Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Fitzgerald | Peter Fitzgerald | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Thomson | M. Thomson |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Serge Nogueira | S. Nogueira | |||||||||
| Stuart Inglis | S. Inglis | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Don Matteo | D. Matteo | |||||||||
| Piero Minotti | P. Minotti |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Andy Burley | A. Burley | |||||||||
| John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Gary Souness | G. Souness | |||||||||
| Oscar Medina | O. Medina |  | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Dominic Souness | D. Souness | |||||||||
| Alec Hendry | A. Hendry | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Craig Liddell | C. Liddell | |||||||||
| Gavin Liddell | G. Liddell | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Graham Henry | G. Henry | |||||||||
| Dominic White | D. White | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Ralph Lineker | R. Lineker | |||||||||
| Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 62 | | Stefan Melis | S. Melis | |||||||||
| Gian Matteo Gritti | G. Gritti | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Billy Liddell | B. Liddell | |||||||||
| Alex Niven | A. Niven | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Colin Hendry | C. Hendry | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 18,830 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aberdeen and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Aberdeen and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Aberdeen kick off!
3.19
0-0Matt Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Niven. Alex Niven powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Serge Nogueira!
4.56
Andy Burley makes a probing pass to Ralph Lineker. Ralph Lineker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Matt Thomson manages to keep it out.
6.11
Craig Liddell decides to run forward with the ball. Craig Liddell goes all the way! Craig Liddell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Matt Thomson easily smothers it.
15.05
0-0Dominic White knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Burley.
21.21
0-0Andy Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Melis. Stefan Melis sees a break and surges forward. Stefan Melis shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.17
Craig Liddell sees space and advances. Craig Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.36
0-0Alec Hendry clumsily knocks into Ralph Lineker. The referee calls over Alec Hendry and warns him to calm down! Ralph Lineker runs off the knock.
36.58
0-1Ralph Lineker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry goes all the way! Colin Hendry shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Hamilton Academical kick off and get the second half underway!
51.25
Graham Henry surges forward with the ball. Graham Henry knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Matt Thomson easily smothers it.
54.37
Matt Strachan makes a probing pass to Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Burley.
57.03
Gian Matteo Gritti catches Gary Souness on the ankles. Gian Matteo Gritti is given a warning by the referee! Gary Souness stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.06
Oscar Medina makes a beautiful solo run. Oscar Medina controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Souness.
67.54
Billy Liddell catches Piero Minotti on the ankles. The referee calls over Billy Liddell and warns him to calm down! Piero Minotti runs off the knock.
69.55
0-1Alec Hendry passes the ball forward to Alex Niven. Alex Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti but the linesman indicates offside!
71.28
Gavin Liddell brings the ball forward. Gavin Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Serge Nogueira who gathers it comfortably.
83.03
Ralph Lineker makes a probing pass to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Ferguson.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
29.5%
51.3%
19.2%
Scorers
| Colin Hendry 37 |