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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Almondvale Stadium where Livingston play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 18,393 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Livingston are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Livingston kick off and get the first half underway!
4.08
Stuart Mccall barges into Nicolas Moreno. The referee calls over Stuart Mccall and warns him to calm down! Nicolas Moreno gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
14.13
Callum Hopkin knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Moreno. Nicolas Moreno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
15.38
Matt Rae makes a simple pass to Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.48
Stuart Mccall passes the ball forward to Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes plays a perfect one-two with Stephen McStay and rushes in on goal... Gary Mcinnes takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.03
Kai Overath controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, James Stockdale. James Stockdale sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Billy Cleland easily smothers it!
28.12
Neil Luzhny controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Thomson but the linesman indicates offside!
30.07
Stuart Mccall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.56
Callum Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Moreno. Nicolas Moreno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Caldwell.
39.58
Scott Hansen clumsily knocks into Billy Burley. The referee calls over Scott Hansen and shows him a yellow card! Billy Burley runs off the knock.
40.24
Craig Souness sees space and advances. Craig Souness knocks the ball forward to Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen lofts in a cross ball towards Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri flicks the ball with his head but Paul Mckinlay is on top of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Aberdeen kick off the second half!
49.06
Stuart Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.37
Nicolas Moreno knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Burley.
53.36
Stephen Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Luzhny. Neil Luzhny threads the ball through to Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Paul Mckinlay is on top of it.
57.15
Duncan Thomson hacks Stephen Caldwell from behind! The referee calls over Duncan Thomson and shows him a yellow card! Stephen Caldwell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.51
James Stockdale catches Stephen Souness on the ankles. James Stockdale is warned by the referee! Stephen Souness hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.44
Nicolas Moreno hacks Stuart Mccall from behind! The referee calls over Nicolas Moreno and warns him to calm down! Stuart Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.36
Stuart Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Billy Cleland easily smothers it.
67.13
Craig Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Luzhny. Neil Luzhny kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephen Caldwell.
72.27
Kai Overath kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes finds some space and shoots from distance but Billy Cleland is on top of it.
75.46
Neil Luzhny advances with the ball. Neil Luzhny knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Thomson. Duncan Thomson heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Paul Mckinlay!
77.09
Matt Rae hacks Craig Meiklejohn from behind! Matt Rae is given a warning by the referee! Craig Meiklejohn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.19
Aberdeen are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
83.04
Craig Souness hoofs the ball up the pitch. Duncan Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Scott Hansen. Scott Hansen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.46
Stephen Caldwell passes the ball forward to Stuart Mccall. Stuart Mccall chips the ball to his team mate, James Stockdale. James Stockdale knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.11
Neil Luzhny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Caldwell.
90.00
Bruno Jesus passes the ball forward to Fabiano Balleri. Fabiano Balleri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Gary Mcinnes of Aberdeen
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
29%
43.5%
27.5%