Match Report


AberdeenAberdeen     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Derek RobsonDerek Robson Josh Davies Josh Davies
Maksym TerekhinM. Terekhin86
G
captain1captain
G
77Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Danny GrellaD. Grella75
D
2
D
72Phil ThomsonP. Thomson
Delio GalindoD. Galindo74
D
3
D
75Ignacio BarronI. Barron
Stefaan ScifoS. Scifo74
D
4
D
74Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira
Marcel VegaM. Vega85
M
5
M
79Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio
Eric GyanE. Gyan81
M
6
M
79Sebastian TurekS. Turek
David NivenD. Niven81
M
7
M
75Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia
Manuel GiménezM. Giménez83
M
8
M
79David ReimersD. Reimers
Joël DianéJ. Diané85
A
9
A
84Alin HagiA. Hagi
Leevi TaulerusL. Taulerus82
A
10
A
81Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi
Dax GrayD. Gray81
A
11
A
77Gerhard KaiserG. Kaiser
 
Tomás CáceresT. Cáceres74
M
12
M
77Emile MbambaE. Mbamba
Ken MatsudaK. Matsuda70
A
13
M
74Nenad MeminN. Memin
Craig MccallC. Mccall67
M
14
A
76Filipe ValenteF. Valente

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 20,476 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Rae.


0.00
Aberdeen get the match underway!
2.08
Marcel Vega chips the ball to his team mate, Joël Diané. Joël Diané lofts in a cross ball towards Dax Gray. Dax Gray finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.04
Bruno Moreira kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Turek. Sebastian Turek threads a neat ball through to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi shoots from 25 yards but somehow Maksym Terekhin manages to keep it out.
18.31
David Niven threads the ball through to Dax Gray. Dax Gray lofts in a cross ball towards Joël Diané. With a superhuman jump, Joël Diané connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Evangelos Tsoukalas gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
20.05
Sebastian Turek knocks the ball forward to Gerhard Kaiser. Gerhard Kaiser knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danny Grella.
21.18
Delio Galindo knocks the ball to his team mate, David Niven. David Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Dax Gray. Dax Gray knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Phil Thomson.
30.26
Danny Grella darts forward. Danny Grella makes a probing pass to Dax Gray. Dax Gray controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
32.17
Phil Thomson clumsily knocks into Dax Gray. Phil Thomson is given a warning by the referee! Dax Gray stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.29
Manuel Giménez chips the ball to his team mate, Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
44.57
Ignacio Barron chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Turek. With a delightful solo run, Sebastian Turek stretches the opposition's defence. Sebastian Turek shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
Eric Gyan sees Leevi Taulerus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leevi Taulerus chips the ball to his team mate, Joël Diané. Joël Diané makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Evangelos Tsoukalas.
45.00
The whistle indicates 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
Heart of Midlothian kick off and get the second half underway!
48.55
Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high pass forward to Djamel Benmiloudi who brings the ball under control. Djamel Benmiloudi makes a probing pass to Alin Hagi but he's offside!
49.09
Manuel Giménez flicks a high pass forward. Leevi Taulerus collects the pass. Leevi Taulerus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.34
Sebastian Turek flicks a high ball forward to Djamel Benmiloudi who takes it down. Djamel Benmiloudi shoots from long range but Maksym Terekhin reads it well. He makes it look easy!
60.03
Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Emile Mbamba replacing Nicolás Aurellio, Nenad Memin replacing David Reimers and Filipe Valente replacing Djamel Benmiloudi .
61.07
Eric Gyan sees a break and surges forward. Eric Gyan whips in a cross ball towards Dax Gray. Dax Gray is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Evangelos Tsoukalas punches it away to safety.
63.36
David Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Dax Gray. Dax Gray whips in a cross ball towards Joël Diané. Joël Diané connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Evangelos Tsoukalas is on top of it.
66.03
Oscar Marsiglia passes the ball forward to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.23
Marcel Vega flicks the ball to his team mate, Joël Diané. Joël Diané shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
69.49
Sebastian Turek threads a neat ball through to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Maksym Terekhin!
72.25
Manuel Giménez flicks a high pass forward. Leevi Taulerus collects the pass. Leevi Taulerus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
78.49
Sebastian Turek flicks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente makes a simple pass, allowing Gerhard Kaiser to run into the box. Gerhard Kaiser takes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
81.00
Phil Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Marsiglia. Oscar Marsiglia flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Kaiser collects the pass. Gerhard Kaiser makes a pass forward but Filipe Valente is yards offside!
84.52
Delio Galindo passes the ball forward to Marcel Vega. Marcel Vega flicks a high ball forward to Leevi Taulerus who takes it down. Leevi Taulerus kicks a strong pass forward to Joël Diané but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.38
Danny Grella makes a probing pass to David Niven. David Niven threads the ball through to Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aberdeen

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59%
41%
Play Area
24.1%
42.2%
33.7%

Scorers
Dax Gray 2
Leevi Taulerus 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dax Gray of Aberdeen

Match Ratings
1.Maksym Terekhin (GK)
7
2.Danny Grella (DEF)
7
3.Delio Galindo (DEF)
6
4.Stefaan Scifo (DEF)
6
5.Marcel Vega (MID)
6
6.Eric Gyan (MID)
7
7.David Niven (MID)
8
8.Manuel Giménez (MID)
7
9.Joël Diané (ATT)
7
10.Leevi Taulerus (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Dax Gray (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Tomás Cáceres (MID)
0
13.Ken Matsuda (ATT)
0
14.Craig Mccall (MID)
0

1.Evangelos Tsoukalas (GK)
8
2.Phil Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Ignacio Barron (DEF)
6
4.Bruno Moreira (DEF)
6
5.Nicolás Aurellio (MID)
6
6.Sebastian Turek (MID)
8
7.Oscar Marsiglia (MID)
6
8.David Reimers (MID)
6
9.Alin Hagi (ATT)
6
10.Djamel Benmiloudi (ATT)
6
11.Gerhard Kaiser (ATT)
6
 
12.Emile Mbamba (MID)
6
13.Nenad Memin (MID)
6
14.Filipe Valente (ATT)
6