Match Report
| Ross County | Ross County |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| Robbie Dademo | Robbie Dademo | Raymond Cruickshank | Raymond Cruickshank | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don McGrory | D. McGrory |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Stanley Barmby | S. Barmby | |||||||||
| Craig Davidson | C. Davidson | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 |  | Fabian Elzinga | F. Elzinga | |||||||||
| Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | | 79 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Renato Jairzinho | R. Jairzinho | |||||||||
| Leon Meyer | L. Meyer |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Michael Laver | M. Laver | |||||||||
| Duncan Morton | D. Morton | | 58 | M | | 5 | | M | 67 |  | Julian Zick | J. Zick | |||||||||
| Giuseppe Altomare | G. Altomare |  | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Alberto Beresford | A. Beresford | |||||||||
| Nicholas Viduka | N. Viduka |  | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Gary Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Richard Mckinlay | R. Mckinlay | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Mateus Carvalho | M. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Daniel Montoya | D. Montoya |  | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Gonçalo Caballero | G. Caballero | |||||||||
| Craig Meiklejohn | C. Meiklejohn | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Stefan Van Gastel | S. Van Gastel | |||||||||
| Ade Babayaro | A. Babayaro |  | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Craig McGrory | C. McGrory | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Victoria Park where Ross County play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 17,212 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ross County and Aberdeen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Ross County and Aberdeen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Aberdeen kicking off!
2.11
0-0Fabian Elzinga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Beresford. Alberto Beresford knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Van Gastel. Stefan Van Gastel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.29
0-1Gary Strachan sees a break and surges forward. Gary Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Gonçalo Caballero. Gonçalo Caballero is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gonçalo Caballero!
8.19
0-1Julian Zick hacks Richard Mckinlay from behind! Julian Zick is given a warning by the referee! Richard Mckinlay stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.51
0-1Alberto Beresford makes a probing pass to Gonçalo Caballero. Gonçalo Caballero plays a perfect one-two with Craig McGrory and rushes in on goal... Gonçalo Caballero shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
10.53
Duncan Morton makes a probing pass to Daniel Montoya. Daniel Montoya goes all the way! Daniel Montoya tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.20
0-1Stuart McCoist barges into Gonçalo Caballero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gonçalo Caballero runs off the knock.
15.01
Mateus Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Gonçalo Caballero. Gonçalo Caballero shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
18.56
Giuseppe Altomare chips the ball to his team mate, Ade Babayaro. Ade Babayaro goes all the way! Ade Babayaro takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.13
Gary Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Van Gastel. Stefan Van Gastel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig McGrory. Craig McGrory cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Craig McGrory scores for Aberdeen!!
26.33
Richard Mckinlay clumsily knocks into Julian Zick. Richard Mckinlay is shown the yellow card! Julian Zick hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.57
0-2Gary Strachan makes a simple pass to Craig McGrory. Craig McGrory tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Don McGrory.
36.58
Giuseppe Altomare sees a break and surges forward. Giuseppe Altomare sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
39.56
0-2Aberdeen are easily keeping Ross County at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
42.44
Nicholas Viduka chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball towards Ade Babayaro. Ade Babayaro powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.26
Renato Jairzinho flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Zick. Julian Zick deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig McGrory. Craig McGrory shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
0-2Richard Mckinlay comes in with a high challenge, catching Julian Zick with his studs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Julian Zick grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Ross County kick off!
51.39
Stefan Van Gastel barges into Leon Meyer. The referee calls over Stefan Van Gastel and warns him to calm down! Leon Meyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.01
Julian Zick flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig McGrory. Craig McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don McGrory who gathers it comfortably.
65.54
Aberdeen are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
66.50
Nicholas Viduka knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Montoya. Daniel Montoya goes all the way! Daniel Montoya takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.17
Craig Davidson hacks Stefan Van Gastel from behind! Craig Davidson is shown the yellow card! Stefan Van Gastel stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.15
Nicholas Viduka makes a beautiful solo run. Nicholas Viduka plays a perfect one-two with Craig Meiklejohn and rushes in on goal... Nicholas Viduka makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
79.18
Michael Laver sees space and advances. Michael Laver surges forward with the ball. Michael Laver shoots from distance but it is miles over!
81.24
Giuseppe Altomare deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Montoya. Daniel Montoya flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
84.51
Gary Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gonçalo Caballero. Gonçalo Caballero finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
85.17
Stuart McCoist passes the ball forward to Nicholas Viduka. Nicholas Viduka advances with the ball. Nicholas Viduka knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Montoya. Daniel Montoya directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
0
Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
26%
49.3%
24.7%
Scorers
| Nicholas Viduka 71 Daniel Montoya 81, 85 | Gonçalo Caballero 4 Craig McGrory 20 |