Match Report
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| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical | ||||||||||||||||
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| Paul Mckinlay | P. Mckinlay |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Andy Ferguson | A. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Roland Dufresnes | R. Dufresnes |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 86 | | Dominic McStay | D. McStay | |||||||||
| Billy Burley | B. Burley | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Alex McGrory | A. McGrory | |||||||||
| Stephen Caldwell | S. Caldwell | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 |  | Ronnie Lockley | R. Lockley | |||||||||
| Matt James | M. James | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Andy Greig | A. Greig | |||||||||
| Craig Meiklejohn | C. Meiklejohn | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Duncan Gemmell | D. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Stuart Mccall | S. Mccall | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Christina Raschke | C. Raschke | |||||||||
| Kai Overath | K. Overath |  | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 | | Matt Souness | M. Souness | |||||||||
| James Stockdale | J. Stockdale | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Garry Thomson | G. Thomson | |||||||||
| Gary Mcinnes | G. Mcinnes | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Alex Collins | A. Collins | |||||||||
| Stephen McStay | S. McStay | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Jon Benjamin | J. Benjamin | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 18,571 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aberdeen and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Aberdeen and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Hamilton Academical get the match underway!
10.07
0-0Duncan Gemmell sees space and advances. Duncan Gemmell plays a perfect one-two with Garry Thomson and rushes in on goal... Duncan Gemmell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Paul Mckinlay.
16.10
0-1Dominic McStay knocks the ball forward to Duncan Gemmell. Duncan Gemmell knocks the ball forward to Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
20.06
0-1Stephen Caldwell passes the ball forward to Stuart Mccall. Stuart Mccall kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Greig.
26.28
Matt Souness advances with the ball. Matt Souness knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Mckinlay who gathers it comfortably.
28.29
0-1Christina Raschke kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson goes all the way! Garry Thomson takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.49
Matt Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Collins. Alex Collins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.44
Craig Meiklejohn knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Andy Ferguson.
42.17
Christina Raschke flicks the ball to his team mate, Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin threads the ball through to Alex Collins. Alex Collins takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
0-1Alex McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Christina Raschke. Christina Raschke passes the ball forward to Alex Collins. Alex Collins knocks the ball forward to Jon Benjamin but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Aberdeen kick off and get the second half underway!
49.32
Stephen Caldwell passes the ball forward to Kai Overath. Kai Overath chips the ball to his team mate, James Stockdale. James Stockdale whips in a cross ball towards Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Andy Ferguson manages to keep it out.
51.18
Craig Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, James Stockdale. James Stockdale passes the ball forward but Stephen McStay is offside!
54.16
Billy Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kai Overath. Kai Overath threads the ball through to Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to James Stockdale but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
55.14
Christina Raschke passes the ball forward to Alex Collins. Alex Collins chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Benjamin. Jon Benjamin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
59.13
Christina Raschke knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Collins. Alex Collins shoots from 20 yards but somehow Paul Mckinlay manages to keep it out.
60.59
Craig Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes shoots from distance but it is miles over!
66.01
Matt Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Collins. Alex Collins goes all the way! Alex Collins cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.49
0-2Christina Raschke hacks Stuart Mccall from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Stuart Mccall carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.23
Craig Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay plays a perfect one-two with Gary Mcinnes and rushes in on goal... Stephen McStay shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Stephen McStay scores for Aberdeen!!
77.38
Stuart Mccall makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart Mccall plays a perfect one-two with Stephen McStay and rushes in on goal... Stuart Mccall tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Andy Ferguson easily smothers it!
78.40
Kai Overath sees a break and surges forward. Kai Overath knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.24
Stephen Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Kai Overath. Kai Overath kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes threads the ball through to Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Andy Ferguson had no chance!! Goal for Aberdeen!
90.00
Stephen Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex McGrory.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
54.4%
45.6%
Play Area
30.9%
45.6%
23.5%
Scorers
| Stephen McStay 73, 85 | Garry Thomson 16 Alex Collins 66 |