Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Falkirk | Falkirk | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Naysmith | S. Naysmith |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 |  | Jose Javier Sanchez | J. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Muller Echouafni | M. Echouafni |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Colin Bremner | C. Bremner | |||||||||
| Manuel Barbosa | M. Barbosa |  | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Matt Rae | M. Rae | |||||||||
| Matt Thomson | M. Thomson | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Billy Caldwell | B. Caldwell | |||||||||
| John Mcinnes | J. Mcinnes | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Matt Hendry | M. Hendry | |||||||||
| Rui Faria | R. Faria | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 | | Colin McStay | C. McStay | |||||||||
| Scott Rae | S. Rae | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Paul Thomson | P. Thomson | |||||||||
| Don Niven | D. Niven | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Billy Campbell | B. Campbell | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Tavares | R. Tavares | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Stuart Young | S. Young | |||||||||
| Richard McCoist | R. McCoist | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | |||||||||
| Alec Dickov | A. Dickov | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Garry McCoist | G. McCoist | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Falkirk. A crowd of 18,748 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aberdeen and Falkirk are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Aberdeen and Falkirk are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Aberdeen kick off and get the match underway!
4.20
1-0Don Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Jose Javier Sanchez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
9.11
Scott Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov plays a perfect one-two with Richard McCoist and rushes in on goal... Alec Dickov shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Alec Dickov scores for Aberdeen!!
14.16
2-0Falkirk are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
18.56
2-0Manuel Barbosa knocks the ball forward to Scott Rae. Scott Rae passes the ball forward to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
20.51
2-0Don Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Rae.
22.59
2-0Manuel Barbosa hacks Dominic Henderson from behind! Manuel Barbosa is warned by the referee! Dominic Henderson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.50
Matt Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Faria. Rui Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist plays a perfect one-two with Alec Dickov and rushes in on goal... Richard McCoist tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
32.50
Billy Caldwell threads the ball through to Colin McStay. Colin McStay threads the ball through to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.52
Colin McStay makes a simple pass to Stuart Young. Stuart Young knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
38.50
Paul Thomson makes a simple pass to Stuart Young. Stuart Young knocks in a cross ball towards Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
40.40
Billy Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young lofts in a cross ball towards Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Falkirk kick off!
47.55
2-0Rui Faria hacks Billy Campbell from behind! Rui Faria is given a warning by the referee! Billy Campbell runs off the knock.
48.08
2-0Manuel Barbosa hits it upfield. Rodrigo Tavares shoots from outside the area. Jose Javier Sanchez easily smothers it.
49.22
Don Niven threads the ball through to Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov goes all the way! Alec Dickov cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
51.50
Billy Campbell passes the ball forward to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson shoots from long range but Stephen Naysmith is on top of it.
54.10
Colin McStay kicks a strong pass forward to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.40
Manuel Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Rui Faria. Rui Faria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist plays a perfect one-two with Rodrigo Tavares and rushes in on goal... Richard McCoist shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
59.51
Scott Rae passes the ball forward to Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.58
Matt Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson makes a probing pass to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.12
Scott Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.11
Billy Campbell knocks the ball forward to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.21
Paul Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.05
Matt Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin McStay. Colin McStay takes it forward alone. Colin McStay whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young powers a header at goal. Stuart Young scores for Falkirk!!
81.03
Paul Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.06
Colin McStay kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Young. Stuart Young shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Stephen Naysmith.
87.47
Matt Hendry hacks Rodrigo Tavares from behind! The referee calls over Matt Hendry and warns him to calm down! Rodrigo Tavares stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
31.1%
45.9%
23%
Scorers
| Alec Dickov 4, 9 | Dominic Henderson 54 Stuart Young 77 |