Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wilfred Ebbinge | W. Ebbinge |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 | | Martijn Ditewig | M. Ditewig | |||||||||
| Noel Dyer | N. Dyer |  | 64 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Garry Dickov | G. Dickov | ||||||||
| Giulio Garavelli | G. Garavelli |  | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Juri Bondi | J. Bondi | |||||||||
| Cataldo Pizzi | C. Pizzi | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Garry Campbell | G. Campbell | |||||||||
| Don Hansen | D. Hansen | | 60 | D | | 5 | | M | 61 |  | Diogo Marques | D. Marques | |||||||||
| Kevin Strachan | K. Strachan | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Gary Matteo | G. Matteo | |||||||||
| Jacob Murray | J. Murray | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Craig Law | C. Law | |||||||||
| Simon Schumacher | S. Schumacher |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Scott Glass | S. Glass | |||||||||
| Craig Charlton | C. Charlton | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Gary Gemmell | G. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Gavin Morrison | G. Morrison | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Gary Burley | G. Burley | |||||||||
| Armin Schönenborn | A. Schönenborn | | 49 | A | | 11 | | | A | 57 | | Alec Ritchie | A. Ritchie | ||||||||
| Teddy Johnson | T. Johnson | | 60 | M | | 12 | | G | 73 | | Don Glass | D. Glass | |||||||||
| Garry White | G. White | | 59 | D | | 13 | | G | 70 | | Harald Smits | H. Smits | |||||||||
| Habib Fanni | H. Fanni |  | 58 | M | | 14 | | G | 63 | | Harris van der Linden | H. van der Linden | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to St. Johnstone in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary White.
The pitch is in great condition.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary White.
0.00
0-0Aberdeen kick off and get the match underway!
6.45
0-0Noel Dyer hacks Alec Ritchie from behind! Noel Dyer is warned by the referee! Alec Ritchie stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.42
0-0Jacob Murray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Charlton. Craig Charlton whips in a cross ball towards Armin Schönenborn. Armin Schönenborn jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
14.27
Simon Schumacher threads the ball through to Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
20.23
1-0Jacob Murray surges forward with the ball. Jacob Murray plays a scrappy one-two with Gavin Morrison and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jacob Murray cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Martijn Ditewig had no chance!! Goal for Aberdeen!
24.09
With great vision, Gary Gemmell plays the ball forward to Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie runs straight at the defence! Alec Ritchie makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Wilfred Ebbinge had no chance!! Goal for St. Johnstone!
28.44
Gary Matteo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
39.45
1-1Jacob Murray sees Craig Charlton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Charlton passes the ball forward but Gavin Morrison is offside!
42.17
1-1Jacob Murray chips the ball to his team mate, Armin Schönenborn. Armin Schönenborn shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
45.00
Garry Campbell darts forward. Garry Campbell threads the ball through to Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Burley. Gary Burley gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Aberdeen appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
48.27
Kevin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Craig Charlton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Charlton skips past Juri Bondi! Craig Charlton shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Superb reactions from Martijn Ditewig. What a save!
51.15
Juri Bondi hits a low pass to Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Burley but he's offside!
55.52
Juri Bondi threads a neat ball through to Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gary Matteo finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
59.15
Cataldo Pizzi flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Murray controls it well on his chest. Jacob Murray chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Strachan. Kevin Strachan threads the ball through to Craig Charlton but he's offside!
60.36
1-2St. Johnstone have made 3 substitutions with Don Glass replacing Garry Dickov, Harald Smits replacing Gary Matteo and Harris van der Linden replacing Gary Burley .
61.42
1-2Gary Gemmell flicks a high ball forward to Harris van der Linden who takes it down. Harris van der Linden whips in a cross ball towards Gary Gemmell. Cataldo Pizzi comes in with a late challenge on Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
65.49
Garry Campbell passes the ball forward to Harris van der Linden. Harris van der Linden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Law but the linesman indicates offside!
67.47
Simon Schumacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Charlton. Craig Charlton knocks in a cross ball towards Armin Schönenborn. Armin Schönenborn jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
79.28
Diogo Marques flicks a high pass forward to Harris van der Linden who brings the ball under control. Harris van der Linden sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Harris van der Linden!
85.44
Harald Smits knocks the ball forward to Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.8%
55.2%
Play Area
31.3%
43.3%
25.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jacob Murray of Aberdeen |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Wilfred Ebbinge (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Noel Dyer (DEF) | 5 | |
| 3. | Giulio Garavelli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Cataldo Pizzi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Don Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kevin Strachan (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jacob Murray (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Simon Schumacher (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Craig Charlton (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Gavin Morrison (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Armin Schönenborn (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Teddy Johnson (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Garry White (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Habib Fanni (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Martijn Ditewig (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Garry Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Juri Bondi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Garry Campbell (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Diogo Marques (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Gary Matteo (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Craig Law (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Scott Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gary Gemmell (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Gary Burley (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Alec Ritchie (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Don Glass (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Harald Smits (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Harris van der Linden (GK) | | 8 |