Hearts                                    Greenock Morton
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Zander Clark              27  6  n     GK Ben Den                   32  8  n
DF Kye Rowles                23  4  n     DF Lewis Strapp              21  8  n
DF Nathaniel Atkinson        21  6  n     DF Jim Duffy                 19  6  n
DF Stephen Kingsley          20  5  n     DF Craig McPherson           16  6  n
MF Jamal Musiala             27  7  n     DF Efe Ambrose               14 10  n
MF Beni Baningime            26  5  n     MF Dion Neon                 31  8  n
MF Frankie Kent              19  7  n     MF Bill Kangaroo             24  8  n
MF Charles Rennie Mackintosh 17  8  n     MF Lapain                    19 10  n
WG Hector Gorgie             28  5  n     FW Nick Knowles              29 10  n
FW Lawrence Shankland        38  8  n     FW Jari Litmanen             28 10  n
FW Yutaro Oda                24  8  n     FW Robbie Muirhead           25  6  n

Min 0: Heart of Midlothian opens up with a 3-4-3 N while the Ton will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Jim Clarkson (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 1: Hector Gorgie (HEA) hooks the ball away from Jim Duffy...
        ...and Lawrence Shankland dives in...
        ...and heads home from six yards GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Dave Smyth's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: HEA 1 - GM 0
Min 2: Heart of Midlothian gives the ball away and Dion Neon gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...he unleashes an unstoppable drive that ends up in the top corner of Zander Clark's net...
        ...the keeper had no chance GOAL!!...
        ...Greenock Morton draw level....
        ...score now: HEA 1 - GM 1
Min 5: Lawrence Shankland (HEA) picks up the clearance...
        ...and plays it left to Jamal Musiala in midfield...
        ...Lawrence Shankland continues his run through the defense...
        ...and gets the return ball from Jamal Musiala...
        ...Lawrence Shankland rounds Ben Den and slots the ball home. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...and Heart of Midlothian have the lead...
        ...score now: HEA 2 - GM 1
Min 6: Nick Knowles opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Kye Rowles greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 19: Jim Duffy gets overlapped by Yutaro Oda (HEA)...
        ...who threads it to Hector Gorgie...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Ben Den.
Min 19: Jari Litmanen opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Stephen Kingsley greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 23: Jamal Musiala (HEA) gets to the edge of the box...
        ...and fires a low shot through the defenders legs...
        ...past a sprawling Ben Den...
        ...but into the row of cameramen way off to the right.
Min 26: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Lapain (GM)...
        ...but the impressive Kye Rowles (HEA) is able to get the ball back to Zander Clark.
Min 27: Cheeky back heel from Jari Litmanen to release Nick Knowles in the box...
        ...but the English is flagged to have been off-side.  Calls for VAR in SESL? 
Min 31: A woeful back-pass by Jim Duffy...
        ...Jamal Musiala (HEA) races onto the ball...
        ...and slots it under Ben Den...
        ...but it rolls inches wide for a goal kick.
Min 36: Nick Knowles almost penetrates Jam Tarts's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Stephen Kingsley would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 37: Robbie Muirhead (GM) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Nathaniel Atkinson (HEA) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 38: Jari Litmanen (GM) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to Zander Clark in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 40: Nick Knowles (GM) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Lapain...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...but Zander Clark can watch his shot drift by and out of danger.
Min 45: Lawrence Shankland volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Ben Den gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...and the ball nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!...
        ...Heart of Midlothian are looking strong now...
        ...score now: HEA 3 - GM 1


HALFTIME SCORE: Heart of Midlothian 3 - Greenock Morton 1

Min 46: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Heart of Midlothian players are waiting...
        ...Charles Rennie Mackintosh (HEA) out jumps Frankie Kent...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Ben Den...
        ...and is caught by a fan in the 7th row.
Min 46: Lapain (GM) collects the ball from Dion Neon on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot to beat Zander Clark! GOAL!...
        ... and Greenock Morton are right back in it...
        ...score now: HEA 3 - GM 2
Min 49: Stephen Kingsley (HEA) finds Yutaro Oda steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Jim Duffy (GM) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 55: Jamal Musiala (HEA) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the Scotsman striker Stephen Kingsley...
        ...whose finish is saved by Ben Den.
Min 56: The ball is hooked on towards Jari Litmanen (GM)...
        ...who takes on Stephen Kingsley on the edge of the area...
        ...Stephen Kingsley  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 57: Hector Gorgie (HEA) leaves half the Greenock Morton side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Jim Duffy...
        ...but Ben Den is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 58: Lawrence Shankland's (HEA) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Craig McPherson (GM)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Ben Den.
Min 60: Hector Gorgie (HEA) nods the ball down for Frankie Kent on the edge of the box...
        ...Frankie Kent takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Ben Den rushes of his line...
        ...Frankie Kent gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Efe Ambrose (GM)!
Min 64: Yutaro Oda (HEA) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Beni Baningime...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...Ben Den comes out of the goal and hoofs the ball clear. 
Min 65: Greenock Morton break quickly with Nick Knowles...
        ...he only has Zander Clark to beat...
        ...great save by Zander Clark but the ball falls to Dion Neon...
        ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Zander Clark.
Min 67: Jari Litmanen (GM) finds Nick Knowles...
        ...but he hesitates and Nathaniel Atkinson (HEA) is able to make the tackle.
Min 68: Superb sliding block by Kye Rowles (HEA) denies Dion Neon a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Jari Litmanen in the Heart of Midlothian box.
Min 74: Nathaniel Atkinson finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Ben Den palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Hector Gorgie who heads the ball...
        ...but Jim Duffy (GM) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 76: Nathaniel Atkinson (HEA) loops a ball over the top for Lawrence Shankland...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 76: Robbie Muirhead (GM) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Stephen Kingsley (HEA) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 79: Hector Gorgie (HEA) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Beni Baningime but it evades him...
        ...Ben Den calmly collects the ball.
Min 80: Jari Litmanen (GM) and Robbie Muirhead break for Greenock Morton...
        ...Robbie Muirhead looks to have found space into which to recieve Jari Litmanen's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Kye Rowles (HEA) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 84: Superb sliding block by Lewis Strapp (GM) denies Lawrence Shankland a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Beni Baningime in the Greenock Morton box.
Min 84: Efe Ambrose (GM) collects the ball from Nick Knowles on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that hits the bar and caroms out of danger.
Min 87: Lapain is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Zander Clark.


FINAL SCORE: Heart of Midlothian 3 - Greenock Morton 2


Man Of The Match: Lawrence Shankland (HEA)

Hearts
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Zander Clark              27 27 27 12  0  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Kye Rowles                23 23 23 18 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Nathaniel Atkinson        21 21 21 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Stephen Kingsley          20 20 20 16 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Frankie Kent              19 15 15 15  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Beni Baningime            26 26 26 23 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Charles Rennie Mackintosh 17 17 17 15  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Jamal Musiala             27 27 27 24  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Hector Gorgie             28 28 28 25 -1  n  0  0  0  3 90  7
FW Lawrence Shankland        38 38 38 38  2  n  0  0  3  3 90  7
FW Yutaro Oda                24 24 24 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Greenock Morton
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Ben Den                   32 32 32 14  2  n  0  5  0  0 90  6
DF Lewis Strapp              21 21 21 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Efe Ambrose               14 14 14 11  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Craig McPherson           16 16 16 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jim Duffy                 19 19 19 17  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Dion Neon                 31 31 31 27  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Lapain                    19 19 19 17  4  n  0  0  1  3 90  6
MF Bill Kangaroo             24 24 24 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
FW Robbie Muirhead           25 25 25 25  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Jari Litmanen             28 28 28 28  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Nick Knowles              29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       HEA  GM
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Halftime           3   1
Fulltime           3   2
Shots On Target    8   5
Shots             11   7
Saves              3   5
Offsides           1   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      59  59
Revenue           93  93

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HEA  N  38.40 124.51 195.76 
  1   GM  N  42.00 117.93 162.43 

 Trainer's Report
Jamal Musiala (HEA) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Ben Den (GM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Dion Neon (GM) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Bill Kangaroo (GM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Craig McPherson (GM) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.