Hibernian vs Gretna, 2007/2008 Scottish Premier League

· Scottish Premiership

Hibernian

10': Colin John Nish
19': Steven Fletcher
58': Steven Fletcher
90'+2': Steven Fletcher (P)

FT
4 - 2

Gretna

81': Gavin Skelton
88': Kenny Deuchar
90'+2': Greg Fleming

About

Hibernian are hosting Gretna at Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

Match Commentary

0': Game on!
3': Mickael Buscher takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
3': Offside called on Steven Fletcher
3': Rhys Meynell takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
4': Throw-in: Rhys Meynell takes it (Attacking)
4': Throw-in: Thierry Gathuessi takes it (Attacking)
5': John Kissock takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: out of play
5': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a long goal kick
5': Rostyn Griffiths commits a foul on John Rankin resulting on a free kick for Hibernian
6': Guillaume Beuzelin takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
6': Colin John Nish commits a foul on Aurelien Collin resulting on a free kick for Gretna
6': Greg Fleming takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
6': Thierry Gathuessi commits a foul on Mickael Buscher resulting on a free kick for Gretna
6': Rhys Meynell takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
7': Throw-in: Abderaouf Zarabi takes it (Defending)
7': Filipe Morais commits a foul on Paul Murray resulting on a free kick for Gretna
8': Greg Fleming takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
9': Throw-in: Rhys Meynell takes it (Defending)
10': Colin John Nish hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
10': Goal!! Colin John Nish hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Hibernian now leads 1 - 0
10': That last goal was assisted by Filipe Morais (Cross from Right Byline)
11': Throw-in: Thierry Gathuessi takes it (Attacking)
11': Throw-in: Thierry Gathuessi takes it (Attacking)
12': Abderaouf Zarabi drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
12': Greg Fleming takes a long goal kick
12': Thierry Gathuessi commits a foul on Kenny Deuchar resulting on a free kick for Gretna
12': John Kissock takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
12': John Kissock crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
12': Chris Hogg clears the ball from danger.
13': Filipe Morais commits a foul on Gavin Skelton resulting on a free kick for Gretna
13': John Kissock takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
13': John Kissock crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
13': Guillaume Beuzelin clears the ball from danger.
13': Throw-in: Thierry Gathuessi takes it (Defending)
14': Throw-in: Rhys Meynell takes it (Attacking)
14': Rhys Meynell crosses the ball. Outcome: save
14': Yves Ma-Kalambay makes a good save (Catch)
15': Rhys Meynell commits a foul on Dean Shiels resulting on a free kick for Hibernian
15': Dean Shiels takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
16': Throw-in: Thierry Gathuessi takes it (Attacking)
16': Throw-in: Thierry Gathuessi takes it (Attacking)
17': John Rankin commits a foul on Paul Murray resulting on a free kick for Gretna
17': Greg Fleming takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
17': Abderaouf Zarabi commits a foul on Kenny Deuchar resulting on a free kick for Gretna
18': Kyle Naughton takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
19': John Kissock crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
19': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a short goal kick
19': Steven Fletcher hits(volley) an impressive left footed shot. Outcome: goal
19': Goal!! Steven Fletcher hits an impressive left footed shot to the upper right corner from the left channel (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! Hibernian now leads 2 - 0
20': Guillaume Beuzelin commits a foul on Paul Murray resulting on a free kick for Gretna
20': Paul Murray takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
21': Kyle Naughton crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
21': Ian Murray clears the ball from danger.
22': Thierry Gathuessi crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
22': Handball called on John Kissock
22': Guillaume Beuzelin takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
22': Guillaume Beuzelin crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
23': Rhys Meynell commits a foul on Filipe Morais resulting on a free kick for Hibernian
23': Thierry Gathuessi takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
24': Thierry Gathuessi crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
24': Mickael Buscher commits a foul on Thierry Gathuessi resulting on a free kick for Hibernian
24': John Rankin takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
24': John Rankin crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
24': Kenny Deuchar clears the ball from danger.
25': Steven Fletcher hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit bar
26': Throw-in: Rhys Meynell takes it (Defending)
26': Thierry Gathuessi commits a foul on Kenny Deuchar resulting on a free kick for Gretna
26': John Kissock takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
26': John Kissock crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
27': John Kissock takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
28': Guillaume Beuzelin commits a foul on Kyle Naughton resulting on a free kick for Gretna
28': Mickael Buscher takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
28': Mickael Buscher crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
28': Kenny Deuchar hits a good header. Outcome: save
28': Yves Ma-Kalambay makes a good save (Catch)
29': Handball called on John Kissock
29': John Rankin takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
29': Offside called on Dean Shiels
29': Greg Fleming takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
31': Filipe Morais crosses the ball. Outcome: save
31': Greg Fleming makes a good save (Catch)
31': Rhys Meynell crosses the ball. Outcome: save
31': Yves Ma-Kalambay makes a good save (Catch)
32': Kyle Naughton crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
32': Offside called on Kenny Deuchar
32': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
34': Dean Shiels crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
34': Aurelien Collin clears the ball from danger.
34': Dean Shiels takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance
35': Rhys Meynell clears the ball from danger.
35': Thierry Gathuessi hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: open play
35': John Rankin takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: save
35': Greg Fleming makes a very good save (Punch)
36': Offside called on Colin John Nish
36': Greg Fleming takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
38': Dean Shiels crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
38': Filipe Morais drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
38': Greg Fleming makes a very good save (Parry)
38': Filipe Morais drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
39': Greg Fleming makes a very good save (Round Post)
39': Filipe Morais takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play
40': Throw-in: Rhys Meynell takes it (Attacking)
40': Throw-in: Rhys Meynell takes it (Attacking)
41': Filipe Morais commits a foul on John Kissock resulting on a free kick for Gretna
41': John Kissock takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
41': John Kissock crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
41': Kenny Deuchar hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
41': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a long goal kick
44': Mickael Buscher takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance
44': Abderaouf Zarabi clears the ball from danger.
44': John Kissock takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
45': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a long goal kick
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Filipe Morais commits a foul on John Kissock resulting on a free kick for Gretna
45'+1': Filipe Morais is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
45'+1': John Kissock takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
45': The second half is under way
46': John Kissock hits an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: save
46': Yves Ma-Kalambay makes an outstanding save (Tip Over)
46': John Kissock takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
47': Guillaume Beuzelin commits a foul on John Kissock resulting on a free kick for Gretna
47': Mickael Buscher takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
47': Mickael Buscher crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
47': Thierry Gathuessi clears the ball from danger.
48': Kyle Naughton crosses the ball. Outcome: foul
48': Gavin Skelton commits a foul on Thierry Gathuessi resulting on a free kick for Hibernian
48': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
48': Kyle Naughton crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
48': Ian Murray clears the ball from danger.
49': Mickael Buscher commits a foul on John Rankin resulting on a free kick for Hibernian
49': Filipe Morais takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
50': Abderaouf Zarabi commits a foul on John Kissock resulting on a free kick for Gretna
50': Kyle Naughton takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
51': Mickael Buscher commits a foul on Filipe Morais resulting on a free kick for Hibernian
51': Thierry Gathuessi takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
51': Offside called on Dean Shiels
52': Greg Fleming takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
52': Throw-in: Abderaouf Zarabi takes it (Defending)
52': Rostyn Griffiths crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
53': Chris Hogg clears the ball from danger.
53': Paul Murray commits a foul on Steven Fletcher resulting on a free kick for Hibernian
53': Dean Shiels takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
54': Mickael Buscher takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance
54': Abderaouf Zarabi clears the ball from danger.
54': Throw-in: Filipe Morais takes it (Attacking)
55': Throw-in: Rostyn Griffiths takes it (Attacking)
55': Gavin Skelton drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
55': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a short goal kick
56': Kyle Naughton crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
57': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a long goal kick
57': Throw-in: Thierry Gathuessi takes it (Attacking)
58': Filipe Morais crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
58': Steven Fletcher hits(volley) a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
58': Goal!! Steven Fletcher hits a very good left footed shot to the upper right corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Hibernian now leads 3 - 0
58': That last goal was assisted by Filipe Morais (Cross from Right Wing)
58': Hibernian makes a sub: Brian Kerr enters for Guillaume Beuzelin. Reason: Injury
60': Gretna makes a sub: Nicky Deverdics enters for Rhys Meynell. Reason: Tactical
60': Gretna makes a sub: Brendan McGill enters for Rostyn Griffiths. Reason: Tactical
62': Offside called on Steven Fletcher
62': Greg Fleming takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
62': Brendan McGill crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
62': Brian Kerr clears the ball from danger.
63': Kenny Deuchar crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
63': Craig Barr hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
63': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a long goal kick
64': Offside called on Dean Shiels
64': Greg Fleming takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
64': Throw-in: Kyle Naughton takes it (Defending)
64': Abderaouf Zarabi commits a foul on Kenny Deuchar resulting on a free kick for Gretna
64': Mickael Buscher takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
64': Mickael Buscher crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
65': Kenny Deuchar hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
65': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a long goal kick
65': Offside called on Steven Fletcher
65': Paul Murray takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
66': Throw-in: Mickael Buscher takes it (Defending)
66': Throw-in: Thierry Gathuessi takes it (Attacking)
66': John Rankin takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance
67': Craig Barr clears the ball from danger.
67': Paul Murray crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
67': Filipe Morais clears the ball from danger.
67': John Kissock takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
68': Yves Ma-Kalambay makes a good save (Catch)
69': Gavin Skelton commits a foul on Dean Shiels resulting on a free kick for Hibernian
69': John Rankin takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
69': Hibernian makes a sub: Ross Chisholm enters for Filipe Morais. Reason: Tactical
69': Gretna makes a sub: Dirk Schultz-Eklund enters for Aurelien Collin. Reason: Injury
70': Throw-in: Brendan McGill takes it (Attacking)
71': Throw-in: Abderaouf Zarabi takes it (Defending)
71': Kenny Deuchar crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
71': Ian Murray clears the ball from danger.
71': John Kissock takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
72': Kenny Deuchar hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
72': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a long goal kick
72': Offside called on Kenny Deuchar
72': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
74': Colin John Nish lobs a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
74': Greg Fleming makes a good save (Catch)
75': Offside called on Steven Fletcher
75': Greg Fleming takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
75': Hibernian makes a sub: Alan O'Brien enters for Dean Shiels. Reason: Tactical
76': John Rankin drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
76': Greg Fleming makes a good save (Catch)
76': Throw-in: Mickael Buscher takes it (Defending)
78': Dirk Schultz-Eklund crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
78': Ian Murray clears the ball from danger.
79': Throw-in: Steven Fletcher takes it (Attacking)
80': Throw-in: Brendan McGill takes it (Attacking)
80': Brendan McGill crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
80': Mickael Buscher takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play
81': Gavin Skelton hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
81': Goal!! Gavin Skelton hits a very good right footed shot to the upper right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Gretna now trails 1 - 3
81': That last goal was assisted by Brendan McGill (Pass from Right Penalty Area)
82': John Rankin crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
83': Mickael Buscher crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
83': Brendan McGill hits(volley) a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
83': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a long goal kick
83': Brendan McGill crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
84': Gavin Skelton commits a foul on Brian Kerr resulting on a free kick for Hibernian
84': Yves Ma-Kalambay takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
84': Craig Barr commits a foul on Colin John Nish resulting on a free kick for Hibernian
84': Abderaouf Zarabi takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
85': Abderaouf Zarabi crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
88': Brian Kerr commits a foul on John Kissock resulting on a free kick for Gretna
88': John Kissock takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
88': John Kissock crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
88': Kenny Deuchar hits a good header. Outcome: goal
88': Goal!! Kenny Deuchar hits a very good header to the lower left corner from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Gretna now trails 2 - 3
88': That last goal was assisted by John Kissock (Cross from Right Channel)
90': Throw-in: Dirk Schultz-Eklund takes it (Attacking)
90': Throw-in: Abderaouf Zarabi takes it (Defending)
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+1': Greg Fleming commits a foul on Colin John Nish resulting on a penalty for Hibernian
90'+1': Paul Murray is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
90'+2': Greg Fleming has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: professional foul
90'+2': Steven Fletcher places the penalty kick with his left foot to the lower left corner and scores!! The goalkeeper was nowhere near the shot.
90'+3': That last goal was assisted by Colin John Nish
90'+3': Throw-in: Kyle Naughton takes it (Attacking)
90'+5': Throw-in: Dirk Schultz-Eklund takes it (Attacking)
90'+6': Gavin Skelton takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play

Statistics

Gretna		HIBS
12	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	8
11	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	5
46	Possession	54
10	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	2
0	Passes	2
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
10	Accurate Crosses	7
25	Crosses	10
0.4	Cross %	0.7
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
4	Effective Clearances	12
4	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Easter Road Stadium
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 12,087

SPFL Premiership Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	5	+14	15
2	Aberdeen	5	+7	15
3	Rangers	5	+5	10
4	Dundee United	5	+2	8

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Hibernian

No.	Name
50	Yves Ma-Kalambay (GK)
19	Thierry Gathuessi
4	Chris Hogg
3	Abderaouf Zarabi
26	Ian Murray
20	John Rankin
12	Filipe Morais
14	Guillaume Beuzelin
24	Colin John Nish
22	Dean Shiels
9	Steven Fletcher

Hibernian Substitutes:

Andrew McNeil, Brian Kerr, Merouane Zemmama, Alan O'Brien, Ross Chisholm, Lewis Stevenson, Abdessalam Benjelloun.

Gretna

No.	Name
24	Greg Fleming (GK)
2	Craig Barr
29	Aurélien Collin
41	Rhys Meynell
37	Kyle Naughton
42	Rostyn Griffiths
26	Paul Murray
11	Gavin Skelton
38	John Kissock
30	Mickael Buscher
14	Kenny Deuchar

Gretna Substitutes:

Artur Krysiak, Henry Makinwa, Brendan McGill, Nicky Deverdics, Ryan Baldacchino, Ben Wilkinson, Dirk Schultz-Eklund.

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