Aberdeen                                  Celtic
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Kenny Arthur              30  5  n     GK Viljami Sinisalo          26  5  n
SW Craig Gordon              22  5  n     SW Kieran Tierney            29  4  n
DF Alex McLeish              29  5  n     DF Arne Engels               25  4  n
DF Graeme Shinnie            13  3  n     DF Auston Trusty             20  9  n
DF Rob Beckett                7  8  n     DF Dane Murray               17  4  n
DF Florian Fricke             4 10  n     MF Reo Hatate                29  6  n
MF Noel Burke                21  5  n     MF Paul Lambert              16  6  n
MF Mason                     18 10  n     WG Charlie Cooke             17  6  n
WG Popul Vuh                  7  8  n     FW Jota                      34  4  n
FW Mark McGhee               29 10  n     FW Callum Osmand             30  4  n
FW Joe Miller                15  2  n     FW Benjamin Nygren           23  4  n

Min 0: Aberdeen opens up with a 5-2-3 O while the Hoops will play a 4-2-4 L.
Min 0: Today's referee is James White (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 5: Mark McGhee (ABE) in space inside the area...
        ...he slices his shot but it finds Mason...
        ...who simply sidefoots home GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Dons...
        ...score now: ABE 1 - CEL 0
Min 5: Benjamin Nygren (CEL) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Charlie Cooke rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Kenny Arthur.
Min 8: Joe Miller (ABE) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Arne Engels (CEL).
Min 10: STRAMASH!  Long ball over the top as Joe Miller...
        ...blasts a hot shot wide but was his jersey being pulled?  VAR says NO penalty and the crowd respond with some fruity language.
Min 14: Callum Osmand opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Graeme Shinnie greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 19: The ball is hooked on towards Reo Hatate (CEL)...
        ...who takes on Craig Gordon on the edge of the area...
        ...Craig Gordon  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 23: Great tackle by Arne Engels (CEL)...
        ...to prevent Mark McGhee (ABE) from latching onto Joe Miller's pass. 
Min 25: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Callum Osmand (CEL)...
        ...but the impressive Alex McLeish (ABE) is able to get the ball back to Kenny Arthur.
Min 28: Mark McGhee (ABE) looks up and spots Alex McLeish arriving in the box...
        ...the Scotsman tees up Alex McLeish for the shot...
        ...he finds the back of the net with a low drive. GOAL!!!...
        ...Aberdeen are looking strong now...
        ...score now: ABE 2 - CEL 0
Min 32: Graeme Shinnie gets overlapped by Reo Hatate (CEL)...
        ...who threads it to Callum Osmand...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Kenny Arthur.
Min 35: The ball is hooked on towards Mark McGhee (ABE)...
        ...who takes on Kieran Tierney on the edge of the area...
        ...Kieran Tierney  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 37: Kenny Arthur rushes out to block Jota's (CEL) route to goal...
        ...but Jota drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Graeme Shinnie covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and Kenny Arthur scrambles to it.
Min 43: Paul Lambert (CEL) booked for what looked like a dive by the home side's Mark McGhee. ...
        ...He is unlucky to get a yellow card for that. Away fans give the ref some Scottish verbal abuse!
Min 45: Covid mask needed to hide his face after that miss! Dane Murray gets dummied by Mark McGhee (ABE)...
        ...who passes it to Noel Burke...
        ...who blasts it high and wide.


HALFTIME SCORE: Aberdeen 2 - Glasgow Celtic 0

Min 48: Arne Engels (CEL) and Benjamin Nygren break for Glasgow Celtic...
        ...Benjamin Nygren looks to have found space into which to recieve Arne Engels's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Graeme Shinnie (ABE) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 50: Lovely chip from Reo Hatate (CEL)...
        ...Benjamin Nygren was brave...
        ...and can't get it past the onrushing Kenny Arthur.
Min 56: Superb sliding block by Rob Beckett (ABE) denies Dane Murray a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Reo Hatate in the Aberdeen box.
Min 58: Aberdeen give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Reo Hatate (CEL) takes over for Glasgow Celtic...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Auston Trusty...
        ...the American evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball past just wide!
Min 60: Cameron Carter-Vickers on for Dane Murray(DF)...
        ...Cameron Carter-Vickers will play DF.
Min 64: Paul Lambert (CEL) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by Kenny Arthur--superb save!
Min 65: Charlie Cooke looks up and sees Jota in space...
        ... a deft flick on, he's onside!...
        ... Jota torpedoes it hard and low under the outstretched Kenny Arthur, oh what a beauty!?GOAL!!...
        ...Glasgow Celtic pull one back but they need another...
        ...score now: ABE 2 - CEL 1
Min 67: Noel Burke (ABE) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Kieran Tierney (CEL) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 71: Craig Gordon finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Viljami Sinisalo palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Mark McGhee who heads the ball...
        ...but Cameron Carter-Vickers (CEL) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 71: Cameron Carter-Vickers (CEL) swings a ball in to the Aberdeen box...
        ...but the presence of Alex McLeish (ABE) means it is easily cleared.
Min 74: Reo Hatate (CEL) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Scotsman keeper...
        ...finds Jota busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...saved by Kenny Arthur!
Min 76: Reo Hatate (CEL) puts in a cross...
        ...but Craig Gordon (ABE) clears with ease.
Min 78: Popul Vuh opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Kieran Tierney greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 80: Benjamin Nygren (CEL) hooks the ball away from Graeme Shinnie...
        ...and Jota dives in...
        ...and heads home from six yards GOAL!...
        ...what a dramatic equalizer...
        ...score now: ABE 2 - CEL 2
Min 81: Florian Fricke (ABE) puts in a cross...
        ...but Cameron Carter-Vickers (CEL) clears with ease.
Min 83: Reo Hatate picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Cameron Carter-Vickers to chase...
        ...it drops over Graeme Shinnie's shoulder and right into Cameron Carter-Vickers's path...
        ...the American hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that thunders past Kenny Arthur's outstretched arm...
        ...and just wide of the goal.
Min 86: Arne Engels (CEL) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...which gives Kenny Arthur no chance GOAL!!!...
        ...what an amazing goal!  Just a few minutes from stoppage time now...
        ...score now: ABE 2 - CEL 3


FINAL SCORE: Aberdeen 2 - Glasgow Celtic 3


Man Of The Match: Arne Engels (CEL)

Aberdeen
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Kenny Arthur              30 30 30 13 -1  n  0  6  0  0 90  6
SW Craig Gordon              22 11 11  9 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Rob Beckett                7  7  7  5  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Florian Fricke             4  4  4  3  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Alex McLeish              29 29 29 26 -1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
DF Graeme Shinnie            13 13 13 10 -3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Noel Burke                21 21 21 18 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Mason                     18 18 18 16  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
WG Popul Vuh                  7  7  7  6  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Mark McGhee               29 29 29 29  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Joe Miller                15 15 15 15 -4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Celtic
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Viljami Sinisalo          26 26 26 11 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Kieran Tierney            29 29 29 23 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Auston Trusty             20 20 20 16  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Arne Engels               25 25 25 22 -2  n  0  0  1  1 90  8
DF Dane Murray               17 17 17 13  0  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Cameron Carter-Vickers    17 17 17 13  0  n  0  0  0  1 30  6
MF Reo Hatate                29 36 36 26 -1  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Paul Lambert              16 16 16 14  0  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
WG Charlie Cooke             17 17 17 15  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Callum Osmand             30 37 37 30 -3  a  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Jota                      34 42 42 34 -3  a  0  0  2  3 90  7
FW Benjamin Nygren           23 28 28 23 -3  a  0  0  0  2 90  6

Statistics       ABE CEL
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Halftime           2   0
Fulltime           2   3
Shots On Target    2   9
Shots              4  11
Saves              6   0
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      54  78
Revenue           84  84

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  ABE  O  34.75 135.71 120.26 
  1  CEL  L  60.00 119.68 193.08 
 61  CEL  L  60.00 123.18 221.58 

 Trainer's Report
ABE paid 40k for a Home Bonus of 25.
Dane Murray (CEL) played 60 minutes and earned a TP.
Paul Lambert (CEL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.