Match Report


HibernianHibernian     St MirrenSt Mirren
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Miguael PlatiniM. Platini53
G
1
G
50David BirindelliD. Birindelli
Gary HansenG. Hansen74
D
2
D
63Neil GemmillN. Gemmill
Gavin BoothG. Booth68
D
3
D
58Victor CiechelsiV. Ciechelsi
Gavin JamesG. James60
D
4
D
57Tiago SemedoT. Semedo
Marcus VernazzaM. Vernazza72
M
5
D
56Thomas JaschkeT. Jaschke
Neil HendersonN. Henderson62
M
6captain
M
67Sylvain RichardsS. Richards
David HendryD. Hendry60
M
captain7
M
67Victor AbidalV. Abidal
Stephen GoughS. Gough57
M
8
M
66Gavin HendryG. Hendry
Stefan MoulijnS. Moulijn72
A
9
A
60Stephen McNeillS. McNeill
Alberto HerreroA. Herrero70
A
10
A
60Paul LiddellP. Liddell
Matt CampbellM. Campbell70
A
11
A
53Steffen OverathS. Overath
 
Stuart McNeillS. McNeill56
M
12
M
66Scott BoothS. Booth
Andy HendryA. Hendry56
D
13
M
60William RouxelW. Rouxel
Scott MorrisonS. Morrison54
A
14
D
54Matt DickovM. Dickov

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 8,832 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Hibernian are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Mcinnes.


0.00
St Mirren start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.29
Marcus Vernazza makes a simple pass to Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.06
Sylvain Richards sees Paul Liddell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miguael Platini who gathers it comfortably.
8.47
Gary Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Gough. Stephen Gough threads a neat ball through to Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Semedo.
9.22
Stephen Gough clumsily knocks into Sylvain Richards. The referee calls over Stephen Gough and warns him to calm down! Sylvain Richards grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
12.32
Victor Abidal flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McNeill controls it well on his chest. Stephen McNeill whips in a cross ball towards Paul Liddell. Paul Liddell flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
14.02
Stephen Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
18.10
Gavin Hendry hits a low pass to Steffen Overath. Steffen Overath knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.38
Sylvain Richards knocks the ball forward to Paul Liddell. Paul Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miguael Platini who gathers it comfortably.
22.58
Victor Abidal threads a neat ball through to Steffen Overath. Steffen Overath shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
27.27
Tiago Semedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sylvain Richards. Sylvain Richards flicks a high pass forward to Paul Liddell who brings the ball under control. Paul Liddell passes the ball forward but Steffen Overath is offside!
30.52
David Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Moulijn. Stefan Moulijn shoots from distance but somehow David Birindelli manages to keep it out.
36.57
David Hendry makes a probing pass to Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thomas Jaschke.
38.09
Neil Henderson threads a neat ball through to Stefan Moulijn. Stefan Moulijn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
40.54
Gavin James makes a strong solo run forward. Gavin James kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Moulijn. Stefan Moulijn shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
42.47
David Hendry threads a neat ball through to Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero plays a quick one-two with Stefan Moulijn and rushes in on goal... Alberto Herrero takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving David Birindelli with no chance!! Goal for Hibernian!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hibernian appear unchanged since the first half. St Mirren also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Hibernian start the second half!
53.50
Sylvain Richards receives the ball from a throw-in from Gavin Hendry. Sylvain Richards brings the ball forward. Sylvain Richards shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.44
Hibernian have made 2 substitutions with Stuart McNeill replacing Gavin James and Andy Hendry replacing David Hendry .
63.38
Andy Hendry makes a beautiful solo run. Andy Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Victor Ciechelsi.
65.32
Gavin Booth passes the ball forward to Neil Henderson. Neil Henderson makes a probing pass to Matt Campbell. Matt Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Moulijn. Stefan Moulijn makes a convincing header. David Birindelli comfortably picks it out of the air!
66.36
Tiago Semedo threads a neat ball through to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry threads the ball through to Paul Liddell. Paul Liddell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Miguael Platini with no chance!! Goal for St Mirren!
69.44
Neil Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Victor Abidal. Victor Abidal advances with the ball. Victor Abidal lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.25
Gavin Hendry barges into Gary Hansen. The referee warns Gavin Hendry to calm down! Gary Hansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.08
Andy Hendry decides to run forward with the ball. Andy Hendry shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
77.38
Hibernian have made a substitution with Scott Morrison replacing Stefan Moulijn .
81.41
Neil Gemmill plays the ball forward to Victor Abidal. Victor Abidal takes it forward alone. Victor Abidal knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Booth.
84.29
Gary Hansen flicks a high pass forward to Neil Henderson who brings the ball under control. Neil Henderson plays the ball forward to Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.16
Gavin Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Gough. Stephen Gough knocks the ball forward to Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Tiago Semedo threads a neat ball through to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Overath. Steffen Overath knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen McNeill. Stephen McNeill makes a deft header. Miguael Platini manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Hibernian

St Mirren
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
25.6%
41.5%
32.9%

Scorers
Alberto Herrero 42
Paul Liddell 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Herrero of Hibernian

Match Ratings
1.Miguael Platini (GK)
7
2.Gary Hansen (DEF)
7
3.Gavin Booth (DEF)
7
4.Gavin James (DEF)
7
5.Marcus Vernazza (MID)
6
6.Neil Henderson (MID)
7
7.David Hendry (MID)
7
8.Stephen Gough (MID)
7
9.Stefan Moulijn (ATT)
8
10.Alberto Herrero (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Matt Campbell (ATT)
6
 
12.Stuart McNeill (MID)
6
13.Andy Hendry (DEF)
7
14.Scott Morrison (ATT)
6

1.David Birindelli (GK)
7
2.Neil Gemmill (DEF)
6
3.Victor Ciechelsi (DEF)
6
4.Tiago Semedo (DEF)
7
5.Thomas Jaschke (DEF)
6
6.Sylvain Richards (MID)
7
7.Victor Abidal (MID)
8
8.Gavin Hendry (MID)
7
9.Stephen McNeill (ATT)
6
10.Paul Liddell (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Steffen Overath (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Booth (MID)
0
13.William Rouxel (MID)
0
14.Matt Dickov (DEF)
0