Elite FA Cup Group Match, Aberdeen vs. Manchester Utd (Mon Oct 01)


                             Aberdeen  |  Manchester Utd
                          3-1-3-1-2 N  |  3-1-3-1-2 C
                          Dan Haldane  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK P_Robinson
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF G_Neville
                       C_Obradovic DF  |  DF J_O_Shea
                            N_Wade DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                      M_Le_Tissier DM  |  DM J_Hunter
                        O_Curkovic MF  |  MF J_Jenas
                           I_Aujla MF  |  MF J_Forrest
                         R_Ekelund MF  |  MF G_Gattuso
                          J_Tessem AM  |  AM Y_Hussein
                          S_Lovell FW  |  FW G_Hooper
                        J_Valdivia FW  |  FW M_Klosenbeger
                                       |
                       F_Eggington SUB |  SUB W_Zenga
                            J_Faty SUB |  SUB Sergio_Ramos
                           I_Golac SUB |  SUB Z_Zidane
                           S_Brown SUB |  SUB O_G_Solskjaer
                           A_Aliev SUB |  SUB Z_Ibrahimovic

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 7  :(abn) R_Ekelund with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Klosenbeger
          ...  He knocks it to M_Le_Tissier!
          ...  M_Le_Tissier is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round P_Robinson
          ...  He lobs it over P_Robinson
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's given Aberdeen the lead!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 8  :(mnu) J_Forrest gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  M_Klosenbeger is unmarked
          ...  What a shot from M_Klosenbeger !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  T_Flowers with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 10 :(abn) N_Wade gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds C_Azpilicueta
          ...  J_Hunter with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  G_Reddy calls him for a talk
Min. 11 :(abn) R_Ekelund crosses into the box, finding O_Curkovic
          ...  O_Curkovic with the crafty shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 12 :(abn) O_Curkovic with a simple pass to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 14 :(abn) R_Ekelund with a first time pass
          ...  S_Lovell runs onto it!
          ...  S_Lovell hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But P_Robinson parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 17 :(abn) J_Valdivia flicks it over G_Neville and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Klosenbeger wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 20 :(abn) J_Valdivia finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  J_Valdivia tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 22 :(abn) O_Curkovic volleys it forward. He finds C_Azpilicueta
          ...  C_Azpilicueta with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  P_Robinson tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta drives it into the box!
          ...  P_Robinson catches it!
Min. 25 :(abn) R_Ekelund runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Lovell
          ...  J_Hunter is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  M_Le_Tissier swings it in
          ...  I_Aujla takes control of it!
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Hunter
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 26 :(abn) O_Curkovic moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Le_Tissier
          ...  Cleared by J_Hunter
Min. 26 :(abn) R_Ekelund plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  G_Hooper with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 27 :(mnu) J_Jenas with a probing pass to G_Hooper
          ...  R_Ekelund plays it back
          ...  T_Flowers slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Puyol lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Flowers makes the catch!
Min. 28 :(mnu) J_Forrest with an inch perfect pass to G_Hooper
          ...  S_Lovell takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 31 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier 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!
          ...  O_Curkovic receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Hunter
Min. 31 :(mnu) J_Hunter breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Flowers!
          ...  N_Wade brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(mnu) G_Neville picks out M_Klosenbeger with the cross
          ...  M_Klosenbeger hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 34 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier with a pinpoint pass to S_Lovell
          ...  J_O_Shea read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnu) Curled in dangerously from J_Jenas to M_Klosenbeger
          ...  M_Klosenbeger with the shot on net !
          ...  T_Flowers parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 47 :(mnu) J_Forrest passes the ball to J_Jenas
          ...  J_Jenas with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But it puts it well wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 1-0 Manchester Utd

Min. 46 :(abn) I_Aujla with a flicked pass to J_Valdivia
          ...  A great volley from J_Valdivia !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 50 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Neville is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(abn) I_Aujla drives it forward to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  C_Azpilicueta attempts a chip!
          ...  P_Robinson was lucky there
Min. 50 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger skips the challenge from C_Azpilicueta
          ...  N_Wade wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 53 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_Valdivia runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Valdivia fires the shot in!
          ...  P_Robinson just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 55 :(mnu) There's going to be a change
          ...  Z_Zidane will come on for G_Gattuso and play MF
Min. 56 :(abn) N_Wade moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Obradovic
          ...  C_Obradovic hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But P_Robinson hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 59 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger slides the ball across to Y_Hussein
          ...  C_Azpilicueta makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 60 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer is being brought on
          ...  Y_Hussein is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 62 :(mnu) C_Puyol punches I_Aujla off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by G_Reddy
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  G_Reddy had no choice there!!
          ...  Dan Haldane appluads the decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  I_Aujla passes to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  P_Robinson pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Azpilicueta
          ...  P_Robinson comes out and claims it!
Min. 63 :(abn) S_Lovell knocks it past J_O_Shea and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Lovell hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 66 :(mnu) J_Jenas back heels to find M_Klosenbeger in space
          ...  M_Klosenbeger with a little chip!
          ...  But T_Flowers makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 67 :(abn) J_Valdivia is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  J_O_Shea with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 68 :(abn) J_Valdivia gets possession in his own half
          ...  J_Valdivia has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  P_Robinson tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Ekelund plays it towards the near post!
          ...  J_Tessem gets to it!
          ...  It floats over P_Robinson
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 70 :(abn) J_Faty is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Wade is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(abn) S_Brown is coming on and M_Le_Tissier is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 70 :(abn) Up goes the substitution board - A_Aliev on for J_Valdivia as a FW
Min. 70 :(abn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Aberdeen will now play C
Min. 74 :(abn) J_Tessem finds the run of I_Aujla
          ...  I_Aujla with a thundering volley!
          ...  P_Robinson won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 75 :(abn) S_Lovell sprints forward with the ball
          ...  S_Lovell with a little chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  Aberdeen 2-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 75 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer controls it with ease
          ...  O_Curkovic with an awful challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  G_Reddy signals that it is indirect
          ...  J_Forrest floats it forward
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer latches onto the end of it
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  T_Flowers makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 75 :(mnu) J_Jenas with a glorious long pass to G_Hooper
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Hooper !
          ...  But T_Flowers just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 77 :(abn) C_Obradovic looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  He isn't going to continue
          ...  The Manager has already made his 3 subs!
          ...  They will have to play a man down!
Min. 78 :(mnu) G_Hooper barges C_Azpilicueta off the ball
          ...  O_Curkovic with an ugly foul
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  The referee comes over to him
          ...  Will he show him another yellow?
          ...  He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 84 :(mnu) Z_Zidane runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_Hooper
          ...  G_Hooper rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 87 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger runs towards the goal
          ...  M_Klosenbeger looks to see where T_Flowers is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Flowers tips it wide for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Zidane plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Flowers easily claims the ball!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 89 :(abn) I_Aujla is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to S_Brown
          ...  J_Hunter gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 90 :(mnu) J_Jenas with a glorious long pass to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  S_Lovell with an ugly foul
          ...  G_Reddy warned him
Min. 90 :(mnu) Z_Zidane with a penetrating pass to J_Forrest
          ...  J_Tessem goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 91 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger swings at C_Azpilicueta
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 94 :(mnu) J_O_Shea looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 76,281
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Ekelund (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Le_Tissier (7), S_Lovell (75)
Sent Off             : O_Curkovic (78)
Booked               : N_Wade (31), C_Azpilicueta (88)
Injured              : C_Obradovic (77)
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : M_Klosenbeger
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : C_Puyol (62)
Booked               : G_Hooper (26), J_O_Shea (67), M_Klosenbeger (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Aberdeen  |    Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 2 - 0 Manchester Utd
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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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T_Flowers      GK  31   2   2   1  27 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  24   8   8  13 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  33  18  34
C_Obradovic    DF   2  23   5   7  20 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
N_Wade         DF   2  23   7   5  25 |  74   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  22  -2
M_Le_Tissier   DM   2   8  24   7  22 |  74   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  36  28
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  23   9  30 |  82   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  26  -9
I_Aujla        MF   2  10  22   8  35 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
R_Ekelund      MF   1  11  21  12  28 |  98   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  56   0
J_Tessem       AM   1   7  23  15  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   1
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  24  32 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  15   0  37
J_Valdivia     FW   2   4   9  23  31 |  74   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  20  20  40
F_Eggington    GK  23   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Faty         DF   1  23   9   5  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
I_Golac        DF   1  22   7   3  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Brown        MF   2   6  24  10  24 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Aliev        FW   3   6   9  23  35 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Robinson     GK  27   2   4   3  18 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
G_Neville      DF   1  24  11   5  26 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_O_Shea       DF   2  22   7   2  38 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
C_Puyol        DF   1  21   8   5  36 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Hunter       DM   1  23  10   8  32 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Jenas        MF   1   2  24   4  33 |  98   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   1
J_Forrest      MF   2   9  22   8  37 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
G_Gattuso      MF   2   5  21   4  29 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Hussein      AM   2   8  23   9  39 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hooper       FW   2   9   4  22  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -13
M_Klosenbeger  FW   1   3   5  21  36 |  98   0   1   1   0   5   0   1   0   0  13  10  24
W_Zenga        GK  24   3   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sergio_Ramos   DF   1  23   7  10  28 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Zidane       MF   2   5  21   8  35 |  39   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -20
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  25  26 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   5   6  23  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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