Division One League Match, Aberdeen vs. Juventus (Mon Feb 24)


                             Aberdeen  |  Juventus
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 P
                          Malky McKay  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                           Marcelo DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                          A_Ramsey DF  |  DF S_Byram
                             Balde DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF H_Berg
                          G_Fofana DM  |  DM M_Dickinson
                          T_Finder MF  |  MF Granit_Xhaka
                         Leroy_Fer MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                         J_Shaddix AM  |  MF Drexler
                           G_Botti FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                                       |
                          C_Gordon SUB |  SUB Kamikaze
                          M_Pierce SUB |  SUB Maldini
                            J_Ross SUB |  SUB Raul
                        J_McArthur SUB |  SUB A_Lombardo
                      Hakim_Ziyech SUB |  SUB A_Carroll

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(jvt) S_Byram turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Wisdom
          ...  A_Ramsey cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 4  :(jvt) A_Wisdom with a 40-yard pass to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  G_Buffon pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dickinson chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Balde gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 5  :(jvt) L_Koscielny with the through ball to A_Wisdom
          ...  Balde with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 7  :(jvt) E_Adebayor runs at P_Thompson
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  E_Adebayor rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dickinson floats the ball in!
          ...  Marcelo belts it clear
Min. 9  :(jvt) Z_Zidane beats P_Thompson
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Z_Zidane throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  G_Buffon tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 12 :(jvt) A_Wisdom with the nod to E_Adebayor
          ...  A vicious shot by E_Adebayor !
          ...  Brilliant save from G_Buffon
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 16 :(jvt) S_Byram nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Leroy_Fer fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 16 :(jvt) L_Koscielny with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  E_Adebayor fires a shot at goal !
          ...  G_Buffon parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  That's given Juventus the advantage!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-1 Juventus ...
Min. 17 :(jvt) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Juventus will now play C
Min. 27 :(jvt) Z_Zidane barges A_Ramsey off the ball
          ...  Z_Zidane tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But G_Buffon just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 28 :(jvt) M_Dickinson looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  G_Botti bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  G_Poll reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  E_Adebayor fires it towards the goal
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dickinson crosses it in!
          ...  The ball comes to H_Berg
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  G_Buffon never had a chance!
Min. 28 :(jvt) E_Adebayor sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Drexler
          ...  Drexler attempts a chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-2 Juventus ...
Min. 31 :(jvt) K_El_Ahmadi with a measured pass to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor bears down on goal!
          ...  But G_Buffon makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 34 :(abn) P_Thompson drives it across the face of the goal R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round A_Zubizarreta
          ...  He lobs it over A_Zubizarreta
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-2 Juventus ...
Min. 35 :(jvt) Z_Zidane turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Balde read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 39 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Balde
          ...  He puts in Z_Zidane!
          ...  Leroy_Fer with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  Granit_Xhaka shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to A_Wisdom instead
          ...  P_Thompson cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 39 :(abn) R_Bentley with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Dickinson
          ...  Granit_Xhaka with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(abn) Leroy_Fer squares it to P_Thompson
          ...  P_Thompson with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(jvt) K_El_Ahmadi gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Z_Zidane is unmarked
          ...  A_Ramsey with a bad challenge
          ...  G_Poll will want to speak to him
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 47 :(abn) R_Bentley with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Koscielny belts it clear

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 1-2 Juventus

Min. 48 :(abn) R_Bentley takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  R_Bentley strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 48 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka miskicks!
          ...  He finds M_Dickinson though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  M_Dickinson must beat G_Buffon!
          ...  G_Buffon collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 53 :(abn) G_Botti beats H_Berg
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Z_Zidane fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  G_Botti hits it over the wall
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 55 :(jvt) A_Wisdom has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Shaddix!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Wisdom looks to see where G_Buffon is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  G_Buffon gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by G_Buffon !!
Min. 63 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka off the woodwork.
          ...  L_Koscielny picks up the deflection
          ...  L_Koscielny attempts a lob!
          ...  G_Buffon gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 66 :(abn) Leroy_Fer finds G_Botti on the edge of the box
          ...  G_Botti tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta never had a chance!
Min. 67 :(abn) J_Shaddix with a Cruyff turn
          ...  S_Byram with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Poll calls him for a talk
Min. 68 :(jvt) a big roar from the crowd as Maldini comes on for Z_Zidane to play DF
Min. 68 :(jvt) H_Berg has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Drexler collects the loose ball!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Fofana
Min. 69 :(abn) J_Shaddix picks up a loose ball
          ...  J_Shaddix belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 70 :(abn) M_Pierce will come on for Marcelo and play DF
Min. 70 :(abn) There's going to be a change
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech will come on for G_Botti and play FW
Min. 70 :(abn) J_Shaddix holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Bentley
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Wisdom
Min. 71 :(jvt) Juventus restructured their strategy to D
Min. 75 :(abn) J_McArthur takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Leroy_Fer as MF
Min. 75 :(abn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Aberdeen will now be playing A
Min. 80 :(jvt) A_Carroll takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace E_Adebayor as FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(jvt) A_Carroll runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  T_Finder wins the ball with ease
          ...  G_Poll saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 89 :(abn) R_Bentley finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  R_Bentley rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 120,000
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentley
Scorers              : R_Bentley (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Balde (5), G_Botti (28), A_Ramsey (45), T_Finder (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : E_Adebayor (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Adebayor (16), Drexler (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Granit_Xhaka (39), Z_Zidane (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Aberdeen    |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           2        |       10
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       2
Key Passes           :           4        |       13
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 1 - 2 Juventus
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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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G_Buffon       GK  35   2   3   1  22 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Marcelo        DF   1  30   9   7  21 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
A_Ramsey       DF   2  29   9   6  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Balde          DF   3  29   7   8  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
P_Thompson     DF   2  28  13   6  30 |  95   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  25   5
G_Fofana       DM   1  18  28   7  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Finder       MF   3   7  30   8  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
Leroy_Fer      MF   2  11  29   9  36 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Shaddix      AM   3  12  29  18  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
G_Botti        FW   1   9  10  31  32 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  27  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
C_Gordon       GK  32   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pierce       DF   3  29   7   8  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ross         MF   1   8  29   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McArthur     MF   3   7  29   7  12 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hakim_Ziyech   FW   2   6   7  27  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  34  11   8  36 |  95   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  35   5
S_Byram        DF   3  34   9   7  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  30  23   9  34 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
H_Berg         DF   1  30  11   7  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_Dickinson    DM   2  16  32   7  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  11  32   7  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  11  30   7  15 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Drexler        MF   3   9  30   9  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Z_Zidane       FW   2   9   9  34  34 |  70   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
E_Adebayor     FW   2   8   7  32  35 |  82   0   0   1   1   6   1   0   0   0   0  25  47
Kamikaze       GK  37   7   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maldini        DF   2  29   9   8  41 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Raul           AM   1   9  25  22  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6   9  28  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  28  38 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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