Elite FA Cup Quarter Finals, Aberdeen vs. Tottenham (Wed Mar 06)


                             Aberdeen  |  Tottenham
                              4-5-1 C  |  5-2-1-2 P
                          Malky McKay  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                       L_Fabianski GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                       J_Simunovic DF  |  DF A_Hinkel
                          W_A_Glen DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                            A_Rami DF  |  DF A_R_Essien
                          R_Baggio MF  |  DF P_Henrique
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  DM E_Gabor
                        Almen_Abdi MF  |  DM C_McGregor
                         D_Gaitnat MF  |  MF R_Pires
                        J_McArthur MF  |  FW G_Weah
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW R_Sharp
                                       |
                          C_Gordon SUB |  SUB K_Shand
                       J_Knoxville SUB |  SUB T_Manniman
                         P_Scholes SUB |  SUB D_McHale
                            D_Duff SUB |  SUB Doriva
                           Emerson SUB |  SUB A_Johnson

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(tth) A_Wisdom takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp with the goal bound shot!
          ...  L_Fabianski blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 3  :(abn) R_VD_Vaart with a flicked pass to W_A_Glen
          ...  A cracking drive from W_A_Glen !
          ...  R_Ceni beats the ball away
Min. 4  :(abn) D_Gaitnat with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past W_Morgan
          ...  A_Hinkel knocks the ball back to R_Ceni
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past R_Ceni!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_McArthur chips the ball into the area!
          ...  E_Adebayor gets his head on it
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  R_Ceni never had a chance!
Min. 8  :(abn) E_Adebayor skips the challenge from W_Morgan
          ...  But G_Weah barges him off the ball
Min. 10 :(tth) R_Sharp times his run well
          ...  R_Sharp keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 11 :(abn) J_Simunovic breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Ceni!
          ...  R_Pires brings him down!
          ...  G_Reddy lectures him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Almen_Abdi plays it short to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  A vicious shot by R_VD_Vaart !
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Ceni's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  R_Ceni looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Baggio curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Wisdom gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 12 :(abn) R_VD_Vaart runs forward
          ...  R_VD_Vaart with a powerful diving header!
          ...  R_Ceni dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart swings it in!
          ...  W_Morgan reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 15 :(abn) D_Gaitnat with a pinpoint pass to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Gabor with a deliberate foul
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
Min. 19 :(abn) R_Baggio with the dribble
          ...  A_Hinkel is easily beaten
          ...  R_Baggio with a powerful header !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 20 :(abn) W_A_Glen nutmegs the defender
          ...  But A_R_Essien wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_McArthur
          ...  A_Hinkel clears the danger
Min. 20 :(tth) W_Morgan is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to G_Weah
          ...  G_Weah fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 21 :(tth) A_Wisdom takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Almen_Abdi reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 38 :(tth) W_Morgan finds E_Gabor on the edge of the box
          ...  A cheeky lob from E_Gabor !
          ...  But L_Fabianski punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 40 :(abn) Almen_Abdi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  W_A_Glen gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  W_A_Glen with a thundering drive!
          ...  The shot slips through R_Ceni's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(tth) A_Johnson will replace G_Weah and play MF
Min. 45 :(tth) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_Henrique is through!
          ...  R_Baggio with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-0 Tottenham

Min. 47 :(tth) P_Henrique 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_Johnson receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Rami gathers up the loose ball
Min. 48 :(abn) A_Rami has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past P_Henrique
          ...  He knocks it to D_Gaitnat!
          ...  A_R_Essien pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 48 :(tth) R_Pires turns past C_Mongongu
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But A_Rami with the fine tackle
Min. 50 :(tth) Doriva is ready to come on to replace W_Morgan
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 51 :(abn) R_VD_Vaart is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to D_Gaitnat
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Wisdom
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Mongongu hits it towards the far post!
          ...  R_Ceni easily claims the ball!
Min. 53 :(tth) E_Gabor holds the ball up
          ...  He sees P_Henrique in space!
          ...  C_Mongongu with a nasty foul
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 54 :(tth) A_Hinkel looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Wisdom
          ...  But E_Adebayor comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 56 :(tth) R_Sharp beats W_A_Glen
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves G_Reddy
          ...  R_Sharp sees L_Fabianski off his line !
          ...  L_Fabianski makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 58 :(abn) R_VD_Vaart sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  R_VD_Vaart blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Gaitnat chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Simunovic
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But R_Ceni palms it behind
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 59 :(abn) Almen_Abdi with a flicked pass to E_Adebayor
          ...  A_Wisdom clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 60 :(tth) E_Gabor crosses to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  L_Fabianski is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 61 :(tth) E_Gabor looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Pires
          ...  R_Pires throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 64 :(tth) A_Johnson lays the ball back to E_Gabor
          ...  E_Gabor rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But L_Fabianski makes a fine save
Min. 65 :(tth) R_Pires knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Mongongu
          ...  A_Rami reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 67 :(tth) A_Wisdom has space to run with the ball
          ...  W_A_Glen reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by E_Gabor!
          ...  L_Fabianski easily claims the ball!
Min. 70 :(tth) D_McHale is coming on and A_Hinkel is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 71 :(tth) Doriva spits at R_Baggio
          ...  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. 72 :(tth) R_Pires looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp with the shot on net !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_McHale plays it into the danger area!
          ...  L_Fabianski easily claims the ball!
Min. 73 :(abn) J_Knoxville is ready to come on to replace W_A_Glen
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 74 :(tth) R_Sharp with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  R_Sharp belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  L_Fabianski never had a chance!
Min. 75 :(tth) A_R_Essien lays the ball back to R_Sharp
          ...  The ball hits J_Knoxville in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 78 :(abn) Up goes the substitution board - P_Scholes on for R_VD_Vaart as a MF
Min. 78 :(abn) Emerson replaces an unhappy E_Adebayor and will play as a FW
Min. 80 :(tth) A_Johnson takes advantage of a mistake by J_Simunovic
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A_Johnson with a blistering shot !
          ...  L_Fabianski heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 80 :(abn) Almen_Abdi looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Knoxville
          ...  D_McHale with a reckless challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 81 :(abn) R_Baggio turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Emerson
          ...  Emerson pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 83 :(abn) J_McArthur turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Emerson
          ...  Emerson heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Malky McKay
          ...  That surely hands Aberdeen victory!!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 84 :(abn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Aberdeen will now play A
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(tth) R_Pires 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_Johnson receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Johnson aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  L_Fabianski with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 91 :(abn) P_Scholes is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Knoxville
          ...  J_Knoxville with a little chip!
          ...  R_Ceni with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 92 :(abn) J_McArthur retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Rami latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Rami heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 110,541
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rami (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Emerson (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Mongongu (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : E_Gabor
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_McHale (80)
Booked               : Doriva (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       12
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 1 - 0 Tottenham
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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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L_Fabianski    GK  39   8   4   7  14 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
C_Mongongu     DF   2  30   9   6  36 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Simunovic    DF   3  30   7   7  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
W_A_Glen       DF   2  29   7   8  31 |  77   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
A_Rami         DF   3  28   5   7  20 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 100  10   1
R_Baggio       MF   1  10  30   8  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  21
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  29   9  24 |  82   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  12
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  28  11  30 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  50  20
D_Gaitnat      MF   2  10  28  10  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McArthur     MF   3   7  28   7  12 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   8   7  30  35 |  82   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
C_Gordon       GK  32   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Knoxville    DF   3  29  11   9  11 |  19   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
P_Scholes      MF   2   9  25   5  22 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Duff         MF   3   5  25   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Emerson        FW   3  11   7  28  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  45

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  34   2   2   7  30 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  28  23   8  34 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  25  11  10  44 |  74   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
W_Morgan       DF   3  25  11   7  10 |  54   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_R_Essien     DF   1  24  21   1  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Henrique     DF   1  18  25   7  18 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Gabor        DM   2  18  25   5  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  20
C_McGregor     DM   3  14  25   8  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Pires        MF   3   9  26  17  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  26  22 |  45   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  25  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
K_Shand        GK  20   2   1   2  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Manniman     DF   2  18  24   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McHale       DF   2  16  24  12  28 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -30
Doriva         DF   2  22  23  10  21 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  25  18  27 |  51   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  20
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