Tim Vine (HEA) is not available as a sub today due to injury.
Hearts                                    Alloa Athletic
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Alan Rough                32 10  n     GK PJ Morrison               28  8  n
DF Craig Levein              32 10  n     DF George Reid               30  7  n
DF Aaron Hickey              30 10  n     DF Wasiri Williams           28  7  n
DF Alan McLaren              29 10  n     DF Calum Waters              25  7  n
MF Graeme Souness            30  8  n     DF Charlie Dewar             20 10  n
MF Lando Norris              23  8  n     MF Andy Graham               21 10  n
MF Cammie Devlin             18  8  n     MF Mason Howarth             12  8  n
FW Arthur Seat               34 10  n     WG Tim Kong                  36  9  n
FW Claudio Braga             28 10  n     WG Brian Fuller              30  9  n
FW Blair Spittal             24  8  n     FW William Blackie           34  9  n
FW Kraken Player             21  9  n     FW Josh Gentles              30  9  n

Min 0: Heart of Midlothian opens up with a 3-3-4 N while the Wasps will play a 4-2-4 E.
Min 0: Today's referee is Alon Atie (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 2: Claudio Braga (HEA) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Arthur Seat but it evades him...
        ...Charlie Dewar (ALO) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 4: Aaron Hickey (HEA) puts in a cross...
        ...but George Reid (ALO) clears with ease.
Min 12: George Reid (ALO) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Aaron Hickey (HEA).
Min 18: Arthur Seat finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...PJ Morrison palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Kraken Player who heads the ball...
        ...but Calum Waters (ALO) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 19: Blair Spittal almost penetrates Wasps's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Wasiri Williams would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 19: Alan Rough makes a grave error against Alloa Athletic...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...but George Reid amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Alan Rough.
Min 23: Blair Spittal (HEA) finds Kraken Player steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Calum Waters (ALO) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 30: Graeme Souness (HEA) reads Blair Spittal's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort into the roof of the net. GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Dave Smyth's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: HEA 1 - ALO 0
Min 36: Superb sliding block by Calum Waters (ALO) denies Arthur Seat a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Lando Norris in the Alloa Athletic box.
Min 36: William Blackie (ALO) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Craig Levein (HEA) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 41: William Blackie and George Reid weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the Scotsman scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Heart of Midlothian defense and lifts a classy finish over Alan Rough and over the bar too!
Min 42: William Blackie (ALO) hooks the ball away from Craig Levein...
        ...and Josh Gentles dives in...
        ...and heads down but Alan Rough was there for the save!


HALFTIME SCORE: Heart of Midlothian 1 - Alloa Athletic 0

Min 47: Kraken Player (HEA) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Charlie Dewar (ALO) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 47: The ball breaks from a Craig Levein tackle and lands in the path of Charlie Dewar (ALO)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Alan Rough palms Charlie Dewar's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Alan Rough falls on it.
Min 50: Alloa Athletic give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Claudio Braga (HEA) takes over for Heart of Midlothian...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Graeme Souness...
        ...the American evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball past just wide!
Min 51: Wasiri Williams volleys a powerful shot from the right...
        ...Alan Rough gets a touch but can't stop it...
        ...but his touch causes it to drift out of danger.
Min 56: Andy Graham (ALO) has a bite at Arthur Seat as the American dribbles away...
        ...but it's a yellow card for the Scotsman.
Min 59: Wasps build down the left...
        ...Andy Graham sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Josh Gentles beats Craig Levein to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer right at Alan Rough who catches the ball.
Min 64: Andy Graham (ALO) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Brian Fuller peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its collected by Alan Rough.
Min 69: Claudio Braga almost penetrates Wasps's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and George Reid would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 73: Alan Rough makes a grave error against Alloa Athletic...
        ...he comes out to claim, misses it...
        ...and Tim Kong smashes it home GOAL!...
        ...great response from Alloa Athletic...
        ...score now: HEA 1 - ALO 1
Min 74: Arthur Seat breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts Blair Spittal on the attack down the right...
        ...the Scotsman cuts inside, evades Wasiri Williams's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball towards the goal but PJ Morrison is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 76: The ball is hooked on towards Lando Norris (HEA)...
        ...who takes on Calum Waters on the edge of the area...
        ...Calum Waters  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 77: William Blackie (ALO) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Andy Graham but it evades him...
        ...Craig Levein (HEA) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 82: The ball breaks from a Wasiri Williams tackle and lands in the path of Lando Norris (HEA)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...PJ Morrison palms Lando Norris's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...PJ Morrison falls on it.
Min 86: Heart of Midlothian's on the attack after Cammie Devlin robs Wasiri Williams...
        ...and he rolls a low cross to Lando Norris...
        ...and Lando Norris sidefoots low into the net GOAL!...
        ...what an amazing goal!  Just a few minutes from stoppage time now...
        ...score now: HEA 2 - ALO 1
Min 87: Josh Gentles (ALO) takes the ball into the Jam Tarts half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Mason Howarth...
        ...who can't get it past Alan Rough.
Min 89: Andy Graham's (ALO) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Alan McLaren (HEA)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Alan Rough.
Min 89: Claudio Braga clattered by William Blackie (ALO)...
        ...a yellow card for the Scotsman.


FINAL SCORE: Heart of Midlothian 2 - Alloa Athletic 1


Man Of The Match: Alan Rough (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 Alan Rough                32 32 32 14  4  n  0  7  0  0 90  8
DF Aaron Hickey              30 30 30 24  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Alan McLaren              29 29 29 23  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Craig Levein              32 32 32 25  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lando Norris              23 23 23 20  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
MF Graeme Souness            30 30 30 27  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Cammie Devlin             18 18 18 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Arthur Seat               34 34 34 34  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kraken Player             21 21 21 21  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Claudio Braga             28 28 28 28  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Blair Spittal             24 24 24 24  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Alloa Athletic
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK PJ Morrison               28 28 28 12  2  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF George Reid               30 30 30 24  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
DF Charlie Dewar             20 20 20 16  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Calum Waters              25 25 25 22  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Wasiri Williams           28 28 28 22  1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Andy Graham               21 21 21 18  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Mason Howarth             12  9  9  9  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Tim Kong                  36 36 36 32  3  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Brian Fuller              30 30 30 27  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Josh Gentles              30 30 30 30  3  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW William Blackie           34 34 34 34  3  n  4  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       HEA ALO
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           2   1
Shots On Target    4   8
Shots              5   9
Saves              7   2
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      66  71
Revenue          111 111

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HEA  N  54.60 144.56 196.51 
  1  ALO  E  61.80 121.99 232.29 

 Trainer's Report
HEA has 0 CP and Graeme Souness could not be coached.
Wasiri Williams (ALO) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
William Blackie (ALO) was booked today, and now has 12 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).