English:
Chaotic Match at Pittodrie: Aberdeen Prevails Over Depleted Motherwell
Aberdeen, Scotland – In a match held at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen secured a 2 to 0 victory over Motherwell in a game marked by expulsions and cards from the early stages. Referee J. Beaton had a busy night, handing out cards relentlessly.
Motherwell suffered the early dismissal of O. Priestman in the 3rd minute, greatly complicating their aspirations. Aberdeen quickly capitalized on this numerical advantage, with K. Nisbet scoring in the 4th minute after a good play.
Despite having more ball possession (60%), Motherwell struggled to generate real danger, managing only 4 shots on goal. Their frustration became evident with the subsequent expulsion of L. Gordon in the 48th minute. Additionally, S. O’Donnell received a yellow card in the 63rd minute and C. Slattery in the 66th minute.
Aberdeen, although with less possession (40%), was more effective in attack. Despite playing with one less player from the 23rd minute due to the expulsion of D. Geiger, they managed to extend their lead in the 63rd minute with a goal from G. Shinnie, assisted by M. Frame. The “dons” saw yellow cards for N. Milanovic in the 18th minute, T. Keskinen in the 40th minute, and A. Palaversa in the 72nd minute.
With a total of three expulsions (two for Motherwell and one for Aberdeen), the match was characterized by indiscipline and intensity. The 9 corners in favor of Motherwell failed to materialize into goals, while Aberdeen, with a more direct game, knew how to capitalize on their opportunities.
The match, corresponding to the Round of 16 of the Scottish FA Cup in its 2025 season, made it clear that discipline was a determining factor in the final result.
Substitutions motherwell: at minute 46 T. Sparrow came in and C. Slattery went out., at minute 61 L. Fadinger came in and E. Longelo went out., at minute 61 E. Bjorgolfsson came in and E. Watt went out., at minute 68 E. Just came in and I. Said went out., at minute 81 R. Charles-Cook came in and S. Nicholson went out.
Substitutions aberdeen: at minute 46 N. Milanovic came in and T. Olusanya went out., at minute 46 T. Keskinen came in and A. Palaversa went out., at minute 80 K. Nisbet came in and M. Lazetic went out., at minute 85 L. Cameron came in and S. Nilsen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aberdeen
Motherwell
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