Premiership Robson League, Aberdeen vs. Crystal Palace (Sun Aug 22) Aberdeen | Crystal Palace 4-3-3 L | 4-1-3-2 C Harry Kleinjan | Lee Clark | S_Asenjo GK | GK R_Banks R_Gercaliu DF | DF N_Clyne_x09 M_Melliti DF | DF J_P_Papan C_Mulgrew DF | DF D_Powell J_Terry DF | DF D_Ward J_Mapp MF | DM C_Fletcher G_Silva MF | MF A_N'Diaye_x16 F_Fyvie_x14 MF | MF A_Buzsaky M_Megginson FW | MF J_Bostock H_Ossama FW | FW D_Freedman M_Paton_x18 FW | FW W_Zaha | B_Corr SUB | SUB M_Boorgaart Kieran_Lee SUB | SUB Ge_Jones J_Navas SUB | SUB A_Tacchinardi K_Perez SUB | SUB N_Carle J_Stead SUB | SUB W_Andrews Referee: A_Bujasaim (Morocco) Min. 3 :(pal) W_Zaha is first to the loose ball ... C_Mulgrew takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 6 :(abd) R_Gercaliu threads the through ball to H_Ossama ... But N_Clyne_x09 with the fine tackle Min. 8 :(pal) A_Buzsaky knocks it forward ... M_Melliti slips ... C_Fletcher gets to it! ... M_Melliti does well to get the tackle in Min. 11 :(pal) J_Bostock holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to N_Clyne_x09 ... The cross hits N_Clyne_x09 on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He is dancing round the corner flag! ... That puts Crystal Palace ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Aberdeen 0-1 Crystal Palace ... Min. 15 :(abd) H_Ossama with the diagonal pass M_Megginson ... M_Megginson with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... R_Banks gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... M_Melliti chips the ball into the area! ... R_Banks fists it away! Min. 19 :(abd) G_Silva back heels to find M_Melliti in space ... A vicious shot by M_Melliti ! ... R_Banks saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 28 :(abd) M_Megginson takes advantage of a mistake by D_Powell ... That mistake could prove costly ... N_Clyne_x09 reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 32 :(abd) J_Mapp hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Paton_x18 collects the loose ball! ... But he loses control of it ... A_Buzsaky belts it clear Min. 34 :(abd) J_Mapp feeds the ball through the middle ... M_Megginson runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... D_Ward stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(abd) It looks as though Aberdeen is now playing P ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-1 Crystal Palace Min. 52 :(abd) M_Megginson jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... M_Megginson hits the ball first time! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... R_Banks never had a chance! Min. 56 :(abd) H_Ossama has it on the edge of the box ... Launched towards the top corner by H_Ossama ! ... R_Banks guesses right Min. 59 :(abd) M_Megginson nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... An audacious effort from M_Megginson ! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 60 :(abd) K_Perez replaces F_Fyvie_x14 to play as a AM Min. 60 :(pal) C_Fletcher has a go! ... It hits the defender ... J_P_Papan collects the loose ball! ... M_Melliti tackles cleanly Min. 63 :(pal) N_Clyne_x09 pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... W_Zaha is clean through! ... W_Zaha goes for the top corner ! ... S_Asenjo dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Buzsaky ... D_Freedman makes a firm connection with his head ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... A_N'Diaye_x16 curls it into the box! ... J_P_Papan gets his head on it ... S_Asenjo has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... S_Asenjo reacts well to save!!! Min. 65 :(abd) Aberdeen's manager orders his side to play A Min. 67 :(pal) C_Fletcher back heels to find J_Bostock in space ... M_Melliti fouls badly ... A_Bujasaim will want to speak to him ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... W_Zaha fires it towards the goal ... But S_Asenjo reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on S_Asenjo anyway Min. 68 :(abd) M_Megginson skips the challenge from N_Clyne_x09 ... But D_Ward wins the tackle Min. 68 :(pal) A_N'Diaye_x16 finds W_Zaha with a perfectly weighted pass ... C_Mulgrew with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... A_Bujasaim calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 70 :(abd) J_Navas is being brought on ... J_Terry is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 71 :(pal) D_Freedman with the deft touch ... He takes it past R_Gercaliu ... He knocks it to J_P_Papan! ... J_P_Papan sees S_Asenjo off his line ! ... S_Asenjo guesses right Min. 73 :(abd) J_Mapp sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to J_Navas ... J_Navas attempts a chip! ... It takes a deflection! ... R_Banks is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... H_Ossama hits it into the box! ... R_Banks fists it away! Min. 73 :(pal) D_Freedman takes on M_Melliti ... He runs past him ... D_Freedman drives it low ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 74 :(abd) G_Silva back heels to find M_Paton_x18 in space ... M_Paton_x18 tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... But R_Banks makes a fine save Min. 76 :(abd) J_Navas drives the ball across field ... It comes to G_Silva ... Launched towards the top corner by G_Silva ! ... R_Banks was lucky there Min. 78 :(pal) J_Bostock hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... W_Zaha latches onto it! ... G_Silva reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 82 :(abd) J_Navas is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... M_Paton_x18 latches onto the ball ... M_Paton_x18 with a thundering shot! ... R_Banks won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 83 :(abd) M_Megginson with a 50-yard pass to K_Perez ... But A_Buzsaky slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 84 :(pal) J_Bostock runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to W_Zaha ... A cheeky lob from W_Zaha ! ... S_Asenjo gathers it easily Min. 85 :(abd) R_Gercaliu with the dribble ... N_Clyne_x09 is easily beaten ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Powell ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... G_Silva chips the ball in towards the far post! ... R_Gercaliu swings a leg at it! ... R_Banks gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... J_Mapp hits it into the box! ... D_Powell gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 86 :(pal) D_Freedman runs at the defence ... He nutmegs R_Gercaliu ... He showed his class there ... D_Freedman swings in the shot! ... But S_Asenjo makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(pal) W_Zaha runs at the defence ... He nutmegs H_Ossama ... He showed his class there ... G_Silva bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Harry Kleinjan looks relieved ... Lee Clark is far from happy with that decision Min. 90 :(abd) M_Paton_x18 gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... M_Paton_x18 pounds a rocket on goal ! ... R_Banks gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 90 :(pal) D_Freedman picks up the pass ... D_Freedman looks to see where S_Asenjo is! ... He shoots! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 91 :(abd) G_Silva looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Melliti ... M_Melliti hits a great shot ! ... But R_Banks hits it away ... He could have held onto that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Pittodrie Attendance : 42,497 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Silva Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Melliti (67) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Clyne_x09 (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Clyne_x09 (11) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aberdeen | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 12 | 10 Off target : 5 | 3 On target : 7 | 7 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 4 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 12 | 2 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aberdeen 0 - 1 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aberdeen Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Asenjo GK 27 1 1 1 44 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 R_Gercaliu DF 1 25 12 7 45 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 8 M_Melliti DF 1 23 14 5 7 | 94 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 30 -4 12 C_Mulgrew DF 1 23 11 7 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 J_Terry DF 2 21 12 4 14 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mapp MF 1 15 27 9 16 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 G_Silva MF 1 11 23 9 47 | 94 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6 -22 F_Fyvie_x14 MF 1 9 15 10 30 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Megginson FW 1 9 10 22 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 12 H_Ossama FW 1 10 13 21 41 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 8 M_Paton_x18 FW 1 10 10 14 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 B_Corr GK 18 1 1 1 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kieran_Lee DF 1 20 12 7 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Navas MF 1 7 22 8 19 | 22 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 2 K_Perez AM 1 7 19 13 28 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stead FW 1 3 19 20 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Banks GK 26 1 1 1 40 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 0 0 0 N_Clyne_x09 DF 1 15 10 7 19 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 50 25 41 J_P_Papan DF 1 24 9 8 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 D_Powell DF 1 23 13 7 13 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 0 D_Ward DF 1 22 12 8 42 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 C_Fletcher DM 1 15 23 8 33 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 A_N'Diaye_x16 MF 1 9 16 9 41 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 49 30 A_Buzsaky MF 1 9 26 9 23 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 9 0 J_Bostock MF 1 9 24 16 27 | 94 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 D_Freedman FW 1 9 13 24 13 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 14 W_Zaha FW 1 7 10 22 19 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 30 54 M_Boorgaart DF 1 23 9 11 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ge_Jones DM 1 20 11 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Tacchinardi DF 1 20 10 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Carle MF 1 6 25 8 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Andrews FW 1 8 9 19 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1282504873 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35