00:00This bit
00:10I mentioned earlier about the benches. I'm sure both managers will have their work cut out in the second half
00:16Trying to keep the energy in the pitch trying to keep the enthusiasm the intensity in the game don't want
00:20it to drop
00:30It's a fascinating game 10 against 10 Aberdeen have got a good bench Motherwell got a good bench
00:37Lots of action still to come plenty to play for
00:40Motherwell just be hoping if they could get a goal before half-time just give everyone a huge lift
00:45Intelligent ball that from O'Donnell which sets Sparrow off and running Charles Cook on the overlap
00:50Sparrow away from Shinny, that's when Easy had made the offer ahead of him
00:55Shinny gets back to make the challenge
00:57In goes O'Donnell takes out three players, three of them his own
01:00It's a bit of wrestling in the background with Shinny and O'Donnell again four players in a red and blue
01:06heap as play rages on
01:08Charles Cook deflected cross
01:12And out it goes as Plataudry sounds its disapproval
01:18Given as a goal kick in fact rather than a corner
01:21I think that I think the trajectory of the ball would tell you it should be a corner kick
01:25But yeah, I think Steven O'Donnell wins the ball clean, no doubt about it
01:29Keskin bundles into the back of him, so I certainly don't think there's a foul in that, but then Graeme
01:33Shinny
01:33I think bumps into Steven O'Donnell, there's a bit of wrestling going on on the ground as Regan charge Cook
01:39is
01:39Down the left-hand side
01:42Looked as if it came off the right foot of Nicky Devlin, but it is what it is
01:47Cameron and Fanninger grappling, Fanninger wins it cleanly, no free kick
01:52Masuanisi into his running
01:54Masuanisi to the edge of the box, running round half the Granite City
01:58But he'll win the corner from O'Donnell
02:05Full of belief, it's good defender by Nicky Devlin in the end
02:13Charles Cook takes the corner short towards Björg Omsson, that fight came a long way
02:18Got fingertips to it, O'Donnell back to Faddinger
02:25Sparrow
02:33Unconvince him again, brat fight wasn't it, a couple times he's came and he's
02:37waved his hand at it, hasn't been convincing
02:42It's been a problem position for Aberdeen this season, Dimitar Mitov the hero of the
02:46Scottish Cup final penalty shootout, saved two Celtic spot kicks
02:51Dropped for the January signing Pratt fight
02:54His first exposure to the the northeast gusts in a competitive match
03:10Just see Steven O'Donnell at the top of the picture, he's the switch of play, Keskin is very very narrow
03:22It's clear from Jack Mellon, he's better than that, ball comes to him, gives the ball away first time
03:27Just take a touch, just roll into the feet of Kevin Nisbet
03:37Clever from Charles Cook, not so clever, but he will be rewarded with the free kick
03:47And Charles Cook, the Grenada international taken out late, Graham Shinney in the thick of things again, yellow is going
03:52to be for Topi Keskin
03:58Never backwards and coming forwards the Aberdeen skipper
04:02To be fair, there's not an awful lot an opposing player can do in the pitch to you, you know,
04:06you get yourself in trouble, so we can all be brave
04:17There's no doubt it's a free kick, it's an obstruction of a player when he's trying to get himself forward
04:24And actually Regan-Charge couldn't kick the ball out of play, he was trying to put it to Steven O'Donnell
04:27as well
04:29Certainly is a free kick and a yellow card, there's no complaints
04:35Yes, Bertolasco has got the notepad out, it's not a night for passing bits of paper around, he's liable to
04:41wind up in the North Sea
04:47Five minutes of the first half remaining, plus stoppage time
04:52O'Donnell
05:05Sparrow latches onto that, well Cameron can only diverted behind for a corner
05:12That's just a little look at the quality that Mary Connolly has, it's a lovely stretch of play isn't it
05:20Sparrow back to Faddinger
05:23And the spell of Motherwell pressure, yield an equalising goal
05:33Connolly again showing his class in possession with distribution, just skipping away from a couple
05:40O'Donnell to the byline, back yield towards Sparrow but now Cameron was there
05:46They can't keep the ball out between can they, they give it away first pass, they've got to try and
05:51build a little bit of momentum
05:59I believe by the way, don't they scored eight first half goals in the league
06:03After tonight's match, really struggle to assert themselves, to create and convert chances domestically
06:21Motherwell by contrast, they've only trailed eight times in the top flight, only lost three of those matches
06:28Connolly again testing Aberdeen
06:32Interesting whenever Mary Connolly had the ball it was just man for man all over the pitch
06:37So that doesn't help me either from Brantvite, you spend a long spell without the ball
06:40Comes back to you, suddenly you put it out of play
06:42And it just allows Motherwell to get up the pitch a little bit more
06:45Try and create something as time ticks towards half-time
06:50You understand there'll be three minutes of first half stoppage time
06:55At the end of an eventful first 45, Charles Cook
07:02Farringer, she just didn't open up for him
07:07Sparrow now operating on the right-hand side
07:15I think they've gone to a back three with four midfield and two up top
07:21with Masmanisi up the side, Bjorg Olsen
07:25It's a feature of Jens Bertolaski's style that the world are very adaptable
07:29strangers to a back three this season, that attack comes to nothing
07:36And Milanovic got the call from Keskenen, who's up against Paul McGinn
07:41Milanovic away from Charles Cook, Keskenen's free inside him, so is Cameron
07:49Second goal for Aberdeen would be such a boon for them
07:57Milanovic
08:03Just running out of options ahead of them
08:11It's fine being patient and patient and patient but what's your pass?
08:14How are you going to break the line? Who's going to be the creator?
08:17Who's going to dribble past someone just to open the game up?
08:19Someone needs to take a little bit of responsibility
08:39I'm going to take a little bit of responsibility
08:40Devlin inside to Milanovic
08:43Charles Cook's there to stop the return ball
08:47First side fashion and clear-cut opportunities but it's opening up here for Cameron
08:53Early ball to Keskenen, it's off a little face
08:57Nesk
09:06Good play by Kevin Nesbitt just swivels past Liam Gordon
09:10Manny Conley with his feet keeps it at 1-0
09:16It's better from Aberdeen we spoke about the patience and the patience but then
09:19do you have that final ball that can create something for a teammate
09:22and it's Toby Keskenen, he's a little bit fortunate the ball bounces off his face but there you go into
09:26Kevin Nesbitt how quick he moves his feet, Liam Gordon can't get close enough to him
09:31but for Manny Conley it could be 2-0 to the dodge
09:55Peter Lieben will be heartened with the first half performance
09:58he'll be disappointed when they have the extra player they then get a man sent off but
10:021-0 up
10:04I think Peter Lieben will be heartened for the first half performance
10:04Madholm created a few chances, four saves out of Manny Conley
10:07Bratwight really hasn't been tested throughout the first 45 minutes so if it stays as it is he'll be delighted
10:14Three minutes of stoppage time confirmed by the fourth official
10:17We have entered that additional three minute period now
10:22Nobody looking to double up before the break
10:42Another slip from Motherwell player, Bjergolfsson this time hitting the canvas
10:46and Milanovic looking to thread it through for Teglin
10:50Bounced awkwardly through the legs of Tom again, then Motherwell through Eli Just
10:54are on the move
10:56Smart ball from Just to Sparrow and he can't take it in a step
11:03Brilliant again from Elijah Justo isn't it
11:05even when he's dribbling with the ball it's right foot left and he's really comfortable with both feet
11:09it's a lovely execution of passing unfortunately for Tom Sparrow he just can't get on the end of it
11:23Kesskanen's first to this, Jordan coming across, Kesskanen did well to keep it alive
11:29O'Donnell awkwardly shoveling it back to Connolly
11:35Bouncing ball, the northeast breeze playing havoc with all the players down there
11:41Shinny takes commando, big intervention from the captain, Nisbet controls and it's deflected wide
11:49and the flag was up he did look offside at first glance
11:54He doesn't actually get himself back onside he always stands the wrong side of Paul McGinn
11:58which means any ball into him he's going to be offside he just wanted to put himself back onside
12:03you can see there yeah he's a mile offside isn't he no doubt about it
12:07his job i think is to get himself back onside in line with the last defender and then make that
12:12little bend and run
12:19Final 45 seconds of the half here what have motherwell got left before the interval
12:24just to charles cook sizing up nikki devlin just continued his run charles cook back to faddinger
12:34O'Donnell
12:36Maswanese here's the danger man
12:41O'Donnell back to sparrow motherwell finding pockets of space
12:45between the red jerseys
12:47O'Donnell's delivery björgolfsson knocks it down towards charles cook
12:53in danger running out of time here motherwell
13:05John beaton's got his whistle in his mouth
13:07And that is that for an entertaining and incident laden first 45 minutes at Pizzodri
13:16Inside the opening two Oscar Priestman red carded for a slip and a foul on Lyle Cameron
13:22Kevin Nisbet stepped up and belted his free kick into the bottom corner
13:2820 minutes later Dennis Geiger was dismissed for the reds
13:31it is 10 men a piece at the interval but it's Aberdeen the Scottish cup holders
13:37you're halfway towards the quarterfinals the halftime score in the granite city
13:41Aberdeen one motherwell nil
13:43into the middle one
13:44the
13:44the
