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Heart of Midlothian dominates Omonia Nicosia in a card-filled match
Heart of Midlothian secured a 2-0 victory over Omonia Nicosia in the second round of the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage. The match, played at Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh, was dominated by the Scottish side, both in terms of the scoreline and the overall performance.
The goals came in the first half. In the 16th minute, A. Forrest opened the scoring for Heart of Midlothian, and B. Spittal doubled the lead in the 23rd minute.
Omonia Nicosia tried to react, but the Heart of Midlothian defense was strong. Possession was with the visitors, but they couldn’t turn it into clear-cut chances.
The match was marked by intensity and physicality, resulting in a total of 29 fouls. Heart of Midlothian picked up 3 yellow cards, while Omonia Nicosia received 2.
Despite numerous substitutions, the pace of the game didn’t drop, but Heart of Midlothian’s superiority was evident.
Heart of Midlothian secures their second win in the tournament, while Omonia Nicosia remains on 0 points.
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Substitutions omonia nicosia: at minute 53 L. Loizou came in and V. Simic went out., at minute 68 G. Masouras came in and A. Dionkou went out., at minute 68 S. Alioum came in and W. Semedo went out., at minute 68 A. Kakoullis came in and M. Stepinski went out., at minute 83 F. Kitsos came in and A. Khammas went out.
Substitutions heart of midlothian: at minute 63 D. Oyegoke came in and A. Forrester went out., at minute 64 J. Grant came in and K. Vargas went out., at minute 73 Y. Dhanda came in and B. Spittal went out., at minute 73 J. Penrice came in and A. Forrest went out., at minute 84 B. McKay came in and S. Kingsley went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Heart Of Midlothian
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Omonia Nicosia
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