Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David White | D. White |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Eduardo Diez | E. Diez | |||||||||
| Alex Cleland | A. Cleland | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Andy Palmer | A. Palmer | |||||||||
| John Hansen | J. Hansen | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | David James | D. James | |||||||||
| Carlos Lopes | C. Lopes |  | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Noel Dyer | N. Dyer | |||||||||
| Gary Gemmill | G. Gemmill | | 52 | D |  | | 5 | | D | 61 |  | Giulio Garavelli | G. Garavelli | ||||||||
| Dominic Thomson | D. Thomson | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Kevin Strachan | K. Strachan | |||||||||
| Billy Booth | B. Booth | | 56 | M | | 7 | | | M | 71 |  | Nicolas Kauder | N. Kauder | ||||||||
| Craig Bremner | C. Bremner | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | |||||||||
| Richard Young | R. Young | | 59 | A | | 9 | | M | 61 | | Simon Schumacher | S. Schumacher | |||||||||
| Alec Souness | A. Souness | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Kevin Mckinlay | K. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Martin Deane | M. Deane | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 |  | Maxence Brogno | M. Brogno | |||||||||
| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | | 62 | G | | 12 | | D | 61 | | Cataldo Pizzi | C. Pizzi | |||||||||
| Billy Hutchison | B. Hutchison | | 53 | M | | 13 | | G | 60 | | Leonardo Sanchez | L. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Alec Cleland | A. Cleland | | 51 | A | | 14 | | A | 60 |  | Menno van Beek | M. van Beek | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 8,415 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Greig.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Greig.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
3.49
0-0Nicolas Kauder threads a neat ball through to Maxence Brogno. Maxence Brogno knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David White who gathers it comfortably.
6.17
0-0Giulio Garavelli threads a neat ball through to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Matt Dickov deftly passes the ball to Maxence Brogno, releasing him through on goal. Maxence Brogno looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. David White gets down and covers it.
20.07
1-0Billy Booth threads a neat ball through to Dominic Thomson. Dominic Thomson darts forward. Dominic Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Souness. Alec Souness makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.15
Noel Dyer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay shoots from outside the area. David White gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
26.34
Alex Cleland sees Martin Deane in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martin Deane kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Souness. Alec Souness shoots from long range. Eduardo Diez gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
30.28
1-0Gary Gemmill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Bremner. With imagination, Craig Bremner laces a weighted ball forward to Dominic Thomson. Dominic Thomson shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
40.10
Matt Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay plays a scrappy one-two with Maxence Brogno and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Kevin Mckinlay provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
42.30
Matt Dickov makes a strong solo run forward. Matt Dickov laces a through ball forward to Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Aberdeen have changed their lineup with Cataldo Pizzi replacing David James and Leonardo Sanchez replacing Matt Dickov. The Aberdeen players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Aberdeen kick off the second half!
48.47
1-0Leonardo Sanchez knocks the ball forward to Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay threads the ball through to Maxence Brogno but he's offside!
51.11
Craig Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Martin Deane controls it well on his chest. Martin Deane knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giulio Garavelli.
53.57
Billy Booth flicks a high ball forward to Martin Deane who takes it down. Martin Deane knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cataldo Pizzi.
57.52
With imagination, Leonardo Sanchez picks a pass forward to Maxence Brogno. Maxence Brogno skips past Carlos Lopes! Maxence Brogno takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.42
John Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Craig Bremner controls it well on his chest. Craig Bremner threads the ball through to Martin Deane. Martin Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Thomson. Dominic Thomson knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
65.17
Craig Bremner chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Thomson. Dominic Thomson sees space and advances. Dominic Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
67.45
Dominic Thomson makes a probing pass to Martin Deane. Martin Deane shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
75.08
1-1Kevin Mckinlay comes in with a late challenge on Alex Cleland. The referee calls over Kevin Mckinlay and shows him a yellow card! Alex Cleland grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
81.07
Dominic Thomson sees a break and surges forward. Dominic Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Souness. Alec Souness makes a convincing header but somehow Eduardo Diez manages to keep it out.
83.49
Martin Deane threads a neat ball through to Dominic Thomson. Dominic Thomson shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.04
Kevin Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Maxence Brogno. Maxence Brogno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.42
Billy Booth hits a low pass to Martin Deane. Martin Deane knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Palmer.
90.00
Leonardo Sanchez kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
34.2%
43%
22.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Maxence Brogno of Aberdeen |
Match Ratings
| 1. | David White (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alex Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carlos Lopes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gary Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dominic Thomson (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Billy Booth (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Craig Bremner (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Richard Young (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alec Souness (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Martin Deane (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Neil Hendry (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Billy Hutchison (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alec Cleland (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Eduardo Diez (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Andy Palmer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David James (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Noel Dyer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Giulio Garavelli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kevin Strachan (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Nicolas Kauder (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Matt Dickov (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Simon Schumacher (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Kevin Mckinlay (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Maxence Brogno (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Cataldo Pizzi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Leonardo Sanchez (GK) | 8 | |
| 14. | Menno van Beek (ATT) | 0 | |