Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | East Fife | East Fife | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Elkanah Adam | Elkanah Adam | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Boertien | E. Boertien |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Neil Davidson | N. Davidson | |||||||||
| Andy Booth | A. Booth | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | |||||||||
| Simon Schröder | S. Schröder |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | John White | J. White | |||||||||
| Roland Ueltschi | R. Ueltschi |  | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 |  | Dragan Boksic | D. Boksic | |||||||||
| Sasha Udovenko | S. Udovenko |  | 65 | D | | 5 | | M | 77 |  | Enrique Perez | E. Perez | |||||||||
| Oleg Makin | O. Makin | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | David Dickov | D. Dickov | |||||||||
| Shaun Taylor | S. Taylor | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 | | Benjamin Micheli | B. Micheli | |||||||||
| Claude Escudé | C. Escudé |  | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 77 |  | Piotr Boniek | P. Boniek | |||||||||
| Henk Boateng | H. Boateng |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 |  | Sean Bono | S. Bono | |||||||||
| John Naysmith | J. Naysmith | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 |  | Viktor Leitner | V. Leitner | |||||||||
| Ruben Pinto | R. Pinto |  | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 |  | Goro Ihara | G. Ihara | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to East Fife. A crowd of 19,638 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
East Fife looks especially fired up for this match.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
East Fife looks especially fired up for this match.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Aberdeen get the match underway!
3.56
0-0Enrique Perez passes the ball forward to Sean Bono. Sean Bono tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.05
Simon Schröder controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Taylor. Shaun Taylor chips the ball to his team mate, Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng knocks in a cross ball towards John Naysmith. John Naysmith powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
8.21
Oleg Makin makes a beautiful solo run. Oleg Makin plays a perfect one-two with Henk Boateng and rushes in on goal... Oleg Makin tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.16
0-0Stuart Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Enrique Perez. Enrique Perez makes a simple pass to Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sean Bono but the linesman indicates offside!
14.19
Benjamin Micheli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara whips in a cross ball towards Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.58
0-1John White controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Dickov. David Dickov threads the ball through to Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.11
Benjamin Micheli passes the ball forward to Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara lofts in a cross ball towards Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.35
0-2Roland Ueltschi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oleg Makin. Oleg Makin flicks the ball to his team mate, Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Neil Davidson is on top of it.
28.41
Claude Escudé makes a simple pass to Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto threads the ball through to Henk Boateng but he's offside!
30.40
Piotr Boniek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara whips in a cross ball towards Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
32.39
Roland Ueltschi sees space and advances. Roland Ueltschi makes a simple pass to John Naysmith. John Naysmith shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.21
0-2Aberdeen are easily keeping East Fife at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
34.16
David Dickov makes a probing pass to Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara plays a perfect one-two with Sean Bono and rushes in on goal... Goro Ihara cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.32
David Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
David Dickov decides to run forward with the ball. David Dickov finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Eddie Boertien easily smothers it!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
East Fife kick off and get the second half underway!
48.17
0-2Oleg Makin barges into Piotr Boniek. The referee calls over Oleg Makin and warns him to calm down! Piotr Boniek hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.48
Benjamin Micheli knocks the ball forward to Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.53
Claude Escudé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henk Boateng. Henk Boateng shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Neil Davidson manages to gather it comfortably.
55.08
David Dickov passes the ball forward to Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara goes all the way! Goro Ihara cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
60.29
John White passes the ball forward to Enrique Perez. Enrique Perez advances with the ball. Enrique Perez passes the ball forward but Viktor Leitner is offside!
63.06
Enrique Perez clumsily knocks into Claude Escudé. The referee calls over Enrique Perez and warns him to calm down! Claude Escudé runs off the knock.
65.38
Enrique Perez knocks the ball to his team mate, Sean Bono. Sean Bono sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
66.33
Sasha Udovenko knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Taylor. Shaun Taylor makes a probing pass to John Naysmith. John Naysmith makes a probing pass to Ruben Pinto but he's offside!
72.41
Dragan Boksic makes a probing pass to Piotr Boniek. Piotr Boniek surges forward with the ball. Piotr Boniek lofts in a cross ball towards Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.37
Viktor Leitner comes in with a late challenge on Andy Booth. Viktor Leitner is given a warning by the referee! Andy Booth runs off the knock.
78.40
Oleg Makin knocks the ball forward to John Naysmith. John Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Pinto. Ruben Pinto powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.36
Dragan Boksic comes in with a late challenge on John Naysmith. The referee calls over Dragan Boksic and warns him to calm down! John Naysmith runs off the knock.
81.10
David Dickov kicks a strong pass forward to Sean Bono. Sean Bono passes the ball forward but Viktor Leitner is offside!
83.17
Oleg Makin passes the ball forward to John Naysmith. John Naysmith shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
85.13
David Dickov chips the ball to his team mate, Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sean Bono but he's offside!
87.30
0-2Benjamin Micheli catches Shaun Taylor on the ankles. The referee calls over Benjamin Micheli and shows him a yellow card! Shaun Taylor runs off the knock.
89.10
David Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sean Bono. Sean Bono plays a perfect one-two with Viktor Leitner and rushes in on goal... Sean Bono cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Ruben Pinto catches John White on the ankles. Ruben Pinto is warned by the referee! John White runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
5
9
Offsides
2
4
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.1%
58.9%
Play Area
34.4%
43.3%
22.2%
Scorers
| Goro Ihara 16 Viktor Leitner 18 |