90 Willis to take. Curled into the wall, McCann picks up loose ball and is brought down edge of box. Corner to Pars, Willis takes. Headed away by Stephenson. Dowie and Willis try to get it back. Succeed. Bell to Higgins and a shot on goal too wide of the right hand post.
FT whistle goes.
Pars 0 Hibs 487 Hibs on another run into our half. Bell tackles and its a free kick to the hibees. Stokes on the deck after Bellys tackle. Free kick rebounds off our wall, out to 18 who takes the ball to the edge of the box and Smith gathers easily after a shot try. McCann to Willis. Stephens gets the ball clear and number 23 to Stokes to Bell who wins the ball he is tackled but ref plays on. Brought down again this time a free kick for the Pars 24 yards out.
85 Dowie clears a cross into the box as 18 tries a long shot, and Smith saves easily from 19. Bell o the wing takes on three players, gets the ball to Willis but its out for a throw in at halfway line to Pars with Woods taking. Dowie takes it from Woods over to McCann, Smith up field to Whyte and out for another throw in, this time to Hibs. Clock ticking down to full time.
85 Long try for a goal by 18 and its wayyy over the bar. Rain bucketing down now.
82 Pars with a throw in in front of NW. Whyte and Willis doing the running about. McD to Dowie at the rear over to McCann up to Thomson and Higgins clears the back line with a pass to Smith. Ball to Woods on the wing up to Whyte and Willis wins a free kick deep in their half. Woods takes. Bell to Woods over to Austin and Hibs get it. On the run to our area but Higgins clears Whyte tackled easily by the Hibs players 18 and Hart.
82 Higgins being spoken to by ref. He`s probably just cauld, like the rest of us and wanting hame!
Offside flag up as Hibs moved forward in our half. Woods on the wing with a long pass to Willis but its too far. Brown to Hart, to McCann. Hibs again.
79 Another excellent shot on goal from Jordan Whyte from 20 yards out as the pass came in from Mcdougall.
76 McCann to Bell over to Willis, who gives it away. Stokes to 18 but McCann gets in between. Woods to Bell and over to McCann. Higgins to McCann to Stephens who turns past McDougall and over to Hogg. McCann to Thomson who is pulled. Mason to Dowie and Mason pushed for his troubles. Free kick taken quickly. Woods to Mason over to Dowie but its too short and Hibs on the run, stopped very easily by Chris Smith.
74 Dowie to McCann, Willis tries to get in between Hibs front men but its away. Foul on Dowie who went to ground but he`s up. Smith long ball to Willis. Woods to Thomson, Bell and McDougall. Hibs get it back. Number 19 puts in a shot on goal from the far right hand side but its too wide and way past.
Crowd : 2624
73 Smith punches out but its in the net as David Stephens touches it in.
Pars 0 Hibs 4
72 Pars support appreciative of the young lads getting their chance. Hibs with a free kick 25 yards out. Corner as the ball rebounds out.
70 Supersub number 19 had a shot on goal but Smith handled easily. Whyte to Willis over to McDougall back to Willis who has a shot on goal and saved by Brown. Lovely shot.
69 Another sub for Hibs - number 19. I gie up.
68 Teamsheet has hibs subs 14-17, the subs that just came on were numbered 18-20.... Free kick taken quickly and rebounded upfield for Pars to do something with.
66 Austin short pass to Mason midfield. Over to Woods and up to Willis, to Bell back to Woods and up to Whyte who cant keep it in. Throw in to Hibs in front of NW.
Free kick to Hibs in our half.
64 Woods to Whyte who tried a shot on goal but straight to Brown`s hands. Good try. Woods high ball to McDougall who took it off Michael Hart. McCann to Mason up to Thomson, hibs intervene.
63 Woods gets ball to safely to Smith who gives it to Austin. Back to Smith who punts it up the park. Jordan Whyte chases as does Joe. Dowie heads to Higgins. Over to Dowie again and up to Nick over to McCann. High ball ends in throw in to Pars just short of halfway line in our half.
Pars subs - off Phinn and Joe, on Thompson and McDougall.
62 Joe to take. Curled into the box headed down out to Wllis and to Joe headed down by Dowie to Phinn who chases a loose ball. Hibs midway.
60 Hibs were about in line for number 4 there but were deemed offside in the 18 yard box. It`s very heavy rain here now. Corner for Pars.
56 Corner to Hibs as McCann puts it behind and out of reach of our goal area. Subs for Pars - on Willis and Whyte, off Kirk and Graham.
Corner for Hibs. Played short and ref points to goalie as hibs support say it was another corner rebounded out by one of our players.
55 Brown to McCann to Mason who slides in a tackle but didnt imo take anyone out, not so says the ref but waves play on. Ball back to Hibs as they take it forward. Bell to DG who loses the ball as it runs off his foot and Brown gets it away.
Our box was crowded out and Smith didnt stand a chance as the ball came back in quickly.
51 Joe to take. Short and back to him, cross towards box is picked up by McCann to Mason to Joe back in the box over the heads of everyone and out for Hibs to take downfield. Howver |De graf to Hogg is still in our half. Mcbride to Stokes and forward to degraf who tries a shot on goal but tis too short. mccann stops the ball going out for a corner and Smith has it. However Hibs now have a goal once more as the ball is not cleared from the goal area and is rebounded into the net by Hibs.
Pars 0 Hibs 3
50 Beach ball being thrown about by Hibs fans. Bell to DG who is on a great run and tries a shot on goal from inside the box and its just punched over the bar by Brown. Corner to the Pars.
49 Nice ball from Kirk to Joe who puts a cross into the box but too short for anyone to pick it up. Hibs on the run.
Second half kicks off with Pars playing from right to left this half.
47 HIbs in control at the moment with short passes from centre line and a try on goal from Murray is wayward and Smith gets to it easily. Long ball to Kirk and out on the wing to DG for a throw in. DG taks it past two defenders and goes to deck after a foul. Free kick Pars 20 yards out. McCann takes and its too far over and no one picks it up.
Teams out and for GZ`s benefit it was Liam Millar who scored their goal.
And just had Lee Bullen pointed out to me... swoon. lol.
43 Hogg to Wotherspoon. Sorry Wotherspoon with the long shot on goal 1 min ago. Bell with a rather shoddy attempt at giving the ball back to Smith, just manages it mind you.
Half time whistle goes.
Pars 0 Hibs 2
41 Smith handles the ball easily from the corner kick. Smith kicks it long up field to DG but its too far for him. Murray cant get it past Bell and a throw in for Pars at far right hand side of main stand. Ball over to McCann up to Bell who is in the box but headed away. Over to Woods from Dowie to Bell but intercepted by Millar. Over to Riordan to Millar to Rankin and now to Hanlon who tried a long shot on goal but straight to Smith`s hands.
40 Murray with a throw in at halfway line. Bell chasing Millar who passes to De graf. Now to Mcbride and Millar who is knocked into by Mason. Free kick to Hibs 30 yards out. Riordan takes and another corner for Hibs.
40 Ball headed over the bar.
39 Hanlon heads down his long ball, Ruordan crowded by Bell and runs amok. Good passing from Hibs who take the ball foward again with Wotherspoon and get a corner for their troubles.
37 Pars have a throw in deep in Hibs half. Nish intervenes and its down field. Woods to Bell who is very tanned from his honeymoon, and Kirk picks up a loose ball in hibs box but too many legs in the way. Hogg to Brown who takes his time 7 mins from half time. Nick to McCann, Woods to Dowie and to Smith.
37 Goal scorers not being announced either.
34 Riordan to take, gets it over the wall, it rebounds off the underside of the bar and comes back out, just, but made sure it was in by the header of another hibs player (not sure who).
Pars 0 Hibs 2
32 Mason to Woods who has a throw in at halfway line. Gives it to Dowie to McCann and up to Joe. Smith to Woods and up to DG who runs the length of the field but is stopped by Hanlon. McCann loses his short pass and Hibs have the ball. Riordan brought down by Bell 25 yards out.
31 Woods on the wing takes on Riordan, bad pass from Smith and Hibs have a chance on goal from Riordan who puts it just past the left hand post.
30 Cracker of a shot from DG. Brown asking his players to re group. Foul for Hibs as Dowie crowds McBride. Hanlon to Nish but Smith gets there first. Dowie to DG to Mason to Higgins and back to Smith.
29 Hogg to Degraf, to Wotherspoon who fends off Joe. Long ball from Smith to Kirk to Bell now to Graham takes on two defenders and tries a lovely shot on goal but just past the left hand post.
28 Joe to take. Long and over to Nick, back in the box this time to Bell but its away again.
27 Dowie to Bell and a foul at centre circle. Joe to McCann and again. Nick to Mason and over toWoods who handles it well takes it to the box and earns another corner for the pars.
25 Nish takes the ball to the left hand corner but doesnt get any farther. The ball is given back to Smith after it travelled the length of the park to Brown and now to Woods. Short to Nick, back to WOods, to Dowie over to Higgins and was on its way to Joe but intercepted. Wotherspoon to Brown. McCann headers a long ball down and its back to their keeper.
23 Bell takes the ball to the HIbs box this time but its cleared. Millar to McBride. Over to Austin and back to Higgins, short pass to Mason and over to Graham who is tackled and slides to the deck. Free kick to the Pars 35 yards out. This is a friendly right? Jeez. Bell up for the header and McCann tries a shot on goal from 28 yards out but straight to Browns hands. Mason pass to Graham, sporting a rather fetching beard. Passes to Woods over to McCann to Joe who is tackled.
21 Woods to Mason who is tackled andon the deck. Own goal sadly by Higgins who tried to clear the area at our goal mouth and Hibs go one up.
Pars 0 Hibs 1
20 Joe to take. Curling shot in the box and headered away by Hibs.
19 Kirk on the run to the box and a cross into the box towards Joe who slides under Brown and wins a second corner for the pars.
16 Millar with a long pass to Murray and his cross / intent to shoot is bundled up easily by Smith. Long ball ended at Hibs feet and back to Smith, short pass to Dowie up to Belly and over to Graham who takes it to edge of box and Brown punches it out of play and the first corner of the game to the Pars. Joe to take. Short and a fantastic save at close range by Brown as Dowie tried a good header.
15 McBride pass to Riordan. Back to McBride, and Ruordan long pass to Nish and Murray. McBride again. Higgins to Graham and over to Bell who switches to Nick but its too short who is coming up the middle. Nice try Pars.
13 Kirk earns a free kick for the pars at halfway line as he is held back by Riordan. Taken quickly. Dowie to Woods to Kirk to Nick and over to Woods on the wing who passes it long to Nick who was making his way to the 18 yard box but its too long and Brown pick it up and its away down field to Riordan and over to our box for Millar and Dowie gets it clear of our goal area. Hanlon pass to McBride and now to De Graf. Nick intervenes and over to Woods who runs the wing pass to Grgaan slides at edge of box and gets a shot in but Brown has to go to deck to get it.
11 Hibs picking it up now and are halted in their tracks by Dowie.
09 Nick short pass to Bell, back to Nick over to Higgins and up to Joe and those darn red boots. Long cross into the box by Millar to Riordan who was perfectly placed but its away. Bell took the spare ball and up to Hibs box but he was stopped eventually and its Hibs time again. This time Mason gets in atween and his pass to Bell who hits the deck after a foul and earns the pars a free kick from the right hand corner at main stand / East stand as Joe takes it quickly. Ball back into the box and Bell just headers it over the bar from close range.
07 McBride and Millar passing nicely. Woods to Bell tackled by Millar, ball from Higgins to McCann and a nice touch towards Nick but its too short and Hibs get it back.
07 Lovely ball from Hibs to McBride who wasnt covered and his punt into the goal net was futile as the offside flag was up.
Good passing between Mason and McCann and a high ball to the head of Andy Kirk. McBride to Millar but Pars intercept.
Wish I was in Malta Sally!
No, Sally, ye dinnae. It`s bluddy cauld and it`s roasting where you are. Get yer Sangria doon yer thrattle. lol
Woods with a long ball to Kirk but its too far and Hibs pick it up. Hanlon gets it forward but only as far as the centre circle. Ball out of play as it rebounds out for a throw in to Hibs in front of NE. Kirky chasing but its Hibs who have control at the moment. Long ball to our half to Ian Murray but Woods gets a throw in from his half hearted chance. Millar tackles and despite a nice cross into the box newbie Chris Smith easily handles.
Hibs taking it forward but cant get it past McCann, play stopped as ref awards foul to Hibs centre circle. Hibs in a rather peelywally mint green strip with black shorts. Pars in their new strips.
And it kicks off.
Thanks Brian.
Woods to Graham long pass up field. Across the field of play to Austin and up to Kirk - good to see him back. Ball out for a throw in to the pars in front of NW. McCann to take. Looks for Higgins over to Mason and on to Smith. Up towards Woods but tackled by Hogg.
Yeeeeha teams out on the pitch
