Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Rugby Park where Kilmarnock play host to Aberdeen. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Kilmarnock are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry McNeill.


0.00
The whistle blows and Kilmarnock get the match underway!
4.46
John Gough clumsily knocks into Billy Collins. The referee calls over John Gough and shows him a yellow card! Billy Collins stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.07
Uruguay Duarte comes in with a late challenge on Ismael Kayis. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ismael Kayis gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.38
John Gough knocks the ball forward to Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.27
Cristiano Loureiro threads a neat ball through to Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
12.16
Enrique Lozano flicks a high ball forward to Arni Áskelsson who takes it down. Arni Áskelsson lofts in a cross ball towards Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
16.27
Uruguay Duarte threads a neat ball through to David Niven. David Niven flicks a high pass forward. Arni Áskelsson collects the pass. Arni Áskelsson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefano Foggia.
18.39
David Niven barges into John Gough. The referee calls over David Niven and shows him a yellow card! John Gough hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.45
Simon Konchesky comes in with a late challenge on Dax Gray. Simon Konchesky is shown the yellow card! Dax Gray hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.33
Enrique Lozano plays the ball forward to Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson knocks in a cross ball towards Youri Salenko. Gary Fowler clumsily knocks into Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
27.11
Gharib Bouchiba passes the ball forward to John Gough. John Gough flicks a high pass forward. Gustavo Ochoa comfortably collects the pass. Gustavo Ochoa knocks in a cross ball towards Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis makes a deft header but it curls horrendously wide!
30.33
Michelangelo Argilli chips the ball to his team mate, Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Konchesky.
32.20
David Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko whips in a cross ball towards Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Solid save from Carlos Loureiro.
38.57
Cristiano Loureiro hits a low pass to Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.37
Uruguay Duarte makes a simple pass to Enrique Lozano. Enrique Lozano flicks a high pass forward. Youri Salenko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Youri Salenko plays a scrappy one-two with Dax Gray and stumbles forward towards the goal... Youri Salenko makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
40.44
Gharib Bouchiba knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Loureiro. Cristiano Loureiro flicks a high pass forward to Gustavo Ochoa who brings the ball under control. Gustavo Ochoa tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.41
Michelangelo Argilli comes in with a late challenge on Martin Mowbray. The referee calls over Michelangelo Argilli and shows him a yellow card! Martin Mowbray hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Martin Mowbray flicks a high pass forward. Ismael Kayis controls it well on his chest. Ismael Kayis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Kilmarnock appear unchanged since the first half. Aberdeen appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. The Kilmarnock players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Aberdeen kick off!
53.33
Enrique Lozano hits a low pass to Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko whips in a cross ball towards Dax Gray. Dax Gray outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Carlos Loureiro. Excellent save.
54.12
Martin Mowbray changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Martin Mowbray whips in a cross ball towards Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Maksym Terekhin punches it away to safety.
55.40
Stefaan Scifo makes a simple pass to Enrique Lozano. Enrique Lozano threads a neat ball through to Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson plays a scrappy one-two with Dax Gray and advances towards the goal... Arni Áskelsson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Carlos Loureiro!
57.42
Michelangelo Argilli makes an attacking run forward. Michelangelo Argilli knocks in a cross ball towards Dax Gray. Dax Gray makes a deft header but it is shockingly off target!
59.56
With great imagination, Martin Mowbray plays the ball forward to Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis knocks in a cross ball towards Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
60.37
Kilmarnock have made 2 substitutions with Marcos Sanchez replacing Gary Fowler and Rodolphe Bourgeais replacing Ismael Kayis and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
63.54
Enrique Lozano threads a neat ball through to Dax Gray. Dax Gray whips in a cross ball towards Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
69.33
Michelangelo Argilli chips the ball to his team mate, Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.27
Stefaan Scifo flicks a high pass forward to Enrique Lozano who brings the ball under control. With imagination, Enrique Lozano plays the ball forward to Dax Gray. Dax Gray rushes past Stefano Foggia! Some awkward footwork from Dax Gray provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.36
Cristiano Loureiro catches Billy Collins on the ankles. The referee warns Cristiano Loureiro to calm down! Billy Collins runs off the knock.
77.07
Kilmarnock have made a substitution with Gérard Auer replacing Cristiano Loureiro .
79.01
Stefano Foggia clumsily knocks into Youri Salenko. The referee calls over Stefano Foggia and shows him a yellow card! Youri Salenko gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
81.42
Stefaan Scifo threads a neat ball through to Enrique Lozano. Enrique Lozano makes a beautiful solo run. Enrique Lozano knocks in a cross ball towards Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Carlos Loureiro gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
87.37
Martin Mowbray flicks a high pass forward. Rodolphe Bourgeais holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodolphe Bourgeais knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Maksym Terekhin who gathers it comfortably.
89.38
David Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Arni Áskelsson. Arni Áskelsson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Gérard Auer threads a neat ball through to Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko threads the ball through to Rodolphe Bourgeais but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 8
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 1
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 3 vs 3
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 45.5696202531646 vs 54.4303797468354
Play Area
Home team third: 31.65%, Midfield: 48.10%, Away team third: 20.25%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Youri Salenko of Aberdeen

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Gary Fowler (DEF)
6
6
5
5
6. John Gough (MID)
5
7
9. Gustavo Ochoa (ATT)
6
10. Ismael Kayis (ATT)
6
6

12. Marcos Sanchez (MID)
6
13. Gérard Auer (MID)
6

2. Delio Galindo (DEF)
6
5
4. Stefaan Scifo (DEF)
6
8
7. David Niven (MID)
6
8. Billy Collins (MID)
6
9. Youri Salenko (ATT)
8
10. Dax Gray (ATT)
8
11. Arni Áskelsson (ATT)
8

12. Manuel Giménez (MID)
0
13. Marcel Vega (MID)
0