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00:00Good evening, Aberdeen in Romania for the first time in over 40 years.
00:10Their meetings with Arges Pitesht in 1981 came by virtue of their memorable victory over Bobby Robson's excellent Ipswich Townside.
00:21As they laser in on a place in the Europa League.
00:25In the Arena Nationale in the heart of Bucharest, a stadium that hosted four matches at the delayed Euro 2020 tournament.
00:36Including that last 16 tie between France and Switzerland who shared six goals before the Swiss shocked the French on penalties.
00:46No Scottish club side has won on Romanian soil on 14 previous attempts.
00:57As the Scottish Cup winners attempt to keep European football going until the end of January next year.
01:03With last week's fight back giving them a chance tonight against FCSP who have Yuri Cisotti suspended following his red card in Aberdeen.
01:16The man who scored the second goal for the Romanians, Darius Alaru, comes into the side along with centre-back Ciabonga Ingezana who missed last week because of visa problems.
01:25Once again, Daniel Derlija will be the danger man, he scored the first, he set up the second.
01:40The Romanian champions just about ready.
01:46Aberdeen, you know, kind of stop start opening to the season for them.
01:50Officials there from Norway, 37-year-old Espen Eskas is in the middle, he was at the Club World Cup in the summer, he did.
02:00Rangers defeated Ibrox de Fenerbahce in the Europa League last season, as well as Manchester United's win at Athletic Club in the semis.
02:08He was in Scotland last week because he took charge of Celtic's first leg in Champions League qualifying against Kazakh champions, Kairat.
02:16Well, the big news for Don's fans is the starting place for Dante Polvara, who got the comeback underway at Petaudri.
02:29He's just got a handful of starts under Yemi Tellin.
02:32Captain Shinny returns with Esther Sockler getting a rare start, his first in Europe for the club,
02:38and reward for scoring that equaliser that levelled the tie-up ahead of tonight's decider.
02:43It's been a pretty woeful couple of weeks for Scottish club sides on the continent.
02:54The Dons go through tonight, they will join Celtic and Rangers in UEFA's second-tier tournament.
03:00They do have the insurance of a place in the Conference League, guaranteed if they don't.
03:04Whilst there are clubs in Scotland in crisis mode just now, the same can be said for FCSB,
03:14who lost in the league against the aforementioned Arges,
03:18and have now won just once in seven Liga 1 outings.
03:23As the Norwegian referee gets things started.
03:26Aberdeen in their change kit tonight, or one of them, they all fight left to right.
03:30And immediately looking to get Pulvara involved.
03:35Aberdeen and Hibernian both looking to lighten the mood
03:39as the storm clouds gather on both sides of Glasgow's River Clyde.
03:44The Dons looking to end a wait of 18 years to participate in the main event of this competition.
03:50That is where Tallinn wants to be, his previous club, Elfsborg, had a decent run in it last term.
03:58Beating Roma, Nice and Karabag in amongst all that,
04:01and he will have watched and wondered what his Aberdeen team could do
04:04against some top-class opposition Tony Doherty.
04:08Yeah, he will, and it's just interesting the way the game started there,
04:11that Aberdeen are kicking on to Pulvara right away,
04:13and I think that's a tactic that they used in the latter stages of the game,
04:17and definitely, you know, that, I thought it was Tivital, like the last round with Shinney,
04:21the introduction of Shinney and Tolvara,
04:23and it'll be interesting to see that dynamic tonight, you know,
04:26I think Tolvara, particularly when the ball is on the right-hand side,
04:28he'll be getting more into a position to be almost a second striker,
04:32and he'll be combining on the left side like they're doing at the moment.
04:36And Nicky Devlin back in the team as well, he starts it right back, Jensen left,
04:40and here's Alshish, he gets a shot away, and on the rebound,
04:44Sokler puts it straight into the grateful grasp of Tarnavanu.
04:50It's a reaction from Sokler there, but I don't know if he should do better,
04:53that's the goalkeeper, he's good player, really good player from Aberdeen,
04:56and that's the important part, it's these areas of the pitch where they get us,
04:59I don't think, I think they're vulnerable, the Bucharest team,
05:02and I think when they get into these crossing opportunities,
05:04that's where they've got to try and capitalise on it.
05:07Well, it's an encouraging start for Aberdeen, for sure.
05:15Jack Milne, who's preferred to Alfie Dorrington,
05:20beside Mats Canoester.
05:24Well, that's got to give them encouragement, that they're getting in behind,
05:27and I think it's been defence so early on.
05:30And it all comes from that opening up, I think there's good balance in the middle of the pitch,
05:33Shen have been left-sided, Pala Versa have been right-sided,
05:35and getting those switches of play that we've seen that were effective in the first tie,
05:40you know, so if they can get into these areas of the pitch,
05:43they do, they get a chance.
05:46Mats Canoester, who was the man of the match in the Scottish Cup final.
05:50Mats Canoester, who did start last week's first leg pretty well.
06:02They went on to lose the first goal, but settled quickly last week,
06:07and they are attempting to do likewise here.
06:11Here's Ingezana.
06:12He was stuck in his hotel, out at Aberdeen Airport last week,
06:16while his teammates were taking part in that match.
06:28It's a massive pool of a stadium, this 55,000 that holds.
06:34Clearly it's far from a full house, but the home supporters are making quite the racket.
06:38It's a big jump.
06:45Keskanen.
06:47And Povar is in good space.
06:49He decides to go in his own out to the far side.
06:54Keskanen to Sokler, and Pala Versa skies it, but it's another attempt.
07:00Yeah, I think Aberdeen have settled really well into the game.
07:02You know, they're taking control of possession, they're getting into good areas,
07:06and, you know, I watch that there's good rotations that the Bucharest team play,
07:09shoot in particular, dealing off into that left false fullback.
07:13So they'll be tested in terms of their organisation,
07:15but it's important, as they've done in the start of the match,
07:19that they keep that good possession and try and get into good areas of the pitch.
07:23Keskanen.
07:23Keskanen.
07:23Keskanen.
07:24Keskanen.
07:24Keskanen.
07:25Keskanen.
07:25Keskanen.
07:26Keskanen.
07:27Keskanen.
07:28Keskanen.
07:29Keskanen.
07:30Keskanen.
07:31Keskanen.
07:40It's a while to get through the local league qualifiers,
07:42this man to my right knows only two well running into with some big guns
07:45in the latter stage of the qualifying tournament ,
07:48but eight successive seasons Aberdeen at the goal,
07:50and Tony and Derek McTad Turfs obviously the hell of seven of those
07:51playing in
07:54in the Real Sociedad.
07:59Yeah, it definitely was difficult under Derek, you know, these three games you had to play
08:07through and the rest of it were a bit more difficult, but, you know, it's an opportunity
08:10tonight, you know, it's a play-off, it's 2-2 at the moment, there's every opportunity
08:14they can qualify.
08:17I'm sure he can't fight here, it's Berlija, now Olaru.
08:21Looking for Berlija, who didn't play at the weekend, he was rested, his FCSB lost 2-0.
08:36It's been a pretty woeful start to their title defence.
08:51Well dealt with by Milne and Talaverza, here's Sorkov.
09:09Redinovic for Olaru.
09:13Berlija.
09:14Berlija.
09:16Kingston's all over him.
09:27And Shinny waiting for Jensen to make his move, he's waited too long, albeit it's a foul by Berlija.
09:33I like the way, you know, Shinny puts up there, Povara's making that out-turn run, getting
09:39the right full-backer inside and Jensen pushing on, so, you know, as I said, that balance, the
09:43balance, the team looks good.
10:04Too much on there for Gheskinen, who is quick.
10:06Keep you up-to-date with what's going on in Poland, where Hibs are away to Ligia, Warsaw,
10:20it's really 2-1 in their conference league play-off.
10:24Kicks off at 8 o'clock.
10:25Game live on the radio.
10:31You can watch Aberdeen here.
10:34Having made a positive start to proceedings.
10:38Yeah, they're doing really well, out of possession, you know, they're obviously channeling Totescu,
10:42the right-sided centre-half, who's playing, who's a right-footer playing left-sided centre-half,
10:47they're leading him on the ball and that's setting a little trap, and allowing that to be the trigger
10:51for them to get in to dress and win it back from there, so, good organisation for Aberdeen,
10:56I think they've settled really, really well into the game at the moment.
10:59Gheskinen had actually popped up in a really good position there, if Sokler had managed to turn this man.
11:25Yeah, he did, and that's what Sokler gives you, those runs in behind, just unfortunately he's run out of the pitch,
11:29but obviously a tactic they look to do to get him down the size of things,
11:33and then the opposite wide man to come in as that striker.
11:35Hopefully with a bit of support from a midfielder as well.
11:40Like Tolvara, Sokler has struggled for starting places.
11:46Getting his opportunity tonight.
11:48He was in the shadow of Bojan Mijovski, who could potentially
11:58be about to become persona non grata in the Granite City.
12:02He's heavily, heavily linked with Rangers.
12:06A possible imminent move to Ibrox.
12:09That won't go down well in the north-east.
12:12Should that come to pass?
12:26Gheskinen.
12:32Gheskinen has just been named in the Finland squad for their
12:35World Cup qualifiers coming up against Norway and Poland.
12:41International break.
12:42They're underway next week.
12:49I think there looks a little bit of nervousness about Bucharest at the moment.
12:52You know, they're playing a way that, you know, they like to play out the back,
12:56they like to do midfield rotations, but at the moment the way Aberdeen are setting up
12:59against the ball, they're making them play long,
13:00where, you know, Jack Millen will pick up those headers
13:03and they can hopefully pick up second balls, so...
13:06It's a good tactic, you know, particularly even Popescu on the ball,
13:10on his weaker side.
13:12It was Florian Tanassi who you saw writhing on the deck.
13:17He's an important player for the Romanian international team these days.
13:21It's Tanassi, scored a couple of times in the
13:25World Cup qualifiers that they played
13:27earlier this year.
13:30Scored against Cyprus and against Austria.
13:33Dallas.
13:48Pleased to see Nicky Devlin back in the Aberdeen side.
13:51Yeah, I think
13:53obviously Jimmy's turn to his experience
13:55and a great experience, a great boy
13:57brilliant work ethic and I think
13:59he will give that balance
14:01and a wee bit more security on that right side
14:03as well and allow Jens to bomb on the other
14:06side with Povara coming in
14:07the pitch, so yeah hopefully he can
14:09make his mark tonight.
14:10He's Berligiado looking to curl it into the far corner
14:14we're right behind that
14:15that didn't look too far away.
14:17He was the player on last week's tyre, really really impressed me
14:20I thought he was outstanding, his movement
14:21in his general play, scores a goal, sets up
14:23and you're right, we're right behind that and that looks as if
14:25it's going to be top corner, therefore really nothing
14:27he's made a chance for himself, so
14:29good, good player and he has one that really has
14:31to be watched closely, great attack to go.
14:35See how close it was here
14:37it's going to flip and bend
14:39the last
14:40he's their main man
14:45for sure
14:45Daniel Berlija
14:4822 goals he scored
14:53last term
14:55up to four for this campaign
14:59including
14:59opening the scoring last week
15:01Antipala Versa
15:04looking for Povara
15:06to Auxis
15:07it's over again but
15:10Talin is encouraged by what he's seeing here
15:14yeah it was an encouraging movement
15:16that's obviously the tactic
15:17when the crosses come in for that
15:18right-hand side
15:19that Pala Versa as he did last week
15:21he puts in deliveries
15:22fantastic for that
15:23but Tovara's then getting in as that second striker
15:25and he's knocked down
15:26really good
15:27to El Cic there
15:28and he's just unlucky
15:29not to hit a target
15:30he's a foul by Sokler
15:35he's very late
15:37and the yellow card's out
15:38he's a harassing machine
15:42Esther Sokler
15:43and he's a little bit overzealous
15:45on this occasion
15:46I don't think he can have any complaints
15:51about the decision
15:53as you watch
15:53a different incident
15:54involving
15:55Canustar
15:57and Alaru
15:58again
16:03the more Tlopescu's on the ball
16:04the better for Aberdeen
16:06to meet
16:11the次
16:12to the
16:12to the
16:13to the
16:14to the
16:14so
16:18the
16:19to
16:23to
16:24to
16:25to
16:27to
16:27to
16:30to
16:32to
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16:34to
16:35Oshish, looking for Keskinen.
16:57Adil Oshish, well known from Sunderland.
17:05He was desperately trying to stay on his feet there,
17:10there was Jensen, he's got the free kick.
17:15And interestingly then, Jensen's the one that's advancing,
17:18and Nicky Devlin's at the back post there,
17:20so they've certainly been attacking as well, Aberdeen,
17:23but just a wee bit cautious, I think Dodgy was mentioning at the start there,
17:26that, you know, Pala Versa, particularly on that side,
17:29he's got responsibility when Chinny, sorry, when Devlin gets into the box,
17:33he's got to make sure there's a balance defensively.
17:35Same on the other side with Chinny, so good to see they're positive,
17:38but just make sure they're set behind the ball as well.
17:40Foul by Valentin Kretsu.
17:43Resulted in a set play opportunity here for Aberdeen.
17:47Milne and Povara, waiting in the middle, Knooster too.
17:59In from Pala Versa.
18:03He heard her from Milne back to Shinné.
18:05And Jap Milne gets caught in a fan call.
18:10Thought he could maybe put that in early when his left foot,
18:14but what a fantastic delivery,
18:15again, Pala Versa's got that real quality
18:17when they set play deliveries.
18:18He seems to have his eye in the Croatian.
18:23What a fantastic delivery again, Pala Versa's got that real quality when they set play deliveries.
18:31He seems to have his eye in the Croatian.
18:46A chance up the other end here with Radunovic.
18:53It doesn't happen for him.
18:55I think that was the first time there, a wee example of how these distances weren't quite right.
18:58They're a bit deep there, too much space in the middle of the pitch to allow Bucharest to play through.
19:02It's the first time they've really done that in a match, 15 minutes in.
19:06So something they've been doing well, keep those distances between the defenders and your midfield tight.
19:23He had Pepescu there to Inghizana.
19:36Pepescu, that spell at heart.
19:40He was also earlier in his career on loan at St Mirren.
19:45And on loan at Hamilton, too.
19:46So he's fully versed in Scottish football.
19:50Scottish football is the big FCSB defender who's in the ball here again.
19:56St Mirren.
20:06He just shoots.
20:25Alexandru flashing it out to the right.
20:33The FCSB owner, Gigi Bicali, was once again revealing the team selection in the day or two before the match.
20:54I mentioned earlier, I'm not sure it's gone down particularly well with the coach.
20:58It's not been a happy camp.
21:02It's the start of the season.
21:04They've made minimal changes to the squad in the transfer window.
21:09It was a really disappointing result of the weekend and the league campaign.
21:13It's a foul against Colvara but he's injured himself in the process.
21:25It's a foul against Colvara but he's injured himself in the process.
21:37It's a foul against Colvara but it's a foul against Colvara.
21:49Yeah, it looks a sore one there.
21:51But just interestingly enough, I was watching earlier on there and it was at Pala Versa, you can see him speaking to Milne and Noster.
21:57They say any opportunities they get when the ball goes back or sideways, they squeeze up and try and make sure the distances are tighter.
22:03So it's an important thing to continue to do that.
22:08Keskinen moves onto it.
22:14A bit slack from Radunovic there and he's fortunate that Keskinen has touched just a bit on the heavy side.
22:20Some pickpocketry from Toppy Keskinen.
22:38I mean, that's the opportunity you want him on the ball.
22:40He's got an electric pace, you know, when he fronts people up, when he goes 1v1, that's when he's at the best.
22:45So he's got to do that as often as he can.
22:48Opportunities like that to make transitions when the opposition will be the ball and you can nick it off them, just be direct and get at them.
23:18Well, Milne committed himself there, now he's out of position.
23:27Tanasi, once he's doing it all alone here.
23:31Canoe start, puts it behind for the corner.
23:34You're right there, Liam, when Jack knows coming that far, he's got to win that, you know, because he leaves a big gap that obviously has been exploited there and he'll now get a corner kick, but he's really got to come and win that.
23:46Making a big point in the pre-match warm up the Aberdeen players of practicing defending set plays, corners and free kicks.
24:00Coming into their box.
24:03Mitov claims and when you're a defender that is all you want.
24:06The sound of the ball slapping the gloves.
24:10He's giving it away and Jensen with the cynical foul and Kretsu might well draw a yellow card here.
24:15Yeah, and he's not complaining, can you stick on?
24:22That all came from the Mitov bottle.
24:27Mitov saying to Jensen, calm down, you know, don't look for that kind of action thought in that instance there, there was a break on.
24:36If they'd done it that little bit, by the time he'd done it, you know, the opportunity had passed and now they're defending a free kick again.
24:43As you said, quite unusual watching the warm-up that they were practicing defensive set plays,
24:49so something that they're obviously very aware of tonight against Bucharest.
25:00They do not have itch to take.
25:02Well, he was about to ask the question as to whether Tanassi was offside and, indeed, he was.
25:17As you can see...
25:19as you can see
25:29yeah just that second phase is offside a good line
25:35it's pretty even would you say the opening quarter of this
25:44I think they'll be happy Aberdeen I think Jeremy Tallinn will be happy with the way they've settled into the game
25:48you know as I say that that one thing they need to make sure they just keep the distances right
25:51between the defenders and the midfield and pick up a lot of second balls
25:55and try and win as many transitions but I think it's I would say Aberdeen are slightly shading it at the moment
26:12and Nicky Devlin there he is of course
26:14right back by trade but he did start that Scottish Cup final
26:18at left wing back
26:21the referee is summoning Shinny
26:30Aberdeen had such wonderful European success in the 1980s two European honours
26:50which have been well celebrated
26:53down the years and rightly so but FCSB themselves
26:57as Stoia Bucharest as they were back in those days
27:00winning the European Cup in 1986
27:03won penalties
27:06against Barcelona at the Ramon Sanchez Pichuan in Seville
27:10and that too is celebrated to this day
27:15the likes of Lakatouche, Balint who scored their goals
27:26from the spot
27:28goalkeeper Dukia Dam
27:30and several saves
27:33Barcelona didn't score a single penalty in that final
27:35like Aberdeen they went on to win the Super Cup
27:50it's Dinamo Kiev
27:53European powerhouses of the past
28:02going head to head here in Bucharest tonight
28:05might have won a second European Cup but it not been for Arrigo Sacchi's wonderful Milan team
28:18beat them in the final a few years later
28:21oh now Devlin short with that
28:43Mitov reads the danger
28:44it will have been fouled just after
28:49he laid the ball back there Nicky Devlin
28:51but he's
28:51he's fortunate in both counts
28:54A it looks like the free kick's been given
28:56but also Mitov
28:57came scrambling out from his posting
29:00to
29:01bail out his team mate
29:02yeah and nearly a minute
29:04mounted an attack on the other side
29:06you know
29:06target Colvana and the institution on
29:08but it's something that
29:09Dodgy and Wally Mala
29:11just watching the game now
29:12they need to watch that
29:14both full backs don't over commit
29:15going forward
29:16and the role of Pala Versa and Shinny is really important in that
29:20make sure that there's cover
29:21but just a last attack there
29:22both full backs were really really advanced
29:25and he's just been careful in that transition that they don't
29:28get done in behind
29:30similar to the goal they lost last week
29:31no shade and Morris tonight for Aberdeen and the squad looks like he's off
29:54maybe as soon as tomorrow
29:56maybe as soon as tomorrow
29:56maybe as soon as tomorrow
30:01good impact player
30:02and played a big role in that cup final
30:04there's Alexandru
30:09Don's really keen to take advantage of this
30:27don's really keen to take advantage of this
30:39playoff and get into the Europa League
30:42goodness knows when the next time
30:44clubs outside
30:46Celtic and Rangers will be playing league face football
30:50tournament proper
30:51the coefficients taking an absolute battering
30:53season after next
30:58the team finishes third
30:59they'll be coming in right at the start of the qualifying tournaments
31:03ready for the conference league
31:06the Scottish Cup winners would come in
31:11second qualifying round stage
31:13they'll come in at the third qualifying round
31:14next season
31:16this is our chance
31:21we'll see again for a while
31:25here's Keskinen
31:27to Ausisch
31:30Jensen up in support
31:33Ausisch on his own
31:36he's doing well here
31:40Adil Ausisch
31:42looking for Keskinen
31:43he's going to have to settle for the corner
31:45but it's fantastic play
31:46yeah really good
31:48Aberdeen earlier on
31:49you know when they were out of possession
31:51they were making them play around
31:52their shape
31:52and not allowing them to get
31:53you know through the middle of them
31:55and then when they win that
31:56on that transition
31:57it's on to break
31:57and good break down that left hand side
31:59great play
32:00individual play
32:01Ausisch
32:01just as that was building up there
32:03Nikki Devlin
32:04it's over hit
32:05into the back area
32:06Nikki Devlin was getting there
32:07and good encouraging signs
32:10from Aberdeen
32:10Pala Versa then
32:17Bens it in on top of the keeper
32:26who's not decisive
32:27by any stretch
32:29but it's not going to matter
32:29a little bit nervous
32:33Turnavanu
32:33when the ball's been
32:35coming in on around
32:36the six yard box tonight
32:38I think they look a bit nervous
32:42generally
32:42the Bucharest team
32:43you know
32:44and I think Aberdeen
32:45are taking advantage of that
32:46at the moment
32:47wasn't the worst campaign
33:06in the world
33:06when Aberdeen were in the
33:07Conference League
33:08a couple of seasons ago
33:09Dante Polvara
33:13there scored a couple of times
33:14in that
33:15section
33:16one of those
33:18in Frankfurt
33:19against Eintracht
33:20and it's Pauk
33:22at Pataudry
33:22and they recreate the magic
33:25and it's FCSP
33:27on the rampage here
33:29Berlidia's waiting in the middle
33:31Milne away
33:32and then the two of them
33:35both had the same idea
33:40Delaru
33:43three now wait
33:51Berlidia's there
33:52difficult one for him to take
33:56Devlin's done just enough
33:57yeah he tucked in really well
33:59and that's the thing
34:00I think Aberdeen have learned
34:00from last week
34:01that you know
34:01the most influential player
34:03in the pitch
34:03is Berlidia for me
34:04and they've kind of
34:05starved him
34:05of any service
34:06at the moment
34:07but you just see
34:08there's a little example
34:09there
34:09any opportunity he'll get
34:11you know
34:11he'll capitalise on that
34:13but keeping him quiet
34:14I think is a key
34:15in getting something
34:15to the game
34:16but let's just 30 minutes in
34:17it's all about staying
34:18in the game
34:18as long as you can
34:19they're going to be hard
34:20over the first 30 minutes
34:21they are underway
34:27in Warsaw
34:28so
34:28Hibs
34:312-1 down
34:32on the aggregate scoreline
34:34as they try and get
34:37into the conference league
34:38it's been some qualifying campaign
34:40and Hibs have been involved
34:42in drama
34:43left, right and centre
34:44former Aberdeen man
34:50McGrath
34:50starts for them tonight
34:52there with Bowie and Boyle
34:54Tony knows Josh Mulligan
34:58really well
34:59it's his goal last week
35:00that's given Hibs a chance
35:01yeah he's done great
35:02he's done really well
35:03he's adding goals
35:04he's gained now
35:05which I always thought
35:05something that he had
35:07to improve on
35:08and he's doing great
35:08and you know
35:09Kieran Bowie there as well
35:10what's caught a bit of him
35:11this season
35:11so
35:12if Hibs get that again
35:14it's about the first goal
35:14these European nights
35:16particularly
35:16they've had to get the first goal
35:17there
35:17I think they've got an opportunity
35:19to get something from the game
35:20and hopefully at the end of the night
35:21we're certainly both
35:22Scottish teams through
35:23that would be
35:28a decent
35:29antidote to what's
35:31gone on before
35:32this week
35:32almost down to ten
35:40temporarily
35:41Tenasi
35:42off the pitch
35:44receiving treatment
35:45he's going to be back on
35:47shortly though
35:48Devlin's making the point
36:00that they allowed Tenasi
36:01back on the pitch
36:02just as
36:03he was about to receive the pass
36:04can we start
36:15and it could be a third yellow card
36:20for an Aberdeen player
36:20it is
36:21the Dutchman
36:23booked
36:24it's just a matter of yards there
36:27but if Canister can just get that
36:28a wee bit in front of him
36:29if he stops
36:30him getting on the ball
36:31and starting a counter attack
36:32and then it ends up
36:33he's
36:34he's filled and he's picked up
36:35a booking
36:36so it's just that organisation
36:37to make sure
36:38they've done it great
36:38to make sure Berlija's
36:39not that influenced
36:41so the two centre-halves
36:42really communicate to one another
36:43making sure that
36:45one's in front
36:46and one's providing cover
36:46Berlija's needing treatment now
36:58after that
37:00he certainly
37:01in the opening
37:0230 odd minutes
37:04he knows he's been in a game
37:05this week
37:06Berlija
37:06and that's another example of
37:08how tight they are
37:10keeping an eye on him
37:11yeah
37:11it's obviously something
37:12they've analysed
37:13you know
37:13it was their last game
37:14because they never had a game
37:15at the weekend
37:15Aberdeen
37:15they've looked a lot
37:17at last week's performance
37:18and you can obviously see
37:19that he's their main player
37:21you know
37:21anything
37:22they did really positive
37:24last week
37:24went through him
37:25so that tactic
37:26to try and
37:27starve him a service
37:28is working at the moment
37:29but all they gathered against him
37:31because he looks like
37:31a real quality player
37:32Samuel Ambas is relieved
37:38because Berlija
37:39can continue
37:40Alexander's doing brilliantly
37:52Berlija
37:53and it's bundled behind
37:56that's a really good recovery tackle
37:59there for Jack Milne
38:00just tucking in
38:01that final touch
38:01I thought Berlija
38:02were going to pull the trigger
38:03there
38:04I think you'll see here
38:05great movement
38:07again to get
38:07in between both centre-backs
38:09I think they're picking up
38:10second balls here
38:11just that wee movement
38:12to get on the shoulder
38:13but Milne comes across
38:14and he's had great
38:15contact on it
38:16to stop her
38:17what could have been a goal
38:18he's enjoying his run
38:25on the team
38:25as Jack Milne
38:26an academy graduate
38:27at the club
38:30and a rare start
38:33in that cup final
38:34he's not looking back
38:35doesn't intend to
38:36FCSB corner
38:39Mitov came
38:42wouldn't get there that time
38:43and then fresh air
38:45from shoot
38:45as he tried
38:48to shoot
38:49you know getting
38:52first contact
38:53on things
38:53as you said
38:54they were practising
38:54that in the warmer
38:55and Ricky Devlin
38:56I think it was their
38:56first contact
38:57in the box
38:58and that's important
38:59to do that
38:59and continue to do it
39:00it's a good battle out there
39:19Jensen and Michalescu
39:21it's a good battle out there
39:22it's a good battle out there
39:23it's a good battle out there
39:24it's a good battle out there
39:25it's a good battle out there
39:26made by Milne
39:27and a foul on Auschisch
39:30takes the pressure off
39:33evenly poised
39:440-0 on the night
39:452-2 in aggregate
39:46given away
39:55by Auschisch
39:57threaded through for Berlija
39:59and Milne had to get there
40:01I think Auschisch was wanting a free kick
40:08but from way up here
40:10it didn't look
40:11like a foul at all
40:12I didn't think so
40:13and that's really important
40:14you keep possession of the ball
40:15like that
40:15because again
40:15you see how potent they can be
40:17in the counter-attack there
40:18and particularly Berlija's movement
40:20they almost got on it
40:21but again
40:22big Jack Milne
40:22does well there
40:23in a cross
40:24and good pace
40:24to get across
40:25and get that recovery
40:26there's a little sense
40:39that the pendulum
40:39is swinging
40:40the Romanian champions
40:41in the European's way right now
40:42Aberdeen can't get their forward players
40:45involved as much as they were
40:46there's going to be
40:49periods in the game
40:50where that's the case
40:51of course
40:51of course
40:52but up to now
40:54what they've done really well
40:55is keep possession
40:55that's just a couple of occasions
40:56where they're giving the ball away
40:58needlessly
40:59allowing Bucharest
41:01in possession
41:01to get more involved
41:02in the game
41:03and get a wee bit more control
41:04similar to what happened
41:05in the first leg
41:06there's Keskinen
41:15and Devlin
41:17when you pick out a teammate here
41:20it's for Tolvarat
41:21well that is why he's in the team
41:24he gets into those positions
41:26he's got that physical presence
41:27but he just couldn't keep that header down
41:30exactly
41:30it's great play with Keskinen
41:32driving at defenders
41:33and Nicky
41:33Devlin what he does
41:35does great
41:35the delivery from that right hand side
41:37and as I say
41:37Tolvarat then becomes
41:39like a second striker
41:39coming in to every soccer
41:41and he's just unlucky
41:42but that's certainly a tactic
41:43that Auergen have worked on
41:44and they almost get something from it
41:47Shinnis lost it this time
41:58Berlija trying to go round Canoester
42:00Berlija
42:02and it's blocked
42:04could have been
42:09pretty costly there
42:11from the Don Skipper
42:12domestic action returns this weekend
42:15and open all mics
42:17on the telly
42:17of course these days
42:18as well as on the radio
42:20with all the results
42:21as they come in
42:22that is on Saturday
42:254.30
42:25of course on much earlier
42:30on BBC Radio Scotland
42:33it's been a relentless start
42:44to the season
42:44across the board really
42:45for Aberdeen
42:48perhaps not so much
42:49he played a handful of matches
42:51trip to Tannadice
42:53at the weekend
42:53was postponed
42:54to allow them to focus
42:56on this game
42:57Jensen's misjudged that
43:03how costly is it going to be
43:05the referee waving away
43:07the appeals
43:07well I mean if it is a foul
43:12you don't get away with it
43:14in this day of
43:15VAR
43:16but they can't believe it
43:20they think this is a penalty
43:24Michelezcu
43:27got in behind
43:27Jensen
43:28who did misjudge
43:29the situation
43:29and he's
43:32scampering back
43:35panic stricken
43:37after that
43:38I don't think there's
43:39enough in that
43:40for me
43:40I did watch
43:41Jensen
43:41he just switched off
43:42and he's done
43:43on his inside
43:43which he can do
43:45as a fullback
43:45I don't think
43:47there's enough
43:47contact there
43:48to
43:48I know they'll look at it
43:50but for me
43:51I would say
43:52that's not better
43:52he's a Portuguese
43:54VAR on duty tonight
43:56Thiago Martins
43:57but you can see
44:04the threat
44:05for Michelezcu
44:06down that far side
44:06but
44:07Aberdeen have got sloppy
44:08Tony
44:09in these last 5-10 minutes
44:10just a little bit
44:11you're seeing little signs
44:12you know
44:12giving little bits of possession
44:14away in that
44:14you know
44:15you could see
44:16as soon as the defender
44:18shaped up with that ball
44:19that's where it was going
44:20and that's where
44:21he just got
44:22off his right hand
44:22doesn't it
44:23aye
44:23he's got to make sure
44:24he's protecting
44:24inside him there
44:25but
44:25yeah
44:26a pivotal moment
44:27in the game
44:28you know
44:28just before half time
44:29it's important
44:29the control possession
44:31here
44:31to keep disciplined
44:32in terms of their shape
44:33and their structure
44:34defensively behind the ball
44:35which is how the incident
44:48has passed
44:49without
44:51far
44:53recommending
44:54and on field
44:54to view
44:55he's got away
44:57with one there
44:58definitely
44:58from his positioning
44:59but you know
45:00it's something I'm sure
45:00they'll address
45:01at half time
45:01and just make sure
45:03they don't give up
45:04these opportunities
45:05because as I say
45:06the balance of play
45:07they've been really good
45:08out of possession
45:09and as you said
45:10a couple of wee moments
45:10of slotting this
45:11but in general
45:12I think they've had
45:13good control of the game
45:14in possession
45:15and out of possession
45:16they are going to come
45:20and check it
45:20well
45:21pivotal moment
45:26a huge moment
45:29generally speaking
45:31the penalties awarded
45:32in this kind of
45:32scenario
45:33given for the handball
45:37I don't know
45:39I don't know why
45:39it's taken so long
45:40it looked as though
45:41it was
45:42waved away
45:44it clearly
45:46strikes his hand
45:47it's difficult to know
45:49what Alexander Jensen
45:50can do
45:51with his hand
45:52at that point
45:54he's in momentum there
45:55he's running
45:55you know his arms
45:56in a
45:57natural position
45:59running back
46:00it's still image
46:02clearly
46:02it's going to show
46:03it's hit the hand
46:04but
46:04is it a natural
46:06position Tony
46:07that's the question
46:08I don't know
46:08how he gets his hand
46:09out of the way there
46:09I thought initially
46:11you were looking at
46:11the penalty
46:11where he made contact
46:13with the player
46:13I didn't see the handball
46:14but when I look at that
46:15now yeah it's a handball
46:17but what can he do
46:18how can he get his hand
46:19out of the way there
46:20it's biomechanics
46:21what do you do there
46:22here we go
46:25the Norwegian referee
46:26has made his mind up
46:27and he's given it
46:29now Jimmy Tallinn
46:37is seeking
46:38an explanation
46:40and Jensen
46:41gets his second yellow
46:42for that as well
46:44and this first half
46:47is ending
46:50in dreadful fashion
46:51for Aberdeen here
46:52FCSP lost a man
46:54in the first half
46:55last week
46:55Jensen ordered off
46:58I mean it didn't look
47:01like a deliberate
47:01handball
47:02it didn't look like that
47:03I thought that the penalty
47:04was going to be
47:04if there was a penalty
47:06contested that it was
47:07going to be for the
47:07contact on the player
47:08I didn't see the handball
47:10and it's so harsh
47:11to give the penalty
47:12in this ending off
47:13it's so harsh
47:15and Aberdeen
47:15they've done so well
47:16up to this stage
47:16and I was just saying
47:18I thought they'd get
47:19away with one
47:19you know with Jensen's
47:20positioning
47:21I just feel it's so harsh
47:23on them
47:23it looked like the ref
47:25was going to get
47:26the game back underway
47:26I thought we were going
47:28I thought the game
47:29was going the other way
47:29and I'm surprised
47:30it took so long
47:31to then check it
47:32as I say
47:34hopefully a wee bit of
47:35justice here
47:35Mitov can save it
47:36because I feel
47:36that's so harsh
47:37Legia Warsaw
47:39incidentally
47:39have gone 1-0 up
47:40on Hibs
47:41early on
47:42in the Polish
47:43capital
47:43so 3-1
47:44in aggregate
47:44the Conkens League
47:45playoff
47:46and this
47:48is the week
47:50that just keeps
47:51on giving
47:51not in a good way
47:54anyway
47:55penalty
47:56FCSV
47:57and Darius
47:57Olaru
47:58the skittler
47:58is going to take it
47:59they've 100% record
48:00from the penalty spot
48:01this season
48:02they've scored
48:034 out of 4
48:05and Shinny's unhappy
48:10about something
48:10or other
48:11the home fans
48:17think Shinny's
48:17trying to put
48:19Olaru off
48:21and delay things
48:23some more
48:24Olaru being made
48:29to wait
48:305 minutes
48:32to stop
48:33this time
48:33at the end
48:33we're into
48:34the first of them
48:34and a chance
48:35for FCSV
48:36to retake
48:37the lead
48:37in the tie
48:38and it goes
48:431-0
48:44on the night
48:453-2
48:47in aggregate
48:47and the Romanian
48:48champions
48:49have struck
48:50a hammer
48:51ball
48:51in this battle
48:53to reach
48:53the Europa League
48:54Meechov goes
49:01the right way
49:01I think he's
49:02really unlucky
49:02it's a good
49:03time to kick
49:04he's right in the
49:05corner
49:06but it goes
49:06the right way
49:06but I just
49:07can see the
49:07Aberdeen
49:08squad Shinny
49:08pulling them
49:09all together
49:09making sure
49:11they keep
49:11going
49:11because
49:12this has
49:12been so
49:12harsh on
49:13and they've
49:13played really
49:14well
49:14I think
49:15they've been
49:15the dominant
49:15team
49:16yeah
49:17there's a
49:17wee bit
49:17of slottedness
49:18there
49:18but to be
49:19punished
49:19in that
49:19way
49:20to
49:20it's not
49:22for me
49:23it's not
49:24I don't
49:25I don't
49:26see if
49:27there's any
49:27intention
49:28to play
49:28the ball
49:29with his
49:29hand
49:30it's a good
49:32penalty
49:32to be fair
49:33Mitov's an
49:34excellent
49:34penalty
49:35stopper
49:36he just
49:39couldn't
49:39get there
49:40and it
49:43is advantage
49:44FCSB
49:44again
49:45they were
49:462-0 up
49:47at one
49:47point
49:47last week
49:48Don's
49:51clawed it
49:51back
49:52but the
49:52fact is
49:53it's
49:53double
49:53jeopardy
49:54Jensen
49:55ordered off
49:56Aberdeen
49:56down to
49:5710
49:57and behind
50:00in the
50:00tie
50:01now she's
50:07looking to
50:07respond for
50:08Aberdeen
50:08here
50:09so not a
50:15great minute
50:16or two
50:16again for
50:16Scottish
50:17football
50:17Tony with
50:18Hibbs going
50:18behind on
50:18the night
50:19in Poland
50:19just before
50:21Aberdeen
50:22went behind
50:22in Romania
50:23just in this
50:24game here
50:24it's such an
50:25important stage
50:26of the game
50:27going into that
50:27half-time period
50:29just go in at
50:30nothing each
50:31you're staying in
50:31the game
50:32you've done well
50:32but all of a sudden
50:33they've been dealt a
50:33hammer blow
50:34but you know they've got good
50:35characters in the pitch
50:36I've seen it was really
50:37interesting that
50:38Cheney pulled all the
50:39players together there
50:40as soon as he lost the
50:41goal
50:41and I know his message
50:43will be let's just get
50:43through to half-time
50:44then we'll reorganise
50:45and get us going again
50:47in that second half
50:47and as I say
50:49it's so harsh
50:49I think
50:50in Aberdeen
50:50so Hibbs conceding
50:53in the 13th minute
50:54of that second leg
50:55Legia Warsaw
50:561-Hibbs
50:57now
50:57the chat
51:00with the goal
51:01for Legia
51:03coverage of that
51:04on the radio
51:05on Sports
51:07and BBC Radio
51:07Scotland
51:08here
51:08on the telly
51:10it's the Europa League
51:11it is Aberdeen
51:12and it is Aberdeen
51:12losing
51:13despite
51:14Tillin
51:15having plenty
51:15positives to take
51:16from the opening
51:18half hour of the match
51:19that again
51:20stemmed from Jensen
51:22being slightly
51:23out of position
51:24and having to react
51:25to the error
51:26it was the one concern
51:27we said
51:28as the game was
51:29building up
51:29but the full-back
51:30has been a wee bit
51:30advanced
51:31and leaving that
51:32space in behind
51:32and I don't think
51:34it has to do
51:34with being advanced
51:35but he certainly
51:35gave an opportunity
51:36for the
51:37Bucharest wide player
51:38to get inside him
51:39and then
51:39he's been punished
51:41for that mistake
51:43and the team
51:43have been punished
51:44as well
51:44it's big time
51:46it's not the versa
51:50with a quick free kick
51:51headed away
51:51by Ghazana
51:52the Dons
52:09with a lot
52:10to do now
52:11not impossible
52:13however
52:16the task
52:17is being made
52:18so much more difficult
52:19with those
52:20two big moments
52:22you see that last week
52:23in the old tradition
52:24they went down to 10 men
52:25straight away
52:26they scored
52:26a minute into the second half
52:28so it is doable
52:29but they'll be
52:30making sure they want
52:31to get into the
52:31interval now
52:32just a minute to go
52:33making sure
52:34it's still at one
52:35and there'll surely be
52:36a bit of reorganisation
52:37at half time
52:38make him out
52:39make a fist of it
52:40in the second half
52:40because Anna's big switch
53:00out to
53:00Madunovic
53:01That's the goal scorer, Olaru, scorer in both legs.
53:31It just looks like Aberdeen were in a 4-3-2 at the moment with Schoenning playing at left-back.
53:40Nicky's still at right-back there with Polvara coming in the pitch and Keskinen playing as a striker.
53:47Well, it's half-time, the Aberdeen supporters booing the decision of the VAR initially,
53:57who felt it was a penalty and the Norwegian referee eventually agreed after lengthy discussions.
54:05Jensen picking up a second yellow, sent off for the handball that led to the spot kick that Olaru converted,
54:12that all coming after Aberdeen started the game pretty positively.
54:16Esther Sockler perhaps spurning their best chance on the rebound when it came back to him.
54:22He put it straight at Turnavanu.
54:26I mean, it's difficult given they are down to ten men.
54:31It's difficult to see a way back for Aberdeen.
54:34There's been a good thing.
54:35I mean, it's difficult to see a lot of feeling not to be a couple of feelings about the weather.
54:47Anything that didn't affect a lot of feelings about the weather,
54:50that's the same thing that happened.
54:52I mean, they didn't change it.
54:54What did you say?
54:55I mean, they didn't change it.
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