Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     AberdeenAberdeen
Computer Player Computer Player Derek Robson Derek Robson
Don ClelandD. Cleland48
G
1captain
G
86Maksym TerekhinM. Terekhin
Kelvin JeffersK. Jeffers69
D
2
D
76Danny GrellaD. Grella
Bill CarterB. Carter62
D
3
D
73Uruguay DuarteU. Duarte
Paul HamiltonP. Hamilton59
D
4
D
76Emmanuel BabayaroE. Babayaro
Simon SzepanS. Szepan54
D
5
M
85Marcel VegaM. Vega
Romain FrétardR. Frétard69
M
6
M
79François DoumbiaF. Doumbia
Wes MooreW. Moore65
M
7
M
82David NivenD. Niven
Gary JamesG. James61
M
8
M
89Billy CollinsB. Collins
Arturo MasperoA. Maspero71
A
9
A
77Arni ÁskelssonA. Áskelsson
Ashley BoltonA. Bolton66
A
captain10
A
82Leevi TaulerusL. Taulerus
Frederico AlvesF. Alves65
A
11
A
84Dax GrayD. Gray
 
Frank StamF. Stam61
M
12
M
73Duncan ElliottD. Elliott
Craig HendryC. Hendry53
M
13
A
72Ken MatsudaK. Matsuda
Stephen CarltonS. Carlton51
A
14
A
82Con EmertonC. Emerton

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 20,750 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bakary Rahn.


0.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle get the match underway!
3.08
Arni Áskelsson catches Bill Carter on the ankles. Arni Áskelsson is shown the yellow card! Bill Carter stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.15
Romain Frétard flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Maspero who takes it down. Arturo Maspero lofts in a cross ball towards Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
8.57
Bill Carter flicks a high pass forward. Gary James holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary James threads a neat ball through to Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Emmanuel Babayaro.
9.17
Arni Áskelsson barges into Bill Carter. Arni Áskelsson is warned by the referee! Bill Carter hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.52
Uruguay Duarte passes the ball forward to François Doumbia. François Doumbia chips the ball to his team mate, Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.13
François Doumbia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dax Gray. Dax Gray knocks in a cross ball towards Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.07
Simon Szepan flicks a high pass forward to Gary James who brings the ball under control. Gary James makes a simple pass to Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Alves. Frederico Alves makes a deft header. Maksym Terekhin manages to gather it.
24.46
Wes Moore passes the ball forward to Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero knocks in a cross ball towards Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.43
François Doumbia chips the ball to his team mate, Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.43
François Doumbia hits a low pass to Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus shoots from outside the area. Leevi Taulerus scores for Aberdeen!!
33.08
David Niven threads the ball through to Dax Gray. Dax Gray edges inside the box! Dax Gray side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.09
Romain Frétard threads a neat ball through to Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Uruguay Duarte.
42.11
François Doumbia makes a probing pass to Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus knocks in a cross ball towards Dax Gray. Dax Gray makes a convincing header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Aberdeen appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. The Inverness Caledonian Thistle players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Aberdeen start the second half!
47.08
Bill Carter clumsily knocks into Uruguay Duarte. Bill Carter is warned by the referee! Uruguay Duarte stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.13
Uruguay Duarte hits a low pass to David Niven. David Niven passes the ball forward to Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson lofts in a cross ball towards Dax Gray. Dax Gray flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Don Cleland.
49.32
Corner kick to Aberdeen. Marcel Vega plays it to the near post. Simon Szepan reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
51.26
Simon Szepan chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Moore. Wes Moore kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero whips in a cross ball towards Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it rises well off target!
59.31
Billy Collins knocks the ball to his team mate, Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson rushes past Paul Hamilton! Arni Áskelsson takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Don Cleland.
60.58
Corner kick to Aberdeen. Marcel Vega plays it short to David Niven. David Niven chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. François Doumbia rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
61.01
Romain Frétard flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Alves collects the pass. Frederico Alves tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
63.00
Danny Grella receives the ball from a throw-in from Uruguay Duarte. Danny Grella threads a neat ball through to François Doumbia. François Doumbia flicks a high ball forward to Leevi Taulerus who takes it down. Leevi Taulerus shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Don Cleland.
64.09
Marcel Vega takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Arturo Maspero reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
65.12
Simon Szepan flicks a high pass forward to Romain Frétard who brings the ball under control. Romain Frétard darts forward. Romain Frétard shoots from 20 yards but Maksym Terekhin is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
66.41
Paul Hamilton threads a neat ball through to Gary James. Gary James flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Alves who takes it down. Frederico Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Grella.
69.10
Wes Moore flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Maspero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo Maspero lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Alves. Frederico Alves connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Maksym Terekhin.
73.37
Danny Grella chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Collins. Billy Collins knocks the ball to his team mate, Dax Gray. Dax Gray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arni Áskelsson but he's offside!
77.22
Billy Collins threads a neat ball through to Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Cleland who gathers it comfortably.
79.45
Emmanuel Babayaro flicks a high pass forward to François Doumbia who brings the ball under control. François Doumbia sees Dax Gray in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dax Gray knocks in a cross ball towards Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus makes a convincing header. Magnificent save by Don Cleland!
81.59
Emmanuel Babayaro makes a probing pass to François Doumbia. François Doumbia chips the ball to his team mate, Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Cleland who gathers it comfortably.
84.50
Gary James flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Alves collects the pass. Frederico Alves plays a scrappy one-two with Arturo Maspero and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Frederico Alves provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.27
Paul Hamilton hits a low pass to Wes Moore. Wes Moore flicks a high ball forward to Ashley Bolton who takes it down. Ashley Bolton whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Emmanuel Babayaro clears it off the line with his head!
87.44
Uruguay Duarte threads a neat ball through to David Niven. David Niven flicks a high pass forward. Dax Gray holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dax Gray sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.01
Ashley Bolton catches Danny Grella on the ankles. The referee brings Ashley Bolton to one side and gives him a warning! Danny Grella hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Emmanuel Babayaro makes a probing pass to François Doumbia. François Doumbia plays the ball forward to Dax Gray. Dax Gray knocks in a cross ball towards Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Don Cleland has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aberdeen
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.5%
51.5%
Play Area
36.1%
39.2%
24.7%

Scorers
Arni Áskelsson 14, 90
Leevi Taulerus 27
Dax Gray 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dax Gray of Aberdeen

Match Ratings
1.Don Cleland (GK)
7
2.Kelvin Jeffers (DEF)
6
3.Bill Carter (DEF)
6
4.Paul Hamilton (DEF)
6
5.Simon Szepan (DEF)
6
6.Romain Frétard (MID)
6
7.Wes Moore (MID)
6
8.Gary James (MID)
6
9.Arturo Maspero (ATT)
7
10.Ashley Bolton (ATT)
6
11.Frederico Alves (ATT)
6
 
12.Frank Stam (MID)
0
13.Craig Hendry (MID)
0
14.Stephen Carlton (ATT)
0

1.Maksym Terekhin (GK)
7
2.Danny Grella (DEF)
6
3.Uruguay Duarte (DEF)
7
4.Emmanuel Babayaro (DEF)
6
5.Marcel Vega (MID)
6
6.François Doumbia (MID)
8
7.David Niven (MID)
6
8.Billy Collins (MID)
6
9.Arni Áskelsson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
10.Leevi Taulerus (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Dax Gray (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Duncan Elliott (MID)
0
13.Ken Matsuda (ATT)
0
14.Con Emerton (ATT)
0