Match Report


Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian     CelticCeltic
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Sandra Hurley Sandra Hurley
Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas77
G
1captain
G
67Gary DickovG. Dickov
Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira74
D
2
D
69Markus SchröderM. Schröder
Ignacio BarronI. Barron75
D
3
D
52Paul C. BuscanP. Buscan
Guilherme BentoG. Bento73
D
4
D
75Garba OmoladeG. Omolade
Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio79
M
5
D
73Anton SammerA. Sammer
Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia75
M
6
M
74Matias PadillaM. Padilla
Matthew NyarkoM. Nyarko83
M
captain7
M
62Maurice FabrieM. Fabrie
David ReimersD. Reimers79
M
8
M
67Dagui OulmersD. Oulmers
Alin HagiA. Hagi83
A
9
M
72Gianmatteo Del VecchioG. Del Vecchio
Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi80
A
10
A
71Camel EchouafniC. Echouafni
Rafael NunesR. Nunes84
A
11
A
68Serge PoulardS. Poulard
 
Carlos PobleteC. Poblete72
D
12
G
35Dominic CaldwellD. Caldwell
Youssef BourgoisY. Bourgois73
M
13
M
50Maximiliano SotoM. Soto
Nenad MeminN. Memin73
M
14
A
72Malte KühnM. Kühn

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Tynecastle where Heart of Midlothian play host to Celtic. A crowd of 19,150 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Heart of Midlothian are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Law.


0.00
The first half starts with Celtic kicking off!
4.36
Anton Sammer darts forward. With vision, Anton Sammer laces a weighted ball forward to Serge Poulard. Serge Poulard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guilherme Bento.
10.56
Matthew Nyarko flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.29
Bruno Moreira threads the ball through to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi plays a one-two with Rafael Nunes and advances towards the goal... Alin Hagi strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but Gary Dickov is on top of it.
18.23
Serge Poulard barges into Ignacio Barron. The referee calls over Serge Poulard and warns him to calm down! Ignacio Barron runs off the knock.
21.29
Nicolás Aurellio brings the ball forward. Nicolás Aurellio lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes powers a header at goal. Markus Schröder steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
22.50
David Reimers sees Djamel Benmiloudi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Djamel Benmiloudi plays a scrappy one-two with Rafael Nunes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Djamel Benmiloudi provides some space. He shoots at goal. Gary Dickov gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
27.57
Matthew Nyarko flicks a high ball forward to Rafael Nunes who takes it down. Rafael Nunes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
30.12
Guilherme Bento kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolás Aurellio. With a delightful solo run, Nicolás Aurellio stretches the opposition's defence. Nicolás Aurellio plays a quick one-two with Djamel Benmiloudi and rushes in on goal... Nicolás Aurellio muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Gary Dickov is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
32.47
Bruno Moreira threads a neat ball through to Nicolás Aurellio. Seeing a gap ahead, Nicolás Aurellio picks a pass forward to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
34.45
Guilherme Bento makes a probing pass to Matthew Nyarko. Matthew Nyarko makes a simple pass to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes plays a quick one-two with Alin Hagi and rushes in on goal... Rafael Nunes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.22
With great vision, Gianmatteo Del Vecchio plays the ball forward to Serge Poulard. Serge Poulard kicks a strong pass forward to Camel Echouafni but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half. Celtic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Celtic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Heart of Midlothian kicking off!
54.24
Oscar Marsiglia knocks the ball to his team mate, Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi edges inside the box! Alin Hagi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
55.31
David Reimers threads a neat ball through to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Gary Dickov is on top of it.
57.38
Maurice Fabrie brings the ball forward. Maurice Fabrie makes a great pass forward. Camel Echouafni runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
60.19
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Carlos Poblete replacing Guilherme Bento, Youssef Bourgois replacing Nicolás Aurellio and Nenad Memin replacing David Reimers .
61.26
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
66.56
Heart of Midlothian are in full control of this game.
72.29
Bruno Moreira threads the ball through to Youssef Bourgois. Youssef Bourgois knocks the ball forward to Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes makes a great pass forward. Alin Hagi runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
77.06
Gianmatteo Del Vecchio flicks a high pass forward. Serge Poulard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Serge Poulard shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
84.23
Gianmatteo Del Vecchio sees Camel Echouafni in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Camel Echouafni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Poblete.
85.32
Matias Padilla catches Carlos Poblete on the ankles. The referee warns Matias Padilla to calm down! Carlos Poblete runs off the knock.
89.15
Youssef Bourgois knocks the ball forward to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi plays a scrappy one-two with Djamel Benmiloudi and advances towards the goal... Alin Hagi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Anton Sammer happens to be in the right place to block it.
90.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Bruno Moreira plays the ball forward to Matthew Nyarko. Matthew Nyarko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Nunes. Rafael Nunes knocks in a cross ball towards Djamel Benmiloudi. With a superhuman jump, Djamel Benmiloudi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Heart of Midlothian

Celtic
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
8
0
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
26.5%
45.8%
27.7%

Scorers
Rafael Nunes 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Nunes of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings