Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 |  | Wilfred Ebbinge | W. Ebbinge | |||||||||
| Carlos Lopes | C. Lopes |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 64 |  | Noel Dyer | N. Dyer | ||||||||
| Matthias Engels | M. Engels |  | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Giulio Garavelli | G. Garavelli | |||||||||
| Duncan Booth | D. Booth | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Garry White | G. White | |||||||||
| Gary Gemmill | G. Gemmill | | 54 | D | | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Don Hansen | D. Hansen | ||||||||
| Kevin Sullivan | K. Sullivan | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Kevin Strachan | K. Strachan | |||||||||
| Billy Booth | B. Booth | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Jacob Murray | J. Murray | |||||||||
| Billy Hutchison | B. Hutchison | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Colin Cleland | C. Cleland | |||||||||
| Colin Mcinnes | C. Mcinnes | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Craig Charlton | C. Charlton | |||||||||
| Stuart Niven | S. Niven | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Armin Schönenborn | A. Schönenborn | |||||||||
| Dominic Rae | D. Rae | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 |  | Fabian Carbajal | F. Carbajal | |||||||||
| Craig Glass | C. Glass | | 58 | A | | 12 | | M | 60 | | Teddy Johnson | T. Johnson | |||||||||
| Colin Mckinlay | C. Mckinlay | | 57 | G | | 13 | | M | 57 | | Ross Dublin | R. Dublin | |||||||||
| Scott McCoist | S. McCoist | | 54 | M | | 14 | | G | 54 | | Kelvin Summerbee | K. Summerbee | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Green Towers Spa |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 9,116 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic James.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Airdrieonians and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic James.
0.00
0-0Aberdeen get the match underway!
6.12
0-0Don Hansen powers a long ball forward. Kevin Strachan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
8.35
0-0With a delightful solo run, Billy Hutchison stretches the opposition's defence. Billy Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wilfred Ebbinge who gathers it comfortably.
10.56
0-0Kevin Strachan hacks Billy Hutchison from behind! The referee calls over Kevin Strachan and shows him a yellow card! Billy Hutchison stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.50
Craig Charlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabian Carbajal. Fabian Carbajal skips past Duncan Booth! Some good footwork from Fabian Carbajal provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
15.28
Kevin Sullivan makes a simple pass to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giulio Garavelli.
16.17
Billy Hutchison threads a neat ball through to Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Kevin Sullivan edges inside the box! Kevin Sullivan looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
20.35
0-0Duncan Booth catches Armin Schönenborn on the ankles. The referee calls over Duncan Booth and shows him a yellow card! Armin Schönenborn gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.32
0-0Kevin Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Rae collects the pass. Dominic Rae controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Wilfred Ebbinge.
22.08
Duncan Booth plays the ball forward to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Wilfred Ebbinge. What a great pair of hands!
26.30
With imagination, Jacob Murray laces a weighted ball forward to Fabian Carbajal. Fabian Carbajal shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Neil Hendry manages to gather it easily.
33.47
Matthias Engels chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Booth. Billy Booth flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Rae who takes it down. Dominic Rae runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Dominic Rae provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
36.43
Craig Charlton flicks a high pass forward to Armin Schönenborn who brings the ball under control. Armin Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Aberdeen also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Airdrieonians kick off and get the second half underway!
47.20
1-0Duncan Booth flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Sullivan controls it well on his chest. Kevin Sullivan flicks a high ball forward to Colin Mcinnes who takes it down. Colin Mcinnes shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.54
Jacob Murray flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Strachan who takes it down. Kevin Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Charlton. Craig Charlton edges inside the box! Craig Charlton rockets a shot on goal. Neil Hendry gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
60.16
1-0Colin Cleland sees Kevin Strachan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabian Carbajal but he's offside!
61.10
Billy Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Niven collects the pass. Stuart Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.20
Kevin Sullivan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes threads a neat ball through to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
78.38
Billy Hutchison pushes mid-way up the pitch. Billy Hutchison hits a low pass to Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes shoots from 25 yards but Wilfred Ebbinge reads it well. Nice keeping!
84.32
Billy Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
28.2%
48.7%
23.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Colin Mcinnes of Airdrieonians |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Neil Hendry (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Carlos Lopes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matthias Engels (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Duncan Booth (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Gary Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kevin Sullivan (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Billy Booth (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Billy Hutchison (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Colin Mcinnes (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Stuart Niven (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dominic Rae (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Craig Glass (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Colin Mckinlay (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Scott McCoist (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Wilfred Ebbinge (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Noel Dyer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Giulio Garavelli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Garry White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Don Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kevin Strachan (MID) | | 5 |
| 7. | Jacob Murray (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Colin Cleland (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Craig Charlton (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Armin Schönenborn (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Fabian Carbajal (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Teddy Johnson (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ross Dublin (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Kelvin Summerbee (GK) | 0 | |