Livingston Vs Hearts 2 half

Scottish Football

Coverage of the Scottish Premiership match at The Home of the Set Fare Arena. Title-chasing Hearts will be looking for a third league win of the season against Livingston, having prevailed 2-1 here in August and 1-0 at Tynecastle in January

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00:05The VAR are just having a check of the goal

00:12So Kevin Clancy has been told to hold play for now

00:22Well the potential offside

00:33The edge in Westlothia

00:42And as it stands Hart will be opening up a three-point gap again between themselves and Rangers who went

00:49top yesterday

00:50But here's Lewis Smith with the cross for Livingston

00:55Now Silla

01:00Lewis Smith with the cross over the head of Nublai gets away from Arfield

01:04There's Montanio

01:08Montanio with the cross, Silla's forward here, Kiziridis defending for Hartz

01:15Weather update, the sun's out

01:23And this is the first time Gary in the afternoon that we've actually heard the travelling support

01:27Now you can hear 7,000 fans and turning it into what is effectively a home game now for Hartz

01:39He is in right now and

01:42It's been spoken about again with the chance of being called up to the Portuguese national team Claudio Braga

01:52Chesnikov

01:59Chesnikov

02:19Chesnikov

02:2115 yards out on his strongest side I think Chesnikov would have fancied his chances to bury that in the

02:26corner

02:35Well they'll be feeling a whole lot better about life right now Derek McInnes

02:40Absolutely and I said that that when they went behind early on in the game

02:44That they've had experience of being able to play themselves back into the game

02:48And that's just what comes through winning games when you've when you've been in a difficult position

02:53They've got the belief and the understanding of how to do it not to panic

02:58Luce from Finlayson

03:00The hand of apology to his Livingston teammates

03:02It invites more pressure on that Livingston goal

03:05Yeah, they're starting to look ragged aren't they?

03:08And a lot of the problems that Livy have got are self-inflicted

03:11Just poor clearances and a lack of composure particularly in their own final third

03:21The conversation initially with Shagland

03:25Hopkins waiting

03:34In it goes from Lennon, Priore takes charge

03:39Chesnikov

03:41Now Shagland, it's Shagland

03:45There's Lennon

03:50Fired in by Lennon

03:51The cubicle of the far post including Shagland

03:54Who couldn't divert it on target

03:57Well, I wonder if Lawrence Shagland has ever had so many efforts at goal

04:01In one match

04:03Everything's to be falling to him, look at this

04:05I mean that's Marco van Basten-esque except for the fan

04:09I think he was shooting rather than crossing

04:10But this ball is a great, it's a great area

04:13And I think he'll have fancied his chances of putting the game beyond Livy there

04:17Missed the target from four yards out which is not like Shagland

04:24Wilson

04:26Livingston just looking for a little bit of respite

04:28Just follow

04:30In command that time for Hartz

04:34Shagland again

04:39And again

04:41Silla

04:43Moving his calling card with Leonard

04:48Kevin Clancy is doing his best to keep the cards in the pocket

04:56Silla is trying to make sure that he's going to give Livingston a little bit of a

05:00A foot in the foothold in the game, but it's there's not much in that for me

05:09Kingsley

05:11McCarch

05:12Braga

05:19Halkett

05:22Montano is stepping in and will drive Livingston up the pitch here

05:26Derek McInnes kicks the advertising hoardings down below us

05:30Montano picks up the baton again

05:31Nublai's in the middle

05:32Nublai could be sort of speed out

05:34Smith gets the equalizer

05:46I just cannot shake them up

05:50Well Gary where did that goal come from because Hartz have been totally dominant

05:54But it was actually Christian Montano who was quick

05:59To spring the press and win the ball back on the left-hand side

06:02And this is where Livingston managed to actually get some support forward

06:05Montano reads it

06:07He gets onto the ball quickly and he plays it into Stevie May and goes again

06:13And he's definitely on side and you just watch this

06:15Nublai gets himself on the six-yard box

06:20This is it

06:38What we said at the time Derek McInnes is ready for the burst turned and kicked the advertising

06:43hoardings as Montano made his way forward

06:58They've just got

07:03They've just got to remind themselves that they've had a lot of possession a lot of territory and they've got

07:08to go back to doing what they were doing

07:09Ever so well just a few moments ago, but it's a it's a blow because they

07:26The club man is having to fight for its premiership existence

07:41A fight that it looks likely they will lose

07:46They're standing up to the hearts challenge here here come hearts again again a prime handball more from the hearts

07:53fans than the players

08:00So

08:12Is this wrong

08:18...into...

08:35...another Livingston corner...

08:37...and suddenly they are coming over the hill.

08:40Yeah, I mean, this game is just going end-to-end.

08:43Strong punch from...

08:49...quality strike by Arfield,

08:51and Jamie McCart does really well to get a block.

08:54But there's a little bit of a quarrel between the centre-backs and the goalkeeper.

09:11...Kami Kerr...

09:12...with an ambitious effort in the end,

09:14which finds the Harts fans behind that goal.

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11:48be in a dressing room has been pretty point the players do care they want to change this around

11:55but Marvin Bartley making sure it is a point dressing room as Marvin Bartley makes this

12:02double change Scott Arfield is withdrawn and on comes Scott Pittman and also coming off

12:11is Stevie May who scored the first goal here for Livingston today and on in his place comes

12:17Emmanuel Danza

13:05you

13:05here's a read it's

13:17Faced by

13:18Cammy Kerr, he's got Kingsley backing him up

13:20also Lennard, he finds Mark Lennard

13:45I'm not pleased with the way they've competed with Hearts

13:50and they're very much in this game

13:53the question is can they

14:01can they offer enough of a threat going forward to pick up all three points

14:05which which they kind of have to do the situation that they're in

14:13yeah I'm reminded they are 12 points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership

14:22below Kilmarnock who are in that playoff position

14:31and the split comes after the next round of games

14:35and that is going to be some split

14:38there's Braga

14:41yes I think we'll find

14:44in the next couple of days Gary who's going where

14:48and invariably

15:00he's in draws to what will be an incredible conclusion

15:18conclusion

15:20you

15:32so again

15:34into Silla

15:46Smith

15:49still enjoying a bit of time with the ball here

15:58Harts are letting them have it and then pressing just trying to set traps and

16:02Livy can't get out of their own half

16:07eventually it goes long and Halkit

16:11digging his heels in and merging with the ball

16:14there's Shacklin

16:21Antonio gets in the way of that

16:44there's down some

16:46you

16:53the

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17:23McCart

17:33to a Smith

17:39doesn't matter how it gets done right now

17:41just get it it done

17:51Pittman hits the deck and gets the free kick

17:54and that will frustrate Derek McInnes because there was some really patient

17:57build-up by Hartz and they got it into this area

18:02and it was Braga unusual for him just picking the wrong pass Pittman takes a

18:07hit and Libby managed to just kind of reset

18:16well this place just down the road from Edinburgh and most Hartz players not

18:21involved including Craig Gordon are here today to add their support

18:28with the save of the season against Dundee back in January Craig Gordon

18:36incredible save at Dens Park from him

18:45there's new blade

18:53new blade

18:54you

18:57you

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19:08you

19:11to

19:13Kami Kerr to try the ball with here

19:18you

19:20you

19:40Kami Kerr to an area it's a decent ball in by Danzo but you see McIntyre just does enough to

19:44put off

19:52the head from Montana and then Hartz looking to rebuild again they've just kind

19:57of lost impetus in this game they've got to try and find a way

20:09this season two narrow wins one here which was a late win with Kisiridis scoring the

20:16the late winner four hearts living still have conceded

20:25quite a few late goals this season which have hit them hard

20:33Leonard

20:47they're the guys that used to get 1v1 and used to delivering crosses from

20:51wide areas so get the ball give it to them let them get on with their business

21:10winning the title

21:14winning the title

21:15yeah

21:15well I think both scoring late goals will be part of that I'm sure

21:24you

21:33Palketh

21:39you

21:48you

21:55and Pittman just getting to know each other again

22:01just notice in the build-up there that Shanklin is starting to drop a little bit

22:12so

22:38you

25:45Yeah, I think FIFA are going to be keen to see that rule change next season.

25:59Here comes Mulehead with that throw.

26:02He's involved again here but Schvolo takes charge for Haas.

26:09Encouraged by the travelling masses to get a move off.

26:18Shaqlin pointing to where he wants it.

26:19Has he stayed onside?

26:20It just got beyond him in any case.

26:31It's a title on the line.

26:37There's Kizaridis.

26:43Hart's final game before the split.

26:59It gets a touch first and it's probably not enough in the contact for Kevin Clancy.

27:35There's Kizaridis.

27:36There's Kizaridis.

27:53There's Kizaridis.

27:56going into the last

28:06Rangers remember Celtic

28:17Dundee which you can see live after this

28:23Finlayson is striding forward here Smith finds it it's Finlayson and that was dangerous

28:29your head came flying in Spolo came up with the ball

29:01approaching the final eight minutes plus additional time in West Lothian

29:17Sanio he's lost out

29:20Rior does not

29:22yeah Montano has taken a few chances in his final third and it hasn't worked out for him too often

29:29just needs to be careful

29:44Devlin

29:55Smith will latch on to this options either side

29:58there's Pittman

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30:42the temperature

30:46rising

30:53Jordi Altona will be coming on shortly for Hearts

30:56in

30:59the meantime

31:01Livingston with this free kick

31:05looking to deliver a devastating blow

31:09to Hearts title quest

31:39the temperature rising

31:45Jordi Altona will be coming on shortly for Hearts

31:49in the meantime Livingston with this free kick

31:53looking to deliver a devastating blow

31:59to Hearts title

32:14the temperature rising

32:20Jordi Altona

32:27becoming our short

32:28the temperature rising

32:51Jordi Altona will be coming on shortly for Hearts

32:55in the meantime Livingston with this free kick

32:59looking to deliver a devastating blow

33:07to Hearts title quest

33:22wide in with pace

33:25you

33:47the temperature rising

33:52Jordi Altona

34:00the temperature

34:02rising

34:12fans who have traveled in their numbers today

34:22hoping that

34:49their team can find the answer here

34:57well they haven't had an awful lot

34:58since Libby have got that second goal through Lewis Smith

35:02it kind of feels like

35:04it's not the stuffing out of them

35:05and they've got

35:17more movement on that Hearts bench

35:19as Finlayson takes the throw for Livingston

35:37can't quite guide on target

35:41Cammy Dablin is off

35:42Blair Spittle is on Ben

35:44Beningamy

35:45is on as well

35:50which is 11-11

35:54and Kisaridis the other Hearts player to be withdrawn

35:59and Kisaridis the other Hearts player to be withdrawn

36:00Dablin is on Saturday

36:04from Sporting

36:06the number of other Hearts players

36:06come by

36:07and Kisaridis is the other Hearts player to be withdrawn

36:28Goal.

36:38Goal.

36:49Goal.

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37:06Goal.

37:07Just came down with snow on it.

37:09That kind of day.

37:13Albeit the sun's out again now.

37:35Derrick McKinnis not too pleased down below us.

37:43Livingston caught offside.

37:55Big big moments in this title race.

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