Hearts                                    Cove Rangers
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Alan Rough                26 10  n     GK Emiliano Martinez         26  8  p
DF Craig Levein              27  6  n     DF Scott McKenna             26  7  p
DF Aaron Hickey              26  6  n     DF Justin Eguaibor           23  7  p
DF Alan McLaren              26  6  n     DF Arron Darge               19  8  p
DF Kye Rowles                20  6  n     DF Andy Joiner               18  7  p
MF Graeme Souness            25  6  n     MF John McGinn               26  5  p
MF Lando Norris              18 10  n     MF Dylan Lobban              22  8  p
MF Derek McInnes             13  6  n     MF David Harris              16 10  p
FW Arthur Seat               34  6  n     MF Morgan Rogers             16  8  p
FW Claudio Braga             21  8  n     FW Jackson Mylchreest        29  6  p
FW Blair Spittal             19  6  n     FW Ollie Watkins             19  5  p

Min 0: Heart of Midlothian opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Highlanders will play a 4-4-2 S.
Min 0: Today's referee is Fran Morillo (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 0: Dave Smyth (HEA) - Defending a 2 nil 1st leg win
Min 7: The ball is hooked on towards Claudio Braga (HEA)...
        ...who takes on Arron Darge on the edge of the area...
        ...Arron Darge  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 9: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Derek McInnes (HEA)...
        ...but the impressive Justin Eguaibor (COV) is able to get the ball back to Emiliano Martinez.
Min 11: A woeful back-pass by Arron Darge...
        ...Lando Norris (HEA) races onto the ball...
        ...and slots it under Emiliano Martinez...
        ...but it rolls inches wide for a goal kick.
Min 13: Arthur Seat (HEA) hooks the ball away from Arron Darge...
        ...and Derek McInnes dives in...
        ...and deflects off the side of his head and wide of Emiliano Martinez's net.
Min 14: Aaron Hickey (HEA) looks up and spots Arthur Seat arriving in the box...
        ...the Scotsman tees up Arthur Seat for the shot...
        ...he finds the back of the net with a low drive. GOAL!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Dave Smyth's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: HEA 1 - COV 0
Min 32: Graeme Souness (HEA) crosses after some neat tricks inside the area...
        ...and Arthur Seat heads in from close range...
        ...its in the net GOAL!!...
        ...Heart of Midlothian are looking strong now...
        ...score now: HEA 2 - COV 0
Min 45: Lee Mack on for Graeme Souness(MF)...
        ...Lee Mack will play MF.
Min 45: Daniel Oyegoke on for Craig Levein(DF)...
        ...Daniel Oyegoke will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Heart of Midlothian 2 - Cove 0

Min 51: Kye Rowles (HEA) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Andy Joiner (COV).
Min 55: Cove give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Arthur Seat (HEA) takes over for Heart of Midlothian...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Derek McInnes...
        ...the American evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball right at Emiliano Martinez who makes the save!
Min 61: Claudio Braga (HEA) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Blair Spittal...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...but Emiliano Martinez can watch his shot drift by and out of danger.
Min 65: David Harris (COV) nods the ball down for Jackson Mylchreest on the edge of the box...
        ...Jackson Mylchreest takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Alan Rough rushes of his line...
        ...Jackson Mylchreest gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Aaron Hickey (HEA)!
Min 70: Kye Rowles (HEA) finds Claudio Braga steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Justin Eguaibor (COV) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 89: (HEA) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Arthur Seat looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Emiliano Martinez looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Cove defence were all over the place.


FINAL SCORE: Heart of Midlothian 2 - Cove 0


Man Of The Match: Arthur Seat (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                26 26 26 11  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Kye Rowles                20 20 20 16  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Aaron Hickey              26 26 26 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Alan McLaren              26 26 26 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Craig Levein              27 27 27 21  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Daniel Oyegoke            12 12 12  9  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Lando Norris              18 18 18 16  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Graeme Souness            25 25 25 22  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Derek McInnes             13 13 13 11  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Lee Mack                  13 10 10 11  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Arthur Seat               34 34 34 34  0  n  0  0  2  2 90  6
FW Claudio Braga             21 21 21 21  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Blair Spittal             19 19 19 19  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Cove Rangers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Emiliano Martinez         26 26 26 11  3  p  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF Scott McKenna             26 19 19 20  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Justin Eguaibor           23 17 17 18  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Andy Joiner               18 13 13 14  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Arron Darge               19 14 14 17  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Dylan Lobban              22 16 16 19  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF David Harris              16 12 12 14  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF John McGinn               26 19 19 23  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Morgan Rogers             16 12 12 14  3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Jackson Mylchreest        29 21 21 29  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Ollie Watkins             19 14 14 19  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       HEA COV
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           2   0
Shots On Target    3   0
Shots              6   0
Saves              0   1
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      60  65
Revenue          101 101

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  HEA  N  59.40 144.73 153.53 
  1  COV  S  31.30 134.67  51.27 
  2  HEA  N  51.27 144.73 161.66 
 46  HEA  N  50.40 122.23 139.28 

 Trainer's Report
Tim Vine (HEA) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
Arthur Seat (HEA) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Gorgie Road (HEA) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.