Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Mckinlay | P. Mckinlay |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 75 | | Paul Matteo | P. Matteo | |||||||||
| Roland Dufresnes | R. Dufresnes |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Colin Davidson | C. Davidson | |||||||||
| Billy Burley | B. Burley | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Alec Burley | A. Burley | |||||||||
| Stephen Caldwell | S. Caldwell | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Neil Rae | N. Rae | |||||||||
| Matt James | M. James | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Gavin Thomson | G. Thomson | |||||||||
| Craig Meiklejohn | C. Meiklejohn | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | Sebastian Krüger | S. Krüger | |||||||||
| Stuart Mccall | S. Mccall | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Scott Young | S. Young | |||||||||
| Kai Overath | K. Overath | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Kwami Benon | K. Benon | |||||||||
| James Stockdale | J. Stockdale |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 |  | Giovanni Franken | G. Franken | |||||||||
| Gary Mcinnes | G. Mcinnes | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Colin Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Stephen McStay | S. McStay | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Alex Dickov | A. Dickov | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Cowdenbeath. A crowd of 18,563 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aberdeen and Cowdenbeath are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Aberdeen and Cowdenbeath are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Cowdenbeath get the match underway!
2.53
0-0Alec Burley passes the ball forward to Scott Young. Scott Young flicks the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Franken. Giovanni Franken controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.04
1-0Roland Dufresnes knocks the ball forward to Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn sees space and advances. Craig Meiklejohn plays a perfect one-two with Gary Mcinnes and rushes in on goal... Craig Meiklejohn tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
16.54
1-0Alec Burley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kwami Benon. Kwami Benon surges forward with the ball. Kwami Benon knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Franken. Giovanni Franken heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Paul Mckinlay!
18.36
1-0Billy Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Mccall. Stuart Mccall makes a probing pass to James Stockdale. James Stockdale knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.34
Craig Meiklejohn passes the ball forward to James Stockdale. James Stockdale knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.15
Stuart Mccall flicks the ball to his team mate, James Stockdale. James Stockdale knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Thomson.
27.08
Sebastian Krüger threads the ball through to Colin Rae. Colin Rae goes all the way! Colin Rae shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.25
1-1Scott Young comes in with a late challenge on Stuart Mccall. The referee calls over Scott Young and warns him to calm down! Stuart Mccall grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.28
1-1Cowdenbeath are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
33.29
Billy Burley barges into Alex Dickov. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alex Dickov grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.34
Neil Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Kwami Benon. Kwami Benon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giovanni Franken. Giovanni Franken plays a perfect one-two with Colin Rae and rushes in on goal... Giovanni Franken shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Paul Mckinlay.
40.07
Scott Young knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Rae. Colin Rae whips in a cross ball towards Alex Dickov. Alex Dickov is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Paul Mckinlay easily smothers it.
42.51
Craig Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to James Stockdale. James Stockdale knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Matteo who gathers it comfortably.
44.57
Scott Young chips the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Franken. Giovanni Franken knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Dickov. Alex Dickov is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Aberdeen kick off and get the second half underway!
49.30
Scott Young barges into Stuart Mccall. Scott Young is warned by the referee again! Stuart Mccall gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
51.27
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
54.15
Alec Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastian Krüger. Sebastian Krüger sees a break and surges forward. Sebastian Krüger plays a perfect one-two with Giovanni Franken and rushes in on goal... Sebastian Krüger makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
55.21
Billy Burley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kai Overath. Kai Overath makes a simple pass to Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.29
Matt James threads the ball through to Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay lofts in a cross ball towards James Stockdale. James Stockdale is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Paul Matteo easily picks it out of the air!
67.13
Sebastian Krüger knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Rae. Colin Rae shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Paul Mckinlay!
69.49
Roland Dufresnes advances with the ball. Roland Dufresnes advances with the ball. Roland Dufresnes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Paul Matteo!
75.37
Matt James knocks the ball forward to Kai Overath. Kai Overath advances with the ball. Kai Overath goes all the way! Kai Overath makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Paul Matteo.
84.09
Kai Overath makes a probing pass to Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay plays a perfect one-two with James Stockdale and rushes in on goal... Stephen McStay shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
85.42
1-1Craig Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes makes a probing pass to Stephen McStay but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
25.9%
45.7%
28.4%
Scorers