Aberdeen beat Kilmarnock in a thrilling match
Aberdeen secured a convincing victory over Kilmarnock at Pittodrie Stadium with a 2-0 scoreline in a match that had it all: goals, red cards, and a high number of substitutions.
The first goal arrived in the 23rd minute, thanks to P. Gueye, assisted by G. Shinnie, giving the home team the lead. Aberdeen’s joy was further amplified in the 65th minute, when P. Gueye found the back of the net again, this time with an assist from J. McGrath.
The match became more complicated for Kilmarnock in the 54th minute when B. Lyons received a red card, leaving his team with one man less.
Despite Kilmarnock’s efforts, Aberdeen managed the situation well and earned a convincing victory. Aberdeen dominated the match with 58% possession, had 12 shots on goal (3 on target) and took 8 corners. Kilmarnock, on the other hand, had 42% possession, 6 shots on goal (2 on target) and 6 corners.
The match was marked by a large number of substitutions, with a total of 11 changes between both teams. The referee M. McDermid had to book 3 Aberdeen players and 1 from Kilmarnock.
Aberdeen sits at the top of the league standings, while Kilmarnock finds themselves in the lower part of the table.
Substitutions kilmarnock: at minute 31 B. Anderson came in and D. Watson went out., at minute 56 R. McKenzie came in and D. Armstrong went out., at minute 75 C. Ndaba came in and R. Deas went out., at minute 75 I. Cameron came in and M. Watkins went out., at minute 75 L. Polworth came in and M. Kennedy went out., at minute 90 O. Bainbridge came in and S. Findlay went out.
Substitutions aberdeen: at minute 71 V. Besuijen came in and T. Keskinen went out., at minute 79 P. Ambrose came in and E. Sokler went out., at minute 79 K. Nisbet came in and P. Gueye went out., at minute 88 S. Morris came in and J. McGrath went out., at minute 88 A. Palaversa came in and S. Nilsen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aberdeen
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