IWC Group 2, Aberdeen vs. Athletico Madrid (Sun Mar 23) Aberdeen | Athletico Madrid 4-2-3-1 C | 5-3-2 C Malky McKay | Stephen Gordon | R_Esson GK | GK M_Imhof A_Diamond DF | DF A_Considne S_Dean DF | DF S_Gordon J_Mann DF | DF K_Svensson D_Thomas DF | DF De_Pedro A_Pirlo DM | DF T_Streete G_Silva DM | MF K_Arvhage S_Gillet MF | MF D_Pizzaro J_Stead MF | MF Vicente Sone_Aluko FW | FW G_Pazzini Xavi MF | FW J_Vennegoor | B_Corr SUB | SUB Nagarjuna N_Christie SUB | SUB G_Durand A_McGeadyx10 SUB | SUB C_Burke B_Nicholson SUB | SUB A_Fernandez A_Sigporsson SUB | SUB R_Tamudo Referee: G_Barber (England) Min. 2 :(abd) Xavi is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 2 :(abd) B_Nicholson is ready to come on to replace Xavi ... Looks like he will play as a MF Min. 4 :(abd) G_Silva gets to the by line and finds Sone_Aluko with a beautiful cross ... D_Pizzaro tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Nicholson swings it in! ... M_Imhof fists it away! Min. 12 :(ath) The defender under hits the back pass! ... D_Pizzaro is through! ... Sone_Aluko with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... G_Barber calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 17 :(ath) K_Arvhage plays in J_Vennegoor with a beautiful ball ... J_Vennegoor with a screamer of a shot ! ... R_Esson guesses right Min. 18 :(ath) De_Pedro catches J_Stead with an elbow! ... G_Barber calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 25 :(ath) D_Pizzaro takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into G_Pazzini ... J_Mann dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 32 :(ath) K_Arvhage feeds the ball through the middle ... J_Vennegoor runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A left-footer by J_Vennegoor ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 35 :(abd) A_Diamond with a Cruyff turn ... T_Streete gathers up the loose ball Min. 35 :(ath) G_Pazzini takes on S_Dean ... He runs past him ... G_Pazzini belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... R_Esson turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... Vicente crosses it in! ... R_Esson fists it away! Min. 42 :(abd) Sone_Aluko takes advantage of a mistake by T_Streete ... A great volley from Sone_Aluko ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... M_Imhof looks relieved there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(abd) G_Silva runs towards the goal ... De_Pedro clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-0 Athletico Madrid Min. 52 :(ath) S_Gordon knocks it forward ... A_Diamond slips ... J_Vennegoor gets to it! ... J_Mann plays the back pass ... R_Esson can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Vicente chips the ball in towards the far post! ... S_Dean wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 53 :(ath) K_Arvhage is injured. He's unable to continue Min. 53 :(ath) C_Burke takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace K_Arvhage as MF Min. 67 :(ath) S_Gordon spits at A_Diamond ... He could be off!! ... G_Barber calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 70 :(ath) The ball goes loose! ... C_Burke seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... C_Burke with the punt towards goal! ... R_Esson can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... R_Esson has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 76 :(abd) B_Nicholson brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Sone_Aluko gets on the end of the pass ... Sone_Aluko with the cheeky shot! ... M_Imhof is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 83 :(ath) C_Burke loses his marker! ... G_Silva slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 86 :(ath) G_Pazzini watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... Launched towards the top corner by G_Pazzini ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into R_Esson's arms ... Unlucky Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(ath) J_Vennegoor runs into space ... Sone_Aluko with a bad challenge ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... The fans chant CHEERIO CHEERIO CHEERIO to him!! Min. 93 :(abd) G_Silva kicks A_Considne! ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Pittodrie Attendance : 21,662 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Mann (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : Sone_Aluko (92), G_Silva (93) Booked : N/A Injured : Xavi (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletico Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Streete Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : De_Pedro (18), S_Gordon (67) Injured : K_Arvhage (53) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen | Athletico Madrid Attempts on Goal : 2 | 5 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 0 | 2 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 2 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 12 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 3 Key Passes : 2 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aberdeen 0 - 0 Athletico Madrid ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aberdeen Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Esson GK 29 1 1 1 24 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 A_Diamond DF 1 22 8 9 32 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 S_Dean DF 1 21 12 8 40 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 J_Mann DF 1 21 12 7 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 D_Thomas DF 1 21 6 7 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Pirlo DM 1 13 22 2 32 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Silva DM 1 10 20 8 44 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 5 -10 S_Gillet MF 1 7 20 11 12 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stead MF 1 3 18 19 39 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sone_Aluko FW 1 7 7 22 32 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -6 Xavi MF 1 6 27 13 34 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Corr GK 20 1 1 1 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Christie DF 1 20 6 3 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_McGeadyx10 DF 1 14 10 7 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Nicholson MF 1 9 16 10 37 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Sigporsson FW 1 9 8 20 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Athletico Madrid Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Imhof GK 27 1 1 1 18 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 0 0 A_Considne DF 1 22 9 3 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Gordon DF 1 21 12 6 36 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 11 -4 K_Svensson DF 1 21 7 6 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 De_Pedro DF 1 20 8 6 34 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 -4 -4 T_Streete DF 1 19 10 3 34 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 K_Arvhage MF 1 9 24 8 43 | 57 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 D_Pizzaro MF 1 11 23 12 29 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 15 0 Vicente MF 1 8 22 10 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Pazzini FW 1 6 9 21 37 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 J_Vennegoor FW 1 9 9 20 35 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Nagarjuna GK 16 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Durand DF 1 17 10 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Burke MF 1 7 20 12 35 | 40 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 A_Fernandez AM 1 16 18 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Tamudo FW 1 8 6 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1206304337 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08