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WE TAVEL TO MURRAYFIELD,NO WAIT,ITS STILL TYNECASTLE

Aberdeen travel to Edinburgh for the game against Hearts.There has been alot of talk of Hearts moving stadium recently,The fans dont want it but the board want to push it through.This has had an affect on the team this season and they sit below the top six cut off in 7th.
Aberdeen have won 3 of the 4 past meetings with one ending in a 0-0 draw.Both teams will be looking for a moral boosing win before the Scottish cup next weekend.
Aberdeen have a full squad to pick from,Noel Hunt has been added to the squad as part of his trial.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-McCann
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-McGuire
RMC:-Paulinho
CM:-Oliseh
LMC:-Clark
CFR:-Mackie
CF:-Bavidge
CFL:-Prest
Subs:-Holloway,Tate,Devine,Whelan,Hunt.

HEARTS VS. ABERDEEN PREMIER LEAGUE

Hearts old boy McCann set up Prest with a brilliant ball down the left,Prest crossed the ball for Oliseh in the box,He headed,Goal,1-0(7mins.)
Aberdeen doubled their lead with their next chance,A long ball by Anderson was headed on by Bavidge,Mackie picked up the ball and continued into the box,He struck the ball at the top corner,Goal,2-0(13mins.)
Hearts came back to try and get back into it,Severin played the ball to McKenna,McKenna managed to get into the box,He hit his shot off the bottom of the post,McGuire cleared(18mins.)
Severin tested Langfield with a long range shot,Langfield could only tip the shot but gathered on the second attempt(21mins.)
As Hearts looked to get back into it they let their guard down,Bavidge played Prest through but he could only hit a weak shot at the keeper(23mins.)
Mackie sent a ball in from the right towards Prest,Pressley elbows Prest as he goes for the ball,Penalty,Pressley is yellow carded,Bavidge steps up...Goal,3-0(35mins.)

An exciting first half comes to an end,Aberdeen will be happy as they lead 3-0 at the half way point.

Oliseh tried to add to his 1 already scored,He blasted a shot that went well over the bar(52mins.)
Hearts had a good chance when Severin played Sloan through on goal,Sloan hit his shot towards the corner of the net but somehow Langfield saved and held the ball(59min.)
Aberdeen make a couple of subs to give their trialist a chance,Whelan and Hunt on for Clark and Bavidge(59mins.)
Hunt could have made an instant impression,Mackie crossed from the right,Hunt headed towards goal but his header came back off the post,Maybury cleared the danger(65mins.)
Oliseh was up to his tricks again,He hit a long range shot from about 25-30 yards out,The shot curled round the keepr and sneaked into the top corner,Goal,4-0,(77mins.)
Hearts didnt give up and wanted a goal,Simmons set up de Vries,de Vries hit a shot but Langfield was in brilliant form and tipped over the bar,McNaughton cleared the resulting corner(86mins.)
The final whistle goes and the game ends Hearts 0 Aberdeen 4.

HEARTS 0 ABERDEEN 4
GOALS:-Oliseh 2,Mackie,Bavidge(Aberdeen)
REF:-Michael McCurry
YELLOW CARDS:-Pressley,Webster,Simmons(Hearts)McCann(Aberdeen)
RED CARDS:-None
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Sunday Oliseh(Aberdeen)
ATTENDANCE:-17208

MANAGERS VIEW:-
We were superb out there today.The goalkeeper and defence deserve special mentions as Hearts did have their chances to score,They made it impossible for them to score as they all played a superb game.The Scots boss should take note as they are all born and bred in Scotland.We will go into our next match full of confidence and if we play like that i think livi could in for a hard time.

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

Celtic 2 Dundee 0
Dundee U 0 Rangers 1
Hearts 0 Aberdeen 4
Kilmarnock 4 Falkirk 1
Livingston 3 Dunfermline 0
Motherwell 1 Hibs 1

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE TOP 3
1.Aberdeen:-Points 46
2.Celtic:-Points 46
3.Hibs:-Points 32

BEST DEFENCES TOP 3(League only)
1.Aberdeen:-6 goals conceeded
2.Celtic:-14 goals conceeded
3.Hibs:-17 goals conceeded

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MOVE CLOSE FOR DJORDJIC

Manchester United agree a fee of £210000 for Bojan Djordjic.We have offered him a contract and he could be on board before the Livingston game at the weekend.He is keen on a move to Aberdeen but leaving Man U will be hard so we will have to wait and see if he can agree terms.

FLOOD ARRIVES ON LOAN

Aberdeen have completed the signing of William Flood on a loan deal for the rest of the season.The player who can play in Defence,Midfield or Attack will act as back up but will get some first team experience.Man City see him as a player for the future so we will try and help his development by giving him some top team action.

AYR DEFENDER IMPRESSES GUNN

Aberdeen have made a bid to take Ayr defender Marc Smyth to Pittodrie.Aberdeen have bid 65k for the 22 year old.He is one for the future and if we want to challenge for all the cups we need good back up like this guy.Ayr will want to hold on to their player but may be forced to sell to keep the finances up.

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AWAY TRIP TO LIVI IN THE CUP

Aberdeen travel to Livingston for todays match.Aberdeen will be looking for another victory over Livingston to progress to the next round of the cup.The teams have met 6 times with Aberdeen winning 5,1 was drawn but Aberdeen won the game on penalties.Aberdeen have been playing well recently and that should continue as Livingston have a lot of players out injured.
Aberdeen have a full squad to pick from

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-McCann
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-McGuire
RMC:-Paulinho
CM:-Oliseh
LMC:-Clark
CFR:-Mackie
CF:-Bavidge
CFL:-Prest
Subs:-Holloway,Tate,Flood,Whelan,Samba.

LIVINGSTON VS. ABERDEEN SCOTTISH CUP 3rd ROUND.

Bavidge was first to test the keeper,Clark played a great ball to him in the box but McKenzie was there to save and hold(4mins.)
Aberdeen were trying to create something as they passed the ball about,Paulinho crossed for Mackie,He headed but McKenzie tipped it out for a corner,Harding clears for Livi(22mins.)
Livi created their first chance of the game Santi passed to O'Brien about 30 yards out he took one touch and hit a stunning shot,Langfield was beat,Goal,1-0(23mins.)
Livi were pumped up now and made another chance Ipoua blasting high and wide from inside the box(26mins.)
Prest was being a threat on the left,He broke clear and sent the ball to Bavidge,He shot but the keeper held the ball well(28mins.)
Livingston tried their luck from long range again this time Lilley could only see his shot sail over the bar(35mins.)

Half time sees the teams go in with Livi the surprise leaders.Aberdeen will be hopeful of a better second half performance.

We had to wait a long time for the first chance to be made in the second half,Oliseh played the ball to Mackie,He cut into the box but sent his powerful shot wide(73mins.)
Some subs were made,Flood,Whelan and Samba on for Paulinho,Bavidge and Prest(73mins.)
Just after the subs Livi were 2 up,Miller put in the cross and Lilley headered in at the back post,Goal,2-0(75mins.)
Aberdeen try to hit back straight away but Samba could only fire his shot over the bar(76mins.)
Samba gave Aberdeen hope,Whelan crossed the ball in from the left and Samba volleyed in at the near post,Goal2-1(78mins.)
Samba was proving a real handful and could have levelled the scores,Mackie played him through on goal but McKenzie saved the shot easily(80mins.)
Aberdeen go forward for what could be the last chance of the game,Clark swings in a ball from the left,Mackie goes down after a push from Rubio,Penalty,Samba steps up....Its in,Goal,2-2(93mins.)
The final whistle goes after the pen the Dons snatch a replay,The score ends Livingston 2 Aberdeen 2.

LIVINGSTON 2 ABERDEEN 2
GOALS:-O'Brien,Lilley(Livingston)Samba 2(Aberdeen)
REF:-Tom brown
YELLOW CARDS:-Harding(Livingston)McNaughton,Anderson(Aberdeen)
RED CARDS:-None
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Cherno Samba(Aberdeen)
ATTENDANCE:-9188

MANAGERS VIEW:-
We were very lucky to get a replay today.We have a big thank you to give to young Samba who bailed us out at the end.We will look at this game and see where we went wrong and try to put it right before the return game at Pittodrie.

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PANTHER DEAL DROPPED

The bid for Emmanuel Panther has failed with Partick Thistle holding out for more and more money.We valued him at 100k they wanted double that and we are not prepared to pay that for him.We will keep an eye on the player and might make another offer.

LIVI THE REPLAY

Livingston travel to Pittodrie for todays game.
The teams have only had 4 days since the last game so both managers should know what their up against.Livigston will go into the game knowing they should have been through after the last game,Aberdeen will go into the game with caution this time as they know livi will punish them if they make mistakes.
Aberdeen have a full squad to pick from.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-McCann
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-McGuire
RMC:-Clark
CM:-Paulinho
LMC:-Muirhead
CFR:-Mackie
CF:-Samba
CFL:-Whelan
Subs:-Holloway,Tate,Flood,Tiernan,Prest.

ABERDEEN VS. LIVINGSTON SCOTTISH CUP 3rd ROUND REPLAY

The first chance of the match fell to Aberdeen,Samba headed a ball on in midfield to Mackie,Mackie run with the ball beating a player on his way,He got into the box and struck a shot,McKenzie saved well at his near post(10mins.)
Livi fans were on their feet as they thought they had scored,McGovern hit a drive from the edge of the area,it hit the post then rolled against the side netting(20mins.)
In the absence of Oliseh it was Paulinho who gets the free kick job,His first attempt was from about 20-25 yards,He struck a nice shot but it went just over the bar(35mins.)

A boring first half comes to an end,Both teams struggle to make much clear chances and the score stays 0-0.

O'Brien tried his luck from the smae distance he scored from at the weekend,This time Langfield watches it fly over the bar(47mins.)
Livi nearly had the ball in the net,Ipoua striking a shot which Langfield tipped,The ball was rolling in until McNaughton came and hacked it off the line and away from the oncoming strikers(59mins.)
Paulinho set up Mackie for the Dons first chance of the second half,Mackie was clear on the right,He cut inside and hit a powerful drive but McKenzie was on form and tipped the shot away(66mins.)
A couple of subs are made,Tiernan and Prest on for Muirhead and Whelan(68mins.)
Prest made a diffarence when he came on and set Samba up with a brilliant chance,He played a through ball from the left into Sambas path,Samba hit it first time but it went over the bar when the scoring looked the obvious outcome(74mins.)

The end of 90 minutes still sees the teams level so extra time will be played.

Flood has been taken on for Paulinho(105mins.)
Flood was involved in the first chance of extra time,He played the ball to Mackie,Mackie got to the byline and whipped the ball over,Prest was there with the volley,Goal,1-0(106mins.)
Mackie and Prest were to link up again 2 minutes later,Mackie crossing the ball from the right this time Prest got his head to it,Goal,2-0(108mins.)
Flood was showing why Man City rate him so highly,He recieved the ball on the half way line and charged forward,He beat a man then curled a shot just over the bar(117mins.)
Livingston ran out of steam in extra time and the Dons win the game 2-0.

ABERDEEN 2 LIVINGSTON 0(After extra time)
GOALS:-Prest 2(Aberdeen)
REF:-Stuart Dougal
YELLOW CARDS:-McCann,Anderson(Aberdeen)McGovern(Livingston)
RED CARDS:-None
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Darren Mackie(Aberdeen)
ATTENDANCE:-13190

MANAGERS VIEW:-
We are through i think thats the main thing.We didnt play well but we done the job in the end.
We will now work really hard to improve our performance as Celtic are up next and that will be a totally diffarent game.

SCOTTISH CUP 4TH ROUND DRAW

Dundee U V St. Mirren
Inverness C. Thistle V Motherwell
Peterhead V Hibs
Dundee V Falkirk
Hearts V Raith Rovers
Rangers V Celtic
Ross County V Airdrie U
Aberdeen V St Johnstone

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HUNT WONT BE STAYING

Trialist Noel Hunt wont be staying at Aberdeen,After alot of talking with the coaches and assistant it has been decided that we have better options available to us.We will keep an eye on him but wont be making a move in this transfer window.

NEIL LENNON QUITS

Celtics Neil Lennon shocked the football world by announcing this is his last year of football.
He stated that his injury problems were just getting worse so its time to call it a day,His groin is in a bad way with 6 injurys in two years the latest one keeping him out for a month.He has still 2 years of his contract to run but will retire at the end of the season.

ABERDEEN WELCOME DJORDJIC TO PITTODRIE

Aberdeen completed the signing of Bojan Djordjic from Manchester United for £210000.
He will go straight into the squad to face Celtic at Pittodrie on Saturday.
Djordjic is an attacking midfielder that can play on the left or in the centre,He is 22 years old and comes from Sweden.
The signing of Djordjic breaks Gunns previous transfer record that stood at 130k(Paid for Austin McCann.)We are confident that we got a good deal though and only time will tell if we made the right choice.

BART-WILLIAMS RELEASED

We have told Chris Bart-Williams to leave the club,He has been injured for a long time and has been no use to us.We have paid him the remainder of his contract and hope he does well in the future.If his time at our club is anything to go by his new club will need a good physio or have to employ another one.

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TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH

Its the battle of the top 2 today as Celtic take their squad to Pittodrie to face Aberdeen.
In past meetings the teams have played 6 games.Both teams have shared 3 wins each although Aberdeen have scored more goals in the games against the two.
This is only the second time Aberdeen have been at home against Celtic so they will want to put on a good show for the fans.Both teams know whoever wins will be 3 points clear at the top at the end so it should be a tight game.
Aberdeen have a full squad to pick from for todays match.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-McCann
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-McGuire
RMC:-Paulinho
CM:-Oliseh
LMC:-Djordjic
CFR:-Mackie
CF:-Samba
CFL:-Prest
Subs:-Holloway,Tate,Clark,Whelan,Bavidge.

ABERDEEN VS. CELTIC PREMIER LEAGUE

A slow start to the game saw both teams battling for possesion,Celtic it was who had the first chance once the game settled down,Sutton played the ball to Lambert on the edge of the box but he fired his shot over the bar(19mins.)
Celtic looked the more dangerous team from the start,Park trying his luck from distance but Langfield watches it sail over the bar(21mins.)
Celtic won a free kick when McGuire hacked down Larsson on the edge of the box,McGuire was yellow carded,Thompson stepped up to hit a shot...Goal,1-0,Langfield had no chance,(23mins.)
It took Aberdeen 30 mins to create their first chance,Mackie played a superb through ball to Samba,Samba dribbled into the box before hitting a shot straight at Hedman(30mins.)

The end of the half sees Celtic coming in 1 goal up,Aberdeen havent played bad but will need to play better to get back into this game.

Lambert was trying his luck from long range again,This time he was closer but still it went over the bar(51mins.)
Djordjic set up Prest for Aberdeens first chance of the second half,Prest was clean through but blasted his shot wide(67mins.)
A few of subs are on to try and change the game,Clark,Bavidge and Whelan on Oliseh,Mackie and Prest off(72mins.)
Anderson played in a long free kick towards the right,Clark headed to Bavidge,Bavidge volleyed but his shot went just over(80mins.)
That proved to be the last chance in a game where both teams didnt want to give much away,The score ends Aberdeen 0 Celtic 1

ABERDEEN 0 CELTIC 1
GOALS:-Thompson(Celtic)
REF:-Iain Brines
YELLOW CARDS:-McGuire,Anderson(Aberdeen)Valgaeren,Agathe(Celtic)
RED CARDS:-None
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Henrik Larsson(Celtic)
ATTENDANCE:-21176

MANGERS VIEW:-
It was a close game but we didnt play as well as we know we can.All credit to Celtic who are now top of the league,They made it tough for us to play and scored a brilliant goal.The season is far from over and we will keep playing to the best of our ability and hope Celtic slip up.

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

Aberdeen 0 Celtic 1
Dundee 4 Dundee U 1
Dunfermline 2 Hearts 0
Falkirk 0 Livingston 3
Hibs 1 Kilmarnock 1
Rangers 3 Motherwell 2

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE TOP 3(After 21 games)
1.Celtic:-Points 49
2.Aberdeen:-Points 46
3.Rangers:-Points 35

PREMIER LEAGUE TOP 3 SCORERS
1.Paul Di Giacomo(Kilmarnock) 18 goals
2.Derek Lilley(Livingston) 11 goals
3.Steven Milne(Dundee) 10 goals

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FALKIRK SACK MANAGER

Falkirk have parted company with their boss John'Yogi'Hughes after a dismal first half of the season.The board felt the change was needed as Falkirk are 12th in the league 9 points behind Dundee U.Former England player David Platt will take over as boss in a bid to change Falkirks fortunes on the park.He will have a tough start as boss having to play Hibs and Rangers in his first two games.

LETS GET BACK TO WINNING WAYS

Aberdeen travel to Tannadice to play Dundee United in todays game.
In past meetings between the two teams Aberdeen have won 4 of the 5 meetings,Dundee U have won 1.
Dundee U are second bottom of the league but have a new manager who has only been in charge for 6 games,We will go into the game knowing that it could be tough.
Aberdeen are without Paulinho(Suspended) for todays match.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-McCann
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-McGuire
RMC:-Clark
CM:-Oliseh
LMC:-Djordjic
CFR:-Mackie
CF:-Samba
CFL:-Prest
Subs:-Holloway,Tate,Flood,Whelan,Bavidge.

DUNDEE U VS. ABERDEEN PREMIER LEAGUE

Aberdeen created the first chance with a quick counter attack,McGuire played the ball long Samba headed through for Prest,Prest continued his run but pulled his shot just wide(4mins.)
Oliseh stung Gallacher's hands with a free kick that looked in all the way,Gallacher dived to tip the free kick away,O'Donnell clears the danger(19mins.)
Prest used his pace up the left to get to the byline,He whipped in a cross for Mackie who headed straight at the keeper(26mins.)
Prest tried his luck from distance but his shot went well over the bar(34mins.)
Dundee U score with their first chance of the match,Kerr played the ball through to Samuel,Samuel finished it with a lovely shot into the bottom corner,The linesman's got his flag up though and the goal wont count,Samuel was offside(37mins.)

The first half ends with the scores still at 0-0.Aberdeen make a half time sub,Bavidge is on for Samba.

Dundee U make the first chance of the second half,Samuel setting up Dodds,Dodds was clean through but could only hit his shot straight at Langfield(47mins.)
Oliseh tried his luck from outside the box,His shot crashed off the post,Gallacher gathered the rebound(52mins.)
United were having a go in the second half,Samuel and Dodds linking up again,This time Samuel's header was well held by Langfield(58mins.)
Dodds had a go from the edge of the box,The keeper was alert to it and saved well(66mins.)
Aberdeen make some changes,Flood and Whelan on for Clark and Prest(69mins.)
Flood tried his luck with a long range shot,He shouldnt have bothered as the ball went high and wide(74mins.)
Mackie made his way down the right with a mazy run,He crossed it into the box for Bavidge,Bavidge headed,saved,Bavidge is first to the loose ball,Goal,1-0,(76mins.)
United didnt lie down and could have been level instantly,Samuel making space in the box for a shot,His shot went just wide of Langfields post(77mins.)
Dundee U were pushing for a goal,Paterson this time striking the ball from the edge of the area but it flys wide of the goal(80mins.)
Paterson was brought down on the edge of the area to hand United a dangerous free kick,Griffin stepped up to strike a shot....Goal,1-1,(84mins.)
Both teams fail to create a winning chance,The game ends Dundee U 1 Aberdeen 1.

DUNDEE UNITED 1 ABERDEEN 1
GOALS:-Griffin(Dundee U)Bavidge(Aberdeen)
REF:-Craig Thompson
YELLOW CARDS:-Guy,Griffin(Dundee U)McGuire,Clark,Whelan(Aberdeen)
RED CARDS:-None
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Paul Gallacher(Dundee U)
ATTENDANCE:-8108

MANAGERS VIEW:-
I think we should have had the 3 points in this one.We played well but couldnt finish the chances that we created.Uniteds keeper recieved man of the match so it tells you how unlucky we were not to have scored a few more.
We will have to try and get ourselves back in form as at the present moment Celtic are pulling away at the top.We pulled together last year and with most of the same squad we will pull together again.

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

Celtic 4 Dunfermline 0
Dundee U 1 Aberdeen 1
Falkirk 0 Hibs 2
Hearts 1 Livingston 1
Kilmarnock 2 Rangers 3
Motherwell 3 Dundee 0

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE TOP 3
1.Celtic:-Points 52
2.Aberdeen:-Points 47
3.Rangers:-Points 38

PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ASSISTS TOP 3
1.Keith Lasley(Motherwell) 9 Assists
2.Chris Sutton(Celtic) 8 Assists
3.Martin Bavidge(Aberdeen) 8 Assists

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TRANSFER WINDOW CLOSES AS MONTHLY AWARDS ARE HANDED OUT

The first of February sees the transfer window close and the Monthly awards handed out.We will take a look at some of the biggest transfer deals from around europe.

The monthly awards first and the winners:-
Player of the month:-David Bellion(Rangers)
Young player of the month:-John Paul Boyle(Motherwell)
Manager of the month:-Alex McLiesh(Rangers)

JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW BIG SPENDERS

Manchester United were the biggest spenders paying out a massive £26 million for Turkish Forward Sanli Tuncay.The 23 year old had only been at Real Madrid a year before this move,He cost Real £9 million a year ago.

David Marcelo Cortez Pizarro was involved in a bit of a transfer merry-go-round.Pizarro left Udinese to join Parma for £11.75 million,Which left the door open for Hidetoshi Nakata to leave Parma and join Inter.Nakata cost Inter £10.75 million.

The big move of the window was Ronaldo moving from Real Madrid to Roma for £11 million.Roma will hope he can recapture the form that won him the world player of the year award earlier in his career.

The rest of the big moves:-
Simone Perrotta Arsenal To Lazio £9.75m
Cristiano Zanetti Inter To Liverpool £9m
Luis Fabiano Sao Paulo To FC Bayern 8.75m
Barry Ferguson Blackburn To Liverpool 8.25m
Massimo Ambrosini FC Bayern To Inter 7.5m

SCOTTISH TRANSFERS

Paul Di Giacomo Kilmarnock To Blackburn 2.6m
Eddie Johnson Man U To Rangers 825k
Bojan Djordjic Man U To Aberdeen 210k
Craig Easton Dundee U To West Ham 180k
Mohammed Sylla Celtic To Hearts 150k

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FIR PARK WELCOMES THE DONS

Aberdeen manager Barry Gunn takes his team to Fir Park to play Motherwell for todays match.
Motherwell go into the game sitting 9th in the league table but have a good young side when they get going.
In past meeting between the clubs Aberdeen have won 5 of the 6 games,Motherwell have won 1.Aberdeen have scored 8 goals against Motherwell in their last two games so the Motherwell defence will know what to expect.

Aberdeen are without McGuire(Suspended) and Paulinho(Suspended) for todays game.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-McCann
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-Tate
RMC:-Clark
CM:-Oliseh
LMC:-Djordjic
CFR:-Mackie
CF:-Bavidge
CFL:-Prest
Subs:-Holloway,Flood,Muirhead,Tiernan,Whelan.

MOTHERWELL VS. ABERDEEN PREMIER LEAGUE

Aberdeen created the first chance,McCann played the ball to Bavidge,He nodded on to Mackie,Mackie continued into the box before striking a shot into the side netting(11mins.)
Motherwell were playing some good stuff,Hammell played the ball to Lasley,He took a touch then fired a fierce shot towards goal,The ball went just past the post(23mins.)
Motherwell were showing they could play,Corrigan played the ball to Clarkson,Clarkson fired a first time shot past Langfield,Goal,1-0(31mins.)

A boring half comes to an end,Motherwell lead 1-0.

Aberdeen could have levelled it with the first chance of the second half,Mackie played the ball to Prest who volleyed,The keeper tipped it out,The defence clears the danger(57mins.)
Motherwell were not going to sit back on a 1 goal lead,Clarke played a ball to Pearson,Pearson beat a man as he traveled into the box,He struck a shot towards goal,Langfield tips,Goal,2-0(62mins.)
3 subs were made to try and change the game,Muirhead,Tiernan and Whelan on for Clark,Djordjic and Mackie(64mins.)
Aberdeen tried to get back into it,Whelan making a good run up the right wing,He crossed to the edge of the area for Oliseh,He took one touch to control it then sent a curling shot into the top corner,Goal,2-1(71mins.)
Oliseh was nearly a hero when he struck a 30 yard free kick at goal,His shot went just wide of the goal(76mins.)
As Aberdeen tried to get another goal they left gaps in the defence,Lasley took advantage of those gaps but could only lift his shot over the bar(84mins.)
Motherwell hold on to win the game,The score finishes Motherwell 2 Aberdeen 1

MOTHERWELL 2 ABERDEEN 1
GOALS:-Clarkson,Pearson(Motherwell)Oliseh(Aberdeen)
REF:-Kevin Toner
YELLOW CARDS:-Hammell(Aberdeen)McCann(Aberdeen)
RED CARDS:-None
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Stephen Pearson(Motherwell)
ATTENDANCE:-12310

MANAGERS VIEW:-
I just dont know whats up with the team.I dont know if i should give them a few days off to rest or train them harder.They proved what they can do last year so they have no excuses.I will take a look at things before next weeks Scottish cup tie,But i expect a better performance than this shambles we witnessed today.

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

Celtic 5 Hearts 0
Dundee U 6 Dunfermline 6
Falkirk 1 Rangers 2
Hibs 0 Livingston 2
Kilmarnock 3 Dundee 0
Motherwell 2 Aberdeen 1

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE TOP 3(After 23 games)
1.Celtic:-Points 55
2.Aberdeen:-Points 47
3.Rangers:-Points 41

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE TOP 3 AVERAGE RATINGS
1.Henrik Larsson(Celtic) 8.29
2.David Bellion(Rangers) 8.05
3.James Fowler(Kilmarnock) 7.67

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SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP SEMI FINAL

Kilmarnock booked there place in the league cup final with an extra time win against Dunfermline.
Kilmarnock needed the extra 30 minutes of football to secure thier place in the final after drawing 1-1 in normal time.
Canero gave Kilmarnock the lead before Crawford levelled for Dunfermline in the 90th minute.Adams and Invincibile put Killie up 3-1 in Extra time,Brooker scored a late goal for Dunfermline but it was too late.
Kilmarnock will play Ayr or Livi in the final.

4 CALLED UP FOR SCOTLAND

Four Aberdeen players were called into the Scotland squad for the friendly against Belgium.
Langfield,McNaughton,McGuire and Anderson were all called up by manager George Burley.Our defense has been in superb form and each player deserves his call up.We will have to wait a few weeks to see if any of them can add to the number of caps they already have.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP SEMI FINAL NUMBER 2

Ayr beat livingston to get to the final of the league cup.
Ayr needed extra time after the game ended 0-0 in normal time.McDonald scored after 100 minutes of play to take Ayr to Hampden.Ayr had been the better team on the day and deserved their win.
Ayr will play Kilmarnock in the final which will be played at Hampden Park next month.