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Season 19 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group B Game 1
Aberdeen 0 - 0 Rangers FC
Elite FA Cup Group Match, Aberdeen vs. Rangers FC (Thu Aug 21)
Aberdeen | Rangers FC
4-4-2 A | 4-1-3-2 C
Dan Haldane | Gazza Grant
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T_Flowers GK | GK M_Steklenburg
W_A_Glen DF | DF K_Uddin
C_Azpilicueta DF | DF M_Smith
N_Wade DF | DF A_Van_Buuren
A_Pereira DF | DF A_McLeish
J_Tessem MF | DM J_Jurado
H_Rutland MF | MF L_Copland
Kaka MF | MF R_VD_Vaart
T_Hurlock MF | MF Dillon
S_Lovell FW | FW R_Acquafresca
D_Murphy FW | FW H_Rodellega
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F_Eggington SUB | SUB K_Schmeichel
I_Golac SUB | SUB P_Sweeper
A_Alrawi SUB | SUB I_Muniain
Bojan_Krkic SUB | SUB B_Yaga
J_Valdivia SUB | SUB M_Mols
Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)
Min. 1 :(abn) Kaka with an in swinging cross to D_Murphy
... D_Murphy with the strike !
... M_Steklenburg makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 2 :(abn) Kaka backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... H_Rutland latches onto the end of it
... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Smith
Min. 2 :(rfc) Dillon jumps over N_Wade's challenge
... Dillon drives it towards goal !
... T_Flowers just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 3 :(rfc) L_Copland with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Acquafresca
... R_Acquafresca attempts to nutmeg T_Flowers!
... T_Flowers blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 6 :(rfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
... H_Rodellega is through!
... N_Wade makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 7 :(rfc) H_Rodellega runs at T_Hurlock
... He takes it past him
... H_Rodellega with a blistering shot !
... The ball moves through the air!
... T_Flowers moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... T_Flowers catches it with style!
Min. 8 :(rfc) H_Rodellega pass splits open the defence and finds Dillon
... Dillon hits a crisp volley!
... The net bulges!
... OH!! He has hit the side netting
... Goal kick given
Min. 12 :(abn) Kaka with the first time pass to S_Lovell
... A_Van_Buuren wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 19 :(abn) N_Wade can't keep control of it and loses possession!
... He goes in hard and wins it back!
... He creates some space for an opening!
... N_Wade with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... M_Steklenburg was beaten there!
Min. 19 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... R_Acquafresca decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Pereira
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... M_Smith hits it towards the far post!
... T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 21 :(abn) D_Murphy with a one-touch layoff to H_Rutland
... M_Smith makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 21 :(abn) S_Lovell takes advantage of a mistake by A_Van_Buuren
... It's a lucky break
... J_Jurado fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... J_Underhill just wants to lecture him
Min. 23 :(abn) J_Tessem sprints past the defender
... J_Tessem tries to lob the keeper !
... It hits the side netting!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 24 :(abn) Kaka sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... S_Lovell runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... But J_Jurado puts it in row Z!
Min. 25 :(abn) S_Lovell has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past M_Smith!
... He has some space now!
... S_Lovell with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 29 :(rfc) L_Copland has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past N_Wade
... He knocks it to R_Acquafresca!
... R_Acquafresca with a thundering shot!
... T_Flowers with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 31 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta sidesteps his marker
... That was too easy
... C_Azpilicueta flicks the header toward the far post!
... Its sails over!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 31 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart cuts inside W_A_Glen
... He worked that well
... R_VD_Vaart curls the ball in on goal !
... T_Flowers gathers it easily
Min. 32 :(abn) S_Lovell finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled A_Van_Buuren
... S_Lovell with a powerful header !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 35 :(rfc) L_Copland volleys it forward. He finds Dillon
... What a shot from Dillon !
... It could go anywhere
... T_Flowers gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 38 :(abn) S_Lovell sidesteps his marker
... He was too quick for his marker
... But A_McLeish wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 41 :(abn) Kaka 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!
... D_Murphy receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... But M_Smith barges him off the ball
Min. 42 :(abn) A defence splitting pass from A_Pereira to Kaka
... From long range Kaka bends the ball towards goal!
... But he somehow misses
... The Rangers FC fans laugh at him
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) A_Pereira is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to S_Lovell
... M_Smith slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 43 :(rfc) K_Uddin finds H_Rodellega with a perfectly weighted pass
... H_Rodellega with a screamer of a shot !
... T_Flowers gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by T_Flowers !!
Min. 47 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca is first to the ball
... R_Acquafresca has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... But T_Flowers punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-0 Rangers FC
Min. 50 :(rfc) P_Sweeper will come on for M_Smith and play DF
Min. 50 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart with a penetrating pass to H_Rodellega
... H_Rodellega throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 55 :(rfc) Dillon moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to A_Van_Buuren
... But H_Rutland barges him off the ball
Min. 56 :(abn) H_Rutland slides the ball across to T_Hurlock
... T_Hurlock bears down on goal!
... M_Steklenburg blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 56 :(rfc) K_Uddin knocks it forward
... J_Tessem slips
... R_VD_Vaart gets to it!
... R_VD_Vaart tries to chip the ball over T_Flowers!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 57 :(rfc) J_Jurado is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to A_Van_Buuren
... A_Van_Buuren with the overhead !
... T_Flowers with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(rfc) I_Muniain is ready to come on to replace H_Rodellega
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 58 :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to Dillon
... A_Pereira knocks the ball back to T_Flowers
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past T_Flowers!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... R_VD_Vaart swings it in!
... T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 59 :(abn) J_Tessem looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to S_Lovell
... J_Jurado tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by Kaka
... M_Steklenburg comes out and claims it!
Min. 60 :(abn) I_Golac replaces C_Azpilicueta and will play DF
Min. 60 :(abn) Bojan_Krkic is going to be brought on
... T_Hurlock is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(abn) J_Valdivia replaces an unhappy S_Lovell and will play as a FW
Min. 60 :(rfc) Dillon controls it well
... He nutmegs N_Wade
... He puts in J_Jurado!
... N_Wade goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 62 :(rfc) L_Copland takes advantage of a mistake by I_Golac
... He runs towards goal
... L_Copland attempts to nutmeg T_Flowers!
... T_Flowers catches the ball
Min. 66 :(rfc) B_Yaga is being prepared to come on
... L_Copland is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 66 :(rfc) A_McLeish leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to R_Acquafresca
... Good sliding challenge from A_Pereira
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... A_McLeish hits it towards the far post!
... T_Flowers catches it!
Min. 67 :(abn) D_Murphy knocks it past A_Van_Buuren and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... D_Murphy hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 68 :(abn) H_Rutland pushes it past P_Sweeper
... H_Rutland smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 68 :(rfc) B_Yaga squares it to R_VD_Vaart
... R_VD_Vaart tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 69 :(abn) J_Tessem with the kinky dribble
... J_Tessem with a little chip!
... M_Steklenburg catches the ball
Min. 71 :(rfc) P_Sweeper nutmegs I_Golac, he continues to run forward
... P_Sweeper hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... He hits the post
... He follows it up!
... But puts it wide!
... He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 73 :(abn) J_Valdivia with a glorious long pass to J_Tessem
... A left-footer by J_Tessem !
... M_Steklenburg is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 75 :(rfc) B_Yaga runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... R_Acquafresca latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... R_Acquafresca sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... T_Flowers with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 76 :(abn) D_Murphy flicks it past K_Uddin
... He runs forward
... Good sliding challenge from R_VD_Vaart
Min. 76 :(rfc) J_Jurado lobs the ball over the defence
... Dillon latches on to it
... Dillon with the header !
... T_Flowers guesses right
Min. 77 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on T_Flowers!
... D_Murphy brings him down!
... He had to endure a strong lecture from J_Underhill
Min. 78 :(abn) Kaka with a simple pass to N_Wade
... P_Sweeper intercepts the pass
Min. 78 :(abn) J_Valdivia latches onto the ball
... He has some space now
... B_Yaga is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 79 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart with a precise ball to A_Van_Buuren
... A_Van_Buuren fires a shot at goal !
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 80 :(rfc) Dillon skips the challenge from J_Tessem
... Dillon smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... T_Flowers fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 81 :(abn) J_Tessem sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Bojan_Krkic
... Bojan_Krkic with a low drive through the rain!
... But M_Steklenburg reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 82 :(rfc) I_Muniain has the ball
... He knocks the ball past I_Golac
... He puts in A_Van_Buuren!
... A_Van_Buuren hits a great drive!
... But T_Flowers comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 84 :(abn) Kaka spits at R_VD_Vaart
... J_Underhill calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 87 :(rfc) Dillon knocks it forward
... D_Murphy slips
... R_Acquafresca gets to it!
... A powerful header from R_Acquafresca !
... It looks good
... T_Flowers won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(abn) Bojan_Krkic steps over the ball
... He nutmegs P_Sweeper
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... P_Sweeper does well to get the tackle in
Min. 89 :(abn) Kaka with a flicked pass to N_Wade
... A_McLeish goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance : 82,000
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player : T_Flowers (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Kaka (84)
Injured : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player : A_Van_Buuren
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : B_Yaga (78)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Aberdeen | Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal : 13 | 21
Off target : 9 | 9
On target : 4 | 12
Possession : 35 | 65
Corners : 1 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 3
Key Tackles : 6 | 12
Key Passes : 14 | 19
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Final Score : Aberdeen 0 - 0 Rangers FC
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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 34 2 2 1 27 | 94 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 0 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 26 10 9 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Azpilicueta DF 2 26 9 9 13 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
N_Wade DF 2 25 8 5 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
A_Pereira DF 2 23 11 7 14 | 94 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 20 0
J_Tessem MF 1 7 25 16 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 7
H_Rutland MF 1 7 24 11 14 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 1
Kaka MF 2 6 23 16 32 | 94 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 68 -1
T_Hurlock MF 1 8 22 18 37 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
S_Lovell FW 1 4 5 26 32 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
D_Murphy FW 2 10 7 24 37 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
F_Eggington GK 27 3 2 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I_Golac DF 1 23 7 3 36 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
A_Alrawi DF 1 23 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bojan_Krkic MF 3 8 21 14 15 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
J_Valdivia FW 2 5 10 24 31 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Steklenburg GK 29 3 1 1 32 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
K_Uddin DF 2 25 11 7 40 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
M_Smith DF 3 25 10 6 34 | 53 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
A_Van_Buuren DF 2 24 11 7 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 11
A_McLeish DF 1 23 10 5 26 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
J_Jurado DM 1 14 24 7 28 | 94 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
L_Copland MF 1 8 26 6 21 | 69 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
R_VD_Vaart MF 2 9 25 8 24 | 94 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 30 7
Dillon MF 1 7 23 18 27 | 94 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 13
R_Acquafresca FW 1 6 8 27 36 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
H_Rodellega FW 2 5 8 24 13 | 61 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 11
K_Schmeichel GK 23 2 3 3 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Sweeper DF 2 25 5 10 22 | 41 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
I_Muniain MF 1 9 25 7 24 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
B_Yaga MF 2 8 24 8 35 | 25 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
M_Mols FW 2 6 7 23 45 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Aberdeen | Rangers FC
4-4-2 A | 4-1-3-2 C
Dan Haldane | Gazza Grant
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T_Flowers GK | GK M_Steklenburg
W_A_Glen DF | DF K_Uddin
C_Azpilicueta DF | DF M_Smith
N_Wade DF | DF A_Van_Buuren
A_Pereira DF | DF A_McLeish
J_Tessem MF | DM J_Jurado
H_Rutland MF | MF L_Copland
Kaka MF | MF R_VD_Vaart
T_Hurlock MF | MF Dillon
S_Lovell FW | FW R_Acquafresca
D_Murphy FW | FW H_Rodellega
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F_Eggington SUB | SUB K_Schmeichel
I_Golac SUB | SUB P_Sweeper
A_Alrawi SUB | SUB I_Muniain
Bojan_Krkic SUB | SUB B_Yaga
J_Valdivia SUB | SUB M_Mols
Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)
Min. 1 :(abn) Kaka with an in swinging cross to D_Murphy
... D_Murphy with the strike !
... M_Steklenburg makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 2 :(abn) Kaka backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... H_Rutland latches onto the end of it
... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Smith
Min. 2 :(rfc) Dillon jumps over N_Wade's challenge
... Dillon drives it towards goal !
... T_Flowers just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 3 :(rfc) L_Copland with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Acquafresca
... R_Acquafresca attempts to nutmeg T_Flowers!
... T_Flowers blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 6 :(rfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
... H_Rodellega is through!
... N_Wade makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 7 :(rfc) H_Rodellega runs at T_Hurlock
... He takes it past him
... H_Rodellega with a blistering shot !
... The ball moves through the air!
... T_Flowers moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... T_Flowers catches it with style!
Min. 8 :(rfc) H_Rodellega pass splits open the defence and finds Dillon
... Dillon hits a crisp volley!
... The net bulges!
... OH!! He has hit the side netting
... Goal kick given
Min. 12 :(abn) Kaka with the first time pass to S_Lovell
... A_Van_Buuren wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 19 :(abn) N_Wade can't keep control of it and loses possession!
... He goes in hard and wins it back!
... He creates some space for an opening!
... N_Wade with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... M_Steklenburg was beaten there!
Min. 19 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... R_Acquafresca decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Pereira
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... M_Smith hits it towards the far post!
... T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 21 :(abn) D_Murphy with a one-touch layoff to H_Rutland
... M_Smith makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 21 :(abn) S_Lovell takes advantage of a mistake by A_Van_Buuren
... It's a lucky break
... J_Jurado fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... J_Underhill just wants to lecture him
Min. 23 :(abn) J_Tessem sprints past the defender
... J_Tessem tries to lob the keeper !
... It hits the side netting!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 24 :(abn) Kaka sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... S_Lovell runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... But J_Jurado puts it in row Z!
Min. 25 :(abn) S_Lovell has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past M_Smith!
... He has some space now!
... S_Lovell with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 29 :(rfc) L_Copland has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past N_Wade
... He knocks it to R_Acquafresca!
... R_Acquafresca with a thundering shot!
... T_Flowers with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 31 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta sidesteps his marker
... That was too easy
... C_Azpilicueta flicks the header toward the far post!
... Its sails over!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 31 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart cuts inside W_A_Glen
... He worked that well
... R_VD_Vaart curls the ball in on goal !
... T_Flowers gathers it easily
Min. 32 :(abn) S_Lovell finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled A_Van_Buuren
... S_Lovell with a powerful header !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 35 :(rfc) L_Copland volleys it forward. He finds Dillon
... What a shot from Dillon !
... It could go anywhere
... T_Flowers gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 38 :(abn) S_Lovell sidesteps his marker
... He was too quick for his marker
... But A_McLeish wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 41 :(abn) Kaka 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!
... D_Murphy receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... But M_Smith barges him off the ball
Min. 42 :(abn) A defence splitting pass from A_Pereira to Kaka
... From long range Kaka bends the ball towards goal!
... But he somehow misses
... The Rangers FC fans laugh at him
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) A_Pereira is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to S_Lovell
... M_Smith slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 43 :(rfc) K_Uddin finds H_Rodellega with a perfectly weighted pass
... H_Rodellega with a screamer of a shot !
... T_Flowers gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by T_Flowers !!
Min. 47 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca is first to the ball
... R_Acquafresca has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... But T_Flowers punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-0 Rangers FC
Min. 50 :(rfc) P_Sweeper will come on for M_Smith and play DF
Min. 50 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart with a penetrating pass to H_Rodellega
... H_Rodellega throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 55 :(rfc) Dillon moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to A_Van_Buuren
... But H_Rutland barges him off the ball
Min. 56 :(abn) H_Rutland slides the ball across to T_Hurlock
... T_Hurlock bears down on goal!
... M_Steklenburg blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 56 :(rfc) K_Uddin knocks it forward
... J_Tessem slips
... R_VD_Vaart gets to it!
... R_VD_Vaart tries to chip the ball over T_Flowers!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 57 :(rfc) J_Jurado is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to A_Van_Buuren
... A_Van_Buuren with the overhead !
... T_Flowers with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(rfc) I_Muniain is ready to come on to replace H_Rodellega
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 58 :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to Dillon
... A_Pereira knocks the ball back to T_Flowers
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past T_Flowers!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... R_VD_Vaart swings it in!
... T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 59 :(abn) J_Tessem looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to S_Lovell
... J_Jurado tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by Kaka
... M_Steklenburg comes out and claims it!
Min. 60 :(abn) I_Golac replaces C_Azpilicueta and will play DF
Min. 60 :(abn) Bojan_Krkic is going to be brought on
... T_Hurlock is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(abn) J_Valdivia replaces an unhappy S_Lovell and will play as a FW
Min. 60 :(rfc) Dillon controls it well
... He nutmegs N_Wade
... He puts in J_Jurado!
... N_Wade goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 62 :(rfc) L_Copland takes advantage of a mistake by I_Golac
... He runs towards goal
... L_Copland attempts to nutmeg T_Flowers!
... T_Flowers catches the ball
Min. 66 :(rfc) B_Yaga is being prepared to come on
... L_Copland is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 66 :(rfc) A_McLeish leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to R_Acquafresca
... Good sliding challenge from A_Pereira
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... A_McLeish hits it towards the far post!
... T_Flowers catches it!
Min. 67 :(abn) D_Murphy knocks it past A_Van_Buuren and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... D_Murphy hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 68 :(abn) H_Rutland pushes it past P_Sweeper
... H_Rutland smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 68 :(rfc) B_Yaga squares it to R_VD_Vaart
... R_VD_Vaart tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 69 :(abn) J_Tessem with the kinky dribble
... J_Tessem with a little chip!
... M_Steklenburg catches the ball
Min. 71 :(rfc) P_Sweeper nutmegs I_Golac, he continues to run forward
... P_Sweeper hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... He hits the post
... He follows it up!
... But puts it wide!
... He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 73 :(abn) J_Valdivia with a glorious long pass to J_Tessem
... A left-footer by J_Tessem !
... M_Steklenburg is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 75 :(rfc) B_Yaga runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... R_Acquafresca latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... R_Acquafresca sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... T_Flowers with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 76 :(abn) D_Murphy flicks it past K_Uddin
... He runs forward
... Good sliding challenge from R_VD_Vaart
Min. 76 :(rfc) J_Jurado lobs the ball over the defence
... Dillon latches on to it
... Dillon with the header !
... T_Flowers guesses right
Min. 77 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on T_Flowers!
... D_Murphy brings him down!
... He had to endure a strong lecture from J_Underhill
Min. 78 :(abn) Kaka with a simple pass to N_Wade
... P_Sweeper intercepts the pass
Min. 78 :(abn) J_Valdivia latches onto the ball
... He has some space now
... B_Yaga is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 79 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart with a precise ball to A_Van_Buuren
... A_Van_Buuren fires a shot at goal !
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 80 :(rfc) Dillon skips the challenge from J_Tessem
... Dillon smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... T_Flowers fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 81 :(abn) J_Tessem sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Bojan_Krkic
... Bojan_Krkic with a low drive through the rain!
... But M_Steklenburg reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 82 :(rfc) I_Muniain has the ball
... He knocks the ball past I_Golac
... He puts in A_Van_Buuren!
... A_Van_Buuren hits a great drive!
... But T_Flowers comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 84 :(abn) Kaka spits at R_VD_Vaart
... J_Underhill calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 87 :(rfc) Dillon knocks it forward
... D_Murphy slips
... R_Acquafresca gets to it!
... A powerful header from R_Acquafresca !
... It looks good
... T_Flowers won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(abn) Bojan_Krkic steps over the ball
... He nutmegs P_Sweeper
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... P_Sweeper does well to get the tackle in
Min. 89 :(abn) Kaka with a flicked pass to N_Wade
... A_McLeish goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
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Match Details
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Venue : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance : 82,000
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player : T_Flowers (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Kaka (84)
Injured : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player : A_Van_Buuren
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : B_Yaga (78)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Aberdeen | Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal : 13 | 21
Off target : 9 | 9
On target : 4 | 12
Possession : 35 | 65
Corners : 1 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 3
Key Tackles : 6 | 12
Key Passes : 14 | 19
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Final Score : Aberdeen 0 - 0 Rangers FC
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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 34 2 2 1 27 | 94 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 0 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 26 10 9 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Azpilicueta DF 2 26 9 9 13 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
N_Wade DF 2 25 8 5 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
A_Pereira DF 2 23 11 7 14 | 94 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 20 0
J_Tessem MF 1 7 25 16 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 7
H_Rutland MF 1 7 24 11 14 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 1
Kaka MF 2 6 23 16 32 | 94 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 68 -1
T_Hurlock MF 1 8 22 18 37 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
S_Lovell FW 1 4 5 26 32 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
D_Murphy FW 2 10 7 24 37 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
F_Eggington GK 27 3 2 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I_Golac DF 1 23 7 3 36 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
A_Alrawi DF 1 23 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bojan_Krkic MF 3 8 21 14 15 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
J_Valdivia FW 2 5 10 24 31 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Steklenburg GK 29 3 1 1 32 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
K_Uddin DF 2 25 11 7 40 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
M_Smith DF 3 25 10 6 34 | 53 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
A_Van_Buuren DF 2 24 11 7 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 11
A_McLeish DF 1 23 10 5 26 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
J_Jurado DM 1 14 24 7 28 | 94 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
L_Copland MF 1 8 26 6 21 | 69 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
R_VD_Vaart MF 2 9 25 8 24 | 94 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 30 7
Dillon MF 1 7 23 18 27 | 94 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 13
R_Acquafresca FW 1 6 8 27 36 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
H_Rodellega FW 2 5 8 24 13 | 61 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 11
K_Schmeichel GK 23 2 3 3 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Sweeper DF 2 25 5 10 22 | 41 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
I_Muniain MF 1 9 25 7 24 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
B_Yaga MF 2 8 24 8 35 | 25 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
M_Mols FW 2 6 7 23 45 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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