Match Report
Level on 9 points, Kelty Hearts (9th) and Annan Athletic (7th) met as equals in the table. Recent form flatters Kelty Hearts's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 9th. Per game in the league, Kelty Hearts were scoring 1.38 and conceding 2.25, Annan Athletic 1.13 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.74 goals per team per game.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kelty Hearts 3, draws 4, Annan Athletic 4, at 3.09 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 73% of the meetings.
G. Soutar took charge of the match — our records show 72 games refereed with an average of 2.0 yellow cards per game. The venue was New Central Park, with room for 2,600 spectators. On the scoreboard, Kelty Hearts led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Kelty Hearts: Innes Murray (16'), Nathan Lawson (84') · Annan Athletic: Tommy Muir (83')
Key stats
Possession: Kelty Hearts 50% · Annan Athletic 50% · Total shots: 8-9 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 1-6