Match Report
| Motherwell | Motherwell |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Janyshiwskyj | Paul Janyshiwskyj | manager | Lin Benedictuz | Lin Benedictuz | |||||||||||||||||
| Oberdan Nicoletti | O. Nicoletti |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 82 |  | Gabriel Thomas | G. Thomas | |||||||||
| Mamadou Jacques Gosso | M. Jacques Gosso |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Yuri Petrov | Y. Petrov | |||||||||
| Amedeo Paramatti | A. Paramatti | | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 80 |  | Jan Jensen | J. Jensen | |||||||||
| Matt Mckinlay | M. Mckinlay |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 73 |  | Lucien Ndiefi | L. Ndiefi | |||||||||
| Richard Hendry | R. Hendry | | 64 | D | | 5 | | M | 76 |  | jonathan Nunez | j. Nunez | |||||||||
| John Gough | J. Gough | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Elias Dabizas | E. Dabizas | |||||||||
| Corrado Pinna | C. Pinna | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 75 |  | Stephan Gargo | S. Gargo | |||||||||
| Callum Henderson | C. Henderson | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 78 | | Piero Tedesco | P. Tedesco | |||||||||
| Gabriel Lopez | G. Lopez |  | 63 | M | | 9 | | A | 81 |  | Hlynur Hjálmarsson | H. Hjálmarsson | |||||||||
| Fernando Moreira | F. Moreira |  | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 81 | | Efren Briseño | E. Briseño | |||||||||
| Ronald Tainio | R. Tainio |  | 80 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 | | Samuel Barros | S. Barros | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 20,563 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Motherwell are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Motherwell are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Motherwell kick off the first half!
4.04
0-0Piero Tedesco knocks the ball to his team mate, Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Barros. Samuel Barros is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Oberdan Nicoletti manages to keep it out.
8.47
0-0Yuri Petrov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Piero Tedesco. Piero Tedesco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Barros. Samuel Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Amedeo Paramatti.
12.42
Stephan Gargo sees space and advances. Stephan Gargo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Oberdan Nicoletti manages to gather it comfortably.
14.18
Piero Tedesco chips the ball to his team mate, Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Oberdan Nicoletti easily smothers it.
18.43
0-0Piero Tedesco catches John Gough on the ankles. The referee calls over Piero Tedesco and warns him to calm down! John Gough grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.33
0-1Elias Dabizas brings the ball forward. Elias Dabizas passes the ball forward to Samuel Barros. Samuel Barros tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.35
0-1Stephan Gargo makes a simple pass to Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.56
Corrado Pinna knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Moreira. Fernando Moreira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yuri Petrov.
38.48
John Gough knocks the ball forward to Fernando Moreira. Fernando Moreira plays a perfect one-two with Ronald Tainio and rushes in on goal... Fernando Moreira tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Gabriel Thomas!
39.24
John Gough makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronald Tainio. Ronald Tainio threads the ball through to Fernando Moreira. Fernando Moreira tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Gabriel Thomas!
44.37
Callum Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronald Tainio. Ronald Tainio goes all the way! Ronald Tainio tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Stephan Gargo sees space and advances. Stephan Gargo whips in a cross ball towards Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Aberdeen get the second half underway!
48.30
Stephan Gargo chips the ball to his team mate, Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oberdan Nicoletti who gathers it comfortably.
49.05
0-1Matt Mckinlay makes a probing pass to Corrado Pinna. Corrado Pinna sees a break and surges forward. Corrado Pinna makes a probing pass to Fernando Moreira but he's offside!
53.39
Matt Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Gough. John Gough knocks the ball forward to Fernando Moreira. Fernando Moreira plays a perfect one-two with Ronald Tainio and rushes in on goal... Fernando Moreira takes a shot at goal but Gabriel Thomas is on top of it.
54.42
0-1Matt Mckinlay catches Hlynur Hjálmarsson on the ankles. The referee calls over Matt Mckinlay and warns him to calm down! Hlynur Hjálmarsson runs off the knock.
55.34
jonathan Nunez threads the ball through to Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Barros. Samuel Barros heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Oberdan Nicoletti!
57.36
Jan Jensen brings the ball forward. Jan Jensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Barros. Samuel Barros goes all the way! Samuel Barros makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Oberdan Nicoletti!
59.20
Amedeo Paramatti kicks a strong pass forward to Callum Henderson. Callum Henderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Moreira. Fernando Moreira goes all the way! Fernando Moreira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Gabriel Thomas easily smothers it.
60.30
Callum Henderson hacks Yuri Petrov from behind! Callum Henderson is warned by the referee! Yuri Petrov hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.07
Piero Tedesco makes a beautiful solo run. Piero Tedesco whips in a cross ball towards Efren Briseño. Efren Briseño connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Oberdan Nicoletti easily smothers it.
71.25
Samuel Barros barges into Mamadou Jacques Gosso. Samuel Barros is warned by the referee! Mamadou Jacques Gosso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.08
Lucien Ndiefi makes a simple pass to Stephan Gargo. Stephan Gargo flicks the ball to his team mate, Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson goes all the way! Hlynur Hjálmarsson shoots from just inside the box. Oberdan Nicoletti easily smothers it.
75.20
Callum Henderson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Moreira. Fernando Moreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriel Thomas who gathers it comfortably.
78.29
Elias Dabizas knocks the ball forward to Samuel Barros. Samuel Barros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.54
Lucien Ndiefi knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Gargo. Stephan Gargo makes a simple pass to Efren Briseño. Efren Briseño plays a perfect one-two with Hlynur Hjálmarsson and rushes in on goal... Efren Briseño cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Efren Briseño scores for Aberdeen!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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