Raith Rovers vs Aberdeen, 2021-22 Scottish League Cup, Round 2

· Scottish League Cup
Raith Rovers
  • 48': Ethon Varian
  • 71': Dario Zanatta
FT
2 - 1
Aberdeen
  • 13': Jay Emmanuel-Thomas

About

Raith Rovers are hosting Aberdeen at Stark's Park, Fife, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Teddy Jenks (Aberdeen).
  • 5': Offside, Raith Rovers. Aidan Connolly tries a through ball, but Christophe Berra is caught offside.
  • 7': Dylan McGeouch (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Teddy Jenks (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Foul by Reghan Tumilty (Raith Rovers).
  • 9': Funso Ojo (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Declan Gallagher (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonny Hayes with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Blaise Riley-Snow (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 13': Foul by Christophe Berra (Raith Rovers).
  • 13': Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Goal! Raith Rovers 0, Aberdeen 1. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niall McGinn.
  • 16': Connor McLennan (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Kyle Benedictus (Raith Rovers).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Connor McLennan.
  • 18': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Ross Matthews.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Declan Gallagher (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dylan McGeouch with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Dylan Tait (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen).
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Reghan Tumilty (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by Reghan Tumilty (Raith Rovers).
  • 21': Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Dylan McGeouch (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Ethon Varian (Raith Rovers).
  • 27': Dylan McGeouch (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Ross Matthews (Raith Rovers).
  • 29': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Dario Zanatta.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Gurr with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Liam Dick.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Funso Ojo (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
  • 42': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Connor McLennan.
  • 43': Foul by Funso Ojo (Aberdeen).
  • 43': Reghan Tumilty (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Raith Rovers. Conceded by Jack Gurr.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Raith Rovers. Dario Zanatta tries a through ball, but Aidan Connolly is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Raith Rovers 0, Aberdeen 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Raith Rovers 0, Aberdeen 1.
  • 47': Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Jack Gurr (Aberdeen).
  • 47': Jack Gurr (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Aberdeen 1. Ethon Varian (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Reghan Tumilty with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 50': Foul by Liam Dick (Raith Rovers).
  • 50': Teddy Jenks (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Funso Ojo (Aberdeen).
  • 50': Ross Matthews (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Aberdeen. Christian Ramírez replaces Niall McGinn.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Blaise Riley-Snow (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aidan Connolly.
  • 65': Christophe Berra (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Jack Gurr (Aberdeen).
  • 65': Foul by Dylan Tait (Raith Rovers).
  • 65': Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Dylan Tait (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 68': Dylan Tait (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Aberdeen).
  • 70': Substitution, Aberdeen. Scott Brown replaces Dylan McGeouch.
  • 70': Substitution, Aberdeen. Lewis Ferguson replaces Teddy Jenks.
  • 70': Substitution, Aberdeen. Ryan Hedges replaces Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Blaise Riley-Snow (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aidan Connolly.
  • 71': Goal! Raith Rovers 2, Aberdeen 1. Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Funso Ojo (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Substitution, Aberdeen. Calvin Ramsay replaces Connor McLennan.
  • 76': Calvin Ramsay (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Blaise Riley-Snow (Raith Rovers).
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Scott Brown (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Hand ball by Ryan Hedges (Aberdeen).
  • 80': Substitution, Raith Rovers. Matej Poplatnik replaces Ethon Varian.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aidan Connolly.
  • 83': Substitution, Raith Rovers. Aaron Arnott replaces Blaise Riley-Snow.
  • 85': Foul by Calvin Ramsay (Aberdeen).
  • 85': Matej Poplatnik (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
  • 89': Substitution, Raith Rovers. Kai Fotheringham replaces Dario Zanatta.
  • 90'+1': Jonny Hayes went off injured after Aberdeen had used all subs.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Raith Rovers. Jamie MacDonald tries a through ball, but Matej Poplatnik is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Ryan Hedges went off injured after Aberdeen had used all subs.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Raith Rovers 2, Aberdeen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Raith Rovers 2, Aberdeen 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 0
68.4 Possession 31.6
11 SHOTS 9
1 ON GOAL 5
0.1 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
516 Accurate Passes 194
619 Passes 293
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
9 Accurate Crosses 2
28 Crosses 8
0.3 Cross % 0.3
67 Long Balls 81
29 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 13
19 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 16
15 Effective Clearances 31
15 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Stark's Park
Location: Fife, Scotland
Attendance: 3,297

Line-Ups

RRFC Raith Rovers (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie McDonald (GK)
5 Christophe Berra
6 Kyle Benedictus
3 Liam Dick
2 Reghan Tumilty
15 Dylan Tait Yellow Card
8 Ross Matthews
23 Blaise Riley-Snow
11 Dario Zanatta
7 Aidan Connolly
18 Ethon Varian
Raith Rovers Substitutes:
David Mckay, Robbie Thomson, Kieran Mitchell, Kai Fotheringham, Matej Poplatnik, Greig Young, Tom Lang, Aaron Arnott, James Keatings.

ABE Aberdeen (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Joe Lewis (GK)
5 Declan Gallagher
2 Ross McCrorie
15 Dylan McGeouch
17 Jonathan Hayes
21 Jack Gurr Yellow Card
16 Funso Ojo
20 Teddy Jenks
10 Niall McGinn
18 Connor Mclennan
14 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
Aberdeen Substitutes:
Scott Brown, Dean Campbell, Christian Ramírez, Andrew Considine, Jack Mackenzie, Ryan Hedges, Lewis Ferguson, Calvin Ramsay, Gary Woods.

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