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Thursday December 20, 2007 Finished

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Aberdeen

  • Smith 47’, 55’
  • Antonsson 71’ (o.g.)
  • Foster 83’

FC Copenhagen

  1. Stylish Aberdeen rout Copenhagen

    Stylish Aberdeen rout Copenhagen

    Aberdeen booked their place in the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup with a stylish 4-0 rout of FC Copenhagen at Pittodrie. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Aberdeen
    • FC Copenhagen
    • 90' The final whistle goes and Aberdeen have their spot in the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup
    • 88' Diamond makes a mess of a clearance right in front of his own goal but the ball comes off Almeida's arm and Aberdeen get the chance to clear
    • 86' Aberdeen are still working away in midfield determined not to sit back and let the clock tick down
    • 82' GOAL ABERDEEN! 4-0! Substitute Foster ensures the rout is complete by turning in a very easy cross from fellow sub Maguire. Maguire stormed down the right wing before crossing the ball low on the ground for Foster to turn into the net at the far post
    • 78' Miller has a genuine claim for a penalty after being thumped to the ground by the Copenhagen captain. Gravgaard's attempted clearance header goes nowhere but straight up in the air leaving Miller to chase as Aberdeen look for their fouth but Gravgaard comes charging into to block Miller catching him in the stomach with an elbow in the process
    • 75' Almeida rattles the Aberdeen wood work after receiving a pinpoint pass from Sionko but the Dons escape as the ball cannons off the left post and behind for a goalkick
    • 72' Jamie Smith gets a standing ovation as he departs to make way for Maguire
    • 70' GOAL ABERDEEN! 3-0! Copenhagen have had a shocking 25 minutes and Antonsson compounds their misery by turning the ball into his own net. Miller had done well on the right to work his way past two defenders before firing a cross along the ground ... Christiansen failed to gather as the ball drifted in front of him leaving Antonsson with an open net which he tapped the ball into from five yards!
    • 68' Gronkjaer is brought off in favour of Nordstrand
    • 65' Smith with a golden chance to complete his hat-trick as he charges into the area from the right after a pass from Hart but he snatches at the ball with only the keeper left to beat and misses right
    • 62' Christiansen somehow finds himself in the corner with the ball at his feet and Clark charging towards him! But luckily for the Copenhagen keeper Clark fouls him in the process and it'll be a clearance free kick
    • 60' Another midfield substitution for the visitors as Norregaard makes way for Silberbauer
    • 58' Aberdeen are at the substitutions as well bringing on Foster in place of Aluko
    • 57' Copenhagen make their first substitution of the night as they look to shore up their shaky midfield: Wurtz makes way for Almeida
    • 55' GOAL ABERDEEN! 2-0! Jamie Smith again! Miller lofts a ball upfield for Smith to chase and the 27-year-old volleys the ball low across the body of Christiansen into the back of the net from just inside the box
    • 54' Nicholson almost breaks through the Copenhagen defence as the two visiting centre backs get in a muddle. Copenhagen are looking shaky after conceding
    • 52' Aberdeen have started this half on fire as they batter the Copenhagen back four
    • 49' Diamond fancies his chances of doubling Aberdeen's lead again bringing the ball down under control with his first touch before attempting a shot from just right on the goal inside the box ... but his shot takes a deflection and ends up in the side netting
    • 47' GOAL ABERDEEN! 1-0! Jamie Smith creates something out of nothing to give Aberdeen the crucial lead bringing a long ball from Langfield down under control with his first touch before spotting the opposition keeper off his line and putting the ball in the back of the net with a looping volley from 25 yards out
    • 46' Copenhagen get the second half underway ...
    • 45' Half time is upon us and this game is rightly still goalless - both sides looking much better on the attack than at the back
    • 43' Gronkjaer and Sionko combine well down the right again but this time Considine does well to take the ball off Sionko before he can get a shot on goal
    • 40' Wurtz becomes the second Copenhagen player to go in the book for a clumsy tackle on Severin
    • 38' Nicholson takes down Sionko on the right wing and is justifiably booked for the challenge
    • 35' Sionko feeds Gronkjaer who is through on goal with only Langfield to beat ... but his blasts his shot straight into the side netting. Should have done better with that
    • 31' Langfield boots a long, long clearance upfield for Aluko to chase ... the keeper has come a long way to try and collect ... Aluko tries to tap around him but sees his ball blocked. Doesn't matter though as the offside flag is off anyway
    • 28' Gronkjaer gets a shot off from just inside the box but again it is right at Langfield - nothing much to get excited about so far in this match
    • 26' Another long throw in the box is poorly dealt with by the Aberdeen defence but luckily for Langfield Hutchinson's header is right at him without too much power
    • 24' Miller whacks a cross in to the box but there is no-one in the middle for him ... Severin recieves the clearance on the edge of the box but again badly mis-hits and the ball sails well wide
    • 22' Gravgaard picks up the first booking of the night for a late challenge on Miller
    • 18' Aberdeen are beginning to string a few moves together looking much more threatening but still they cannot get that final shot on goal as Miller opts to pull the ball back after a run down the left wing and gifts it to the Copenhagen defence
    • 16' The first free kick for Aberdeen in a threatening position but again the opportunity goes begging as Nicholson's looping ball is cleared by Norregaard
    • 14' Miller makes the most of a shirt tugging incident to appeal for the penalty but it was pretty soft and the referee is having none of it!
    • 12' Aberdeen need to sort themselves out in defence if they are to stand any chance of winning this match as a long throw from Kvist flies across the box with not one of the six defenders managing to make any contact with it whatsoever
    • 8' A poor attempted clearance by Considine allows Hutchinson the opportunity to shoot from the edge of the box ... and it only just clears the crossbar ... another lucky escape for the Dons
    • 7' Aluko gets a chance for Aberdeen but again he misses the target and this is a scrappy start from both sides
    • 5' Miller races onto a long ball from Diamond and gets himself in a shooting position on the left of the box ... but his effort is poor, although admittedly under pressure, and it drifts well wide of the right post
    • 2' Wurtz tries his luck from long range. The shot is always going well wide but it is a little warning to Aberdeen that they can't give away possession as easily as that
    • 1' Aberdeen get the match underway ...
    • 20:30 Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of Aberdeen v Copenhage in the UEFA CUP

  • Summary

    • 82' GOAL ABERDEEN! 4-0! Substitute Foster ensures the rout is complete by turning in a very easy cross from fellow sub Maguire. Maguire stormed down the right wing before crossing the ball low on the ground for Foster to turn into the net at the far post
    • 75' Almeida rattles the Aberdeen wood work after receiving a pinpoint pass from Sionko but the Dons escape as the ball cannons off the left post and behind for a goalkick
    • 70' GOAL ABERDEEN! 3-0! Copenhagen have had a shocking 25 minutes and Antonsson compounds their misery by turning the ball into his own net. Miller had done well on the right to work his way past two defenders before firing a cross along the ground ... Christiansen failed to gather as the ball drifted in front of him leaving Antonsson with an open net which he tapped the ball into from five yards!
    • 55' GOAL ABERDEEN! 2-0! Jamie Smith again! Miller lofts a ball upfield for Smith to chase and the 27-year-old volleys the ball low across the body of Christiansen into the back of the net from just inside the box
    • 47' GOAL ABERDEEN! 1-0! Jamie Smith creates something out of nothing to give Aberdeen the crucial lead bringing a long ball from Langfield down under control with his first touch before spotting the opposition keeper off his line and putting the ball in the back of the net with a looping volley from 25 yards out

Live Team Line-Up

  • Aberdeen

    On the Field

    • Langfield
    • Hart
    • Byrne
    • Diamond
    • Considine
    • Nicholson Yellow Card
    • Severin
    • Clark
    • Aluko Substitution Out (59′)
    • Miller
    • Smith Goals×2 Substitution Out (74′)

    Subs

    • Lovell
    • Touzani
    • Foster Substitution In (59′) Goal
    • Maguire Substitution In (74′)
    • Smith
    • Mair
    • Soutar

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • FC Copenhagen

    On the Field

    • Christiansen
    • Kvist
    • Gravgaard Yellow Card
    • Antonsson Own Goal
    • Wendt
    • Sionko
    • Norregaard Substitution Out (61′)
    • Würtz Yellow Card Substitution Out (58′)
    • Atiba Hutchinson
    • Allbäck
    • Grönkjaer Substitution Out (70′)

    Subs

    • Jensen
    • Silberbauer Substitution In (61′)
    • Coe
    • Nordstrand Substitution In (70′)
    • Almeida Substitution In (58′)
    • Bertolt
    • Jorgensen "Zanka"

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None