Aberdeen recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Hearts 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ABERDEEN. Aberdeen succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Hearts to win 2-1.

December 10, 2023

ABERDEEN. Aberdeen succeeded in turn the tables against Hearts to win 2-1. It was Hearts to strike first with a goal of Lawrence Shankland at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Leighton Clarkson gave the win to Aberdeen in the 90′ minute.

The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Sunday and it started at 12:30 am local time. In front of 16,064 spectators. The referee was Chris Graham assisted by Alan Mulvanny and Gordon McCabe. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.32 degrees Celsius or 68.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.

Match Timeline

20'

L. Shankland(goal)Alex Cochrane

33'

C. Nieuwenhof- Yellow

41'

Bojan Miovski(goal)Jamie McGrath

53'

57'

Kyosuke Tagawa- sub ->Kenneth Vargas

58'

Jorge Grant- sub ->Alex Lowry

Stefan Gartenmann- Yellow

59'

64'

Beni Baningime- Yellow

65'

Frankie Kent- Yellow

Bojan Miovski- Yellow

65'

73'

Kye Rowles- Yellow

72'

Aidan Denholm- sub ->Calem Nieuwenhof

72'

Craig Halkett - sub ->Toby Sibbick

Duk- sub ->Ester Sokler

73'

Shayden Morris- sub ->Jack Milne

73'

Dante Polvara- sub ->Bojan Miovski

77'

Jamie McGrath- Yellow

78'

88'

Aidan Denholm- Yellow

Leighton Clarkson(goal)Duk

90'

L. Shankland- Yellow

Angus MacDonald- sub ->Jamie McGrath

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Aberdeen has 16 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Hearts will stays with 23 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will play away against St. Johnstone on the 16th of December with a 22-14 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (19 draws).

Hearts will play away against Celtic on the 16th of December with a 45-9 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (7 draws).

Aberdeen – Formation

Aberdeen

Kelle Roos 24.Netherlands

7.0

Nicky Devlin 2.Scotland

7.3

Richard Jensen 5.Finland

7.5

Stefan Gartenmann 6.Denmark

6.7

59'

Graeme Shinnie 4.Scotland

7.0

Jamie McGrath 7.Republic of Ireland

7.8

90'

78'

Leighton Clarkson 10.England

7.3

90'

Jonny Hayes 17.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Jack Milne 28.Scotland

6.7

73'

Bojan Miovski 9.Macedonia

7.3

77'

65'

53'

Ester Sokler 19.Slovenia

7.1

73'

Substitutes

Ross Doohan 31.Scotland

Slobodan Rubezic 33.Serbia

James McGarry 15.New Zealand

Angus MacDonald 27.England

90'

Connor Barron 8.Scotland

Dante Polvara 21.United States

6.7

77'

Ryan Duncan 23.Scotland

Duk 11.Cape Verde

7.7

73'

Shayden Morris 20.England

6.7

73'

Aberdeen adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Barry Robson decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos (7.0), Nicky Devlin (7.3), Stefan Gartenmann (6.7), Richard Jensen (7.5), Jack Milne (6.7), Leighton Clarkson (7.3), Graeme Shinnie (7.0), Jonny Hayes (7.5), Jamie McGrath (7.8), Bojan Miovski (7.3) and Ester Sokler (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Connor Barron, Duk (7.7), James McGarry, Shayden Morris (6.7), Dante Polvara (6.7), Ryan Duncan, Angus MacDonald, Ross Doohan and Slobodan Rubezic.

Aberdeen could not rely on the presence of Dante Polvara (injured).

Substitutions

Aberdeen made 4 changes: Ester Sokler for Duk (73′), Jamie McGrath for Angus MacDonald (90′), Jack Milne for Shayden Morris (73′) and Bojan Miovski for Dante Polvara (77′).

Player of the match: Jamie McGrath

The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Jamie McGrath even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.8 with 31 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Hearts – Formation

Hearts

Z. Clark 28.Scotland

7.0

Frankie Kent 2.England

6.7

65'

Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland

6.7

Kye Rowles 15.Australia

7.1

73'

Beni Baningime 6.DR Congo

7.0

64'

C. Nieuwenhof 8.Australia

6.3

72'

33'

Alex Cochrane 19.England

7.5

Toby Sibbick 21.England

6.4

72'

Alex Lowry 51.Scotland

6.4

58'

41'

K. Vargas 77.Costa Rica

6.6

57'

L. Shankland 9.Scotland

7.7

90'

20'

Substitutes

C. Gordon 1.Scotland

Craig Halkett 4.Scotland

6.8

72'

Jorge Grant 7.England

6.7

58'

Aidan Denholm 22.Scotland

6.4

72'

88'

Y. Oda 11.Japan

Alan Forrest 17.Scotland

Barrie McKay 18.Scotland

Kyosuke Tagawa 30.Japan

6.3

57'

Also Hearts adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Steven Naismith played with: Zander Clark (7.0), Stephen Kingsley (6.7), Frankie Kent (6.7), Kye Rowles (7.1), Toby Sibbick (6.4), Calem Nieuwenhof (6.3), Beni Baningime (7.0), Alex Lowry (6.4), Alex Cochrane (7.5), Lawrence Shankland (7.7) and Kenneth Vargas (6.6).

They had on the bench: Craig Gordon , Craig Halkett (6.8), Jorge Grant (6.7), Yutaro Oda, Alan Forrest, Barrie McKay, Aidan Denholm (6.4) and Kyosuke Tagawa (6.3).

Substitutions

Hearts made 4 changes: Calem Nieuwenhof for Aidan Denholm (72′), Kenneth Vargas for Kyosuke Tagawa (57′), Alex Lowry for Jorge Grant (58′) and Toby Sibbick for Craig Halkett (71′).