Scottish Premiership

FT Sunday, September 20, 2015
Aberdeen WWWWW 3
–
Heart of Midlothian WWWLL 1
1st2ndT
ABE303
HOM011
Tynecastle Park · 16,702 att.

Match Report

Niall McGinn stars as Aberdeen keep up title charge with win at Hearts

Niall McGinn stars as Aberdeen keep up title charge with win at Hearts

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Head to Head

HOM leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

HOM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Neil AlexanderG
  2. 4Blazej AugustynCD-L
  3. 5Alim ÖztürkCD-R
  4. 18Igor RossiLB
  5. 2Callum PatersonRB
  6. 20Gavin ReillyAM
  7. 14Miguel PallardóLM
  8. 8Prince BaubenRM
  9. 19JuanmaF
  10. 7Jamie WalkerAM-L
  11. 10Osman SowAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Billy KingSUB
  2. 11Sam NicholsonSUB
  3. 28Liam SmithSUB
  4. 35Sean McKirdySUB
  5. 13Jack HamiltonSUB
  6. 22Jordan McGheeSUB
  7. 23Danny SwansonSUB

ABE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Danny WardG
  2. 18Paul QuinnCD-L
  3. 5Ash TaylorCD-R
  4. 4Andrew ConsidineLB
  5. 2Shaleum LoganRB
  6. 7Kenny McLeanAM
  7. 3Graeme ShinnieLM
  8. 22Ryan JackRM
  9. 17David GoodwillieF
  10. 16Peter PawlettAM-L
  11. 10Niall McGinnAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Ryan McLaughlinSUB
  2. 9Adam RooneySUB
  3. 14Cameron SmithSUB
  4. 20Scott BrownSUB
  5. 15Barry RobsonSUB
  6. 8Willo FloodSUB
  7. 32Josh ParkerSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0, Aberdeen 1. David Goodwillie (Aberdeen) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niall McGinn following a set piece situation.
  2. 23' Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0, Aberdeen 2. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner.
  3. 42' Miguel Pallardó (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0, Aberdeen 3. David Goodwillie (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niall McGinn.
  5. 45' Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Sam Nicholson replaces Gavin Reilly.
  6. 46' Danny Ward (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 52' Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Aberdeen 3. Igor Rossi (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  8. 53' Juanma (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 66' Substitution, Aberdeen. Adam Rooney replaces Peter Pawlett.
  10. 82' Paul Quinn (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 84' Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Billy King replaces Prince Buaben.
  12. 84' Substitution, Aberdeen. Josh Parker replaces David Goodwillie.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Aberdeen. Ryan McLaughlin replaces Niall McGinn.

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