Scottish League Cup

FT Thursday, September 22, 2016
St Johnstone WLLWW 0
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Aberdeen DWLDW 1
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Pittodrie Stadium · 8,829 att.

Match Report

Aberdeen score late to reach Scottish League Cup semifinal

Adam Rooney's dramatic last-minute goal earned Aberdeen a place in the semi-finals of the Betfred Cup at the expense of St Johnstone.

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Head to Head

STJ leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ABE · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Joe LewisG
  2. 15Anthony O'ConnorCD-L
  3. 5Ash TaylorCD-R
  4. 4Andrew ConsidineLB
  5. 2Shaleum LoganRB
  6. 3Graeme ShinnieCM-L
  7. 23James MaddisonCM-R
  8. 8Wes BurnsLM
  9. 10Niall McGinnRM
  10. 11Jonathan HayesRM
  11. 17Jayden StockleyF
  12. 7Kenny McLeanRCF

Substitutes

  1. 19Craig StorieSUB
  2. 6Mark ReynoldsSUB
  3. 9Adam RooneySUB
  4. 25Neil AlexanderSUB
  5. 39Miles StoreySUB
  6. 16Peter PawlettSUB
  7. 26Scott WrightSUB

STJ · 4-4-1-1

  1. 12Zander ClarkG
  2. 6Steven AndersonCD-L
  3. 14Joe ShaughnessyCD-R
  4. 24Brian EastonLB
  5. 23Liam GordonRB
  6. 18Paul PatonCM-L
  7. 8Murray DavidsonCM-R
  8. 11Danny SwansonLM
  9. 10David WotherspoonRM
  10. 9Steven MacLeanF
  11. 20Joe GormleyRCF

Substitutes

  1. 4Blair AlstonSUB
  2. 1Alan MannusSUB
  3. 29Graham CumminsSUB
  4. 17Michael CoulsonSUB
  5. 25Christopher KaneSUB
  6. 26Liam CraigSUB
  7. 39Trialist 3SUB

Timeline

  1. 7' James Maddison (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 11' Joe Shaughnessy (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 49' Substitution, St. Johnstone. Michael Coulson replaces Joe Gormley because of an injury.
  6. 51' Paul Paton (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 67' Danny Swanson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 72' Substitution, Aberdeen. Peter Pawlett replaces Wes Burns.
  9. 73' Substitution, Aberdeen. Adam Rooney replaces Jayden Stockley.
  10. 77' Substitution, St. Johnstone. Liam Craig replaces Danny Swanson because of an injury.
  11. 80' Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90' Goal! Aberdeen 1, St. Johnstone 0. Adam Rooney (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Graeme Shinnie with a cross.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Aberdeen. Mark Reynolds replaces James Maddison.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, St. Johnstone. Christopher Kane replaces Paul Paton.

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