Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Brechin | Brechin | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Thomson | M. Thomson |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Stuart McNeill | S. McNeill | |||||||||
| Andy Campbell | A. Campbell | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | David Mcallister | D. Mcallister | |||||||||
| John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 46 |  | Orlando Huiberts | O. Huiberts | |||||||||
| Gary Elliott | G. Elliott | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Alex Elliott | A. Elliott | |||||||||
| Andy Elliott | A. Elliott | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Dominic Bremner | D. Bremner | |||||||||
| Paul Hutchison | P. Hutchison | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Matt Glass | M. Glass | |||||||||
| Colin Hansen | C. Hansen | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | John Mason | J. Mason | |||||||||
| Richard Morrison | R. Morrison | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Billy Mason | B. Mason | |||||||||
| Tobias Hanssen | T. Hanssen |  | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Kevin Souness | K. Souness | |||||||||
| Alec McCoist | A. McCoist | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 |  | Ezio Fini | E. Fini | |||||||||
| Stuart Davidson | S. Davidson | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Alex Niven | A. Niven | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Brechin. A crowd of 4,438 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aberdeen and Brechin are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Aberdeen and Brechin are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Aberdeen start the match!
3.38
0-0Billy Mason passes the ball forward to Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Ferguson.
9.44
0-0Dominic Bremner barges into Stuart Davidson. Dominic Bremner is given a warning by the referee! Stuart Davidson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.21
1-0Colin Hansen chips the ball to his team mate, Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist goes all the way! Alec McCoist shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alec McCoist!
27.11
Andy Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson goes all the way! Stuart Davidson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.36
Orlando Huiberts makes a probing pass to John Mason. John Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Thomson who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Brechin start the second half!
48.01
2-0Aberdeen are easily keeping Brechin at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
49.30
2-0John Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ezio Fini but he's offside!
55.05
Colin Hansen hacks Kevin Souness from behind! Colin Hansen is warned by the referee! Kevin Souness runs off the knock.
57.02
2-0Kevin Souness makes a simple pass to Ezio Fini. Ezio Fini finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
60.43
2-0Colin Hansen clumsily knocks into Billy Mason. Colin Hansen is given another warning by the referee! Billy Mason carries on, but is struggling a bit.
61.42
Aberdeen are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Brechin's defence.
63.29
Billy Mason sees a break and surges forward. Billy Mason makes a probing pass to Alex Niven but he's offside!
67.49
Paul Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.54
Paul Hutchison passes the ball forward to Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.58
Billy Mason hacks Colin Hansen from behind! The referee calls over Billy Mason and warns him to calm down! Colin Hansen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
79.47
Andy Elliott passes the ball forward to Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart McNeill who gathers it comfortably.
81.34
Tobias Hanssen threads the ball through to Alec McCoist. Alec McCoist shoots from long range but it flies wide!
90.00
John Mason kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.8%
39.2%
Play Area
29.1%
45.6%
25.3%
Scorers