Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Ross County | Ross County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Viana | P. Viana |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 |  | Giulliano Berendsen | G. Berendsen | |||||||||
| Muller Echouafni | M. Echouafni |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | David Davidson | D. Davidson | |||||||||
| Manuel Barbosa | M. Barbosa | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Garry Caldwell | G. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Matt Thomson | M. Thomson | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Neil McGrory | N. McGrory | |||||||||
| John Mcinnes | J. Mcinnes | | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 85 | | Neil Booth | N. Booth | |||||||||
| Tommy Lee | T. Lee |  | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Yannick Revelles | Y. Revelles | |||||||||
| Rui Faria | R. Faria | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Scott Mckinlay | S. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Scott Rae | S. Rae | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 |  | Gerhard Böhm | G. Böhm | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Tavares | R. Tavares | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Luke Delaney | L. Delaney | |||||||||
| Richard McCoist | R. McCoist | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Duncan Hendry | D. Hendry | |||||||||
| Alec Dickov | A. Dickov | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Andy Ritchie | A. Ritchie | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Ross County. A crowd of 16,859 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Ross County kick off the first half!
4.49
0-0Scott Rae deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Tavares. Rodrigo Tavares makes a probing pass to Richard McCoist but he's offside!
6.13
0-0Tommy Lee passes the ball forward to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist plays a perfect one-two with Rodrigo Tavares and rushes in on goal... Richard McCoist tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Giulliano Berendsen.
8.09
Gerhard Böhm brings the ball forward. Gerhard Böhm knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Pedro Viana!
9.07
Manuel Barbosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Lee. Tommy Lee chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist but the linesman indicates offside!
15.16
0-0David Davidson kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Mckinlay. Scott Mckinlay kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.28
Yannick Revelles makes a probing pass to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry heads the ball goalwards. Pedro Viana easily smothers it.
20.30
0-0Ross County are easily keeping Aberdeen at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
22.03
0-0Neil McGrory comes in with a late challenge on Rodrigo Tavares. Neil McGrory is warned by the referee! Rodrigo Tavares grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.43
Tommy Lee flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Tavares. Rodrigo Tavares cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Giulliano Berendsen easily smothers it!
34.33
Tommy Lee makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Tavares. Rodrigo Tavares shoots from distance but somehow Giulliano Berendsen manages to keep it out.
38.04
0-0Andy Ritchie catches Muller Echouafni on the ankles. Andy Ritchie is warned by the referee! Muller Echouafni hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.23
0-0Yannick Revelles makes a probing pass to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuel Barbosa.
45.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Aberdeen kick off and get the second half underway!
51.57
Yannick Revelles makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
53.56
Scott Mckinlay makes a probing pass to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.30
Muller Echouafni threads the ball through to Rui Faria. Rui Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Tavares. Rodrigo Tavares rockets a shot on goal but Giulliano Berendsen is on top of it.
55.51
1-0John Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Rae. Scott Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist plays a perfect one-two with Alec Dickov and rushes in on goal... Richard McCoist tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.50
Gerhard Böhm chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.20
Matt Thomson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Lee. Tommy Lee flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.54
Scott Rae clumsily knocks into Neil Booth. The referee calls over Scott Rae and warns him to calm down! Neil Booth stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.13
Scott Mckinlay kicks a strong pass forward to Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
87.33
1-0Neil Booth comes in with a late challenge on Scott Rae. The referee calls over Neil Booth and shows him a yellow card! Scott Rae stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.44
Aberdeen are easily keeping Ross County at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
Scott Rae threads the ball through to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist goes all the way! Richard McCoist makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.8%
38.2%
Play Area
31.6%
51.3%
17.1%
Scorers