Division One League Match, Aberdeen vs. Aston Villa (Mon Feb 13)


                             Aberdeen  |  Aston Villa
                          4-1-3-1-1 A  |  4-4-2 D
                          Malky McKay  |  Jamie Coady
                                       |
                        D_Anderson GK  |  GK Valdivia
                          W_A_Glen DF  |  DF K_Abrha
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF J_Lescott
                            B_Bryn DF  |  DF D_Sloan
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF M_Hummels
                        P_Niemeyer DM  |  MF S_Arrache
                         A_Andanov MF  |  MF B_Brolin
                           F_Zappa MF  |  MF V_Wanyama
                         D_Gaitnat MF  |  MF Kaka
                          Saddam_H AM  |  FW E_Cavani
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW K_Aitken
                                       |
                           Higuita SUB |  SUB P_Hankey
                         D_Burford SUB |  SUB D_Majstorovic
                        N_Burdisso SUB |  SUB N_Kalavee
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB P_Cocu
                        J_Valdivia SUB |  SUB P_Di_Canio

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 1  :(abn) Saddam_H steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs K_Abrha
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Saddam_H could have let it bounce!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 6  :(asv) E_Cavani cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  E_Cavani with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It's beaten D_Anderson
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 7  :(abn) F_Zappa looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Gaitnat
          ...  Intercepted by Kaka
Min. 8  :(abn) F_Zappa with a smart pass to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato swings in the shot!
          ...  But Valdivia punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 9  :(abn) G_Puciato with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  G_Puciato with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Valdivia makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 10 :(abn) F_Zappa reads the run of Saddam_H
          ...  E_Cavani is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
Min. 11 :(abn) Saddam_H controls the ball with ease
          ...  E_Cavani takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 19 :(abn) A_Andanov holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Saddam_H
          ...  D_Sloan plays it back
          ...  Valdivia slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Andanov
          ...  K_Abrha belts it clear
Min. 21 :(abn) G_Puciato takes advantage of a mistake by M_Hummels
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  E_Cavani dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 24 :(abn) Saddam_H wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But Valdivia stops that one easily
Min. 25 :(abn) Saddam_H knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Sloan
          ...  D_Sloan recovers to win the ball back
Min. 26 :(asv) E_Cavani with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  G_Puciato beats him to the ball
Min. 27 :(abn) W_A_Glen kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Puciato gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Sloan makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 29 :(abn) W_A_Glen hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  G_Puciato latches onto it!
          ...  K_Abrha gathers up the loose ball
Min. 40 :(abn) W_A_Glen runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  W_A_Glen attempts a lob!
          ...  Valdivia makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 41 :(abn) J_Conroy runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs K_Abrha
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  The ball hits D_Sloan in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(abn) A_Pereira with an incisive pass to Saddam_H
          ...  Saddam_H rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Valdivia dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Valdivia beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Conroy plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Valdivia jumps well to claim it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-0 Aston Villa

Min. 48 :(asv) E_Cavani runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Aitken
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Aitken !
          ...  But D_Anderson tips it behind
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 51 :(asv) K_Abrha skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  K_Abrha sees D_Anderson off his line !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 53 :(abn) G_Puciato runs into space
          ...  G_Puciato could have let it bounce!
          ...  But Valdivia hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 53 :(asv) Kaka skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to K_Aitken
          ...  J_Conroy wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 55 :(asv) B_Brolin looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But D_Anderson pulls out a save of the game
Min. 58 :(asv) E_Cavani runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  B_Bryn wins the ball
Min. 60 :(abn) Saddam_H gets to the by line and finds G_Puciato with a beautiful cross
          ...  K_Abrha takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 62 :(asv) B_Brolin slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 63 :(abn) G_Puciato runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs K_Abrha
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  What a shot from G_Puciato !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Valdivia with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 65 :(abn) D_Gaitnat runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs D_Sloan
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  K_Abrha reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by F_Zappa
          ...  The ball comes to B_Bryn
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But Valdivia stops that one easily
Min. 66 :(abn) Saddam_H jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  The shot slips through Valdivia's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 68 :(abn) D_Burford replaces an unhappy A_Pereira and will play as a DF
Min. 68 :(abn) Saddam_H with a smart pass to A_Andanov
          ...  A_Andanov beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat Valdivia
          ...  He rounds Valdivia
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 69 :(asv) E_Cavani takes advantage of a mistake by J_Conroy
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  E_Cavani with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 70 :(abn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Yeboah will come on for D_Gaitnat and play FW
Min. 73 :(abn) A_Andanov runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_Bryn
          ...  B_Bryn with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Valdivia fists it away
Min. 73 :(asv) V_Wanyama holds the ball up
          ...  He sees K_Aitken in space!
          ...  P_Niemeyer dives it two footed!!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 75 :(abn) a big roar from the crowd as J_Valdivia comes on for G_Puciato to play FW
Min. 77 :(abn) A_Andanov brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Saddam_H makes himself available
          ...  Saddam_H from 20 yards !
          ...  It's beaten Valdivia
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 78 :(asv) Aston Villa will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 79 :(asv) V_Wanyama with the diagonal pass K_Aitken
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_Niemeyer
Min. 80 :(abn) It looks as though Aberdeen is now playing D
Min. 80 :(abn) F_Zappa finds Saddam_H with a ball over the defence
          ...  Saddam_H with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(abn) Yeboah beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Yeboah throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 90 :(abn) J_Valdivia with the Cruyff turn
          ...  Kaka with a terrible tackle
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 98,679
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : Saddam_H (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Saddam_H (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Niemeyer (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : E_Cavani
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |  Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       5
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 1 - 0 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Anderson     GK  38   4   1   5  19 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  30  11  10  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Conroy       DF   2  29  12   9  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  29   8   8  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20  30
A_Pereira      DF   2  27  12   7  14 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Niemeyer     DM   1  16  26   5  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  29   8  25 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   1
F_Zappa        MF   1   6  28   2  19 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Gaitnat      MF   2   9  26  10  31 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saddam_H       AM   2  19  27  24  27 |  95   0   0   4   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  40  23
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  27  42 |  79   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  40  20  46
Higuita        GK  27   3   5   3  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Burford      DF   1  27  12   5  12 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  26   8   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   7   7  27  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5  10  26  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Valdivia       GK  33   2   2   1  42 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  27   9   6  33 |  95   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   1
J_Lescott      DF   1  27   6   3  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  26  10   4  19 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  26   6   3  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  28   9  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Brolin       MF   1   3  27   4  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
V_Wanyama      MF   1   7  25  17  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Kaka           MF   2   7  25  17  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
E_Cavani       FW   2  10  11  26  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  40  10   7
K_Aitken       FW   1   4   8  23  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Hankey       GK  27   3   3   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  26   5   5  47 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  23   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cocu         AM   3  11  25  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  24  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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