Match Report
| Motherwell | Motherwell |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Mccall | B. Mccall |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Matt Thomson | M. Thomson | |||||||||
| Billy Elliott | B. Elliott | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Andy Campbell | A. Campbell | |||||||||
| Alex Law | A. Law | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Carl Hunt | C. Hunt |  | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Gary Elliott | G. Elliott | |||||||||
| Craig Burley | C. Burley | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Dominic Hopkin | D. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Paul McStay | P. McStay | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Colin Strachan | C. Strachan | |||||||||
| Jean-Paul van Dam | J. van Dam |  | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Paul Hutchison | P. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Billy Ritchie | B. Ritchie | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 |  | Tobias Hanssen | T. Hanssen | |||||||||
| Julian Stiepermann | J. Stiepermann | | 49 | M | | 9 | | M | 45 |  | Petre Negura | P. Negura | |||||||||
| Khaliloul Legwinski | K. Legwinski |  | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 |  | Gian Matteo Gritti | G. Gritti | |||||||||
| Kevin Morrison | K. Morrison | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Alec McCoist | A. McCoist | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 8,809 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Motherwell and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Motherwell and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Motherwell kicking off!
2.40
0-0Petre Negura kicks a strong pass forward to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Billy Mccall is on top of it.
9.17
1-0Carl Hunt brings the ball forward. Carl Hunt kicks a strong pass forward to Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kevin Morrison!
12.17
1-0Paul McStay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Thomson who gathers it comfortably.
15.38
1-0Motherwell are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
20.51
Julian Stiepermann passes the ball forward to Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Matt Thomson manages to gather it comfortably.
22.24
John Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Strachan. Colin Strachan makes a simple pass to Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Elliott.
26.12
Craig Burley kicks a strong pass forward to Paul McStay. Paul McStay chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Ferguson.
30.52
1-0Colin Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti but the linesman indicates offside!
33.11
Jean-Paul van Dam makes a simple pass to Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison plays a perfect one-two with Khaliloul Legwinski and rushes in on goal... Kevin Morrison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Matt Thomson manages to gather it comfortably.
36.56
Colin Strachan makes a probing pass to Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Billy Mccall manages to gather it comfortably.
39.43
Aberdeen are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
42.21
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
Paul McStay kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison lofts in a cross ball towards Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski powers a header at goal. 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!
45.00
The whistle blows and Aberdeen kick off!
47.05
Gary Elliott makes a probing pass to Petre Negura. Petre Negura controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.52
Tobias Hanssen takes it forward alone. Tobias Hanssen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Law.
49.57
2-0Jean-Paul van Dam decides to run forward with the ball. Jean-Paul van Dam shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.32
Jean-Paul van Dam makes a probing pass to Kevin Morrison. Kevin Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.32
Alex Law threads the ball through to Paul McStay. Paul McStay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.29
Gary Elliott makes a beautiful solo run. Gary Elliott passes the ball forward to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.54
Paul McStay sees space and advances. Paul McStay whips in a cross ball towards Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.30
Paul Hutchison knocks the ball forward to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti whips in a cross ball towards Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Alec McCoist scores for Aberdeen!!
78.57
Jean-Paul van Dam makes a simple pass to Khaliloul Legwinski. Khaliloul Legwinski knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Elliott.
90.00
Petre Negura chips the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
25.9%
48.1%
25.9%
Scorers