Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Thomson | M. Thomson |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Antonio Nascimento | A. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Andy Campbell | A. Campbell | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 83 | | Garry Souness | G. Souness | |||||||||
| John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Dado Trévisan | D. Trévisan | |||||||||
| Gary Elliott | G. Elliott | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Andy Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Dominic Hopkin | D. Hopkin | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 |  | Ross Burbage | R. Burbage | |||||||||
| Colin Strachan | C. Strachan | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Matt Burley | M. Burley | |||||||||
| Paul Hutchison | P. Hutchison | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | David McGrory | D. McGrory | |||||||||
| Tobias Hanssen | T. Hanssen |  | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Scott Greig | S. Greig | |||||||||
| Petre Negura | P. Negura |  | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 59 | | Lee Kitson | L. Kitson | |||||||||
| Gian Matteo Gritti | G. Gritti |  | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 | | Danny Holloway | D. Holloway | |||||||||
| Alec McCoist | A. McCoist | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Colin Dalglish | C. Dalglish | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Alloa Athletic. A crowd of 9,168 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aberdeen and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Aberdeen and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Aberdeen kick off the first half!
2.29
1-0Andy Campbell passes the ball forward to Colin Strachan. Colin Strachan makes a probing pass to Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti flicks the ball with his head. Antonio Nascimento is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.21
1-0Alloa Athletic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
10.56
David McGrory passes the ball forward to Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway plays a perfect one-two with Colin Dalglish and rushes in on goal... Danny Holloway shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.01
1-1Gary Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Hutchison. Paul Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Souness.
33.40
David McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Danny Holloway!
36.51
1-2Paul Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
38.21
Matt Burley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Alloa Athletic start the second half!
47.56
Lee Kitson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.33
Lee Kitson sees a break and surges forward. Lee Kitson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Ferguson.
54.45
David McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.37
Scott Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
63.22
1-3Andy Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Burley. Matt Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish makes a probing pass to Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway takes a shot at goal but somehow Matt Thomson manages to keep it out.
66.50
Dado Trévisan makes a probing pass to David McGrory. David McGrory surges forward with the ball. David McGrory whips in a cross ball towards Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Matt Thomson had no chance!! Goal for Alloa Athletic!
77.22
Lee Kitson passes the ball forward to Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway finds some space and shoots from distance. Matt Thomson easily smothers it.
81.30
David McGrory kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Holloway. Danny Holloway whips in a cross ball towards Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
83.52
Paul Hutchison passes 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. Antonio Nascimento easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.5%
58.5%
Play Area
29.2%
49.2%
21.5%
Scorers
| Gian Matteo Gritti 2 | Danny Holloway 11, 33, 66 Colin Dalglish 38 |