Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Dundee United | Dundee United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Thomson | M. Thomson |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Christian Voria | C. Voria | |||||||||
| Andy Campbell | A. Campbell | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Lomano Fenton | L. Fenton | |||||||||
| John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Garry Hopkin | G. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Gary Elliott | G. Elliott | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Stephen Strachan | S. Strachan | |||||||||
| Dominic Hopkin | D. Hopkin | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | David Elliott | D. Elliott | |||||||||
| Colin Strachan | C. Strachan | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | John Booth | J. Booth | |||||||||
| Paul Hutchison | P. Hutchison | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | John McGrory | J. McGrory | |||||||||
| Tobias Hanssen | T. Hanssen |  | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Richard Gemmell | R. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Petre Negura | P. Negura |  | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Gary Vieira | G. Vieira | |||||||||
| Gian Matteo Gritti | G. Gritti | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Stuart Mccall | S. Mccall | |||||||||
| Alec McCoist | A. McCoist | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 |  | Toifilou Gourvennec | T. Gourvennec | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 9,172 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aberdeen and Dundee United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Aberdeen and Dundee United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Dundee United get the match underway!
2.06
0-0Andy Campbell decides to run forward with the ball. Andy Campbell advances with the ball. Andy Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
4.37
0-0John Ferguson chips the ball to his team mate, Petre Negura. Petre Negura makes a simple pass to Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
6.20
Petre Negura controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.41
0-0Gary Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Tobias Hanssen. Tobias Hanssen surges forward with the ball. Tobias Hanssen knocks the ball forward to Alec McCoist but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.32
0-0Gary Elliott makes a probing pass to Petre Negura. Petre Negura deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Elliott.
14.26
Gary Vieira surges forward with the ball. Gary Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Toifilou Gourvennec. Toifilou Gourvennec is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Matt Thomson easily smothers it.
16.59
1-0Paul Hutchison brings the ball forward. Paul Hutchison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paul Hutchison!
27.22
Colin Strachan takes it forward alone. Colin Strachan knocks in a cross ball towards Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.57
Tobias Hanssen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lomano Fenton.
45.00
Tobias Hanssen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephen Strachan.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Aberdeen get the second half underway!
47.05
1-0John Ferguson comes in with a late challenge on Stuart Mccall. John Ferguson is given a warning by the referee! Stuart Mccall runs off the knock.
54.47
John Ferguson makes a simple pass to Paul Hutchison. Paul Hutchison advances with the ball. Paul Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Elliott.
59.07
Dominic Hopkin passes the ball forward to Paul Hutchison. Paul Hutchison makes a simple pass to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.40
Paul Hutchison surges forward with the ball. Paul Hutchison goes all the way! Paul Hutchison shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.25
Paul Hutchison chips the ball to his team mate, Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist knocks the ball forward to Gian Matteo Gritti but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.03
Tobias Hanssen chips the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti shoots from long range but Christian Voria is on top of it.
75.37
John McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Toifilou Gourvennec. Toifilou Gourvennec knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Mccall. Stuart Mccall flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.06
Colin Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christian Voria who gathers it comfortably.
85.14
1-0John Ferguson hacks Toifilou Gourvennec from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Toifilou Gourvennec stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.46
John McGrory makes a beautiful solo run. John McGrory tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.7%
30.3%
Play Area
26.3%
50%
23.7%
Scorers