Heart of Midlothian vs Petrocub, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, League Phase
· UEFA Conference League2 - 2
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Daniel Oyegoke (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Dan Puscas (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 1': Offside, Petrocub-Hincesti. Ion Jardan is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Ion Jardan (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 2': James Wilson (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dumitru Demian.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Yan Dhanda (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Wilson.
- 8': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Ion Bors.
- 10': Hand ball by James Penrice (Heart of Midlothian).
- 10': Attempt saved. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Macaulay Tait.
- 10': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Silviu Smalenea.
- 11': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Silviu Smalenea.
- 12': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Vladimir Ambros.
- 12': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Silviu Smalenea.
- 14': Foul by Maxim Potîrniche (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 14': Yan Dhanda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Dumitru Demian (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 17': Dumitru Demian (Petrocub-Hincesti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Hand ball by Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian).
- 19': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Manuel Agyemang.
- 20': Attempt missed. Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Yan Dhanda with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0, Petrocub-Hincesti 1. Sergiu Platica (Petrocub-Hincesti) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladimir Ambros with a through ball.
- 25': Dan Puscas (Petrocub-Hincesti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Daniel Oyegoke (Heart of Midlothian).
- 27': Foul by Vladimir Ambros (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 27': Yan Dhanda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Vladimir Ambros (Petrocub-Hincesti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Foul by Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian).
- 27': Silviu Smalenea (Petrocub-Hincesti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian).
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Silviu Smalenea (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
- 30': Sergiu Platica (Petrocub-Hincesti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Donalio Douanla (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 32': Yan Dhanda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. James Wilson (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland with a headed pass.
- 33': Attempt missed. Dumitru Demian (Petrocub-Hincesti) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ion Jardan with a cross.
- 35': Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
- 35': Silviu Smalenea (Petrocub-Hincesti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Penrice.
- 37': Foul by Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian).
- 37': Sergiu Platica (Petrocub-Hincesti) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Foul by Ion Jardan (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 39': Yan Dhanda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Sergiu Platica (Petrocub-Hincesti) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vladimir Ambros.
- 44': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
- 44': Manuel Agyemang (Petrocub-Hincesti) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sergiu Platica (Petrocub-Hincesti) header from very close range is high and wide to the left.
- 45'+3': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Silviu Smalenea.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Petrocub-Hincesti 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Heart of Midlothian 0, Petrocub-Hincesti 1.
- 45': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Blair Spittal replaces Alan Forrest.
- 46': Attempt missed. Manuel Agyemang (Petrocub-Hincesti) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 49': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Manuel Agyemang (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Halkett with a headed pass.
- 50': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Victor Mudrac.
- 52': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. James Wilson is caught offside.
- 55': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Maxim Potîrniche.
- 55': Attempt missed. Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Cameron Devlin with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt saved. Yan Dhanda (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Penrice with a cross.
- 59': Hand ball by Donalio Douanla (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 60': Substitution, Petrocub-Hincesti. Marin Caruntu replaces Vladimir Ambros.
- 62': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Manuel Agyemang (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 64': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Petrocub-Hincesti 1. James Wilson (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 66': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dumitru Demian.
- 67': Attempt missed. Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Penrice with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian).
- 67': Ion Jardan (Petrocub-Hincesti) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Sergiu Platica (Petrocub-Hincesti) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dumitru Demian.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Daniel Oyegoke (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Macaulay Tait.
- 69': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Malachi Boateng replaces Craig Halkett.
- 69': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Jorge Grant replaces Macaulay Tait.
- 70': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2, Petrocub-Hincesti 1. Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 74': Foul by Sergiu Platica (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 74': James Penrice (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Victor Mudrac (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 75': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Victor Mudrac.
- 78': Substitution, Petrocub-Hincesti. Boubacar Diallo replaces Donalio Douanla.
- 78': Substitution, Petrocub-Hincesti. Mihai Lupan replaces Dumitru Demian.
- 78': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Kenneth Vargas replaces Yan Dhanda.
- 79': Boubacar Diallo (Petrocub-Hincesti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Malachi Boateng (Heart of Midlothian).
- 80': Attempt blocked. Sergiu Platica (Petrocub-Hincesti) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 82': VAR Decision: Penalty Petrocub-Hincesti.
- 82': Penalty conceded by James Penrice (Heart of Midlothian) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 82': James Penrice (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 83': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2, Petrocub-Hincesti 2. Victor Mudrac (Petrocub-Hincesti) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 84': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Sergiu Platica (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 85': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Ion Bors.
- 85': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Liam Boyce replaces Daniel Oyegoke.
- 86': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Ion Jardan (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 88': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dan Puscas.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Puscas (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 89': Substitution, Petrocub-Hincesti. Vasile Jardan replaces Dan Puscas because of an injury.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Vasile Jardan.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Silviu Smalenea (Petrocub-Hincesti).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Ion Jardan (Petrocub-Hincesti) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Foul by Liam Boyce (Heart of Midlothian).
- 90'+7': Maxim Potîrniche (Petrocub-Hincesti) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, Petrocub-Hincesti 2.
- 0': Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, Petrocub-Hincesti 2.
Statistics
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14 | Fouls | 12 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 15 |
2 | Saves | 1 |
31.9 | Possession | 68.1 |
8 | SHOTS | 13 |
3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
217 | Accurate Passes | 532 |
303 | Passes | 624 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
12 | Crosses | 55 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
55 | Long Balls | 49 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
14 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
19 | Tackles | 20 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
16 | Interceptions | 12 |
66 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
66 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Tynecastle Park
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 17,103
UEFA Conference League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea | 6 | +21 | 18 |
2 | Guimaraes | 6 | +7 | 14 |
3 | Fiorentina | 6 | +11 | 13 |
4 | Rapid Vienna | 6 | +6 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Heart of Midlothian (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
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1 | Craig Gordon (GK) |
15 | Kye Rowles |
4 | Craig Halkett ![]() |
29 | James Penrice ![]() |
5 | Daniel Oyegoke |
25 | Macauley Tait |
14 | Cameron Devlin |
20 | Yan Dhanda |
17 | Alan Forrest |
21 | James Wilson |
9 | Lawrence Shankland |
Petrocub (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Silviu Smalenea (GK) |
4 | Victor Mudrac |
66 | Ion Bors |
21 | Maxim Potirniche |
20 | Donalio Melachio Douanla |
55 | Manuel Agyemang |
8 | Dumitru Demian ![]() |
90 | Ion Jardan ![]() |
11 | Sergiu Platica |
37 | Dan Puscas |
9 | Vladimir Ambros |
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