Match Report
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen |  |  | Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian | ||||||||||||||||
| Lin Benedictuz | Lin Benedictuz | manager | Manny King | Manny King | |||||||||||||||||
| Gabriel Thomas | G. Thomas |  | 82 | G |  | 1 | | G | 84 |  | Peter Allsopp | P. Allsopp | |||||||||
| Lucien Ndiefi | L. Ndiefi |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Arno Rummenigge | A. Rummenigge | |||||||||
| Jan Jensen | J. Jensen |  | 80 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 |  | Neil Glass | N. Glass | |||||||||
| Diaw Bianchini | D. Bianchini |  | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 76 |  | Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan | |||||||||
| Elias Dabizas | E. Dabizas |  | 73 | M | | 5 | | D | 75 |  | Yoshiaki Kaita | Y. Kaita | |||||||||
| Piero Tedesco | P. Tedesco | | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 | | Garry Thomson | G. Thomson | |||||||||
| Schumann Le Bris | S. Le Bris |  | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 |  | José Luis Alfaro | J. Alfaro | |||||||||
| jonathan Nunez | j. Nunez | | 76 | M | | 8 | | M | 81 |  | Mark Gyan | M. Gyan | |||||||||
| Hlynur Hjálmarsson | H. Hjálmarsson |  | 82 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 | | Jay Mapp | J. Mapp | |||||||||
| Samuel Barros | S. Barros |  | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 79 | | John Hansen | J. Hansen | |||||||||
| Efren Briseño | E. Briseño | | 81 | A | | 11 | | A | 78 |  | Adrian Nanu | A. Nanu | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Pittodrie where Aberdeen play host to Heart of Midlothian. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Aberdeen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Aberdeen are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian kick off!
4.03
0-0José Luis Alfaro passes the ball forward to John Hansen. John Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.01
0-118.57
Garry Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.58
José Luis Alfaro threads the ball through to Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu lofts in a cross ball towards Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jay Mapp!
24.27
José Luis Alfaro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Hansen. John Hansen shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
26.47
0-2Diaw Bianchini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elias Dabizas. Elias Dabizas flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Barros. Samuel Barros shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Peter Allsopp manages to gather it comfortably.
27.52
José Luis Alfaro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp knocks in a cross ball towards John Hansen. John Hansen heads the ball goalwards. Gabriel Thomas easily smothers it.
28.08
Piero Tedesco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Barros. Samuel Barros finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.59
Jan Jensen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Schumann Le Bris. Schumann Le Bris flicks the ball to his team mate, Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson plays a perfect one-two with Efren Briseño and rushes in on goal... Hlynur Hjálmarsson tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.13
Jan Jensen chips the ball to his team mate, Piero Tedesco. Piero Tedesco chips the ball to his team mate, Efren Briseño. Efren Briseño lofts in a cross ball towards Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
38.42
Garry Thomson brings the ball forward. Garry Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards John Hansen. John Hansen powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.50
Piero Tedesco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Efren Briseño. Efren Briseño shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Peter Allsopp.
44.43
1-3Schumann Le Bris knocks the ball to his team mate, Efren Briseño. Efren Briseño knocks the ball forward to Samuel Barros but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Aberdeen kick off and get the second half underway!
48.20
Elias Dabizas sees a break and surges forward. Elias Dabizas threads the ball through to Hlynur Hjálmarsson but he's offside!
53.56
1-3jonathan Nunez knocks the ball to his team mate, Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.15
Neil Glass sees a break and surges forward. Neil Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lucien Ndiefi.
55.54
José Luis Alfaro flicks the ball to his team mate, John Hansen. John Hansen lofts in a cross ball towards Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp powers a header at goal. Gabriel Thomas easily smothers it.
57.17
Neil Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Hansen. John Hansen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.16
1-3Heart of Midlothian are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
61.09
José Luis Alfaro brings the ball forward. José Luis Alfaro shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
65.53
Piero Tedesco kicks a strong pass forward to Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.58
Elias Dabizas knocks the ball forward to Efren Briseño. Efren Briseño knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Allsopp who gathers it comfortably.
69.49
Piero Tedesco kicks a strong pass forward to Efren Briseño. Efren Briseño knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.56
Neil Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, José Luis Alfaro. José Luis Alfaro knocks the ball to his team mate, Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Nanu. Adrian Nanu flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.37
Jan Jensen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Schumann Le Bris. Schumann Le Bris knocks the ball to his team mate, Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Barros but he's offside!
78.07
Jan Jensen threads the ball through to Schumann Le Bris. Schumann Le Bris deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Barros. Samuel Barros lofts in a cross ball towards Hlynur Hjálmarsson. Hlynur Hjálmarsson directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.17
José Luis Alfaro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp makes a simple pass to John Hansen. John Hansen rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
83.56
1-4Kubilay Özalan clumsily knocks into Piero Tedesco. The referee calls over Kubilay Özalan and shows him a yellow card! Piero Tedesco grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
84.23
Lucien Ndiefi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Piero Tedesco. Piero Tedesco chips the ball to his team mate, Efren Briseño. Efren Briseño tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
89.39
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Hlynur Hjálmarsson 31 | Jay Mapp 6, 21 John Hansen 38 Adrian Nanu 72 |