Match Report


AberdeenAberdeen     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Matt BoothM. Booth61
G
1captain
G
41Alex GlassA. Glass
Dayo BizzarriD. Bizzarri63
D
2
D
46Matt DickovM. Dickov
Ivan JamesI. James59
D
3
D
45Richard DavidsonR. Davidson
Billy BoothB. Booth51
D
captain4
D
39Eduardo VarelaE. Varela
Stephen JamesS. James38
D
5
M
57Paul NivenP. Niven
Lomano DavisL. Davis66
M
6
M
54Scott SullivanS. Sullivan
Matt ElliottM. Elliott50
M
7
M
40Richard MasonR. Mason
John JohnstoneJ. Johnstone48
M
8
M
40Gavin CollinsG. Collins
Duncan GemmellD. Gemmell57
A
9
M
38John GlassJ. Glass
Gavin HendersonG. Henderson46
A
10
A
57Stuart McallisterS. Mcallister
Scott TelferS. Telfer46
A
11
A
49Stephen NivenS. Niven
 
Alex NivenA. Niven48
M
12
A
48Craig SullivanC. Sullivan
Craig BurleyC. Burley46
G
13
A
47Billy McStayB. McStay
Brendan MarrB. Marr43
A
14
D
38Stuart HopkinS. Hopkin

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A crowd of 2,739 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Glass.


0.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle get the match underway!
2.42
Gavin Collins passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven shoots from 25 yards. Matt Booth comfortably gets down and covers it.
3.18
Matt Elliott advances with the ball. Matt Elliott runs straight at the defence! Some superb footwork from Matt Elliott provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies wide!
9.16
Billy Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lomano Davis. Lomano Davis threads the ball through to Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.31
John Johnstone takes it forward alone. John Johnstone plays a scrappy one-two with Scott Telfer and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from John Johnstone provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.02
Eduardo Varela flicks a high pass forward. Scott Sullivan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Sullivan makes a probing pass to Stuart Mcallister. Stuart Mcallister controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
20.50
Lomano Davis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Gemmell. Duncan Gemmell outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.46
Scott Sullivan sees Stephen Niven in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Niven shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.41
Lomano Davis kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer sees Gavin Henderson just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Varela catches Gavin Henderson on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
33.04
Matt Elliott makes an attacking run forward. Matt Elliott plays a scrappy one-two with Gavin Henderson and advances towards the goal... Matt Elliott shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Alex Glass manages to keep it out.
36.35
Richard Mason passes the ball forward to Stuart Mcallister. Stuart Mcallister whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just off target!
38.57
Gavin Collins threads a neat ball through to Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven cuts inside the box! Stephen Niven shoots from just inside the box but somehow Matt Booth manages to keep it out.
39.26
Scott Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Mcallister. Stuart Mcallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.38
Scott Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Mcallister holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Mcallister shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.30
With vision, Richard Davidson laces a weighted ball forward to Scott Sullivan. Scott Sullivan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Scott Sullivan sees Stephen Niven just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Niven strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aberdeen appear unchanged since the first half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Aberdeen kick off!
47.19
John Johnstone threads a neat ball through to Gavin Henderson. Gavin Henderson plays a scrappy one-two with Scott Telfer and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Gavin Henderson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies wide!
49.09
Matt Elliott passes the ball forward to Gavin Henderson. Gavin Henderson shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
51.44
Lomano Davis knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Henderson. Gavin Henderson runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Gavin Henderson provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Alex Glass!
54.58
Duncan Gemmell catches Matt Dickov on the ankles. The referee calls over Duncan Gemmell and shows him a yellow card! Matt Dickov runs off the knock.
57.55
John Glass catches Lomano Davis on the ankles. The referee calls over John Glass and warns him to calm down! Lomano Davis runs off the knock.
60.49
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have made 3 substitutions with Craig Sullivan replacing Richard Mason, Billy McStay replacing Scott Sullivan and Stuart Hopkin replacing John Glass .
63.11
Lomano Davis passes the ball forward to Duncan Gemmell. Duncan Gemmell shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
73.59
Matt Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Hopkin. Stuart Hopkin flicks a high pass forward to Stephen Niven who brings the ball under control. Stephen Niven lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Mcallister. Stuart Mcallister knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
75.03
Billy McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.09
Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear to have rearranged themselves into a 6-3-1 formation.
84.44
Matt Elliott threads a neat ball through to Duncan Gemmell. Duncan Gemmell knocks the ball forward to Scott Telfer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
89.09
With imagination, Matt Elliott laces a weighted ball forward to Gavin Henderson. Gavin Henderson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Glass who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Craig Sullivan passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Stuart Hopkin. Stuart Hopkin sees space and advances. Stuart Hopkin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aberdeen

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
6
7
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
26.4%
41.4%
32.2%

Scorers
Stephen Niven 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Niven of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Matt Booth (GK)
6
2.Dayo Bizzarri (DEF)
6
3.Ivan James (DEF)
6
4.Billy Booth (DEF)
6
5.Stephen James (DEF)
6
6.Lomano Davis (MID)
7
7.Matt Elliott (MID)
8
8.John Johnstone (MID)
7
9.Duncan Gemmell (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Gavin Henderson (ATT)
6
11.Scott Telfer (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Niven (MID)
0
13.Craig Burley (GK)
0
14.Brendan Marr (ATT)
0

1.Alex Glass (GK)
6
2.Matt Dickov (DEF)
6
3.Richard Davidson (DEF)
6
4.Eduardo Varela (DEF)
6
5.Paul Niven (MID)
6
6.Scott Sullivan (MID)
8
7.Richard Mason (MID)
6
8.Gavin Collins (MID)
7
9.John Glass (MID)
5
10.Stuart Mcallister (ATT)
6
11.Stephen Niven (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Craig Sullivan (ATT)
6
13.Billy McStay (ATT)
6
14.Stuart Hopkin (DEF)
6