Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at London Stadium where West Ham United play Aberdeen in this friendly game. A crowd of 14,798 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Aberdeen kick off!
2.15
Oleg Bramble advances with the ball. Oleg Bramble plays the ball forward to Alex Thomson. Alex Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Sullivan. Matt Sullivan connects with a diving header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.54
Alex Thomson hacks Leon Hermann from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Leon Hermann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.22
Omer Laver chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Hurst. Jason Hurst shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
12.02
Gavin Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Gemmill comfortably collects the pass. Stephen Gemmill makes a simple pass to Garry Booth. Garry Booth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
18.43
Richard Strachan takes it forward alone. Richard Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.06
Seeing Garry Strachan's run, Stephen Gemmill quickly throws the ball into his path. Garry Strachan hits a low pass to Alex Thomson. Alex Thomson advances inside the box! Alex Thomson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
26.14
Alex Thomson hacks Greg Todd from behind! The referee brings Alex Thomson to one side and gives him a warning! Greg Todd stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.20
Omer Laver hacks Gavin Mckinlay from behind! The referee brings Omer Laver to one side and gives him a warning! Gavin Mckinlay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.11
Matt Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Alex Thomson. Alex Thomson advances inside the box! Alex Thomson comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is miles over!
30.02
Gary Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Stephen Gemmill. Stephen Gemmill passes the ball forward to Richard Strachan. Richard Strachan tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
33.48
Omer Laver sees a break and surges forward. Omer Laver lofts in a cross ball towards Fabio Camorani. Fabio Camorani connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Colin Elliott punches it away to safety.
34.05
Leon Hermann makes a probing pass to Omer Laver. Omer Laver threads a neat ball through to Greg Todd. Greg Todd whips in a cross ball towards Fabio Camorani. Fabio Camorani makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Colin Elliott with no chance!! Goal for West Ham United!
40.18
Matt Sullivan plays the ball forward to Alex Thomson. Alex Thomson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
Garry Booth flicks a high ball forward to Alex Thomson who takes it down. Alex Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Strachan. Richard Strachan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Ham United appear unchanged since the first half. Aberdeen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
West Ham United kick off!
51.02
Omer Laver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Hurst. Jason Hurst plays a one-two with Fabio Camorani and advances towards the goal... Jason Hurst comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
54.51
Jason Hurst clumsily knocks into Dominic Collins. Jason Hurst is shown the yellow card! Dominic Collins hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.51
Aberdeen are dictating the run of play here today.
59.08
Matt Sullivan makes a probing pass to Garry Booth. Garry Booth advances with the ball. Garry Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Sullivan. Matt Sullivan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Frank Batty manages to gather it effortlessly.
66.10
Vincenzo Schnoor hacks Richard Strachan from behind! Vincenzo Schnoor is given a warning by the referee! Richard Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.51
Leon Hermann barges into Richard Strachan. The referee warns Leon Hermann to calm down! Richard Strachan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.41
Alex Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Strachan. Richard Strachan shoots from distance. Frank Batty gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
73.17
Greg Todd chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Laver. Omer Laver rushes past Gary Sullivan! Omer Laver takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
78.27
Matt Sullivan threads the ball through to Richard Strachan. Richard Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank Batty who gathers it comfortably.
83.30
Omer Laver flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabio Camorani. Fabio Camorani tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
87.04
Greg Todd advances with the ball. Greg Todd lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Laver. Omer Laver directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
89.42
Matt Sullivan picks a pass forward to Alex Thomson. Alex Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
90.00
Alex Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Strachan. Richard Strachan knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Booth. Garry Booth flicks the ball with his head but somehow Frank Batty manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 41.025641025641 vs 58.974358974359
Play Area
Home team third: 34.62%, Midfield: 44.87%, Away team third: 20.51%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt Sullivan of Aberdeen

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Frank Batty (GK)
8
6
4. Leon Hermann (DEF)
6
6. Greg Todd (MID)
8
7. Omer Laver (MID)
7
8. Alan Cope (ATT)
6
8
10. Jason Hurst (ATT)
5
11. Adam Crooks (ATT)
6

13. Frank Hendrie (MID)
0
14. Simon Huckerby (ATT)
0

6
6
6
4. Gary Sullivan (DEF)
6
5. Oleg Bramble (DEF)
6
6
6
8. Matt Sullivan (MID)
9
9. Garry Booth (MID)
7
10. Alex Thomson (ATT)
8
6

12. Guillermo Peiro (MID)
0
13. Garry Davidson (ATT)
0
14. Dominic Greig (ATT)
0