Match Report


AberdeenAberdeen     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Derek RobsonDerek Robson Josh Davies Josh Davies
Maksym TerekhinM. Terekhin85
G
captain1
G
77Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Danny GrellaD. Grella75
D
2
D
74Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira
John GemmellJ. Gemmell81
D
3
D
75Ignacio BarronI. Barron
Alexander VangelisA. Vangelis77
D
4
D
73Guilherme BentoG. Bento
Marcel VegaM. Vega84
M
5
M
79Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio
Michelangelo ArgilliM. Argilli88
M
6
M
74Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia
David NivenD. Niven81
M
7captain
M
83Matthew NyarkoM. Nyarko
Manuel GiménezM. Giménez81
M
8
M
79David ReimersD. Reimers
Youri SalenkoY. Salenko72
A
9
A
83Alin HagiA. Hagi
Leevi TaulerusL. Taulerus81
A
10
A
76Filipe ValenteF. Valente
Arni ÁskelssonA. Áskelsson76
A
11
A
84Rafael NunesR. Nunes
 
Alberto RowettA. Rowett72
M
12
D
72Carlos PobleteC. Poblete
Tomás CáceresT. Cáceres73
M
13
M
72Youssef BourgoisY. Bourgois
Yves-A. AfanouY. Afanou78
M
14
A
73Kevin Van HandenhovenK. Van Handenhoven

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 20,535 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rory Demel.


0.00
Aberdeen kick off!
2.53
Guilherme Bento kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia threads a neat ball through to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Alin Hagi provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Alexander Vangelis happens to be in the right place to block it.
3.26
With some swift thinking, David Niven plays the ball forward to Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Moreira.
9.21
Matthew Nyarko sees Filipe Valente in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Filipe Valente knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Maksym Terekhin who gathers it comfortably.
10.22
Bruno Moreira passes the ball forward to Matthew Nyarko. Matthew Nyarko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi edges inside the box! Alin Hagi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Maksym Terekhin effortlessly smothers it!
14.11
John Gemmell brings the ball forward. John Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guilherme Bento.
15.47
Nicolás Aurellio makes an attacking run forward. Nicolás Aurellio lofts in a cross ball towards Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi beats his man to it with a header. Fantastic reaction save from Maksym Terekhin!
21.02
Alexander Vangelis darts forward. Alexander Vangelis flicks a high pass forward. Youri Salenko collects the pass. Youri Salenko shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
22.35
Oscar Marsiglia comes in with a late challenge on David Niven. The referee brings Oscar Marsiglia to one side and gives him a warning! David Niven grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.34
Alexander Vangelis flicks a high pass forward. Michelangelo Argilli collects the pass. Without breaking stride, Michelangelo Argilli plays the ball forward to Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko whips in a cross ball towards Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies just wide!
30.18
Alexander Vangelis knocks the ball to his team mate, Michelangelo Argilli. Michelangelo Argilli flicks a high pass forward. Youri Salenko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Youri Salenko shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.11
Nicolás Aurellio makes a simple pass to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.25
Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high pass forward to Filipe Valente who brings the ball under control. Filipe Valente shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Maksym Terekhin.
42.08
Alexander Vangelis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Niven. David Niven passes the ball forward to Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aberdeen appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Heart of Midlothian kicking off!
47.15
Danny Grella comes in with a late challenge on Alin Hagi. Danny Grella is shown the yellow card! Alin Hagi stretches but gets up unharmed.
47.15
Free kick to Heart of Midlothian just outside the area...
48.11
Matthew Nyarko calmly steps up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
49.30
Ignacio Barron clumsily knocks into David Niven. Ignacio Barron is given a warning by the referee! David Niven is taking some rough treatment out there!
54.12
Alexander Vangelis barges into Rafael Nunes. The referee brings Alexander Vangelis to one side and gives him a warning! Rafael Nunes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.03
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Carlos Poblete replacing Guilherme Bento, Youssef Bourgois replacing Nicolás Aurellio and Kevin Van Handenhoven replacing Rafael Nunes .
67.40
Heart of Midlothian are dictating the run of play here today.
72.03
Alin Hagi catches Danny Grella on the ankles. The referee calls over Alin Hagi and shows him a yellow card! Danny Grella runs off the knock.
73.58
David Niven comes in with a late challenge on Oscar Marsiglia. David Niven is shown the yellow card! Oscar Marsiglia stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.34
Marcel Vega clumsily knocks into David Reimers. The referee calls over Marcel Vega and shows him a yellow card! David Reimers stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.01
Matthew Nyarko flicks a high pass forward. Alin Hagi collects the pass. Alin Hagi makes a probing pass to Kevin Van Handenhoven but he's offside!
81.49
David Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson lofts in a cross ball towards Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Evangelos Tsoukalas is on top of it.
83.23
David Niven threads the ball through to Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus shoots from outside the area. Evangelos Tsoukalas effortlessly gets down and covers it.
85.24
Matthew Nyarko passes the ball forward to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi edges inside the box! Alin Hagi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alin Hagi!
90.00
Michelangelo Argilli passes the ball forward to Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko threads the ball through to Leevi Taulerus but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aberdeen

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.7%
55.3%
Play Area
28.9%
43.4%
27.6%

Scorers
Alin Hagi 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alin Hagi of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings