Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Hibernian | Hibernian | ||||||||||||||||
| Raymond Cruickshank | Raymond Cruickshank | Nick Pogosyan | Nick Pogosyan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stanley Barmby | S. Barmby |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | John Kooiman | J. Kooiman | |||||||||
| Vitor Rego | V. Rego |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Gavin Matteo | G. Matteo | |||||||||
| Renato Jairzinho | R. Jairzinho |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Franklin Gomez | F. Gomez | |||||||||
| Michael Laver | M. Laver | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 34 |  | Lefteris Pappas | L. Pappas | |||||||||
| Simon Kaiser | S. Kaiser |  | 68 | M | | 5 | | M | 47 | | Dominic James | D. James | |||||||||
| Scott Gallacher | S. Gallacher | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 30 |  | Alvaro Mora | A. Mora | |||||||||
| Gary Strachan | G. Strachan | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Stuart Thomson | S. Thomson | |||||||||
| Mateus Carvalho | M. Carvalho | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Wouter de Wit | W. de Wit | |||||||||
| Andy White | A. White | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Billy Gough | B. Gough | |||||||||
| Stefan Van Gastel | S. Van Gastel | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 36 | | Stuart Walsh | S. Walsh | |||||||||
| Gonçalo Caballero | G. Caballero |  | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 38 | | Milton Hertel | M. Hertel | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Hibernian. A crowd of 18,532 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aberdeen and Hibernian are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Aberdeen and Hibernian are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Aberdeen start the match!
3.25
0-0Lefteris Pappas knocks the ball forward to Stuart Thomson. Stuart Thomson sees a break and surges forward. Stuart Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Stanley Barmby.
4.20
Renato Jairzinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Gonçalo Caballero. Gonçalo Caballero finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but John Kooiman manages to gather it comfortably.
10.38
0-0Alvaro Mora passes the ball forward to Billy Gough. Billy Gough shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.39
Mateus Carvalho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Van Gastel. Stefan Van Gastel sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but John Kooiman is on top of it.
15.01
Stuart Thomson knocks the ball forward to Milton Hertel. Milton Hertel shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.32
1-0Gary Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Van Gastel. Stefan Van Gastel lofts in a cross ball towards Andy White. Andy White flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Andy White!
24.07
Gary Strachan knocks the ball forward to Andy White. Andy White goes all the way! Andy White shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
27.16
1-0Mateus Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gonçalo Caballero. Gonçalo Caballero knocks the ball forward to Andy White but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.37
1-0Renato Jairzinho knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Gallacher. Scott Gallacher kicks a strong pass forward to Gonçalo Caballero. Gonçalo Caballero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.02
Gavin Matteo sees space and advances. Gavin Matteo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Milton Hertel. Milton Hertel tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.04
Franklin Gomez passes the ball forward to Alvaro Mora. Alvaro Mora deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Milton Hertel. Milton Hertel shoots from distance but it flies wide!
44.18
Scott Gallacher makes a simple pass to Gonçalo Caballero. Gonçalo Caballero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Van Gastel but he's offside!
45.00
Wouter de Wit knocks the ball forward to Billy Gough. Billy Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Hibernian kicking off!
48.44
Scott Gallacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy White. Andy White flicks the ball to his team mate, Gonçalo Caballero. Gonçalo Caballero shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
57.05
Gary Strachan makes a simple pass to Andy White. Andy White knocks the ball forward to Stefan Van Gastel. Stefan Van Gastel rockets a shot on goal but John Kooiman is on top of it.
60.56
Franklin Gomez knocks the ball to his team mate, Alvaro Mora. Alvaro Mora makes a probing pass to Stuart Walsh. Stuart Walsh shoots from long range but somehow Stanley Barmby manages to keep it out.
63.27
Gary Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Van Gastel. Stefan Van Gastel shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
65.36
1-0Gary Strachan barges into Stuart Thomson. The referee calls over Gary Strachan and warns him to calm down! Stuart Thomson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.21
Vitor Rego knocks the ball forward to Scott Gallacher. Scott Gallacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Gonçalo Caballero. Gonçalo Caballero goes all the way! Gonçalo Caballero rockets a shot on goal. John Kooiman easily smothers it.
69.29
Scott Gallacher kicks a strong pass forward to Andy White. Andy White shoots from long range but it is miles over!
72.43
Gavin Matteo makes a simple pass to Stuart Thomson. Stuart Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Milton Hertel. Milton Hertel shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.59
Mateus Carvalho passes the ball forward to Gonçalo Caballero. Gonçalo Caballero shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.57
Scott Gallacher advances with the ball. Scott Gallacher shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but John Kooiman easily smothers it!
79.13
Mateus Carvalho makes a probing pass to Andy White. Andy White plays a perfect one-two with Gonçalo Caballero and rushes in on goal... Andy White tries a spectacular strike. John Kooiman is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
85.10
2-0Hibernian are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Aberdeen's defence.
89.02
Alvaro Mora kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Gough. Billy Gough tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
19.8%
48.1%
32.1%
Scorers
| Andy White 21, 79 |