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Heart Of Midlothian Clinches Victory in Tense Match Against Aberdeen
Edinburgh, Scotland – In a hard-fought encounter at Tynecastle Park, Heart Of Midlothian secured a well-earned victory over Aberdeen in the opening game of the Scottish Premiership season. The match, officiated by Nick Walsh, was characterized by intensity and midfield battles.
The scoring opened early, in the 11th minute, thanks to an own goal by G. Shinnie, giving Heart Of Midlothian the initial lead. The first half also saw a yellow card for F. Kent of Heart Of Midlothian and a goal disallowed for L. Shankland due to offside just before halftime.
The second half continued at a similar pace, with several yellow cards shown to players from both teams. C. Halkett, C. Devlin for Heart Of Midlothian and A. Aouchiche and N. Milanovic for Aberdeen were cautioned. Heart Of Midlothian extended their lead in the 73rd minute with a goal by S. Findlay.
Despite Aberdeen having a slight edge in possession (51% compared to Heart Of Midlothian’s 49%), the home side was more effective in attack, registering 13 total shots (3 on target) compared to Aberdeen’s 11 shots (1 on target). The match concluded with Heart Of Midlothian taking all three points, in a game defined by tactical discipline and constant effort.
Substitutions aberdeen: at minute 62 T. Keskinen came in and D. Polvara went out., at minute 62 K. Yengi came in and F. Boyd went out., at minute 69 S. Nilsen came in and S. Morris went out., at minute 81 N. Milanovic came in and E. Sokler went out., at minute 81 G. Shinnie came in and N. Devlin went out.
Substitutions heart of midlothian: at minute 70 F. Kent came in and M. Steinwender went out., at minute 70 B. Spittal came in and A. Kyziridis went out., at minute 70 C. Borchgrevink came in and A. Forrest went out., at minute 71 C. Braga came in and J. Wilson went out., at minute 90 L. Shankland came in and T. Magnusson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Heart Of Midlothian
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Aberdeen
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