Elite FA Cup Group Match, Aberdeen vs. Hearts (Sun Mar 24)


                             Aberdeen  |  Hearts
                          3-2-2-2-1 D  |  4-3-1-2 A
                          Dan Haldane  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK S_Banks
                          R_Carlos DF  |  DF S_Hoffmeister
                       A_Sheshukov DF  |  DF S_Van_Doorn
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF G_Ogararu
                      M_Le_Tissier DM  |  DF Raúl_Albil
                         R_Ekelund DM  |  MF R_Radinski
                           S_Brown MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                        O_Curkovic MF  |  MF Ridoutska
                          J_Tessem AM  |  AM G_McSheffrey
                              Kaka AM  |  FW D_Bunting
                          S_Lovell FW  |  FW S_Larsen
                                       |
                     Okelo_Kigongo SUB |  SUB A_Basso
                            N_Wade SUB |  SUB M_Cech
                          A_Alrawi SUB |  SUB S_Marsden
                          Atheer_S SUB |  SUB B_Hemoth
                        J_Valdivia SUB |  SUB Rolando_Silva

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 5  :(abn) O_Curkovic kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Lovell gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Hoffmeister wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 6  :(abn) S_Brown takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  S_Brown with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  S_Banks with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 8  :(hts) G_McSheffrey flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  But A_Sheshukov slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 9  :(abn) M_Le_Tissier plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Kaka decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Kaka is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round S_Banks
          ...  He dinks it over S_Banks
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Aberdeen ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Hearts ...
Min. 10 :(hts) S_Larsen finds his way through
          ...  A great volley from S_Larsen !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 11 :(hts) S_Larsen had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Larsen !
          ...  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. 13 :(hts) G_McSheffrey with the towering header to D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-1 Hearts ...
Min. 15 :(hts) R_Radinski gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  D_Bunting is unmarked
          ...  D_Bunting hits a crisp volley!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 16 :(abn) O_Curkovic runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  S_Lovell latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  S_Lovell hits a great drive!
          ...  S_Banks gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 18 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into J_Tessem
          ...  S_Van_Doorn takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 19 :(hts) T_Cruise plays a long ball to Ridoutska
          ...  Ridoutska pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  T_Flowers won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 23 :(abn) S_Lovell jumps over G_Ogararu's challenge
          ...  S_Lovell with a powerful downward header!
          ...  S_Banks makes a difficult save
Min. 24 :(abn) S_Brown sidesteps G_Ogararu
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  S_Brown with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Lets see if Aberdeen can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Aberdeen 2-1 Hearts ...
Min. 24 :(hts) Ridoutska leaves his marker standing
          ...  Ridoutska tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  T_Flowers with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Radinski hits it into the box!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 28 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_McSheffrey
          ...  Kaka with the high feet
          ...  G_Reddy tries to calm him down
Min. 30 :(hts) Hearts made the switch to a E strategy
Min. 40 :(hts) T_Cruise works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Ogararu
          ...  G_Ogararu aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Radinski hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 41 :(hts) D_Bunting sidesteps M_Le_Tissier
          ...  D_Bunting with a powerful downward header!
          ...  T_Flowers fists it away
Min. 42 :(abn) S_Lovell brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  S_Van_Doorn with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) S_Brown beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds O_Curkovic
          ...  A thundering drive by O_Curkovic !
          ...  S_Banks with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 45 :(hts) S_Larsen plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  S_Larsen carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  T_Flowers gathers it easily

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

Min. 47 :(abn) S_Lovell beats his marker
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_Ogararu
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kaka curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Banks jumps well to claim it!
Min. 47 :(hts) R_Radinski with the cross-field pass to D_Bunting
          ...  R_Ekelund takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 49 :(hts) Ridoutska with a reverse pass to D_Bunting
          ...  C_Azpilicueta wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 53 :(hts) Ridoutska has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Sheshukov
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Bunting!
          ...  D_Bunting with the shot on net !
          ...  T_Flowers can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  T_Flowers has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 55 :(hts) B_Hemoth replaces an unhappy G_McSheffrey and will play as a MF
Min. 56 :(hts) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Cech will come on for S_Hoffmeister and play DF
Min. 56 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn flicks the ball through
          ...  Raúl_Albil runs onto it!
          ...  Raúl_Albil with the shot !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Flowers tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by T_Cruise
          ...  T_Flowers reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 58 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds J_Tessem
          ...  S_Larsen is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  S_Banks misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Ekelund!
          ...  S_Banks easily catches it!
Min. 58 :(hts) S_Larsen turns past A_Sheshukov
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  S_Larsen sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  T_Flowers with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 61 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Kaka
          ...  T_Cruise knocks the ball back to S_Banks
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past S_Banks!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Lovell crosses it in!
          ...  S_Banks fists it away!
Min. 62 :(hts) Rolando_Silva is coming on and D_Bunting is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 62 :(hts) Ridoutska with a flicked pass to R_Radinski
          ...  But A_Sheshukov wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 63 :(abn) S_Brown is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to S_Lovell
          ...  S_Larsen with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  G_Reddy wants a quiet word
Min. 67 :(hts) Ridoutska unselfishly heads the ball back to Rolando_Silva
          ...  R_Carlos scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 68 :(hts) Raúl_Albil takes on J_Tessem
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A_Sheshukov goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 69 :(abn) R_Ekelund looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Tessem
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Tessem !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 69 :(hts) G_Ogararu hoofs it up field to find Rolando_Silva
          ...  But R_Carlos slides in
Min. 70 :(abn) N_Wade replaces an unhappy C_Azpilicueta and will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(abn) Atheer_S is ready to come on to replace O_Curkovic
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(abn) J_Valdivia is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Lovell is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(hts) Ridoutska with a penetrating pass to T_Cruise
          ...  Kaka with the tackle
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  G_Reddy tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 73 :(abn) Atheer_S with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  Atheer_S with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  S_Banks looks relieved there!
Min. 74 :(abn) J_Tessem with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past T_Cruise
          ...  He knocks it to Kaka!
          ...  Kaka with the shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  S_Banks plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 76 :(hts) T_Cruise miskicks!
          ...  He finds S_Larsen though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  S_Larsen with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 78 :(abn) S_Brown with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Raúl_Albil
          ...  He knocks it to J_Tessem!
          ...  Raúl_Albil reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 84 :(abn) J_Valdivia pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Raúl_Albil robs him of the ball
Min. 84 :(hts) The ball is passed in from G_Ogararu, he finds Raúl_Albil
          ...  Raúl_Albil with the shot on net !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(abn) S_Brown plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  G_Ogararu reads the play well
Min. 89 :(abn) J_Tessem with an intelligent ball to Atheer_S
          ...  B_Hemoth with an awful challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  J_Tessem bends it round the wall
          ...  S_Banks saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 91 :(hts) B_Hemoth cuts inside R_Carlos
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  S_Brown knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  G_Reddy blows up for a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 92 :(hts) R_Radinski jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Rolando_Silva
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Sheshukov takes possession

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 76,226
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : S_Brown (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Kaka (9), S_Brown (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Carlos (67), A_Sheshukov (68), Kaka (71), S_Brown (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : D_Bunting
Scorers              : D_Bunting (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Van_Doorn (42), B_Hemoth (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Aberdeen  |    Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       14
Off target           :           2        |       7
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       16
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 2 - 1 Hearts
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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  32   2   2   1  27 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
R_Carlos       DF   1  27   5   1  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
A_Sheshukov    DF   2  25   8   7  28 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  43  -2  -2
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  24   8   8  13 |  71   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  20  20
M_Le_Tissier   DM   2   8  25   7  22 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
R_Ekelund      DM   1  12  21  12  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
S_Brown        MF   2   6  24  10  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   1   1   0   0  18  54  54
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  23   9  30 |  71   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
J_Tessem       AM   1   7  23  16  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   9
Kaka           AM   2   6  23  16  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  34
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  24  32 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Okelo_Kigongo  GK  23   4   4   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Wade         DF   2  23   7   5  25 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  23   3   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Atheer_S       MF   1   3  23   8  36 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Valdivia     FW   2   4   9  23  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Hearts
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Banks        GK  36   5   1   4  11 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
S_Hoffmeister  DF   3  24  12   9  31 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  24  11   5  26 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -7   2 -22
G_Ogararu      DF   2  24  11   1  20 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  24   1
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  24  10   6  35 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0   9
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  23   6  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
T_Cruise       MF   2   8  23   8  39 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
Ridoutska      MF   2  14  20   6  34 |  95   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60   9
G_McSheffrey   AM   1   6  24  16  37 |  56   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  24  31 |  63   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0 -20 -20  18
S_Larsen       FW   1   6   3  24  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  15   0  26
A_Basso        GK  16   5   5   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cech         DF   2  22  11   5  22 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  24   8  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  21   5  22 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Rolando_Silva  FW   3   9   7  20  41 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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