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Season 20 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 1

Aberdeen 1 - 0 Tottenham

Elite Football League Cup Groups Match, Aberdeen vs. Tottenham (Thu Feb 26)


                             Aberdeen  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-4-1 C
                          Dan Haldane  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                          W_A_Glen DF  |  DF B_McNeill
                            N_Wade DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                         A_Pereira DF  |  DF M_Richards
                           I_Golac DF  |  DF S_Howey
                      M_Le_Tissier MF  |  DM Doriva
                           S_Brown MF  |  MF V_Wanyama
                              Kaka MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                         H_Rutland MF  |  MF S_Perrotta
                          D_Murphy FW  |  MF M_Saganowski
                       D_Templeton FW  |  FW D_Sulejmani
                                       |
                       F_Eggington SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                     C_Azpilicueta SUB |  SUB A_Pereira
                          A_Alrawi SUB |  SUB A_Johnson
                          J_Tessem SUB |  SUB S_Defour
                        J_Valdivia SUB |  SUB R_Sharp

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 1  :(abn) M_Le_Tissier with the through ball to W_A_Glen
          ...  W_A_Glen attempts a chip!
          ...  It's beaten R_Ceni
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 3  :(tth) A_Wisdom finds the run of Doriva
          ...  Driven towards goal by Doriva !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 4  :(abn) I_Golac 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!
          ...  S_Brown receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  S_Brown sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  R_Ceni with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 4  :(tth) V_Wanyama runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Sulejmani
          ...  D_Sulejmani hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  T_Flowers makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 5  :(abn) M_Le_Tissier runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Brown
          ...  A_Wisdom slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Rutland crosses it in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by S_Howey
Min. 6  :(abn) W_A_Glen breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Ceni!
          ...  S_Perrotta brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Hunye reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 8  :(tth) B_McNeill takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Perrotta
          ...  S_Perrotta throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But T_Flowers palms it behind
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 10 :(abn) H_Rutland takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Brown
          ...  S_Brown with the cheeky shot!
          ...  R_Ceni has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Ceni reacts well to save!!!
Min. 11 :(abn) D_Murphy beats A_Wisdom
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Hunye
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Murphy !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 11 :(tth) A_Wisdom is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to D_Sulejmani
          ...  D_Sulejmani has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 14 :(abn) W_A_Glen knocks the ball past S_Perrotta
          ...  W_A_Glen sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  R_Ceni pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Murphy hits it into the box!
          ...  R_Ceni easily claims the ball!
Min. 15 :(tth) M_Richards holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Nasri
          ...  A_Pereira slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 17 :(abn) W_A_Glen with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Templeton
          ...  M_Richards slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 18 :(abn) S_Brown runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to N_Wade
          ...  N_Wade has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  R_Ceni with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 20 :(tth) S_Perrotta is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  A_Wisdom latches onto the ball
          ...  A_Wisdom hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But T_Flowers makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 23 :(tth) S_Howey knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Wade
          ...  Driven towards goal by S_Howey !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Flowers dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Flowers beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Richards swings it in!
          ...  T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 26 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Murphy
          ...  Blocked by S_Perrotta
Min. 27 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier whips the ball across to D_Murphy
          ...  But S_Howey wins the tackle
Min. 27 :(tth) S_Perrotta with a simple pass to D_Sulejmani
          ...  D_Sulejmani has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 32 :(abn) S_Brown has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Wisdom
          ...  He knocks it to D_Murphy!
          ...  D_Murphy has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  R_Ceni gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 35 :(abn) Kaka beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  Kaka shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Ceni dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had R_Ceni beaten!
Min. 35 :(tth) S_Nasri slides the ball across to B_McNeill
          ...  A_Pereira takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 35 :(abn) H_Rutland controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Kaka gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Sulejmani with the high feet
Min. 37 :(tth) V_Wanyama sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Saganowski
          ...  M_Saganowski rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  T_Flowers saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 39 :(tth) B_McNeill moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Doriva
          ...  A cheeky lob from Doriva !
          ...  T_Flowers can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_Flowers makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 40 :(tth) S_Nasri with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  S_Nasri with a blistering shot !
          ...  T_Flowers saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) D_Murphy with a flashy move
          ...  D_Murphy smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  R_Ceni is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 44 :(abn) Kaka has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_McNeill!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Richards with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Aberdeen players
          ...  J_Hunye gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  Kaka hoists it forward
          ...  D_Murphy gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Murphy rifles it to the far post !
          ...  R_Ceni blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 45 :(tth) S_Howey beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Howey with the shot on net !
          ...  T_Flowers takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!

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

Min. 47 :(abn) D_Templeton kills the ball dead
          ...  B_McNeill fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 50 :(tth) M_Saganowski plays it back
          ...  R_Ceni slips!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 51 :(tth) Tottenham will now play E after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 51 :(abn) D_Templeton sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Templeton curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  R_Ceni is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Kaka
          ...  N_Wade gets something on it!
          ...  R_Ceni with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 52 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Templeton
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Howey
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Le_Tissier lofts the ball in!
          ...  A_Pereira makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 53 :(abn) D_Murphy takes advantage of a mistake by M_Richards
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Howey
Min. 53 :(tth) B_McNeill pass splits open the defence and finds M_Saganowski
          ...  M_Saganowski with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Saved by T_Flowers
Min. 55 :(tth) R_Sharp is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Sulejmani is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 59 :(tth) A_Johnson is coming on and S_Nasri is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 59 :(tth) M_Saganowski takes on N_Wade
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  M_Saganowski has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 60 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta replaces an unhappy A_Pereira and will play as a DF
Min. 60 :(abn) J_Tessem is coming on for H_Rutland and will play MF
Min. 60 :(abn) J_Valdivia is being brought on
          ...  D_Templeton is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 60 :(abn) Aberdeen are switching their playing style to C
Min. 62 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Tessem
          ...  M_Richards gets to the ball first
Min. 63 :(abn) J_Tessem pushes it past S_Howey
          ...  M_Richards reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Tessem chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It comes to M_Le_Tissier
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  R_Ceni saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 63 :(tth) M_Saganowski kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Sharp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Sharp attempts the shot!
          ...  T_Flowers goes down well to save
Min. 64 :(tth) A_Johnson beats his marker
          ...  A_Johnson tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Flowers manages to turn it behind
Min. 68 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy drives it low !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 68 :(tth) V_Wanyama slides the ball across to A_Wisdom
          ...  C_Azpilicueta takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 68 :(abn) J_Tessem with the dribble
          ...  V_Wanyama with an over the top challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  M_Le_Tissier floats it forward
          ...  J_Valdivia latches onto the end of it
          ...  B_McNeill with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 69 :(abn) J_Tessem fires over a low cross to J_Valdivia
          ...  B_McNeill reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 71 :(abn) S_Brown unselfishly heads the ball back to Kaka
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Doriva hits it out for a throw
Min. 72 :(tth) S_Defour is being prepared to come on
          ...  V_Wanyama is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 73 :(abn) D_Murphy with a smart turn
          ...  M_Richards is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  J_Hunye calls him over
          ...  J_Hunye tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 74 :(tth) S_Defour takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  N_Wade picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 76 :(abn) J_Valdivia sidesteps R_Sharp
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Doriva gathers up the loose ball
Min. 77 :(abn) S_Brown with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Valdivia in space
          ...  A_Wisdom goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 79 :(tth) M_Saganowski runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Perrotta
          ...  S_Perrotta hits a great shot !
          ...  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. 80 :(abn) N_Wade falls badly. He's unable to continue
          ...  They have made 3 substitutions already!
          ...  They will have to play on a man less!
Min. 81 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to W_A_Glen
          ...  W_A_Glen with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But R_Ceni gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Tessem floats the ball in!
          ...  It is cleared by S_Howey
Min. 81 :(tth) R_Sharp controls the ball with ease
          ...  W_A_Glen steals the ball of off him
Min. 84 :(tth) A_Johnson plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Saganowski
          ...  A great volley from M_Saganowski !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 85 :(tth) A_Wisdom with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  A_Wisdom has a go!
          ...  T_Flowers goes down well to save
Min. 87 :(abn) J_Valdivia loses B_McNeill
          ...  J_Valdivia must beat R_Ceni!
          ...  The shot slips through R_Ceni's hands
          ...  But R_Ceni recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(abn) J_Tessem plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Valdivia decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  M_Saganowski slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 90 :(tth) S_Defour takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Johnson
          ...  A_Johnson blasts it at the goal !
          ...  T_Flowers gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 93 :(abn) J_Tessem jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Tessem with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  R_Ceni just watches float over the bar!
Min. 94 :(abn) D_Murphy takes advantage of a mistake by M_Richards
          ...  But S_Perrotta clears the ball to safety

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 81,299
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : T_Flowers (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Saganowski (50 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N_Wade (80)
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : S_Howey
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Perrotta (6), B_McNeill (47), M_Richards (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       19
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           9        |       12
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           6        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       15
Key Passes           :          17        |       16
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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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T_Flowers      GK  35   2   2   1  27 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 125   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  26  11  10  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  11
N_Wade         DF   2  25   8   5  25 |  81   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0  10
A_Pereira      DF   2  24  11   7  14 |  61   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
I_Golac        DF   1  23   7   3  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
M_Le_Tissier   MF   2   9  28   8  22 |  95   0   0   7   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  70   5
S_Brown        MF   2   7  27  11  24 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
Kaka           MF   2   7  24  16  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
H_Rutland      MF   1   7  24  11  14 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   7  25  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
D_Templeton    FW   2   9   5  23  30 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  26   9   9  13 |  34   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  23   3   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  25  17  27 |  34   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5  10  25  31 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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  28   2   2   7  30 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
B_McNeill      DF   2  23  10  10  31 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  28  -2
A_Wisdom       DF   2  22  20   8  34 |  95   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20  10
M_Richards     DF   2  22   9   5  29 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38 -12 -22
S_Howey        DF   2  19  18   4  36 |  95   0   5   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 100   0   6
Doriva         DM   2  17  19   9  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   2
V_Wanyama      MF   1   7  24  17  19 |  73   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
S_Nasri        MF   2   7  24   8  26 |  60   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Perrotta     MF   2   8  23  17  27 |  95   0   2   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  38  18   4
M_Saganowski   MF   1   9  23   7  19 |  95   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
D_Sulejmani    FW   1   2  16  23  36 |  56   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Hunter       GK  27   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  22   8   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  23  17  27 |  35   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
S_Defour       MF   2   8  23  11  12 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  23  22 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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