Scottish Premiership

FT Saturday, December 19, 2015
Aberdeen WDWWW 4
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Kilmarnock LDLDL 0
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KIL000
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Match Report

Aberdeen close the gap on Celtic with fine win over Kilmarnock

Aberdeen close the gap on Celtic with fine win over Kilmarnock

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Head to Head

ABE leads series 5-0

Lineups

KIL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Jamie McDonaldG
  2. 26Conrad BalatoniCD-L
  3. 6Mark ConnollyCD-R
  4. 5Stuart FindlayLB
  5. 2Ross BarbourRB
  6. 17Aaron SplaineAM
  7. 3Steven SmithLM
  8. 4Jamie HamillRM
  9. 9Kris BoydF
  10. 23Greg KiltieAM-L
  11. 28Josh MagennisAM-R

ABE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Danny WardG
  2. 18Paul QuinnCD-L
  3. 5Ash TaylorCD-R
  4. 3Graeme ShinnieLB
  5. 2Shaleum LoganRB
  6. 7Kenny McLeanAM
  7. 22Ryan JackLM
  8. 8Willo FloodRM
  9. 9Adam RooneyF
  10. 10Niall McGinnAM-L
  11. 11Jonathan HayesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Kilmarnock 0, Aberdeen 1. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross.
  2. 23' Steven Smith (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 32' Paul Quinn (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 35' Goal! Kilmarnock 0, Aberdeen 2. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Niall McGinn with a cross.
  5. 37' Substitution, Kilmarnock. Craig Slater replaces Jamie Hamill.
  6. 46' Goal! Kilmarnock 0, Aberdeen 3. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross.
  7. 51' Substitution, Kilmarnock. Rory McKenzie replaces Kris Boyd.
  8. 55' Aaron Splaine (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 63' Substitution, Kilmarnock. Tope Obadeyi replaces Steven Smith.
  10. 74' Substitution, Aberdeen. Cameron Smith replaces Ryan Jack.
  11. 78' Substitution, Aberdeen. Peter Pawlett replaces Niall McGinn.
  12. 80' Goal! Kilmarnock 0, Aberdeen 4. Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Peter Pawlett with a cross.
  13. 82' Substitution, Aberdeen. David Goodwillie replaces Adam Rooney.

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