Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Thomson | M. Thomson |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 | | Stuart Burley | S. Burley | |||||||||
| Andy Campbell | A. Campbell | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Neil Mckinlay | N. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Alex Caldwell | A. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Gary Elliott | G. Elliott | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Craig Dalglish | C. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Dominic Hopkin | D. Hopkin | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Andy Collins | A. Collins | |||||||||
| Colin Strachan | C. Strachan | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Colin Dalglish | C. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Paul Hutchison | P. Hutchison | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Djezon King | D. King | |||||||||
| Tobias Hanssen | T. Hanssen |  | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 |  | Liam Zola | L. Zola | |||||||||
| Petre Negura | P. Negura |  | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 59 |  | Adam Hibbs | A. Hibbs | |||||||||
| Gian Matteo Gritti | G. Gritti | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 78 | | Alex McCoist | A. McCoist | |||||||||
| Alec McCoist | A. McCoist | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Gary Young | G. Young | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Dunfermline Athletic. A crowd of 9,651 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aberdeen and Dunfermline Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Aberdeen and Dunfermline Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Dunfermline Athletic start the match!
2.13
0-0Andy Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tobias Hanssen. Tobias Hanssen threads the ball through to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Stuart Burley easily smothers it!
16.37
Gary Elliott makes a simple pass to Colin Strachan. Colin Strachan sees a break and surges forward. Colin Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti flicks the ball with his head. Stuart Burley easily picks it out of the air!
18.38
Colin Dalglish takes it forward alone. Colin Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist heads the ball goalwards but Matt Thomson is on top of it.
21.54
Neil Mckinlay passes the ball forward to Liam Zola. Liam Zola kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Young. Gary Young finds some space and shoots from distance. Matt Thomson easily smothers it.
26.34
0-0Andy Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Djezon King. These two players are working well together. Djezon King knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Young. Gary Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Ferguson.
36.31
0-0Adam Hibbs threads the ball through to Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
39.56
Andy Collins boots it upfield. Alex McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Elliott.
40.04
0-1Liam Zola makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist plays a perfect one-two with Gary Young and rushes in on goal... Alex McCoist takes a shot 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!
47.52
Gary Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Hutchison. Paul Hutchison knocks the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Collins.
48.28
Petre Negura deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Stuart Burley manages to gather it comfortably.
54.28
Liam Zola sees space and advances. Liam Zola knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Ferguson.
55.13
Colin Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.39
Alex Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Zola. Liam Zola makes a beautiful solo run. Liam Zola shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.41
Craig Dalglish passes the ball forward to Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Young. Gary Young lofts in a cross ball towards Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.36
Colin Strachan makes a probing pass to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti goes all the way! Gian Matteo Gritti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.10
Alex Caldwell makes a simple pass to Djezon King. Djezon King makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Young. Gary Young goes all the way! Gary Young takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.09
1-1Aberdeen are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
72.26
Djezon King knocks the ball forward to Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.16
Colin Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Caldwell.
81.08
Djezon King threads the ball through to Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.29
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
85.35
Tobias Hanssen knocks the ball forward to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti goes all the way! Gian Matteo Gritti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40%
60%
Play Area
27.5%
47.5%
25%
Scorers