Heart of Midlothian vs Rigas Futbola Skola, 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
Heart of Midlothian
  • 3': Lawrence Shankland
  • 12': Andy Halliday
FT
2 - 1
Rigas Futbola Skola
  • 39': Kevin Friesenbichler
  • Red Card 90'+3': Vitalijs Jagodinskis

About

Heart of Midlothian are hosting Rigas Futbola Skola at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Rigas FS 0. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Ginnelly with a cross.
  • 7': Foul by Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 7': Petr Mares (Rigas FS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Rigas FS. Conceded by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Petr Mares (Rigas FS) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 12': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2, Rigas FS 0. Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge Grant.
  • 13': Foul by Stefan Panic (Rigas FS).
  • 13': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Ginnelly.
  • 19': Foul by Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS).
  • 19': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Petr Mares.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Kevin Friesenbichler (Rigas FS) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Deocleciano.
  • 28': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 28': Tomas Simkovic (Rigas FS) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Offside, Rigas FS. Tomas Simkovic tries a through ball, but Andrej Ilic is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by Alfusainey Jatta (Rigas FS).
  • 30': Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 31': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Pavels Steinbors.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Toby Sibbick with a headed pass.
  • 33': Foul by Andrej Ilic (Rigas FS).
  • 33': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Tomas Simkovic (Rigas FS) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Deocleciano.
  • 34': Corner, Rigas FS. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
  • 36': Foul by Andrej Ilic (Rigas FS).
  • 36': Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
  • 39': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2, Rigas FS 1. Kevin Friesenbichler (Rigas FS) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrej Ilic with a headed pass.
  • 41': Foul by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 41': Kevin Friesenbichler (Rigas FS) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Andrej Ilic (Rigas FS).
  • 42': Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Rigas FS. Conceded by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou.
  • 44': Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 44': Petr Mares (Rigas FS) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Tomas Simkovic (Rigas FS).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, Rigas FS 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Heart of Midlothian 2, Rigas FS 1.
  • 47': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Barrie McKay tries a through ball, but Lawrence Shankland is caught offside.
  • 49': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Petr Mares.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Vladislavs Sorokins.
  • 54': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Pavels Steinbors.
  • 57': Corner, Rigas FS. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Stefan Panic (Rigas FS) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Petr Mares with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Alfusainey Jatta.
  • 61': Foul by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 61': Tomas Simkovic (Rigas FS) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Kevin Friesenbichler (Rigas FS) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Emerson Deocleciano.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Tomas Simkovic (Rigas FS) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Smith.
  • 64': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Pavels Steinbors.
  • 65': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Connor Smith replaces Jorge Grant.
  • 68': Substitution, Rigas FS. Arturs Zjuzins replaces Tomas Simkovic.
  • 68': Substitution, Rigas FS. Jovan Vlalukin replaces Vladislavs Sorokins.
  • 69': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Lewis Neilson replaces Stephen Kingsley because of an injury.
  • 69': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 69': Jovan Vlalukin (Rigas FS) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Andrej Ilic (Rigas FS) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Panic with a cross.
  • 70': Foul by Stefan Panic (Rigas FS).
  • 70': Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jovan Vlalukin.
  • 72': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Barrie McKay with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Lewis Neilson (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Rigas FS. Tomislav Saric replaces Alfusainey Jatta.
  • 75': Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Arturs Zjuzins (Rigas FS).
  • 75': Arturs Zjuzins (Rigas FS) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou.
  • 81': Substitution, Rigas FS. Deniss Rakels replaces Kevin Friesenbichler.
  • 84': Corner, Rigas FS. Conceded by Josh Ginnelly.
  • 85': Offside, Rigas FS. Stefan Panic tries a through ball, but Tomislav Saric is caught offside.
  • 86': Foul by Vitalijs Jagodinskis (Rigas FS).
  • 86': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
  • 87': Foul by Arturs Zjuzins (Rigas FS).
  • 87': Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Alan Forrest replaces Barrie McKay.
  • 88': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Euan Henderson replaces Josh Ginnelly.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Euan Henderson (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ziga Lipuscek (Rigas FS) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Deniss Rakels with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 90'+3': Euan Henderson (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Vitalijs Jagodinskis (Rigas FS).
  • 90'+3': Vitalijs Jagodinskis (Rigas FS) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+4': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Deniss Rakels (Rigas FS).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, Rigas FS 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, Rigas FS 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 1
38.1 Possession 61.9
9 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
265 Accurate Passes 496
361 Passes 594
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 7
18 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.4
64 Long Balls 69
27 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 5
14 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 9
17 Effective Clearances 15
17 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Tynecastle Park
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 15,863

UEFA Conference League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0 0 0
2 Apoel Nicosia 0 0 0
3 FC Astana 0 0 0
4 FK TSC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

HOM Heart of Midlothian (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Craig Gordon (GK)
3 Stephen Kingsley
21 Toby Sibbick
19 Alex Cochrane
2 Michael Smith
8 Orestis Kiomourtzoglou
16 Andy Halliday
7 Jorge Grant
9 Lawrence Shankland
18 Barrie McKay
30 Josh Ginnelly
Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
Lewis Neilson, Ross Stewart, Alan Forrest, Zander Clark, Connot Smith, Finlay Pollock, Euan Henderson.

RFS Rigas Futbola Skola (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Pavels Steinbors (GK)
43 Ziga Lipuscek Yellow Card
92 Vitalijs Jagodinskis Red Card
25 Petr Mares
2 Vladislavs Sorokins
30 Kevin Friesenbichler
28 Stefan Panic
6 Alfusainey Jatta
19 Andrej Ilic
9 Emerson
81 Tomas Simkovic
Rigas Futbola Skola Substitutes:
Vitalijs Maksimenko, Glebs Zaleiko, Vytautas Cerniauskas, Renars Varslavans, Elvis Stuglis, Kaspars Dubra, Deniss Rakels, Tomislav Saric, Arturs Zjuzins, Jovan Vlalukin, Bill, Jevgenjs Nerugals.

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