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21/12/2053, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, Scotland, Live on National TV
Scottish Cup, Round 3

Arbroath Vs Aberdeen

Arbroath play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: D Clenney (GK) , D Sear (CB) , F Quinn (CB) , J MacBeth (RB) , D Edward (LB) , R Higgins (CDM) , A Ewen (CDM) , M McWhinney (CAM) , J McColgan (CAM) , H McCord (ST) , R Arnott (ST) And the subs are: S McQuarrie (CB) , T Regan (CB) , T MacRae (CM) , B Whitfield (CM) , J Irwin (ST)

Aberdeen play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: S Gill (GK) , J Audsley (CB) , G MacGowan (CB) , C Magee (RB) , B McDermott (LB) , B Di Vittorio (CM) , J McCall (CDM) , M Redpath (CDM) , J Law (RW) , R Napier (LW) , G Aitken (ST) And the subs are: S MacIver (CB) , E McQuistion (CM) , G MacKenna (ST)

Welcome to Gayfield Park in Arbroath, Scotland where Arbroath will face Aberdeen.  This is round 3 of the Scottish Cup.  The attendance is 22000.

1' - Arbroath kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

6' - Bob Di Vittorio shoots from long range towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

8' - David Clenney passes to Joseph McColgan.  With a turn of pace, Joseph McColgan beats Mel Redpath, but is then fouled.    The referee shows Mel Redpath the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Arbroath.  

13' - Mark McWhinney attempts to outskill Bruce McDermott and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

14' - Mark McWhinney sees a run from Ron Arnott.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Ron Arnott has strayed offside!  

18' - James Law slides the ball to Bob Di Vittorio.  Bob Di Vittorio finds Gordon MacGowan with a long ball.  Gordon MacGowan sees a run from George Aitken.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but George Aitken has strayed offside!  

24' - David Edward passes a long ball to Robert Higgins.  Charles Magee tackles Robert Higgins and gains possession for his team.  Charles Magee plays a long ball to Gordon MacGowan.  Gordon MacGowan passes to Mel Redpath.  Mel Redpath attempts to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

26' - David Clenney hits the ball long to Robert Higgins.  James McCall successfully tackles Robert Higgins and gains possession for his team.  James McCall sees a run from Bob Di Vittorio.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Bob Di Vittorio is caught offside!  

28' - Robert Higgins hits the ball long to Joseph McColgan.  Joseph McColgan sees a run from Hamish McCord.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Hamish McCord runs on to the ball.  Hamish McCord reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Stuart Gill gets to the ball first and smothers it.  

31' - Robert Higgins attempts to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Stuart Gill!  

34' - Stuart Gill passes the ball to Bob Di Vittorio.  Bob Di Vittorio tries to hit a long range shot...but the ball flies wide of the post!

35' - David Clenney sees a run from Joseph McColgan.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Joseph McColgan is able to take the ball.  Joseph McColgan attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's an excellent goal from Joseph McColgan for Arbroath!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

36' - Aberdeen kick the ball off for the restart.  

39' - Charles Magee finds Mel Redpath with a short pass.  Mel Redpath plays a short pass to Gordon MacGowan.  Gordon MacGowan passes a long ball to Jim Audsley.  Jim Audsley spots a run from George Aitken.  He attempts to play a throughball, and George Aitken takes the ball.  George Aitken looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

42' - David Clenney plays a long pass to David Sear.  David Sear spots a run from Mark McWhinney.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Mark McWhinney is able to take the ball.  Mark McWhinney attempts to skip past  the advancing keeper...but he is impeded by the keeper!  The referee immediately points to the spot!  Hamish McCord places the ball to take the penalty.  He tries  to hit the ball into the top corner...but the shot sails over the bar!

43' - Stuart Gill sees a run from James McCall.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but James McCall has strayed offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Aberdeen kick the ball off for the restart.  

48' - Jim Audsley passes to Mel Redpath.  Mel Redpath passes the ball to Bruce McDermott.  Bruce McDermott passes a long ball to James McCall.  James McCall crosses the ball, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like George Aitken is going to be taken off.  George MacKenna joins the game from the bench.  

57' - David Edward takes the ball past George MacKenna with a turn of pace.  

59' - David Edward spots a run from Mark McWhinney.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Mark McWhinney takes the ball.  Mark McWhinney tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman signals its a corner for Arbroath.  Mark McWhinney gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box and finds Robert Higgins.  Robert Higgins heads the ball down towards the bottom corner...but its wide!

61' - Stuart Gill finds Charles Magee with a long ball.  Charles Magee attempts to beat David Edward using his skills, but is tripped.  That will be a freekick for Aberdeen.  

62' - James Law will take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ron Arnott is going to be taken off.  John Irwin joins the game from the bench.  

65' - Bob Di Vittorio runs with the ball, beating Mark McWhinney.  

66' - Bob Di Vittorio takes a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Aberdeen.  Ronald Napier places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

69' - Bruce McDermott sees a run from James Law.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but James Law has strayed offside!  

72' - Gordon MacGowan plays the ball to Charles Magee.  Charles Magee tries to use ball skills to beat David Sear and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

73' - Charles Magee sees Ronald Napier making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Ronald Napier takes the ball.  Ronald Napier tries to cutback, but Mark McWhinney manages to get to the ball first!  

77' - Gordon MacGowan hits the ball long to Charles Magee.  Charles Magee looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but its wide!

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Fraser Quinn will come off.  Spencer McQuarrie is brought on from the bench.  

79' - David Clenney plays a long pass to Anton Ewen.  Anton Ewen curls in a cross, finding Joseph McColgan.  Joseph McColgan gets above the defence and heads the ball attempting to beat Stuart Gill...but the shot goes wide!

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Sear will come off.  Tommy Regan joins the game from the bench.  

82' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jim Audsley is going to be taken off.  Sam MacIver is brought on from the bench.  

84' - Spencer McQuarrie sees Joseph McColgan making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Joseph McColgan runs on to the ball.  Joseph McColgan looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

87' - Stuart Gill plays a long ball to James McCall.  James McCall curls in a cross, but Robert Higgins intercepts and takes possession.  

90' - Mel Redpath sees Bob Di Vittorio making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Arbroath 1 - 0 Aberdeen.