kayis | |||||||||
| Arno Rummenigge | A. Rummenigge |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Sergio Nava | S. Nava | |||||||||
| Neil Glass | N. Glass |  | 76 | D | | 3 | | D | 80 |  | Dragos Buscan | D. Buscan | |||||||||
| Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan | | 76 | D | | 4 | | D | 79 |  | Marvin Saad | M. Saad | |||||||||
| Yoshiaki Kaita | Y. Kaita |  | 75 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 | | David Inglis | D. Inglis | |||||||||
| Garry Thomson | G. Thomson | | 80 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 |  | Roy Van Mol | R. Van Mol | |||||||||
| José Luis Alfaro | J. Alfaro |  | 79 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 |  | Tarik Sektioui | T. Sektioui | |||||||||
| Mark Gyan | M. Gyan |  | 81 | M | | 8 | | M | 78 | | Hakan Kayis | H. Kayis | |||||||||
| Jay Mapp | J. Mapp |  | 81 | A | | 9 | | A | 85 |  | André Gil | A. Gil | |||||||||
| John Hansen | J. Hansen | | 79 | A | | 10 | | A | 84 |  | Martial Pierre | M. Pierre | |||||||||
| Adrian Nanu | A. Nanu | | 78 | A | | 11 | | A | 81 |  | Rabiu West | R. West | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Falkirk. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Falkirk appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Falkirk appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Heart of Midlothian kicking off!
2.15
0-0David Inglis flicks the ball to his team mate, Rabiu West. Rabiu West shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
3.12
0-0Roy Van Mol comes in with a late challenge on Neil Glass. Roy Van Mol is given a warning by the referee! Neil Glass stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.25
Sergio Nava threads the ball through to Roy Van Mol. Roy Van Mol flicks the ball to his team mate, Martial Pierre. Martial Pierre knocks in a cross ball towards Rabiu West. Rabiu West heads the ball goalwards but Peter Allsopp is on top of it.
6.39
1-0Neil Glass makes a probing pass to José Luis Alfaro. José Luis Alfaro makes a beautiful solo run. José Luis Alfaro lofts in a cross ball towards Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
9.40
1-0Roy Van Mol controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, André Gil. André Gil knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.27
Marvin Saad threads the ball through to David Inglis. David Inglis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rabiu West. Rabiu West lofts in a cross ball towards Martial Pierre. Martial Pierre is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Peter Allsopp.
12.06
Garry Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, John Hansen. John Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Yurtcan Kayis!
15.01
José Luis Alfaro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Yurtcan Kayis.
18.44
Roy Van Mol chips the ball to his team mate, André Gil. André Gil controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Peter Allsopp.
21.55
22.02
Mark Gyan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp knocks in a cross ball towards John Hansen. John Hansen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Yurtcan Kayis manages to keep it out.
26.33
David Inglis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, André Gil. André Gil knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kubilay Özalan.
28.35
Tarik Sektioui chips the ball to his team mate, Martial Pierre. Martial Pierre knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Allsopp who gathers it comfortably.
30.59
1-032.57
José Luis Alfaro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.57
Roy Van Mol knocks the ball forward to André Gil. André Gil knocks in a cross ball towards Rabiu West. Rabiu West is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.41
Kubilay Özalan flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Gyan. Mark Gyan threads the ball through to John Hansen. John Hansen shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Garry Thomson decides to run forward with the ball. Garry Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Falkirk kick off the second half!
47.13
Neil Glass makes a probing pass to Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson advances with the ball. Garry Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Yurtcan Kayis easily picks it out of the air!
55.05
Dragos Buscan makes a probing pass to Hakan Kayis. Hakan Kayis flicks the ball to his team mate, Martial Pierre. Martial Pierre knocks in a cross ball towards André Gil. André Gil is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Peter Allsopp is on top of it.
57.03
José Luis Alfaro knocks the ball to his team mate, Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp flicks the ball to his team mate, John Hansen. John Hansen rockets a shot on goal but somehow Yurtcan Kayis manages to keep it out.
59.17
Neil Glass knocks the ball forward to José Luis Alfaro. José Luis Alfaro sees a break and surges forward. José Luis Alfaro shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.40
1-0Falkirk are easily keeping Heart of Midlothian at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
61.03
Hakan Kayis chips the ball to his team mate, André Gil. André Gil goes all the way! André Gil shoots from just inside the box but Peter Allsopp is on top of it.
65.43
Garry Thomson takes it forward alone. Garry Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp powers a header at goal. Jay Mapp scores for Heart of Midlothian!!
72.45
Mark Gyan makes a simple pass to Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp lofts in a cross ball towards John Hansen. John Hansen directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.48
David Inglis knocks the ball forward to Martial Pierre. Martial Pierre knocks in a cross ball towards André Gil. André Gil connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Peter Allsopp manages to keep it out.
78.10
Dragos Buscan makes a probing pass to Hakan Kayis. Hakan Kayis flicks the ball to his team mate, André Gil. André Gil makes a simple pass to Rabiu West. Rabiu West rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
79.07
Mark Gyan knocks the ball to his team mate, John Hansen. John Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.19
Roy Van Mol makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rabiu West. Rabiu West finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Peter Allsopp manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
2-0Rabiu West hacks Arno Rummenigge from behind! Rabiu West is warned by the referee! Arno Rummenigge carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
8
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
28.6%
44%
27.4%
Scorers
| Jay Mapp 6, 65 |