Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Viana | P. Viana |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Craig Souness | C. Souness | |||||||||
| Muller Echouafni | M. Echouafni |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Syd Gower | S. Gower | |||||||||
| Manuel Barbosa | M. Barbosa | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Don Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Matt Thomson | M. Thomson | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Matt Gallacher | M. Gallacher | |||||||||
| John Mcinnes | J. Mcinnes | | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 70 | | Gavin McStay | G. McStay | |||||||||
| Tommy Lee | T. Lee | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 |  | Yuriy Kushnirov | Y. Kushnirov | |||||||||
| Rui Faria | R. Faria | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Billy Davidson | B. Davidson | |||||||||
| Scott Rae | S. Rae | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 |  | Nico Schnellinger | N. Schnellinger | |||||||||
| Richard McCoist | R. McCoist | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Alec Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| Alec Dickov | A. Dickov | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Pablo Caballero | P. Caballero | |||||||||
| Stephen Young | S. Young | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Alexandre Postiga | A. Postiga | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 16,727 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Hamilton Academical start the match!
2.42
0-0Billy Davidson knocks the ball forward to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Mason. Alec Mason directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
3.51
0-0Billy Davidson hacks Manuel Barbosa from behind! Billy Davidson is shown the yellow card! Manuel Barbosa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.44
Don Caldwell passes the ball forward to Yuriy Kushnirov. Yuriy Kushnirov advances with the ball. Yuriy Kushnirov knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.16
0-0Don Caldwell makes a probing pass to Yuriy Kushnirov. Yuriy Kushnirov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga powers a header at goal. Pedro Viana easily picks it out of the air!
10.45
John Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Faria. Rui Faria threads the ball through to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Craig Souness manages to keep it out.
12.54
1-0John Mcinnes makes a probing pass to Scott Rae. Scott Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov makes a simple pass to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.41
Tommy Lee deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Craig Souness manages to gather it comfortably.
16.09
Gavin McStay flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
20.51
Don Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay makes a beautiful solo run. Gavin McStay shoots from outside the area but Pedro Viana is on top of it.
21.04
1-0Muller Echouafni passes the ball forward to Scott Rae. Scott Rae threads the ball through to Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.59
Yuriy Kushnirov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Mason. Alec Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuel Barbosa.
28.47
Manuel Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Rae. Scott Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.12
Yuriy Kushnirov makes a simple pass to Alec Mason. Alec Mason shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Pedro Viana manages to gather it comfortably.
32.22
Syd Gower passes the ball forward to Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Mason. Alec Mason shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Pedro Viana!
34.09
Gavin McStay surges forward with the ball. Gavin McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.33
1-0Aberdeen are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Hamilton Academical's defence.
38.20
Billy Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Mason. Alec Mason directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with Aberdeen kicking off!
47.01
Matt Thomson chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Rae. Scott Rae deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young kicks a strong pass forward to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.44
1-1Syd Gower clumsily knocks into Alec Dickov. Syd Gower is given a warning by the referee! Alec Dickov gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.14
Billy Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga whips in a cross ball towards Alec Mason. Alec Mason is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Alec Mason scores for Hamilton Academical!!
59.34
Yuriy Kushnirov knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Viana who gathers it comfortably.
60.58
1-2Yuriy Kushnirov catches Rui Faria on the ankles. Yuriy Kushnirov is given a warning by the referee! Rui Faria hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.35
Yuriy Kushnirov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Viana who gathers it comfortably.
63.49
Matt Gallacher passes the ball forward to Yuriy Kushnirov. Yuriy Kushnirov makes a beautiful solo run. Yuriy Kushnirov plays a perfect one-two with Alec Mason and rushes in on goal... Yuriy Kushnirov rockets a shot on goal but somehow Pedro Viana manages to keep it out.
65.17
Rui Faria threads the ball through to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.03
Billy Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Thomson.
73.39
Manuel Barbosa takes it forward alone. Manuel Barbosa makes a probing pass to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist goes all the way! Richard McCoist rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.25
Matt Thomson makes a probing pass to Rui Faria. Rui Faria chips the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Craig Souness manages to keep it out.
77.58
Yuriy Kushnirov chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Mason. Alec Mason is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Pedro Viana!
78.32
Yuriy Kushnirov chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero heads the ball goalwards. Pablo Caballero scores for Hamilton Academical!!
83.20
Scott Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young lofts in a cross ball towards Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist powers a header at goal. Craig Souness is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
89.50
Billy Davidson knocks the ball forward to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Viana who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Hamilton Academical are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
6
9
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.9%
56.1%
Play Area
36.6%
43.9%
19.5%
Scorers
| Richard McCoist 13, 65, 83 | Alec Mason 38, 54 Pablo Caballero 78 |