Match Report


AberdeenAberdeen     LivingstonLivingston
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Wilfred EbbingeW. Ebbinge56
G
1captain
G
70Jan Vennegoor PrommayonJ. Prommayon
Giulio GaravelliG. Garavelli63
D
captain2
D
68Carl PowellC. Powell
Hugo SoaresH. Soares61
D
3
D
68Paulo MendesP. Mendes
Don HansenD. Hansen61
D
4
D
67Arturo CarmonaA. Carmona
Garry WhiteG. White60
D
5
D
61Emmanuel RibeiroE. Ribeiro
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan73
M
6
M
68Louis DreefL. Dreef
Jacob MurrayJ. Murray62
M
7
M
66Scott JamesS. James
Simon SchumacherS. Schumacher62
M
8
M
64Henry BlindH. Blind
Craig CharltonC. Charlton60
A
9
A
68Scott LawrenceS. Lawrence
Armin SchönenbornA. Schönenborn49
A
10
A
65Alexander KöpkeA. Köpke
Fabian CarbajalF. Carbajal47
A
11
A
64Stan WiseS. Wise
 
Colin ClelandC. Cleland62
M
12
G
66Ashley BrambleA. Bramble
Teddy JohnsonT. Johnson60
M
13
M
63John BurleyJ. Burley
Ross DublinR. Dublin57
M
14
A
60Cristiano SemedoC. Semedo

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Livingston. A crowd of 8,205 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aberdeen and Livingston are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.


0.00
The whistle blows and Livingston kick off!
2.14
Hugo Soares knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Schumacher. With some swift thinking, Simon Schumacher plays the ball forward to Fabian Carbajal. Fabian Carbajal whips in a cross ball towards Simon Schumacher. With a superhuman jump, Simon Schumacher connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Jan Vennegoor Prommayon punches it away to safety.
4.06
Arturo Carmona flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Köpke controls it well on his chest. Alexander Köpke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Soares.
6.34
Giulio Garavelli flicks a high pass forward. Don Hansen controls it well on his chest. Don Hansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Charlton. Craig Charlton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan Vennegoor Prommayon who gathers it comfortably.
12.39
Jacob Murray makes a simple pass to Armin Schönenborn. Armin Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.53
Henry Blind makes an attacking run forward. Henry Blind shoots from distance but it is miles over!
16.02
Kevin Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Murray. Jacob Murray knocks the ball forward to Fabian Carbajal. Fabian Carbajal runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Fabian Carbajal provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.38
Henry Blind knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Köpke. Alexander Köpke knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Lawrence. Scott Lawrence gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.41
Scott James kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Köpke. Alexander Köpke threads the ball through to Stan Wise but he's offside!
24.01
Louis Dreef sees a break and surges forward. Louis Dreef controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
26.54
Paulo Mendes sees Henry Blind in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Henry Blind flicks a high ball forward to Louis Dreef who takes it down. Louis Dreef lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Lawrence. Scott Lawrence powers a header at goal. Scott Lawrence scores for Livingston!!
30.30
Jacob Murray takes it forward alone. Jacob Murray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabian Carbajal but the linesman indicates offside!
33.54
Fabian Carbajal sees a break and surges forward. Fabian Carbajal knocks in a cross ball towards Armin Schönenborn. Armin Schönenborn makes a looping header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
42.11
Arturo Carmona threads a neat ball through to Henry Blind. Henry Blind threads a neat ball through to Alexander Köpke. Alexander Köpke runs straight at the defence! Alexander Köpke takes a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
44.56
Jacob Murray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aberdeen appear unchanged since the first half. Livingston also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Aberdeen kick off!
49.52
Simon Schumacher chips the ball to his team mate, Fabian Carbajal. Fabian Carbajal lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.50
Armin Schönenborn flicks a high pass forward. Craig Charlton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Charlton makes a probing pass to Fabian Carbajal but he's offside!
57.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Simon Schumacher laces a through ball forward to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Simon Schumacher is offside!
60.12
Livingston have made a substitution with Ashley Bramble replacing Alexander Köpke .
65.07
Don Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Murray holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With great vision, Jacob Murray plays the ball forward to Simon Schumacher. Simon Schumacher shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jan Vennegoor Prommayon with no chance!! Goal for Aberdeen!
77.43
Stan Wise flicks a high ball forward to Ashley Bramble who takes it down. Ashley Bramble knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wilfred Ebbinge who gathers it comfortably.
78.18
Jacob Murray knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabian Carbajal. Fabian Carbajal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan Vennegoor Prommayon who gathers it comfortably.
83.35
Emmanuel Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott James. Scott James runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Scott James runs straight at the defence! Scott James cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Aberdeen

Livingston
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
3
3
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.8%
48.2%
Play Area
22.9%
49.4%
27.7%

Scorers
Kevin Strachan 50
Simon Schumacher 65
Scott Lawrence 27
Scott James 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Scott James of Livingston

Match Ratings
1.Wilfred Ebbinge (GK)
6
2.Giulio Garavelli (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Soares (DEF)
6
4.Don Hansen (DEF)
6
5.Garry White (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Strachan (MID)goal scored
8
7.Jacob Murray (MID)
8
8.Simon Schumacher (MID)goal scored
8
9.Craig Charlton (ATT)
6
10.Armin Schönenborn (ATT)
6
11.Fabian Carbajal (ATT)
8
 
12.Colin Cleland (MID)
0
13.Teddy Johnson (MID)
0
14.Ross Dublin (MID)
0

1.Jan Vennegoor Prommayon (GK)
6
2.Carl Powell (DEF)
6
3.Paulo Mendes (DEF)
6
4.Arturo Carmona (DEF)
6
5.Emmanuel Ribeiro (DEF)
7
6.Louis Dreef (MID)
7
7.Scott James (MID)goal scored
9
8.Henry Blind (MID)
7
9.Scott Lawrence (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Alexander Köpke (ATT)
6
11.Stan Wise (ATT)
6
 
12.Ashley Bramble (GK)
6
13.John Burley (MID)
0
14.Cristiano Semedo (ATT)
0