Match Report


Dundee UnitedDundee United     AberdeenAberdeen
Paul HaylockPaul Haylock Computer Player Computer Player
Duncan ElliottD. Elliott68
G
1
G
75Gavin BremnerG. Bremner
Duncan McallisterD. Mcallister74
D
2
D
75Alex YoungA. Young
Paul JohnstoneP. Johnstone70
D
3
D
71Gregorio PrietoG. Prieto
Billy CollinsB. Collins73
D
4
D
69Scott HopkinS. Hopkin
Callum NivenC. Niven82
M
5captain
M
76Wesley PriceW. Price
Stuart McGroryS. McGrory90
M
6
M
66Gavin MckinlayG. Mckinlay
Gary McNeillG. McNeill81
M
captain7
M
63Edward GalliE. Galli
Don GemmillD. Gemmill83
M
8
M
61Garry GemmellG. Gemmell
Craig RaeC. Rae76
A
9
A
78Jack RoordaJ. Roorda
David GoughD. Gough76
A
10
A
74Gary GallacherG. Gallacher
Duncan CaldwellD. Caldwell72
A
11
A
60John ClelandJ. Cleland
 
Duncan BurleyD. Burley71
D
12
G
68Andy DickovA. Dickov
Dominic WhiteD. White82
M
13
D
62Scott BoothS. Booth
Colin HansenC. Hansen74
A
14
A
55Samuel NascimentoS. Nascimento

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 12,992 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Dundee United and Aberdeen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Liddell.


0.00
The whistle blows and Dundee United kick off!
2.24
Stuart McGrory passes the ball forward to David Gough. David Gough controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
6.59
With imagination, Stuart McGrory plays the ball forward to David Gough. David Gough whips in a cross ball towards Craig Rae. Craig Rae is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.50
Duncan Mcallister hits a low pass to Don Gemmill. Don Gemmill changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Don Gemmill knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Rae. Craig Rae jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.01
Don Gemmill plays the ball forward to David Gough. David Gough lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Rae. Craig Rae beats his man to it with a header. Gavin Bremner manages to gather it.
14.57
Don Gemmill makes a beautiful solo run. Don Gemmill shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Gavin Bremner!
15.12
Gavin Mckinlay takes a long throw-in. Edward Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Jack Roorda. Jack Roorda plays a quick one-two with John Cleland and rushes in on goal... Jack Roorda looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Duncan Elliott!
22.30
Stuart McGrory takes it forward alone. Stuart McGrory shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
24.54
Gavin Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Jack Roorda comfortably collects the pass. Jack Roorda shoots from 25 yards. Duncan Elliott gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
26.37
Paul Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Stuart McGrory collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Stuart McGrory plays the ball forward to Craig Rae. Craig Rae plays a one-two with Duncan Caldwell and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Craig Rae provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
33.30
Duncan Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart McGrory. Without breaking stride, Stuart McGrory plays the ball forward to Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Rae. Craig Rae heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Gavin Bremner!
40.55
Scott Hopkin comes in with a late challenge on Stuart McGrory. Scott Hopkin is given a warning by the referee! Stuart McGrory carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.57
Edward Galli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Gallacher. Gary Gallacher finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
44.02
Duncan Mcallister knocks the ball forward to Stuart McGrory. Stuart McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Caldwell controls it well on his chest. Duncan Caldwell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Bremner who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Gregorio Prieto flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Mckinlay. Gavin Mckinlay threads the ball through to Gary Gallacher. Gary Gallacher kicks a strong pass forward to John Cleland but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear unchanged since the first half. Aberdeen also appear unchanged since the first half. The Aberdeen players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Aberdeen kicking off!
49.20
Billy Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Gemmill. Don Gemmill hits a low pass to Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Young.
53.58
Callum Niven sees space and advances. Callum Niven lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.57
Gavin Mckinlay flicks the ball to his team mate, Jack Roorda. Jack Roorda shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Duncan Elliott.
57.54
Callum Niven flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Caldwell easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duncan Caldwell shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
59.47
Gary McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell lofts in a cross ball towards David Gough. With a superhuman jump, David Gough connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but Alex Young is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
60.10
Don Gemmill takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Gary McNeill tries a spectacular strike but somehow Alex Young happens to be in the right place to block it.
60.10
Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with Dominic White replacing Gary McNeill and Colin Hansen replacing Duncan Caldwell .
65.07
Billy Collins makes a simple pass to Callum Niven. With a delightful solo run, Callum Niven stretches the opposition's defence. Callum Niven knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Rae. Craig Rae gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Gavin Bremner manages to keep it out.
66.32
Stuart McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Craig Rae collects the pass. Craig Rae shoots from long range. Good keeping from Gavin Bremner as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
67.05
Don Gemmill takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Stuart McGrory cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Gavin Bremner is on top of it.
71.40
Duncan Mcallister hits a low pass to Stuart McGrory. Stuart McGrory passes the ball forward to Craig Rae. Craig Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Bremner who gathers it comfortably.
72.18
Gavin Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Gary Gallacher collects the pass. Gary Gallacher cuts inside the box! Gary Gallacher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.13
Dundee United have made a substitution with Duncan Burley replacing Paul Johnstone .
78.22
Scott Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. Edward Galli controls it well on his chest. Edward Galli sees Jack Roorda in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jack Roorda shoots from 25 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Duncan Elliott!
79.49
Duncan Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Dominic White collects the pass. Without breaking stride, Dominic White plays the ball forward to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.01
Billy Collins flicks a high ball forward to Callum Niven who takes it down. Seeing a gap ahead, Callum Niven laces a through ball forward to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Hopkin.
84.42
Callum Niven flicks a high pass forward. David Gough collects the pass. David Gough sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Don Gemmill barges into Wesley Price. The referee warns Don Gemmill to calm down! Wesley Price stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Dundee United

Aberdeen
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
10
4
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69%
31%
Play Area
22.6%
41.7%
35.7%

Scorers
Craig Rae 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart McGrory of Dundee United

Match Ratings
1.Duncan Elliott (GK)
7
2.Duncan Mcallister (DEF)
7
3.Paul Johnstone (DEF)
6
4.Billy Collins (DEF)
6
5.Callum Niven (MID)
8
6.Stuart McGrory (MID)
9
7.Gary McNeill (MID)
6
8.Don Gemmill (MID)
7
9.Craig Rae (ATT)goal scored
9
10.David Gough (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Caldwell (ATT)
7
 
12.Duncan Burley (DEF)
6
13.Dominic White (MID)
6
14.Colin Hansen (ATT)
6

1.Gavin Bremner (GK)
8
2.Alex Young (DEF)
7
3.Gregorio Prieto (DEF)
6
4.Scott Hopkin (DEF)
6
5.Wesley Price (MID)
6
6.Gavin Mckinlay (MID)
7
7.Edward Galli (MID)
6
8.Garry Gemmell (MID)
6
9.Jack Roorda (ATT)
7
10.Gary Gallacher (ATT)
6
11.John Cleland (ATT)
6
 
12.Andy Dickov (GK)
0
13.Scott Booth (DEF)
0
14.Samuel Nascimento (ATT)
0