Fiorentina vs Heart of Midlothian, 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
Fiorentina
  • 5': Luka Jovic
  • 22': Cristiano Biraghi
  • 31': Nicolás González
  • 38': Antonín Barák
  • 79': Nicolás González (P)
FT
5 - 1
Heart of Midlothian
  • 47': Stephen Humphrys

About

Fiorentina are hosting Heart of Midlothian at Artemio Franchi, Firenze, Italy, 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.
  • 1': Stephen Humphrys (Heart of Midlothian) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 2': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 3': Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
  • 3': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Jorge Grant.
  • 5': Goal! Fiorentina 1, Heart of Midlothian 0. Luka Jovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Antonín Barak.
  • 11': Foul by Antonín Barak (Fiorentina).
  • 11': Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Alan Forrest.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Luka Jovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Luka Jovic following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
  • 13': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Toby Sibbick replaces Nathaniel Atkinson because of an injury.
  • 16': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Alex Cochrane tries a through ball, but Alan Forrest is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 21': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Goal! Fiorentina 2, Heart of Midlothian 0. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 23': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
  • 23': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Stephen Humphrys (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Barrie McKay following a fast break.
  • 31': Goal! Fiorentina 3, Heart of Midlothian 0. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
  • 33': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Cameron Devlin.
  • 35': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 35': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
  • 38': Goal! Fiorentina 4, Heart of Midlothian 0. Antonín Barak (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
  • 41': Foul by Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 41': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Igor Julio (Fiorentina).
  • 41': Stephen Humphrys (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Fiorentina 4, Heart of Midlothian 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 4, Heart of Midlothian 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Alfred Duncan replaces Rolando Mandragora.
  • 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Saponara replaces Luka Jovic.
  • 45': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Connor Smith replaces Jorge Grant.
  • 45': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Orestis Kiomourtzoglou replaces Alan Forrest.
  • 47': Goal! Fiorentina 4, Heart of Midlothian 1. Stephen Humphrys (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Halliday.
  • 47': Foul by Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 47': Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 51': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Peter Haring.
  • 51': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
  • 52': Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 53': Connor Smith (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
  • 54': Offside, Fiorentina. Cristiano Biraghi tries a through ball, but Riccardo Saponara is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
  • 56': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
  • 57': Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Igor Julio (Fiorentina).
  • 58': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 61': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
  • 61': Toby Sibbick (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Foul by Connor Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 62': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
  • 62': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina).
  • 66': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Toby Sibbick (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 69': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Toby Sibbick (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Saponara.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás González with a cross.
  • 74': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 74': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Lawrence Shankland replaces Stephen Humphrys.
  • 75': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Euan Henderson replaces Barrie McKay.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antonín Barak.
  • 78': Penalty Fiorentina. Riccardo Saponara draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Goal! Fiorentina 5, Heart of Midlothian 1. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 80': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lorenzo Venuti replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 80': Substitution, Fiorentina. Alessandro Bianco replaces Antonín Barak.
  • 81': Foul by Igor Julio (Fiorentina).
  • 81': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.
  • 84': Euan Henderson (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Alessandro Bianco (Fiorentina).
  • 84': Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina).
  • 85': Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 85': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Lorenzo Venuti (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Substitution, Fiorentina. Arthur Cabral replaces Christian Kouamé.
  • 87': Foul by Connor Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 87': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Connor Smith (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina).
  • 89': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Euan Henderson (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Alessandro Bianco (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 5, Heart of Midlothian 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 5, Heart of Midlothian 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 16
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 1
31.4 Possession 68.6
5 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 10
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
198 Accurate Passes 519
273 Passes 592
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 9
2 Crosses 18
0.0 Cross % 0.5
55 Long Balls 53
19 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 3
16 Tackles 6
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
16 Interceptions 6
19 Effective Clearances 2
19 Clearances 2

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Artemio Franchi
Location: Firenze, Italy
Attendance: 18,576

UEFA Conference League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Strasbourg 6 +6 16
2 Raków Czestochowa 6 +7 14
3 AEK Athens 6 +7 13
4 Sparta Prague 6 +7 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

FIO Fiorentina (4-3-3)

No. Name
95 Pierluigi Gollini (GK)
98 Igor Julio
4 Nikola Milenkovic
3 Cristiano Biraghi
15 Aleksa Terzic
34 Sofyan Amrabat
38 Rolando Mandragora
72 Antonín Barák
7 Luka Jovic
99 Christian Kouamé
22 Nicolás González
Fiorentina Substitutes:
Riccardo Saponara, Luca Ranieri, Youssef Maleh, Jonathan Ikoné, Arthur Cabral, Dodô, Lorenzo Venuti, Alessandro Bianco, Pietro Terracciano, Szymon Zurkowski, Alfred Duncan, Giacomo Bonaventura.

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

No. Name
1 Craig Gordon (GK)
19 Alex Cochrane Yellow Card
3 Stephen Kingsley
16 Andy Halliday
12 Nathaniel Atkinson
7 Jorge Grant
14 Cameron Devlin
5 Peter Haring Yellow Card
29 Stephen Humphrys
18 Barrie McKay
17 Alan Forrest
Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
Ross Stewart, Zander Clark, Connot Smith, Macauley Tait, Toby Sibbick, Finlay Pollock, Euan Henderson, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Lawrence Shankland.

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