Match Report


AberdeenAberdeen     Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Colin ElliottC. Elliott55
G
captain1
G
56Dominic McStayD. McStay
Gavin MckinlayG. Mckinlay64
D
2
D
63Andres VelascoA. Velasco
Dominic CollinsD. Collins60
D
3
D
58Nicolas SeibertN. Seibert
Gary SullivanG. Sullivan52
D
4captain
D
50Richard GreigR. Greig
Oleg BrambleO. Bramble51
D
5
D
49Matt BremnerM. Bremner
Garry StrachanG. Strachan62
M
6
M
60Julian TorresJ. Torres
Stephen GemmillS. Gemmill60
M
7
M
58Kevin JohnstoneK. Johnstone
Matt SullivanM. Sullivan59
M
8
A
49Kevin InglisK. Inglis
Garry BoothG. Booth54
M
9
A
48Roland Van BommelR. Van Bommel
Alex ThomsonA. Thomson53
A
10
A
47Don NaysmithD. Naysmith
Garry DavidsonG. Davidson53
A
11
A
44Sebastiano PessottoS. Pessotto
 
Guillermo PeiroG. Peiro53
M
12
M
54Jose VarelaJ. Varela
Dominic GreigD. Greig53
A
13
M
52Alec FergusonA. Ferguson
Richard StrachanR. Strachan52
A
14
M
52Billy HendryB. Hendry

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Alloa 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 4-4-2 formation while Alloa Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Cleland.


0.00
Aberdeen kick off the first half!
3.14
Garry Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Gemmill. Stephen Gemmill knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Bremner.
6.20
Matt Sullivan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Matt Sullivan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Seibert.
14.01
Gary Sullivan flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Gemmill. Stephen Gemmill darts forward. Stephen Gemmill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.50
Garry Booth flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Gemmill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Gemmill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.34
With some swift thinking, Nicolas Seibert plays the ball forward to Kevin Johnstone. Kevin Johnstone runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Kevin Johnstone whips in a cross ball towards Roland Van Bommel. Roland Van Bommel directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
24.48
Gary Sullivan hits a low pass to Alex Thomson. Alex Thomson threads a neat ball through to Garry Davidson. Garry Davidson shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
28.47
Kevin Johnstone flicks a high pass forward to Roland Van Bommel who brings the ball neatly under control. Roland Van Bommel shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.33
Richard Greig makes a simple pass to Julian Torres. Julian Torres sees Kevin Johnstone in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Johnstone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.00
Showing composure, Julian Torres plays the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Colin Elliott.
45.00
Corner kick to Alloa Athletic. Don Naysmith plays it out to the edge of the box. Oleg Bramble gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
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. Alloa Athletic have changed their lineup with Jose Varela replacing Julian Torres. The Alloa Athletic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Alloa Athletic kicking off!
59.12
With vision, Matt Sullivan laces a through ball forward to Alex Thomson. Alex Thomson shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
60.54
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Alec Ferguson replacing Kevin Inglis .
63.27
Jose Varela flicks a high pass forward. Roland Van Bommel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roland Van Bommel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oleg Bramble.
65.33
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
66.58
Gary Sullivan barges into Nicolas Seibert. The referee brings Gary Sullivan to one side and gives him a warning! Nicolas Seibert runs off the knock.
67.53
Stephen Gemmill passes the ball forward to Alex Thomson. Alex Thomson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
73.43
Gavin Mckinlay makes a strong solo run forward. Gavin Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward to Alex Thomson who brings the ball under control. Alex Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Garry Booth. Garry Booth fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.09
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Billy Hendry replacing Sebastiano Pessotto and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.
81.01
Kevin Johnstone threads a neat ball through to Alec Ferguson. Alec Ferguson shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.47
Dominic Collins makes a simple pass to Garry Booth. Garry Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Davidson. Garry Davidson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andres Velasco.
84.29
Garry Davidson catches Richard Greig on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Greig runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aberdeen

Alloa Athletic
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.9%
37.1%
Play Area
22.9%
52.9%
24.3%

Scorers
Garry Booth 73
Kevin Johnstone 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Johnstone of Alloa Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Colin Elliott (GK)
6
2.Gavin Mckinlay (DEF)
7
3.Dominic Collins (DEF)
6
4.Gary Sullivan (DEF)
6
5.Oleg Bramble (DEF)
6
6.Garry Strachan (MID)
6
7.Stephen Gemmill (MID)
6
8.Matt Sullivan (MID)
7
9.Garry Booth (MID)goal scored
9
10.Alex Thomson (ATT)
7
11.Garry Davidson (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Guillermo Peiro (MID)
0
13.Dominic Greig (ATT)
0
14.Richard Strachan (ATT)
0

1.Dominic McStay (GK)
6
2.Andres Velasco (DEF)
6
3.Nicolas Seibert (DEF)
7
4.Richard Greig (DEF)
6
5.Matt Bremner (DEF)
6
6.Julian Torres (MID)
7
7.Kevin Johnstone (MID)goal scored
9
8.Kevin Inglis (ATT)
6
9.Roland Van Bommel (ATT)
6
10.Don Naysmith (ATT)
6
11.Sebastiano Pessotto (ATT)
6
 
12.Jose Varela (MID)
6
13.Alec Ferguson (MID)
6
14.Billy Hendry (MID)
6