Match Report


AberdeenAberdeen     Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic
Andy BentleyAndy Bentley Kieran Rufus Kieran Rufus
Gaspar BarbosaG. Barbosa64
G
1
G
69Albrecht MaierA. Maier
Gavin SullivanG. Sullivan63
D
2
D
72Claudio RodriquezC. Rodriquez
Lomano JosephL. Joseph64
D
3
D
69Hugo OkparaH. Okpara
Malcolm VassellM. Vassell67
D
4
D
70Ledley MortensenL. Mortensen
Billy HopkinB. Hopkin77
D
captain5
D
75Marc JanesM. Janes
Thierry CarriéreT. Carriére60
M
6
M
72Brian VernazzaB. Vernazza
Steven WinterburnS. Winterburn59
M
7
M
71Igor BoksicI. Boksic
Billy LjungbergB. Ljungberg58
A
8captain
M
75Matt BoothM. Booth
John JonesJ. Jones71
M
9
A
73Harvey BrownH. Brown
Craig InglisC. Inglis63
M
10
A
72Jose RubioJ. Rubio
Jonathan WetherallJ. Wetherall65
A
11
A
71Alec DavidsonA. Davidson
 
Billy HendryB. Hendry52
D
12
D
49Jason TaylorJ. Taylor
Francis CookeF. Cooke57
M
13
M
72Emile WoodcockE. Woodcock
Matt MoffatM. Moffat58
A
14
A
75Anastasios TriadisA. Triadis

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Dunfermline Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Morton.


0.00
Dunfermline Athletic kick off!
2.46
Matt Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson plays a scrappy one-two with Matt Booth and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alec Davidson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.43
Lomano Joseph makes a probing pass to Billy Hopkin. Billy Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Wetherall controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Wetherall knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claudio Rodriquez.
12.48
Marc Janes threads a neat ball through to Harvey Brown. Harvey Brown knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but Billy Hopkin blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
14.06
Hugo Okpara threads the ball through to Claudio Rodriquez. Claudio Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward. Alec Davidson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.37
Claudio Rodriquez makes a probing pass to Harvey Brown. Harvey Brown whips in a cross ball towards Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.19
Brian Vernazza laces a through ball forward to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gaspar Barbosa who gathers it comfortably.
22.13
Steven Winterburn threads a neat ball through to Craig Inglis. Craig Inglis shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
24.03
Harvey Brown makes an attacking run forward. Harvey Brown whips in a cross ball towards Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Gaspar Barbosa!
32.02
Steven Winterburn passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Thierry Carriére. Thierry Carriére shoots from distance but is denied by Albrecht Maier. Excellent save.
34.22
Claudio Rodriquez catches Craig Inglis on the ankles. The referee calls over Claudio Rodriquez and shows him a yellow card! Craig Inglis runs off the knock.
36.39
Billy Hopkin threads the ball through to Steven Winterburn. Steven Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. John Jones holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Jones shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Albrecht Maier!
39.07
Matt Booth brings the ball forward. Matt Booth finds some space and shoots from distance but Gaspar Barbosa reads it well. Fabulous save!
40.58
John Jones controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonathan Wetherall. Jonathan Wetherall knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Inglis. Craig Inglis beats his man to it with a header but it flies just off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Aberdeen kick off the second half!
47.45
Steven Winterburn chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Ljungberg. Billy Ljungberg lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Inglis. Craig Inglis finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.07
Jose Rubio threads a neat ball through to Harvey Brown. Harvey Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.14
Aberdeen have made a substitution with Matt Moffat replacing Billy Ljungberg .
69.19
Ledley Mortensen flicks a high ball forward to Igor Boksic who takes it down. Igor Boksic rushes past Steven Winterburn! Igor Boksic rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Gaspar Barbosa!
72.14
Igor Boksic knocks the ball forward to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson threads a neat ball through to Jose Rubio. Jose Rubio rockets a shot on goal. Gaspar Barbosa gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
73.05
Harvey Brown flicks a high pass forward to Jose Rubio who brings the ball under control. Jose Rubio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lomano Joseph.
77.54
Aberdeen have made a substitution with Francis Cooke replacing Steven Winterburn .Dunfermline Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Jason Taylor replacing Claudio Rodriquez and Emile Woodcock replacing Matt Booth .
79.35
Thierry Carriére comes in with a late challenge on Marc Janes. The referee calls over Thierry Carriére and shows him a yellow card! Marc Janes runs off the knock.
84.19
Marc Janes flicks a high pass forward. Emile Woodcock holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Emile Woodcock runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Emile Woodcock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.28
Jason Taylor sees Hugo Okpara in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Okpara hits a low pass to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson cuts inside the box! Alec Davidson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Malcolm Vassell boots it upfield. John Jones shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aberdeen

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

Possession
36.8%
63.2%
Play Area
30.9%
45.6%
23.5%

Scorers
Alec Davidson 2, 16, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alec Davidson of Dunfermline Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Gaspar Barbosa (GK)
7
2.Gavin Sullivan (DEF)
6
3.Lomano Joseph (DEF)
6
4.Malcolm Vassell (DEF)
6
5.Billy Hopkin (DEF)
6
6.Thierry Carriére (MID)yellow card
5
7.Steven Winterburn (MID)
6
8.Billy Ljungberg (ATT)
6
9.John Jones (MID)
6
10.Craig Inglis (MID)
6
11.Jonathan Wetherall (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Hendry (DEF)
0
13.Francis Cooke (MID)
6
14.Matt Moffat (ATT)
6

1.Albrecht Maier (GK)
6
2.Claudio Rodriquez (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Hugo Okpara (DEF)
6
4.Ledley Mortensen (DEF)
6
5.Marc Janes (DEF)
6
6.Brian Vernazza (MID)
6
7.Igor Boksic (MID)
6
8.Matt Booth (MID)
7
9.Harvey Brown (ATT)
7
10.Jose Rubio (ATT)
6
11.Alec Davidson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
10
 
12.Jason Taylor (DEF)
6
13.Emile Woodcock (MID)
6
14.Anastasios Triadis (ATT)
0