Aberdeen v RoPS Rovaniemi

Recap

UEFA Europa League 2019-20

Pittodrie Stadium31 Pittodrie St, Aberdeen AB24, UK

Aberdeen
RoPS Rovaniemi
2 - 1
Final Score

Recap

It was going all too well for the Dons… 33 attempts on goal and 14 on target – were the stats of note in front of an impressive 14,377 crowd at Pittodrie – 30 of which were from the travelling Finnish support.

But, literally with the last kick of the game and a lapse of concentration in the Dons defence we gifted RoPS a costly away goal in a game that was dominated by Aberdeen.

Craig Bryson and Greig Leigh were ruled out for this one due to ankle injuries. New signings Ryan Hedges and Jon Gallagher started with Ash Taylor, James Wilson and Curtis Main all on the bench.

Niall McGinn also started and scored the opening goal for the Dons from a low Hedge’s left cross which McGinn picked up at the front post and he flicked the ball past Katz and lifted a shot over Reguero into goal.

A deserved opener and three minutes into the second half, it was a Gallagher Cosgrove link up that added the second. Gallagher put in a cross from the left and Cosgrove slid in at the front post to turn the ball into the back of the net to add our second in the 48th minute.

Aberdeen continued to pile on the pressure throughout the rest of the second half but deep into injury time, the Dons lost possession and Lucas Lingman slid a pass through to Tommi Jantti who put the ball passed Joe Lewis.

It was a sucker punch in a game that should have seen us kill it off comfortably 4 or 5-0 – we are now left with the prospect of a much harder proposition in the away leg next Thursday.

Talking point of the night though, man of the match and the impressive Jon Gallagher – he was lively throughout the game and put in a good shift – one to watch.

All-in-all this seemed to be a more rounded Dons team even at this stage of the pre-season preparations – dare we say it – an exciting season ahead?

Details

Date Time League Season Full Time Attendance
11th July 2019 7:45 pm UEFA Europa League 2019-20 90' 14,377

Ground

Pittodrie Stadium

31 Pittodrie St, Aberdeen AB24, UK

Results

Club1st Half2nd HalfGoalsOutcome
Aberdeen112Win
RoPS Rovaniemi011Loss

Aberdeen

1Joe Lewis Goalkeeper
2Shay Logan Defender
4Andrew Considine Defender
5Scott McKenna Defender
6Michael Devlin Defender
8James Wilson 10 Forward
9Curtis Main Forward
10Niall McGinn 8 Forward 36'
11Ryan Hedges 24 Forward
14Ash Taylor Defender
15Scott Wright 18 Forward
16Sam Cosgrove Forward 48'
40'
17Stevie May Forward
18Connor McLennan 15 Forward
19Lewis Ferguson Midfielder
20Tomáš Černý Goalkeeper
21Jon Gallagher Forward
24Dean Campbell 11 Midfielder

RoPS Rovaniemi

1Damjan Siskovski Goalkeeper
2Henrik Ölander
3Taye Taiwo Defender
5Kalle Katz Defender 25'
6Atte Sihoven Defender
7Youness Rahimi Forward
8Sergio Llamas 24 Midfielder 19'
10Lucas Lingman Midfielder
11Aleksandr Kokko 23 Forward
14Eetu Vertainen Midfielder
20Juho Hyvärinen Defender
21Matias Tamminen Forward
23Niklas Jokelainen 11 Forward
24Tommi Jäntti 8 Midfielder 93'
25Antonio Reguero
33Agnaldo Pinto de Moraes Júnior Midfielder
34Tarik Kada Forward
88Mohamadou Sissoko

Game Timeline

KO
KO
8. Sergio Llamas
19'
5. Kalle Katz
25'
77. Niall McGinn
36'
16. Sam Cosgrove
40'
16. Sam Cosgrove
48'
24. Dean Campbell
61'
23. Niklas Jokelainen
65'
18. Connor McLennan
73'
24. Tommi Jäntti
76'
28. James Wilson
82'
24. Tommi Jäntti
93'
FT