Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Ayr United | Ayr United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Boertien | E. Boertien |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Matt McNeill | M. McNeill | |||||||||
| Andy Booth | A. Booth | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Don Telfer | D. Telfer | |||||||||
| Simon Schröder | S. Schröder |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Nigel Thatcher | N. Thatcher | |||||||||
| Roland Ueltschi | R. Ueltschi |  | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Jose Martinez | J. Martinez | |||||||||
| Sasha Udovenko | S. Udovenko |  | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 |  | Manuel Barros | M. Barros | |||||||||
| Oleg Makin | O. Makin | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Peter Richards | P. Richards | |||||||||
| Shaun Taylor | S. Taylor | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Oleg Sturridge | O. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Claude Escudé | C. Escudé |  | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Dominic Ferguson | D. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Henk Boateng | H. Boateng |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Peter Queiros | P. Queiros | |||||||||
| John Naysmith | J. Naysmith | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Rob Bisseling | R. Bisseling | |||||||||
| Ruben Pinto | R. Pinto | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 |  | Jesper Laursen | J. Laursen | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 19,254 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Ayr United kick off!
4.19
0-0Shaun Taylor passes the ball forward to Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
6.44
0-0Simon Schröder kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin sees space and advances. Oleg Makin lofts in a cross ball towards John Naysmith. John Naysmith directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.44
Dominic Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Eddie Boertien manages to gather it comfortably.
16.40
Dominic Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
18.21
1-0Claude Escudé chips the ball to his team mate, Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng whips in a cross ball towards John Naysmith. John Naysmith is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Matt McNeill has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.52
1-0Oleg Makin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt McNeill who gathers it comfortably.
28.57
1-0Ruben Pinto barges into Don Telfer. Ruben Pinto is given a warning by the referee! Don Telfer runs off the knock.
32.24
Dominic Ferguson flicks the ball to his team mate, Jesper Laursen. Jesper Laursen tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Eddie Boertien!
34.25
Oleg Makin chips the ball to his team mate, Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuel Barros.
40.02
1-0Claude Escudé hacks Oleg Sturridge from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oleg Sturridge carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Oleg Sturridge flicks the ball to his team mate, Jesper Laursen. Jesper Laursen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Aberdeen kick off the second half!
48.45
Oleg Makin threads the ball through to Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng plays a perfect one-two with John Naysmith and rushes in on goal... Henk Boateng shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Matt McNeill.
51.11
Oleg Sturridge kicks a strong pass forward to Jesper Laursen. Jesper Laursen whips in a cross ball towards Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.28
Simon Schröder flicks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Taylor. Shaun Taylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng tries a spectacular long range effort. Matt McNeill easily smothers it.
63.19
Roland Ueltschi takes it forward alone. Roland Ueltschi makes a probing pass to Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto plays a perfect one-two with Henk Boateng and rushes in on goal... Ruben Pinto takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
67.23
Claude Escudé knocks the ball forward to Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
71.38
Oleg Makin makes a beautiful solo run. Oleg Makin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.16
Oleg Sturridge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
78.29
Oleg Makin sees a break and surges forward. Oleg Makin lofts in a cross ball towards Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Matt McNeill easily picks it out of the air!
83.58
Peter Richards makes a probing pass to Jesper Laursen. Jesper Laursen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Oleg Makin brings the ball forward. Oleg Makin goes all the way! Oleg Makin rockets a shot on goal but Matt McNeill is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.2%
37.8%
Play Area
26.8%
46.3%
26.8%
Scorers