Match Report


AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Computer Player Computer Player Josh Davies Josh Davies
Kevin McinnesK. Mcinnes62
G
1
G
77Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Colin HendryC. Hendry69
D
2
D
74Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira
Jonas SachsJ. Sachs67
D
3
D
75Ignacio BarronI. Barron
Stephen LiddellS. Liddell61
D
4
D
73Guilherme BentoG. Bento
Stuart SounessS. Souness67
M
5
M
79Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio
John BrightonJ. Brighton65
M
captain6
M
75Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia
Eoin SheringhamE. Sheringham64
M
7captain
M
83Matthew NyarkoM. Nyarko
Kevin FergusonK. Ferguson56
M
8
M
79David ReimersD. Reimers
Alec CampbellA. Campbell72
A
9
A
83Alin HagiA. Hagi
Tony Van WesteropT. Van Westerop68
A
10
A
80Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi
Mick MilliganM. Milligan57
A
11
A
84Rafael NunesR. Nunes
 
Demlaba Ben HaddouD. Ben Haddou58
G
12
D
72Carlos PobleteC. Poblete
Jorge MoutinhoJ. Moutinho56
A
13
M
73Youssef BourgoisY. Bourgois
Garry GemmillG. Gemmill56
D
14
M
73Nenad MeminN. Memin

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 18,618 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rory Demel.


0.00
Airdrieonians kick off and get the match underway!
3.43
Matthew Nyarko flicks the ball to his team mate, Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi plays a scrappy one-two with Djamel Benmiloudi and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alin Hagi provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball cannons off Colin Hendry, smacking the crossbar and looping into the crowd.
4.56
David Reimers takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Eoin Sheringham reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
10.55
Oscar Marsiglia receives the ball from a throw-in from Nicolás Aurellio. Oscar Marsiglia makes a simple pass to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.42
Oscar Marsiglia takes it forward alone. Oscar Marsiglia plays a one-two with Rafael Nunes and rushes in on goal... Oscar Marsiglia rockets a shot on goal but somehow Kevin Mcinnes manages to keep it out.
15.51
Ignacio Barron flicks a high pass forward. David Reimers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Reimers knocks the ball forward to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes advances inside the box! Rafael Nunes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Good keeping from Kevin Mcinnes as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
17.30
Nicolás Aurellio takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Stuart Souness gets to the ball and clears it up field.
18.34
Guilherme Bento chips the ball to his team mate, David Reimers. With imagination, David Reimers laces a through ball forward to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi cuts inside the box! Djamel Benmiloudi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Kevin Mcinnes gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
21.35
Jonas Sachs threads the ball through to Eoin Sheringham. Eoin Sheringham advances with the ball. Eoin Sheringham lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Milligan. Ignacio Barron catches Mick Milligan on the ankles. Mick Milligan appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
26.04
Stuart Souness makes a probing pass to Alec Campbell. Alec Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.03
John Brighton barges into Matthew Nyarko. The referee calls over John Brighton and warns him to calm down! Matthew Nyarko runs off the knock.
28.11
Nicolás Aurellio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes makes a probing pass to Alin Hagi but he's offside!
30.27
Without breaking stride, Stephen Liddell plays the ball forward to Kevin Ferguson. With a delightful solo run, Kevin Ferguson stretches the opposition's defence. Kevin Ferguson plays a scrappy one-two with Alec Campbell and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Kevin Ferguson provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
36.19
Jonas Sachs flicks a high ball forward to Eoin Sheringham who takes it down. Eoin Sheringham knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Van Westerop. Tony Van Westerop shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
38.16
Bruno Moreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Reimers. David Reimers runs straight at the opposition's defence. David Reimers edges inside the box! David Reimers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Good keeping from Kevin Mcinnes as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
39.36
Corner kick to Heart of Midlothian. David Reimers plays it to the far post. Oscar Marsiglia shoots from just inside the box but it's drastically wayward!
42.53
Ignacio Barron threads a neat ball through to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes lofts in a cross ball towards Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi connects with a diving header but somehow Kevin Mcinnes manages to keep it out.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Heart of Midlothian also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off the second half!
48.17
Ignacio Barron sees Oscar Marsiglia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oscar Marsiglia knocks the ball forward to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Kevin Mcinnes manages to gather it effortlessly.
49.39
Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Nunes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Nunes lofts in a cross ball towards Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Colin Hendry!
53.55
Nicolás Aurellio knocks the ball forward to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi makes a pass forward but Djamel Benmiloudi makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
54.41
Ignacio Barron sees Nicolás Aurellio in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicolás Aurellio flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Nunes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Nunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.05
Colin Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Souness. Stuart Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Van Westerop. Tony Van Westerop lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Campbell. Alec Campbell fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
59.50
Mick Milligan barges into Ignacio Barron. Mick Milligan is shown the yellow card! Ignacio Barron runs off the knock.
60.19
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Carlos Poblete replacing Bruno Moreira, Youssef Bourgois replacing Matthew Nyarko and Nenad Memin replacing David Reimers .
66.45
Ignacio Barron passes the ball forward to Nenad Memin. Nenad Memin passes the ball forward to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.38
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
72.42
Nenad Memin flicks a high pass forward. Alin Hagi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alin Hagi shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
78.33
Stephen Liddell clumsily knocks into Djamel Benmiloudi. The referee brings Stephen Liddell to one side and gives him a warning! Djamel Benmiloudi stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.41
Stuart Souness threads a neat ball through to Tony Van Westerop. Tony Van Westerop shoots from long range but somehow Evangelos Tsoukalas manages to keep it out.
83.35
Ignacio Barron chips the ball to his team mate, Nenad Memin. Showing composure, Nenad Memin laces a weighted ball forward to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alin Hagi but the linesman indicates offside!
84.03
Carlos Poblete lofts the ball long. Alin Hagi advances inside the box! Alin Hagi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Kevin Mcinnes reads it well. Good keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Airdrieonians

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
10
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38%
62%
Play Area
32.9%
39.2%
27.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Mcinnes of Airdrieonians

Match Ratings
1.Kevin Mcinnes (GK)
9
2.Colin Hendry (DEF)
7
3.Jonas Sachs (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Liddell (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Souness (MID)
7
6.John Brighton (MID)
6
7.Eoin Sheringham (MID)
7
8.Kevin Ferguson (MID)
7
9.Alec Campbell (ATT)
6
10.Tony Van Westerop (ATT)
6
11.Mick Milligan (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Demlaba Ben Haddou (GK)
0
13.Jorge Moutinho (ATT)
0
14.Garry Gemmill (DEF)
0

1.Evangelos Tsoukalas (GK)
6
2.Bruno Moreira (DEF)
6
3.Ignacio Barron (DEF)
7
4.Guilherme Bento (DEF)
6
5.Nicolás Aurellio (MID)
6
6.Oscar Marsiglia (MID)
8
7.Matthew Nyarko (MID)
6
8.David Reimers (MID)
7
9.Alin Hagi (ATT)
7
10.Djamel Benmiloudi (ATT)
7
11.Rafael Nunes (ATT)
7
 
12.Carlos Poblete (DEF)
6
13.Youssef Bourgois (MID)
6
14.Nenad Memin (MID)
7