Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Fitzgerald | Peter Fitzgerald | Mitchell Green | Mitchell Green | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Thomson | M. Thomson |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | Stuart Gemmill | S. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Stuart Inglis | S. Inglis | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Richard Mason | R. Mason | |||||||||
| Piero Minotti | P. Minotti |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Andy Souness | A. Souness | |||||||||
| John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Callum Dalglish | C. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Oscar Medina | O. Medina |  | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 |  | Jan Roth | J. Roth | |||||||||
| Alec Hendry | A. Hendry | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | |||||||||
| Gavin Liddell | G. Liddell | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Adrien André | A. André | |||||||||
| Dominic White | D. White | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Billy Caldwell | B. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | | 57 | M | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Franois Zerdoux | F. Zerdoux | |||||||||
| Gian Matteo Gritti | G. Gritti | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Gavin Mcallister | G. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Alex Niven | A. Niven | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Julian Velasco | J. Velasco | |||||||||
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Celtic. A crowd of 19,754 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Aberdeen are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Celtic start the game by kicking off the first half!
9.05
0-0Alec Hendry surges forward with the ball. Alec Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti heads the ball goalwards but Stuart Gemmill is on top of it.
14.28
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
24.44
0-0Billy Caldwell passes the ball forward to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Ferguson.
27.07
0-0Andy Souness passes the ball forward to Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell passes the ball forward to Gavin Mcallister. Gavin Mcallister shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
40.31
Gavin Liddell makes a probing pass to Alex Niven. Alex Niven goes all the way! Alex Niven tries a spectacular strike but somehow Stuart Gemmill manages to keep it out.
42.45
Callum Dalglish chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Strachan. Matt Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Richard Mason kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Medina.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Aberdeen kick off!
51.10
Gavin Liddell makes a simple pass to Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum Dalglish.
59.11
Jan Roth knocks the ball forward to Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell makes a beautiful solo run. Billy Caldwell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Matt Thomson easily smothers it!
63.24
0-0Gian Matteo Gritti comes in with a late challenge on Andy Souness. Gian Matteo Gritti is warned by the referee! Andy Souness hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.17
Gavin Liddell brings the ball forward. Gavin Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.01
Richard Mason makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Caldwell. Billy Caldwell makes a probing pass to Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Ferguson.
78.28
Jan Roth threads the ball through to Matt Strachan. Matt Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Mcallister. Gavin Mcallister knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Inglis.
79.11
Matt Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.42
Piero Minotti clumsily knocks into Gavin Mcallister. The referee calls over Piero Minotti and warns him to calm down! Gavin Mcallister runs off the knock.
83.45
Adrien André threads the ball through to Franois Zerdoux. Franois Zerdoux knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oscar Medina.
85.41
Piero Minotti makes a probing pass to Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Niven. Alex Niven connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.44
Matt Strachan takes it forward alone. Matt Strachan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Mason.
90.00
Dominic White flicks the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum Dalglish.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!