Division Two League Match, Aberdeen vs. Newcastle (Sun Feb 07)


                             Aberdeen  |  Newcastle
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-5-1 C
                          Malky McKay  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                        D_Anderson GK  |  GK P_Shilton
                          W_A_Glen DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                            B_Bryn DF  |  DF D_Majstorovic
                            N_Wade DF  |  DF P_Evra
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF L_Jones
                           I_Golac DF  |  MF N_Schulz
                          J_Crujff MF  |  MF W_Zaha
                           B_Krkic MF  |  MF A_Oldridge
                          N_Scally MF  |  MF F_Moussa
                          J_Tessem MF  |  MF R_Pires
                          M_Murphy FW  |  FW G_Roberts
                                       |
                       F_Eggington SUB |  SUB M_Landreau
                        E_Richards SUB |  SUB A_Hinkel
                         H_Rutland SUB |  SUB A_Mariappa
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB Atsu
                              Tone SUB |  SUB G_Strachan

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 6  :(abn) N_Wade jumps over P_Evra's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Majstorovic
Min. 11 :(nwt) N_Schulz takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Roberts
          ...  But N_Wade reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 14 :(abn) I_Golac takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Saved by P_Shilton
Min. 18 :(abn) N_Scally nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  N_Scally must beat P_Shilton!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 21 :(abn) B_Bryn has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  B_Bryn with the shot !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  P_Shilton saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Krkic hits it towards the far post!
          ...  B_Bryn with the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Shilton dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And P_Shilton tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Crujff swings it in!
          ...  B_Krkic gets a shot in
          ...  P_Shilton makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 22 :(abn) N_Scally has it now
          ...  He takes on G_Roberts
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in B_Bryn!
          ...  But N_Schulz wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 30 :(abn) J_Crujff changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Bryn
          ...  D_Majstorovic pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Malky McKay looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  B_Krkic floats it forward
          ...  N_Scally latches onto the end of it
          ...  N_Scally tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Scally curls it into the box!
          ...  B_Bryn gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 31 :(nwt) R_Pires brings it under control
          ...  He takes on I_Golac
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in F_Moussa!
          ...  A_Pereira with the block
Min. 35 :(abn) I_Golac is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to M_Murphy
          ...  But P_Evra sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 36 :(abn) N_Wade with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  N_Wade aims for the top right corner !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  P_Shilton acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Scally hits it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by P_Evra
Min. 37 :(nwt) A_Oldridge feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  G_Roberts runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  G_Roberts beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat D_Anderson
          ...  He slips it underneath D_Anderson
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  That puts Newcastle ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-1 Newcastle ...
Min. 38 :(abn) Aberdeen are switching their playing style to A
Min. 40 :(abn) J_Tessem moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Pereira
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Pereira !
          ...  P_Shilton makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 41 :(nwt) W_Zaha bursts forward
          ...  W_Zaha smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  D_Anderson gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by D_Anderson !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) M_Murphy knocks the ball past N_Schulz
          ...  But W_Zaha wins the ball
Min. 44 :(nwt) F_Moussa takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  F_Moussa uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It's beaten D_Anderson
          ...  It goes wide !!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-1 Newcastle

Min. 46 :(nwt) R_Pires finds G_Roberts in the box
          ...  G_Roberts with his head down lets it go !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  D_Anderson looks relieved there!
Min. 48 :(nwt) R_Pires takes advantage of a mistake by N_Wade
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  R_Pires with a powerful downward header!
          ...  D_Anderson narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 49 :(nwt) W_Zaha moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Roberts
          ...  G_Roberts tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  J_Underhill talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-2 Newcastle ...
Min. 51 :(abn) N_Scally is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy blasts it at the goal !
          ...  P_Shilton makes a difficult save
Min. 52 :(nwt) G_Roberts with the dribble
          ...  W_A_Glen is easily beaten
          ...  I_Golac gathers up the loose ball
Min. 53 :(nwt) W_Zaha volleys it forward. He finds G_Roberts
          ...  G_Roberts with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 54 :(abn) J_Crujff retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Tessem latches onto the end of it
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Tessem !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 54 :(abn) M_Murphy stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  D_Majstorovic pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 55 :(abn) J_Tessem takes advantage of a mistake by N_Schulz
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  L_Jones is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  P_Shilton misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Murphy chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  P_Shilton catches it!
Min. 55 :(nwt) W_Zaha hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  N_Schulz latches onto it!
          ...  N_Schulz attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 56 :(nwt) N_Schulz with a first time pass
          ...  G_Roberts runs onto it!
          ...  G_Roberts curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  D_Anderson won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 57 :(abn) W_A_Glen is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to N_Wade
          ...  C_Obasi with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 57 :(nwt) N_Schulz with a pinpoint pass to G_Roberts
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by G_Roberts !
          ...  But D_Anderson just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 58 :(nwt) N_Schulz looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Roberts
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Roberts !
          ...  But D_Anderson stops that one easily
Min. 60 :(abn) J_Butland is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Krkic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 61 :(abn) M_Murphy plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  R_Pires goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  J_Tessem with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 63 :(abn) M_Murphy takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past P_Evra
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But C_Obasi wins the tackle
Min. 64 :(abn) N_Scally with a neat pass into J_Tessem
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Obasi belts it clear
Min. 65 :(abn) Up goes the substitution board - Tone on for M_Murphy as a FW
Min. 65 :(nwt) G_Strachan is being brought on
          ...  G_Roberts is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 65 :(abn) J_Butland beats R_Pires
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Butland !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 66 :(abn) E_Richards will replace the useless A_Pereira and will play DF
Min. 67 :(abn) J_Butland with a reverse pass to E_Richards
          ...  E_Richards with the overhead !
          ...  But P_Shilton is equal to it
Min. 68 :(abn) J_Tessem is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to N_Scally
          ...  N_Scally attempts to drive it home!
          ...  P_Shilton catches the ball
Min. 69 :(abn) B_Bryn holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Butland
          ...  J_Butland is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has P_Shilton to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past P_Shilton
          ...  P_Shilton pulls off a save !!
Min. 69 :(nwt) F_Moussa with an incisive pass to R_Pires
          ...  R_Pires hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  D_Anderson plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 74 :(nwt) P_Evra with a smart pass to L_Jones
          ...  L_Jones with a terrific drive !
          ...  But D_Anderson tips it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 75 :(nwt) Up goes the substitution board - A_Hinkel on for D_Majstorovic as a DF
Min. 75 :(nwt) There's going to be a change
          ...  Atsu will come on for F_Moussa and play MF
Min. 80 :(nwt) G_Strachan is through on goal
          ...  G_Strachan drives the ball low !
          ...  But D_Anderson makes a fine save
Min. 81 :(nwt) P_Evra with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  G_Strachan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Butland with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 83 :(abn) N_Scally knocks the ball past W_Zaha
          ...  N_Scally with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But P_Shilton with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Tessem swings it in!
          ...  Tone tries to place the shot!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 84 :(abn) J_Butland with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_Wade
          ...  N_Wade with the drive!
          ...  P_Shilton manages to turn it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Butland chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  P_Evra reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 86 :(nwt) A_Hinkel takes advantage of a mistake by J_Butland
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Bryn
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Atsu plays it towards the near post!
          ...  D_Anderson reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(abn) J_Crujff is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_A_Glen
          ...  W_A_Glen drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with P_Shilton
          ...  He lobs it over P_Shilton
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Aberdeen have narrowed the deficit!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-2 Newcastle ...
Min. 89 :(nwt) W_Zaha pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  W_Zaha with the overhead !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 91 :(nwt) R_Pires looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Schulz
          ...  N_Schulz gets up high for the header !
          ...  D_Anderson saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 92,275
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Crujff
Scorers              : W_A_Glen (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : G_Roberts (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Roberts (37,49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Majstorovic (30), R_Pires (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |    Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :          14        |       10
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 1 - 2 Newcastle
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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  35   4   1   5  19 |  92   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  28  11  10  27 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
B_Bryn         DF   2  27   7   8  31 |  92   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  15
N_Wade         DF   2  27   8   6  25 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
A_Pereira      DF   2  25  11   7  14 |  67   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
I_Golac        DF   1  24   7   3  36 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  27  10  28 |  92   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20  25 -20
B_Krkic        MF   1   9  27   3  35 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_Scally       MF   2   4  27   6  28 |  92   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20  10  -8
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  26  17  27 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  27  26 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Richards     DF   2  23  13   5  32 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Rutland      MF   1   8  25  11  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  24  10  41 |  31   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
Tone           FW   2   7   8  28  31 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Shilton      GK  32   6   5   3  18 |  92  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  25  11   8  39 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  25   5   5  47 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  18  18
P_Evra         DF   3  24  11  10  21 |  92   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
L_Jones        DF   3  24   6   7  22 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
N_Schulz       MF   1   7  24  16  21 |  92   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  40   6
W_Zaha         MF   2   7  23  17  12 |  92   0   1   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  45   6
A_Oldridge     MF   1   7  23  17  17 |  92   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  45  20
F_Moussa       MF   1   5  23  17  23 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
R_Pires        MF   3   9  23  16  31 |  92   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  28   8
G_Roberts      FW   1   9  10  23  25 |  66   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  53
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  23  10  10  44 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mariappa     DF   2  23   9   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Atsu           MF   1   9  23  11  18 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Strachan     FW   2   5   7  24  32 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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