Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     AberdeenAberdeen
Edgar FormosaEdgar Formosa Computer Player Computer Player
Spencer InceS. Ince77
G
captain1
G
75Gavin BremnerG. Bremner
Tonton NordqvistT. Nordqvist67
D
2
D
75Alex YoungA. Young
Kristoffer MatinpoikaK. Matinpoika74
D
3
D
71Gregorio PrietoG. Prieto
Eddy AlbieriE. Albieri69
D
4
D
69Scott HopkinS. Hopkin
Anton BartschA. Bartsch69
M
5captain
M
76Wesley PriceW. Price
Simon WeberS. Weber66
M
6
M
66Gavin MckinlayG. Mckinlay
Seyni MoustaïdS. Moustaïd73
M
7
M
63Edward GalliE. Galli
Gavin UpsonG. Upson75
M
8
M
61Garry GemmellG. Gemmell
Ciro ColaconeC. Colacone73
A
9
A
78Jack RoordaJ. Roorda
Darren FletcherD. Fletcher72
A
10
A
74Gary GallacherG. Gallacher
Graham ShiltonG. Shilton70
A
11
A
60John ClelandJ. Cleland
 
Julian WalterJ. Walter68
D
12
G
68Andy DickovA. Dickov
Kevin DavidsonK. Davidson67
M
13
D
62Scott BoothS. Booth
Vicente AguirreV. Aguirre68
A
14
A
55Samuel NascimentoS. Nascimento

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 15,421 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both St Mirren and Aberdeen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Niven.


0.00
The whistle blows and Aberdeen kick off!
4.42
Gavin Upson flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Fletcher. Darren Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Ciro Colacone. Ciro Colacone jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Gavin Bremner!
12.46
Scott Hopkin threads a neat ball through to Wesley Price. Wesley Price threads a neat ball through to John Cleland. John Cleland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tonton Nordqvist.
24.07
Simon Weber knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Shilton. Graham Shilton kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Fletcher but the referee indicates it's offside!
28.31
Seyni Moustaïd threads a neat ball through to Graham Shilton. Graham Shilton lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Fletcher. Darren Fletcher fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
34.08
Tonton Nordqvist drives a long ball upfield. Graham Shilton makes a great pass forward. Darren Fletcher runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
36.24
Garry Gemmell clumsily knocks into Anton Bartsch. Garry Gemmell is warned by the referee! Anton Bartsch runs off the knock.
39.30
Anton Bartsch kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Fletcher. Darren Fletcher knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Ciro Colacone is offside!
44.46
Simon Weber threads a neat ball through to Darren Fletcher. Darren Fletcher knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Shilton. Graham Shilton connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren 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
St Mirren kick off the second half!
47.31
Scott Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Galli. Seeing a gap ahead, Edward Galli plays the ball forward to Gary Gallacher. Gary Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.52
Tonton Nordqvist barges into Garry Gemmell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Garry Gemmell stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.52
Free kick to Aberdeen just outside the area...
50.51
John Cleland takes a slow run up but it's too wide. Goal kick.
55.15
Eddy Albieri hacks Gavin Mckinlay from behind! Eddy Albieri is shown the yellow card! Gavin Mckinlay carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.10
Gavin Mckinlay catches Seyni Moustaïd on the ankles. The referee brings Gavin Mckinlay to one side and gives him a warning! Seyni Moustaïd stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.07
Kristoffer Matinpoika threads a neat ball through to Seyni Moustaïd. Seyni Moustaïd threads a neat ball through to Graham Shilton. Graham Shilton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
63.11
Gary Gallacher hacks Kristoffer Matinpoika from behind! The referee calls over Gary Gallacher and shows him a yellow card! Kristoffer Matinpoika runs off the knock.
66.08
Gregorio Prieto clumsily knocks into Graham Shilton. The referee brings Gregorio Prieto to one side and gives him a warning! Graham Shilton stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.30
Tonton Nordqvist sees Simon Weber in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Weber threads the ball through to Darren Fletcher. Darren Fletcher shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.54
Simon Weber hits a low pass to Darren Fletcher. Darren Fletcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Gavin Bremner reads it well. Excellent keeping!
71.34
Simon Weber kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Shilton. Graham Shilton skips past Alex Young! Graham Shilton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.53
Gavin Upson flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Shilton. Graham Shilton finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.43
Seyni Moustaïd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Shilton. Graham Shilton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gregorio Prieto.
79.51
Edward Galli flicks a high pass forward to Gary Gallacher who brings the ball under control. Gary Gallacher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Spencer Ince is on top of his game. Good save!
83.16
Darren Fletcher clumsily knocks into Scott Hopkin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott Hopkin runs off the knock.
85.35
Scott Hopkin makes a simple pass to Gavin Mckinlay. Gavin Mckinlay passes the ball forward to John Cleland. John Cleland tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
87.32
Gavin Mckinlay chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Gallacher. Gary Gallacher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kristoffer Matinpoika.
90.00
With imagination, Alex Young plays the ball forward to Gavin Mckinlay. Gavin Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Jack Roorda collects the pass. Jack Roorda knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

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

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
23.6%
44.4%
31.9%

Scorers
Darren Fletcher 28
Graham Shilton 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Graham Shilton of St Mirren

Match Ratings
1.Spencer Ince (GK)
6
2.Tonton Nordqvist (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Kristoffer Matinpoika (DEF)
6
4.Eddy Albieri (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Anton Bartsch (MID)
6
6.Simon Weber (MID)
7
7.Seyni Moustaïd (MID)
6
8.Gavin Upson (MID)
6
9.Ciro Colacone (ATT)
6
10.Darren Fletcher (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Graham Shilton (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Julian Walter (DEF)
0
13.Kevin Davidson (MID)
0
14.Vicente Aguirre (ATT)
0

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