Heart of Midlothian vs Dunfermline Athletic, 2017-18 Scottish League Cup, SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP - GROUP STAGE

· Dunfermline Athletic win 3-1 on penalties
  • 20': Don Cowie
  • 86': Esmaël Gonçalves
FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Dunfermline Athletic win 3-1 on penalties
  • 28': Joe Cardle
  • 52': Declan McManus

About

Heart of Midlothian are hosting Dunfermline Athletic at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 20': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Dunfermline Athletic 0. Don Cowie (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Lafferty.
  • 28': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Dunfermline Athletic 1. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kallum Higginbotham.
  • 52': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Dunfermline Athletic 2. Declan McManus (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Smith.
  • 53': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Krystian Nowak replaces John Souttar.
  • 55': Nathaniel Wedderburn (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Cole Stockton replaces Prince Buaben.
  • 66': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Scott Lochhead replaces Callum Smith.
  • 75': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Malaury Martin replaces Djoum.
  • 86': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2, Dunfermline Athletic 2. Esmael Gonçalves (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Scott Lochhead (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Jean-Yves Mvoto replaces Joe Cardle.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Tynecastle Park
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 8,404

Scottish League Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Partick Thistle 1 +3 3
2 Queen of the South 0 0 0
3 Ross County 0 0 0
4 Stranraer 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

HOM Heart of Midlothian (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
13 Jack Hamilton (GK)
4 John Souttar
6 Christophe Berra
24 Jordan McGhee
15 Don Cowie
8 Prince Bauben
10 Arnaud Djoum
30 Jamie Brandon
2 Michael Smith
77 Esmaël Gonçalves
9 Kyle Lafferty

DFA Dunfermline Athletic (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Sean Murdoch (GK)
6 Lee Ashcroft
5 Callum Morris
3 Lewis Martin
2 Ryan Williamson
8 Nathaniel Wedderburn Yellow Card
15 Michael Paton
11 Joe Cardle
7 Kallum Higginbotham
23 Callum Smith
9 Declan McManus

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