Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Stranraer | Stranraer | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Rae | K. Rae |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Paul McCoist | P. McCoist | |||||||||
| Gunnar Bratseth | G. Bratseth |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Billy Collins | B. Collins | |||||||||
| Matt Cleland | M. Cleland | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Callum Mckinlay | C. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Francisco Cruz | F. Cruz |  | 60 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Alec Booth | A. Booth | ||||||||
| Garry Gough | G. Gough | | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Stephen Dickov | S. Dickov | |||||||||
| Callum Morrison | C. Morrison | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Scott Inglis | S. Inglis | |||||||||
| Mario Blanc | M. Blanc |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Scott Glass | S. Glass | |||||||||
| Philipe Chaveriat | P. Chaveriat | | 65 | M | | 8 | | | M | 59 |  | Julian Boyd | J. Boyd | ||||||||
| Neil Niven | N. Niven | | 63 | M | | 9 | | M | 57 |  | Sebastiao Varela | S. Varela | |||||||||
| Herve Chalier | H. Chalier | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 81 | | John Booth | J. Booth | |||||||||
| Peter Mcleod | P. Mcleod | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 81 | | Stephen Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Gary Booth | G. Booth | | 65 | A | | 12 | | A | 66 | | Duncan James | D. James | |||||||||
| John Morton | J. Morton | | 64 | A | | 13 | | A | 65 | | Matt Mcallister | M. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Craig Inglis | C. Inglis | | 63 | G | | 14 | | G | 61 | | Alex Telfer | A. Telfer | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Stranraer. A crowd of 9,305 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Aberdeen and Stranraer are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Ritchie.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Aberdeen and Stranraer are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Ritchie.
0.00
0-0Stranraer kick off and get the match underway!
2.33
0-0Under pressure, Gunnar Bratseth clears the ball far upfield. Herve Chalier knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum Mckinlay.
6.22
0-0Francisco Cruz threads a neat ball through to Philipe Chaveriat. Philipe Chaveriat takes it forward alone. Philipe Chaveriat knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Mcleod. Peter Mcleod powers a header at goal. Paul McCoist punches it away to safety.
8.05
Philipe Chaveriat passes the ball forward to Herve Chalier. Herve Chalier finds some space and shoots from distance but Paul McCoist reads it well. Nice save!
14.24
0-0Mario Blanc flicks a high pass forward. Herve Chalier controls it well on his chest. Herve Chalier shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
15.22
Francisco Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Callum Morrison controls it well on his chest. Callum Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Mcleod. Peter Mcleod knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Collins.
16.19
Scott Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Niven collects the pass. Stephen Niven tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
18.33
0-1Sebastiao Varela flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Niven collects the pass. Stephen Niven knocks in a cross ball towards John Booth. John Booth is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.33
Julian Boyd knocks the ball forward to Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.21
Julian Boyd flicks a high pass forward. John Booth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Booth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
38.42
0-1Stephen Dickov hacks Peter Mcleod from behind! The referee warns Stephen Dickov to calm down! Peter Mcleod runs off the knock.
40.32
Julian Boyd sees Stephen Niven in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Niven lofts in a cross ball towards John Booth. John Booth flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Aberdeen appear unchanged since the first half. Stranraer also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Aberdeen kick off and get the second half underway!
47.28
Neil Niven threads the ball through to Peter Mcleod. Peter Mcleod knocks in a cross ball towards Herve Chalier. Herve Chalier knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
48.17
Neil Niven flicks a high pass forward to Peter Mcleod who brings the ball under control. Peter Mcleod lofts in a cross ball towards Herve Chalier. Herve Chalier powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.00
Francisco Cruz flicks a high ball forward to Philipe Chaveriat who takes it down. Philipe Chaveriat threads a neat ball through to Herve Chalier. Herve Chalier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.16
1-2Aberdeen have made a substitution with Craig Inglis replacing Peter Mcleod .
66.33
Scott Glass flicks a high pass forward to John Booth who brings the ball under control. John Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Cleland.
69.59
1-2Seeing a gap ahead, Callum Mckinlay picks a pass forward to Julian Boyd. Julian Boyd knocks the ball forward to John Booth. John Booth whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven makes a looping header on goal but is denied by Francisco Cruz. Excellent block.
77.02
Francisco Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Philipe Chaveriat holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Philipe Chaveriat flicks a high pass forward. Craig Inglis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Booth.
83.36
Julian Boyd passes the ball forward to John Booth. John Booth whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven makes a looping header on goal but it is tipped over by Kevin Rae.
84.07
Stephen Dickov takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Some good footwork from John Booth provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for John Booth! That's his third!
90.00
Scott Inglis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Booth. John Booth knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
28.8%
50.7%
20.5%
Scorers
| Herve Chalier 48 | John Booth 18, 40, 84 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to John Booth of Stranraer |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Kevin Rae (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gunnar Bratseth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matt Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Francisco Cruz (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Garry Gough (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Callum Morrison (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mario Blanc (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Philipe Chaveriat (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Neil Niven (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Herve Chalier (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 11. | Peter Mcleod (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gary Booth (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | John Morton (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Craig Inglis (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Paul McCoist (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Billy Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Callum Mckinlay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alec Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stephen Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Scott Inglis (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Julian Boyd (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Sebastiao Varela (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | John Booth (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Stephen Niven (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Duncan James (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matt Mcallister (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alex Telfer (GK) | 0 | |