Aberdeen U20 2 - 4 Inverness CT
Challenge Cup - Rd 2Saturday, September 2nd, 2017, 3:00 PM at Glebe Park, Brechin
Attendance: 175
Referee: Alan Newlands
Aberdeen U20 | Inverness CT |
Goalscorers |
Sebastian Ross (51) Bruce Anderson (89) |
Riccardo Calder (4) Liam Polworth (25) David Raven (40) Carl Tremarco (82) |
Team Managers |
Paul Sheerin | John Robertson |
Starting Eleven |
Archie Mair Ryan Harrington Harlain Mbayo Sam Roscoe Toby Wells Lewis Hutchison Dean Campbell Sebastian Ross Frank Ross Bruce Anderson Connor McLennan |
Mark Ridgers Coll Donaldson David Raven Brad Mckay Riccardo Calder Joe Chalmers Charlie Trafford Iain Vigurs Liam Polworth Alex Cooper John Baird |
Bench |
David Dangana Joseph MacPherson Christian Antoniazzi Jack MacKenzie Ethan Ross David Craddock |
Ryan Esson Carl Tremarco Matthew Elsdon George Oakley Mitchell Foy |
Substitutions |
Christian Antoniazzi -> Sebastian Ross (79) |
Carl Tremarco for Iain Vigurs (72) George Oakley for John Baird (81) Matthew Elsdon for David Raven (84) |
Bookings |
Connor McLennan (78) Harlain Mbayo (88) |
Brad Mckay (52) Charlie Trafford (70) |
Red Cards |
Frank Ross (87) |
Charlie Trafford (87) |
Appearances & Goals To Date
Mark Ridgers (GK) |
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9 apps | - |
Coll Donaldson |
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2 apps | - |
Brad Mckay |
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37 apps | 2 goals |
Riccardo Calder |
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9 apps | 1 goal |
David Raven |
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172 apps | 5 goals |
Joe Chalmers |
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9 apps | - |
Alex Cooper |
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4 apps | 1 goal |
Charlie Trafford |
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3 apps | - |
Iain Vigurs |
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109 apps | 19 goals |
Liam Polworth |
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123 apps | 11 goals |
John Baird |
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9 apps | 1 goal |
Carl Tremarco (sub) |
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111 apps | 10 goals |
Matthew Elsdon (sub) |
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8 apps | - |
George Oakley (sub) |
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8 apps | 2 goals |
Starting Lineup
Youngest Player: | Riccardo Calder (21 years 225 days) |
Oldest Player: | David Raven (32 years 184 days) |
Average Player Age: | 26 years 40 days |
Domestic Players: | 8 (72.73 % of starting eleven) |
Matchday Squad
Youngest Player: | Mitchell Foy (17 years 225 days) |
Oldest Player: | Ryan Esson (37 years 176 days) |
Average Player Age: | 26 years 5 days |
Domestic Players: | 10 (62.50 % of matchday squad) |
First Team Debuts
Milestones
Carl Tremarco reached 10 goals for the Club. |
Riccardo Calder scored his first goal for the Club. |
King Carl's crowning comeback: Inverness breezed past the Dons u20 side at Glebe Park, Brechin to score their eighth goal at the same venue in just eight days.
Riccardo Calder scored as early as the fourth minute and Liam Polworth added a second, with David Raven also scoring before the break. The young Dons stuck to the task and were rewarded with a goal when a short pass back saw the keepers clearance cannon off Seb Ross. Comeback king Carl of Tremarco was a second half sub and he crowned his day with a late goal. A bit of naughtyness and afters saw Frank Ross and Charlie Trafford go for an early bath before Bruce Anderson scored a last minute consolation for Aberdeen.
Hardly a game to get the pulses racing, but it was great to see Carl Tremarco (@tommytremarco3) make his comeback, and he topped his day off by scoring the fourth for Inverness. It turned out to be a decent game though with opportunities at both ends of the park.
Disappointing that the main strikers are still not scoring, but the win will breed confidence which is something that has been lacking recently.
There's a full detailed report in the Highland News
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'ymip' from the middle aged team made these observations based on what he saw today.
Very much a game of two halves. First half we looked pretty comfortable and had all but put the game to bed against a pretty shaky Dons side. Second half was very disappointing and highlighted how weak we are in defence. We also appear to lack a cutting edge up front. The goals we're scoring are coming from midfield.
As far as I can see we have signed some very average players and look particularly fragile at the back. Communication between a very unconvincing keeper and similarly limited defenders looks very suspect and needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency.
Good to see Tremarco back and scoring.
One player I do like the look of is Trafford but his needless reaction to an appalling tackle from Frank Ross which led to a red card for both players was totally unnecessary and hugely frustrating.
I'm praying for an away game in Ireland in next round. Only chance of European football we're likely to experience for the foreseeable future.
Match report written by tm4tj