Match Report


AberdeenAberdeen     DumbartonDumbarton
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Wilfred EbbingeW. Ebbinge56
G
1
G
59Spencer YoudsS. Youds
Noel DyerN. Dyer64
D
captain2captain
D
61Stefano FabrieS. Fabrie
Giulio GaravelliG. Garavelli63
D
3
D
52Claudio RomeroC. Romero
Hugo SoaresH. Soares61
D
4
D
52Gavin BurleyG. Burley
Don HansenD. Hansen61
D
5
M
60Andy SounessA. Souness
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan73
M
6
M
55Garcia Duque CentoG. Cento
Jacob MurrayJ. Murray62
M
7
M
54Craig DavidsonC. Davidson
Simon SchumacherS. Schumacher62
M
8
M
54Colin LumsdonC. Lumsdon
Craig CharltonC. Charlton60
A
9
A
57Craig StrachanC. Strachan
Armin SchönenbornA. Schönenborn49
A
10
A
53Florian CalabuigF. Calabuig
Fabian CarbajalF. Carbajal47
A
11
A
53Alfredo RubioA. Rubio
 
Colin ClelandC. Cleland62
M
12
G
55Arno ArnoldA. Arnold
Garry WhiteG. White60
D
13
G
51Marino AmorusoM. Amoruso
Teddy JohnsonT. Johnson60
M
14
M
50Paul MckinlayP. Mckinlay

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 9,848 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Brady.


0.00
The whistle blows and Aberdeen kick off!
6.24
Garcia Duque Cento chips the ball to his team mate, Florian Calabuig. Florian Calabuig shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Wilfred Ebbinge smothers it!
9.33
Jacob Murray flicks a high pass forward. Simon Schumacher controls it well on his chest. Simon Schumacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Armin Schönenborn. Some silky footwork from Armin Schönenborn provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
12.35
Giulio Garavelli threads a neat ball through to Simon Schumacher. Simon Schumacher flicks a high pass forward. Craig Charlton controls it well on his chest. Craig Charlton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Burley.
14.54
Giulio Garavelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Charlton. Craig Charlton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Armin Schönenborn. Armin Schönenborn whips in a cross ball towards Fabian Carbajal. Fabian Carbajal knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Spencer Youds comfortably picks it out of the air!
15.23
Craig Davidson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Craig Davidson knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
16.41
Jacob Murray threads the ball through to Armin Schönenborn. Armin Schönenborn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.48
Craig Davidson advances with the ball. Craig Davidson finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.50
Hugo Soares surges forward with the ball. Hugo Soares knocks the ball forward to Fabian Carbajal. Fabian Carbajal threads a neat, attacking ball through to Craig Charlton. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Craig Charlton provides some space. He shoots at goal but Spencer Youds is on top of it.
28.07
Kevin Strachan threads a neat ball through to Fabian Carbajal. Fabian Carbajal runs straight at the defence! Fabian Carbajal rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Spencer Youds has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.57
Simon Schumacher plays the ball forward to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan knocks the ball forward to Craig Charlton but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.51
Simon Schumacher hacks Andy Souness from behind! The referee calls over Simon Schumacher and shows him a yellow card! Andy Souness stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.14
Simon Schumacher catches Garcia Duque Cento on the ankles. The referee warns Simon Schumacher to calm down! Garcia Duque Cento runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Dumbarton kicking off!
47.33
Garcia Duque Cento flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Rubio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfredo Rubio shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
49.52
Stefano Fabrie passes the ball forward to Craig Davidson. Craig Davidson passes the ball forward to Florian Calabuig. Florian Calabuig lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Wilfred Ebbinge.
51.00
It's a corner kick. Andy Souness kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Wilfred Ebbinge gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
53.36
Craig Davidson hacks Kevin Strachan from behind! Craig Davidson is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Strachan grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.23
Fabian Carbajal flicks a high pass forward to Armin Schönenborn who brings the ball under control. Armin Schönenborn makes a probing pass to Fabian Carbajal but he's offside!
55.47
Craig Davidson flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Rubio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfredo Rubio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
67.45
Craig Davidson flicks a high pass forward to Alfredo Rubio who brings the ball under control. Alfredo Rubio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noel Dyer.
69.47
Fabian Carbajal kicks a strong pass forward to Armin Schönenborn. Armin Schönenborn knocks the ball forward to Fabian Carbajal but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
72.35
Hugo Soares runs forward with the ball. Hugo Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Charlton. Craig Charlton plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin Strachan and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Craig Charlton provides some space. He shoots at goal but Spencer Youds reads it well. Good save!
73.31
Jacob Murray chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan sees space and advances. Kevin Strachan shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Spencer Youds.
74.23
Corner kick to Aberdeen. Jacob Murray plays it out to the edge of the box. Gavin Burley reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
77.34
Giulio Garavelli decides to run forward with the ball. Giulio Garavelli chips the ball to his team mate, Armin Schönenborn. Armin Schönenborn lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
83.04
Don Hansen hacks Garcia Duque Cento from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Garcia Duque Cento stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.44
Jacob Murray knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Charlton but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aberdeen

Dumbarton
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
5
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
26.3%
46.1%
27.6%

Scorers
Fabian Carbajal 28
Kevin Strachan 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabian Carbajal of Aberdeen

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

1.Spencer Youds (GK)
7
2.Stefano Fabrie (DEF)
6
3.Claudio Romero (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Burley (DEF)
6
5.Andy Souness (MID)
6
6.Garcia Duque Cento (MID)
6
7.Craig Davidson (MID)
7
8.Colin Lumsdon (MID)
6
9.Craig Strachan (ATT)
6
10.Florian Calabuig (ATT)
6
11.Alfredo Rubio (ATT)
6
 
12.Arno Arnold (GK)
0
13.Marino Amoruso (GK)
0
14.Paul Mckinlay (MID)
0