Match Report


AberdeenAberdeen     East FifeEast Fife
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Wilfred EbbingeW. Ebbinge56
G
1
G
60Don CaldwellD. Caldwell
Noel DyerN. Dyer64
D
captain2
D
50Colin ElliottC. Elliott
Giulio GaravelliG. Garavelli63
D
3
D
50John MortonJ. Morton
Hugo SoaresH. Soares61
D
4
D
50Adrian WainwrightA. Wainwright
Don HansenD. Hansen61
D
5
D
50Kevin HopkinK. Hopkin
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan73
M
6
M
62Marco ScalzoM. Scalzo
Jacob MurrayJ. Murray62
M
7captain
M
59Duncan BremnerD. Bremner
Simon SchumacherS. Schumacher62
M
8
M
58Paolo MachlasP. Machlas
Craig CharltonC. Charlton60
A
9
A
66Elena HidalgoE. Hidalgo
Armin SchönenbornA. Schönenborn49
A
10
A
61Menno van BeekM. van Beek
Fabian CarbajalF. Carbajal47
A
11
A
57Jody GreavesJ. Greaves
 
Colin ClelandC. Cleland62
M
12
M
56Martin DichioM. Dichio
Garry WhiteG. White60
D
13
A
51Jacques BarbosaJ. Barbosa
Teddy JohnsonT. Johnson60
M
14
D
49Alexander AndrewsA. Andrews

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to East Fife. A crowd of 8,240 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aberdeen and East Fife are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Mcallister.


0.00
Aberdeen kick off and get the first half underway!
2.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Noel Dyer plays the ball forward to Simon Schumacher. Simon Schumacher threads a neat ball through to Craig Charlton. Craig Charlton plays a scrappy one-two with Fabian Carbajal and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Craig Charlton provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
10.11
Under pressure, Colin Elliott clears the ball far upfield. Elena Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.35
Paolo Machlas sees Marco Scalzo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marco Scalzo shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Wilfred Ebbinge.
13.11
Marco Scalzo takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Fabian Carbajal reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
16.22
Duncan Bremner passes the ball forward to Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
20.04
Simon Schumacher flicks a high pass forward. Armin Schönenborn controls it well on his chest. Armin Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Elliott.
27.05
Jacob Murray flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabian Carbajal. Fabian Carbajal plays a sublime one-two with Jacob Murray and races in on goal... Fabian Carbajal side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Don Caldwell with no chance!! Goal for Aberdeen!
32.03
Hugo Soares flicks a high ball forward to Jacob Murray who takes it down. Jacob Murray threads a neat ball through to Craig Charlton. Craig Charlton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.32
Don Hansen threads a neat ball through to Simon Schumacher. Simon Schumacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabian Carbajal. Fabian Carbajal shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
38.02
Jacob Murray knocks the ball forward to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
42.36
Colin Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Machlas holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paolo Machlas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elena Hidalgo. Elena Hidalgo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Don Hansen.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
East Fife start the second half!
49.56
Simon Schumacher makes a simple pass to Craig Charlton. Craig Charlton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
53.55
Paolo Machlas flicks a high pass forward. Jody Greaves controls it well on his chest. Jody Greaves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Bremner but the linesman indicates offside!
57.11
Don Hansen barges into Jody Greaves. The referee calls over Don Hansen and shows him a yellow card! Jody Greaves stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.04
Colin Elliott makes a strong solo run forward. Colin Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Jody Greaves. Jody Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Machlas. Paolo Machlas jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
83.04
Don Hansen knocks the ball forward to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan threads a neat ball through to Jacob Murray. Jacob Murray shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.53
Jacob Murray flicks a high ball forward to Craig Charlton who takes it down. Craig Charlton lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan beats his man to it with a header but Don Caldwell reads it well. Superb keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aberdeen

East Fife
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
25.7%
44.3%
30%

Scorers
Fabian Carbajal 27

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

Match Ratings
1.Wilfred Ebbinge (GK)
6
2.Noel Dyer (DEF)
6
3.Giulio Garavelli (DEF)
6
4.Hugo Soares (DEF)
6
5.Don Hansen (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Kevin Strachan (MID)
7
7.Jacob Murray (MID)
8
8.Simon Schumacher (MID)
7
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.Don Caldwell (GK)
6
2.Colin Elliott (DEF)
7
3.John Morton (DEF)
6
4.Adrian Wainwright (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Hopkin (DEF)
6
6.Marco Scalzo (MID)
6
7.Duncan Bremner (MID)
6
8.Paolo Machlas (MID)
7
9.Elena Hidalgo (ATT)
6
10.Menno van Beek (ATT)
6
11.Jody Greaves (ATT)
6
 
12.Martin Dichio (MID)
0
13.Jacques Barbosa (ATT)
0
14.Alexander Andrews (DEF)
0