Hearts vs Birkirkara — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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21.07.16 19:001 – 2FinishedAgg: 1 – 2
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Match Events
- 32′Birkirkara, yellow card:Cain Attard
- 42′Birkirkara, yellow card:
- Half-time
- 55′Birkirkara, goal:0–1C. Bubalović
- 58′Hearts, substitution:L. Smith
- 62′Birkirkara, yellow card:Srdjan Dimitrov
- 66′Birkirkara, substitution:S. Bajada
- 67′Birkirkara, goal:0–2E. Herrera
- 68′Birkirkara, yellow card:Edward Herrera
- 73′Birkirkara, substitution:S. Dimitrov
- 73′Hearts, goal:1–2
- 75′Hearts, substitution:
- 81′Hearts, substitution:offP. Buaben
- 90′Hearts, yellow card:
- 90+2′Birkirkara, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 2
Lineups
Hearts
Birkirkara
Starting lineups
Formation or player positions unavailable or inconsistent.
Hearts
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Birkirkara
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- 1M. Koprić
- 2E. Herrera
- 4G. Sciberras
- 18S. Bajada
- 10S. Dimitrov
- 14V. Plut
- 5Emerson Marcelina
- 19Joseph Zerafa
- 22Cain Attard
- 21Ryan Scicluna▮↓ 90′
- 3C. Bubalović
Referee
Ville Nevalainen
Tynecastle Stadium
Top Performers
Goals
personC. Bubalović1 goal
1 goalpersonE. Herrera1 goal
1 goalMatch report
Hearts vs Birkirkara — the facts
Birkirkara won 2–1 away against Hearts (half-time 0–0).
Hearts met Birkirkara in the UEFA Europa League (2nd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 21 July 2016, 19:00 UTC at Tynecastle Stadium. Referee: Ville Nevalainen.
Team pages: Hearts · Birkirkara · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 55' Goal: C. Bubalović — 0–1
- 67' Goal: E. Herrera — 0–2
- 73' Goal: Conor Sammon — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Hearts
- 2 Callum Paterson
- 7 Jamie Walker
- 1 J. Hamilton
- 11 Sam Nicholson
- 18 Conor Sammon
- 4 Igor Rossi
- 3 Faycal Rherras
- 8 Prince Buaben
- 5 Alim Öztürk
- 24 Liam Smith
- 10 A. Sutchuin Djoum
Birkirkara
- 1 M. Koprić
- 2 E. Herrera
- 4 G. Sciberras
- 18 S. Bajada
- 10 S. Dimitrov
- 14 V. Plut
- 5 Emerson Marcelina
- 19 Joseph Zerafa
- 22 Cain Attard
- 21 Ryan Scicluna
- 3 C. Bubalović
About this match
On this page: the Hearts vs Birkirkara final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Hearts and Birkirkara team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.