Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Fitzgerald | Peter Fitzgerald | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Thomson | M. Thomson |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Carlos Bento | C. Bento | |||||||||
| Stuart Inglis | S. Inglis | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | David Mcallister | D. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Piero Minotti | P. Minotti |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 |  | Alejandro Pascual | A. Pascual | |||||||||
| John Ferguson | J. Ferguson | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Stan Deane | S. Deane | |||||||||
| Oscar Medina | O. Medina | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Scott Souness | S. Souness | |||||||||
| Alec Hendry | A. Hendry | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Callum Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Gavin Liddell | G. Liddell | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Stuart Greig | S. Greig | |||||||||
| Dominic White | D. White | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 |  | Diego Bayle | D. Bayle | |||||||||
| Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Kevin Collins | K. Collins | |||||||||
| Gian Matteo Gritti | G. Gritti | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Neil Souness | N. Souness | |||||||||
| Alex Niven | A. Niven | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Gary Brady | G. Brady | |||||||||
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 17,975 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Heart of Midlothian kick off!
6.27
0-0Alejandro Pascual makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Collins. Kevin Collins brings the ball forward. Kevin Collins shoots from 20 yards but Matt Thomson is on top of it.
9.02
0-0Diego Bayle kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Souness. Neil Souness knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Thomson who gathers it comfortably.
10.53
0-0Alejandro Pascual comes in with a late challenge on Dominic White. The referee calls over Alejandro Pascual and warns him to calm down! Dominic White runs off the knock.
14.39
Dominic White makes a beautiful solo run. Dominic White shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
15.21
1-0Piero Minotti flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven goes all the way! Alex Niven takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
22.32
Alec Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven makes a probing pass to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Gian Matteo Gritti scores for Aberdeen!!
27.35
2-0Diego Bayle kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Souness. Neil Souness plays a perfect one-two with Gary Brady and rushes in on goal... Neil Souness takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
30.11
David Mcallister comes in with a late challenge on Dominic White. David Mcallister is given a warning by the referee! Dominic White stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.18
2-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Aberdeen start the second half!
51.15
2-0Diego Bayle hacks Dominic White from behind! Diego Bayle is shown the yellow card! Dominic White runs off the knock.
53.06
Matt Strachan threads the ball through to Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti plays a perfect one-two with Alex Niven and rushes in on goal... Gian Matteo Gritti makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Carlos Bento manages to keep it out.
54.17
Neil Souness clumsily knocks into Piero Minotti. Neil Souness is warned by the referee! Piero Minotti runs off the knock.
59.30
Matt Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.55
Gavin Liddell barges into Diego Bayle. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Diego Bayle runs off the knock.
66.55
Scott Souness sees space and advances. Scott Souness threads the ball through to Gary Brady. Gary Brady sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
67.38
John Ferguson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic White. Dominic White controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Mcallister.
72.10
John Ferguson passes the ball forward to Dominic White. Dominic White sees a break and surges forward. Dominic White shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
79.52
Matt Strachan makes a beautiful solo run. Matt Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alejandro Pascual.
84.33
John Ferguson kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic White. Dominic White surges forward with the ball. Dominic White whips in a cross ball towards Gian Matteo Gritti. Gian Matteo Gritti flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.7%
41.3%
Play Area
20.6%
49.2%
30.2%
Scorers