Elite League Cup Group Match, Aberdeen vs. Inter Milan (Wed May 10)


                             Aberdeen  |  Inter Milan
                            4-2-3-1 C  |  4-4-2 N
                          Malky McKay  |  Dragan Lobozinski
                                       |
                        D_Anderson GK  |  GK K_Ghost
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF V_Mosthovoy
                            B_Bryn DF  |  DF S_Gronkjaer
                         D_Burford DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF A_Ranocchia
                          Saddam_H DM  |  MF R_Stokes
                        P_Niemeyer DM  |  MF D_Pudil
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF L_Clark
                         R_Castias MF  |  MF G_Sigurdsson
                        J_McArthur MF  |  FW I_Gabilondo
                      A_Di_Stefano FW  |  FW Juanfran
                                       |
                           Higuita SUB |  SUB A_Capivara
                         K_Tierney SUB |  SUB G_Angella
                        N_Burdisso SUB |  SUB M_Cassetti
                         H_Rutland SUB |  SUB A_Pirlo
                         G_Puciato SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 4  :(abn) Di_Maria finds Saddam_H in acres of space
          ...  Saddam_H tries the shot !
          ...  K_Ghost with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 6  :(abn) J_Conroy finds D_Burford in the box
          ...  A_Ranocchia takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 12 :(abn) P_Niemeyer finds A_Di_Stefano in the box
          ...  A_Di_Stefano is clean through, he is one on one with K_Ghost
          ...  He nutmegs K_Ghost
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  K_Ghost recovers to save it !!
Min. 20 :(irm) R_Stokes heads the ball back to Juanfran
          ...  A well-placed shot from Juanfran !
          ...  D_Anderson gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 23 :(abn) J_McArthur takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  A powerful header from J_McArthur !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 23 :(irm) L_Clark runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  A_Ranocchia latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Di_Maria fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  S_Farina just wants to lecture him
Min. 24 :(abn) P_Niemeyer sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_McArthur
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  V_Mosthovoy hits it out for a throw
Min. 28 :(irm) A_Ranocchia lobs it over J_Conroy
          ...  A_Pereira with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  S_Farina is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(abn) Di_Maria looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Stokes
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Di_Maria curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to B_Bryn
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Inter Milan fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 31 :(irm) R_Stokes can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo lobs D_Anderson!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 32 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Pudil
          ...  D_Pudil bears down on goal!
          ...  D_Anderson makes a good save
Min. 33 :(irm) L_Clark looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Juanfran
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_McArthur
Min. 41 :(irm) L_Clark turns past J_Conroy
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But A_Di_Stefano puts the ball out of play
Min. 41 :(abn) A_Di_Stefano plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  G_Sigurdsson is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  S_Farina tries to calm him down
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) J_Conroy looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano looks to see where K_Ghost is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  K_Ghost moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  K_Ghost catches it with style!
Min. 44 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson runs with pace at the defence
          ...  D_Burford clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 46 :(abn) A_Di_Stefano knocks it past S_Gronkjaer and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Di_Stefano !
          ...  K_Ghost gathers it comfortably

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-0 Inter Milan

Min. 47 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson crosses in from the wing, he finds Juanfran in the box
          ...  Juanfran keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 48 :(abn) R_Castias sidesteps V_Mosthovoy
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  R_Castias tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  K_Ghost blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 49 :(abn) A_Di_Stefano has it on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Di_Stefano tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Inter Milan fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 50 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to I_Gabilondo
          ...  P_Niemeyer takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 58 :(irm) S_Gronkjaer with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Conroy
          ...  Saddam_H slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 64 :(abn) Saddam_H sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with a terrific drive !
          ...  Brilliant save from K_Ghost
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 65 :(abn) G_Puciato is being brought on
          ...  J_McArthur is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 65 :(abn) A_Pereira looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 66 :(irm) R_Stokes holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Pudil
          ...  B_Bryn tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Sigurdsson curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Anderson comes out and claims it!
Min. 67 :(irm) D_Pudil looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Clark
          ...  L_Clark looks to see where D_Anderson is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  D_Anderson has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_Anderson reacts well to save!!!
Min. 69 :(irm) J_Ekstrand slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Ekstrand !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 70 :(abn) K_Tierney takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace B_Bryn
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(abn) H_Rutland is being brought on
          ...  Di_Maria is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(abn) P_Niemeyer is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  Juanfran with the foul
Min. 77 :(abn) P_Niemeyer chips the ball over the defence and finds Saddam_H
          ...  Saddam_H swings in the shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Rutland lofts the ball in!
          ...  It comes to K_Tierney
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  K_Ghost is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Burford lofts the ball in!
          ...  K_Ghost jumps well to claim it!
Min. 78 :(abn) J_Conroy with a short pass to find A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano drives it low !
          ...  K_Ghost fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 78 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to I_Gabilondo
          ...  A glorious effort by I_Gabilondo !
          ...  But D_Anderson reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 81 :(abn) A_Pereira hits a hard pass to G_Puciato
          ...  A powerful header from G_Puciato !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Tierney!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Ghost
Min. 86 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson with a probing through ball I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  D_Anderson heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(abn) H_Rutland passes the ball to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  J_Ekstrand gets the foot in to win the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 99,677
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : A_Di_Stefano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Pereira (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : K_Ghost
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |  Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 0 - 0 Inter Milan
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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  39   4   1   5  19 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  30  12   9  21 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  29   8   8  31 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Burford      DF   1  28  13   5  12 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  27  12   7  14 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
Saddam_H       DM   2  20  27  24  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
P_Niemeyer     DM   1  16  27   5  22 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  29   5  37 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Castias      MF   2   9  27   9  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_McArthur     MF   3   7  27   7  12 |  66   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   9  11  28  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   7   0   0   0   0  20   0  27
Higuita        GK  27   3   5   3  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tierney      DF   3  28  11   7  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
N_Burdisso     DF   2  26   8   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rutland      MF   1   8  27  12  14 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  27  42 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Ghost        GK  39   6   2   6  18 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  29  11   7  18 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  28   8   7  12 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  25  11   7  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  26  10   9  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Stokes       MF   2   8  29   9  18 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
D_Pudil        MF   4   5  26   9  17 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_Clark        MF   2   7  26  16  37 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   7  26  14  30 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Juanfran       FW   3   6   7  26  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
A_Capivara     GK  27   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Angella      DF   1  25  12  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cassetti     DF   3  24   8   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  12  25   7  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  25  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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