Match Report
| Livingston | Livingston |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don Strachan | D. Strachan |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Matt Thomson | M. Thomson | |||||||||
| James Taylor | J. Taylor |  | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Andy Campbell | A. Campbell | |||||||||
| Billy Thomson | B. Thomson | | 43 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Craig Davidson | C. Davidson | | 43 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Gary Elliott | G. Elliott | |||||||||
| Craig McGrory | C. McGrory | | 42 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Andy Elliott | A. Elliott | |||||||||
| Bojan Thern | B. Thern |  | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | Paul Hutchison | P. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Jorge Eladio Orozco | J. Orozco |  | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Colin Hansen | C. Hansen | |||||||||
| Gavin Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Richard Morrison | R. Morrison | |||||||||
| Mario Ricci | M. Ricci |  | 42 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 |  | Tobias Hanssen | T. Hanssen | |||||||||
| Stuart Mckinlay | S. Mckinlay | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Alec McCoist | A. McCoist | |||||||||
| Philipp Dehm | P. Dehm | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Stuart Davidson | S. Davidson | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Almondvale Stadium where Livingston play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 4,302 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Livingston and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Livingston and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Aberdeen get the match underway!
3.50
0-0Andy Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Morrison. Richard Morrison sees a break and surges forward. Richard Morrison knocks in a cross ball towards Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist flicks the ball with his head. Don Strachan easily smothers it.
4.43
0-0Andy Elliott hacks Philipp Dehm from behind! Andy Elliott is warned by the referee! Philipp Dehm stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.25
0-0Richard Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
14.57
Gavin Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Thomson who gathers it comfortably.
20.41
Andy Elliott threads the ball through to Richard Morrison. Richard Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
21.11
0-0Paul Hutchison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson passes the ball forward but Alec McCoist is offside!
30.53
0-0Jorge Eladio Orozco threads the ball through to Philipp Dehm. Philipp Dehm shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
32.57
Andy Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Hutchison. Paul Hutchison knocks the ball forward to Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by James Taylor.
40.21
Craig Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bojan Thern. Bojan Thern knocks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Dehm. Philipp Dehm controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Livingston get the second half underway!
48.51
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
49.19
Richard Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.53
Billy Thomson chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philipp Dehm. Philipp Dehm controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Matt Thomson is on top of it.
60.41
Jorge Eladio Orozco sees space and advances. Jorge Eladio Orozco knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Matt Thomson manages to keep it out.
63.02
Craig McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Thomson who gathers it comfortably.
66.47
Paul Hutchison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Don Strachan!
69.13
Paul Hutchison passes the ball forward to Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Thomson.
71.30
Craig McGrory makes a probing pass to Bojan Thern. Bojan Thern makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Elliott.
78.06
Gavin Meiklejohn passes the ball forward to Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Ferguson.
83.29
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
84.03
0-0Craig Davidson comes in with a late challenge on Stuart Davidson. The referee calls over Craig Davidson and shows him a yellow card! Stuart Davidson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.39
Colin Hansen threads the ball through to Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
29.3%
45.7%
25%