Hearts v Aberdeen

Recap

Scottish League Cup 2019-20

Tynecastle Park42 McLeod St, Edinburgh EH11 2NJ, UK

Hearts
Aberdeen
2 - 2
Final Score

Recap

It came down to a penalty shootout at Tynecastle this evening to confirm who would go through to the Scottish League Cup Semi-Final against The Rangers after Hearts and Aberdeen finished 2-2 after extra time.

Derek McInnes made four changes to the side that beat Livingston 2-0 at the weekend.

Sam Cosgrove, James Wilson, Connor McLennan and Shay Logan made it into the starting line-up with Curtis Main, Jon Gallagher, Niall McGinn and Zak Vyner all dropping to the bench.

And it was Hearts that had the early chance just seconds after kick-off after Uche Ikpeazu got past Mikey Devlin and shot from the edge of the box which bounced off the crossbar, Ikpeazu’s follow up header went wide.

Shortly after Ryotaro Meshino cut inside Shay Logan but Joe Lewis managed to save the shot.

Aberdeen were awarded an early penalty after Christophe Berra pulled down Ryan Hedges in the box and referee Kevin Clancy pointed to the penalty spot.

Big Sam Cosgrove stepped up to score his 12th goal of the season and put the Dons in front.

Hearts got their equaliser after a Loïc Damour cross was missed by Mikey Devlin as he tried to clear the shot only for Steven MacLean to take a touch a fire it past Joe Lewis from close range.

Aberdeen went back in front just after the half hour mark after James Wilson was hacked down in the box by Damour – and we were awarded another penalty.  And Sam stepped up again to score our second of the game and his 13th of the season.

There was not much to talk about in the early period of the second half, and a third was close for the Dons in the 73rd minute after Gregi Leigh took a shot from the left of the box, it just went beyond the far post.

The sucker punch came in injury time, after Craig Halkett equalised for Hearts, six yards out.

The Dons started extra time with the better of the chances with both Andrew Considine and Lewis Ferguson getting chances.

In the 109th minute, Niall McGinn hit a shot off the right post from six yards, and in the final minute of extra time, Sean Clare shot from 25 yards out.

The nightmare wasn’t over – the Dons missed all three of their penalties, taken by Sam Cosgrove, Niall McGinn and Bruce Anderson, with Hearts scoring all theirs.

It was a terrible end to the game for the Dons, and whilst injuries could be used as an excuse there is more than enough experience within the team that should have killed off the game in 90 minutes.

Details

Date Time League Season Full Time Attendance
25th September 2019 7:45 pm Scottish League Cup 2019-20 90' 12,866

Ground

Tynecastle Park

42 McLeod St, Edinburgh EH11 2NJ, UK

Results

Club1st Half2nd HalfGoalsPossessionOutcome
Hearts11257%Draw
Aberdeen20243%Draw

Hearts

6Christophe Berra Defender
7Oliver Bozanic Midfielder
8Sean Clare 18 Midfielder
11Jake Mulraney Midfielder
13Colin Doyle Goalkeeper
18Steven MacLean 8 Forward 22'
19Uche Ikpeazu Forward
22Loïc Damour 35 Midfielder 30'
23Joel Pereira Goalkeeper
26Craig Halkett Defender 92'
33'
28Clévid Dikamona Defender
35Aidan Keena 22 Forward
38Callumn Morrison 40 Forward
40Andy Irving 38 Midfielder
45Connor Smith Midfielder
51Aaron Hickey Midfielder
77Ryotaro Meshino 38 Forward

Aberdeen

1Joe Lewis Goalkeeper
2Shay Logan Defender 64'
3Greg Leigh Defender
4Andrew Considine Defender
6Michael Devlin Defender
9Curtis Main Forward
10Niall McGinn 18 Forward
11Ryan Hedges Forward 84'
16Sam Cosgrove Forward 12', 31'
18Connor McLennan 10 Forward
19Lewis Ferguson Midfielder
20Tomáš Černý Goalkeeper
21Jon Gallagher 28 Forward
23Ethan Ross Midfielder
24Dean Campbell 33 Midfielder
25Bruce Anderson Forward
28James Wilson 21 Forward
33Zak Vyner 24 Defender

Past Meetings

Scottish Premiership 2019-20

Aberdeen
Hearts
3 - 2
Final Score
Pittodrie Stadium

Scottish Premiership 2018-19

Aberdeen
Hearts
2 - 1
Final Score
Pittodrie Stadium

Scottish Premiership 2018-19

Hearts
Aberdeen
2 - 1
Final Score
Tynecastle Park

SPFL Reserve Cup 2018-19

Hearts
Aberdeen
3 - 1
Final Score
Hearts Football Academy

SPFL Reserve League 2018-19

Aberdeen
Hearts
5 - 2
Final Score
Balmoral Stadium

Scottish Premiership 2018-19

Aberdeen
Hearts
2 - 0
Final Score
Pittodrie Stadium

Scottish Premiership 2018-19

Hearts
Aberdeen
2 - 1
Final Score
Tynecastle Park

Game Timeline

KO
KO
16. Sam Cosgrove
12'
18. Steven MacLean
22'
29. Loïc Damour
30'
16. Sam Cosgrove
31'
4. Craig Halkett
33'
21. Jon Gallagher
52'
2. Shay Logan
64'
77. Niall McGinn
64'
8. Sean Clare
69'
35. Aidan Keena
74'
33. Zak Vyner
78'
38. Callumn Morrison
80'
11. Ryan Hedges
84'
4. Craig Halkett
92'
40. Andy Irving
114'
FT

Officials

Referee
Kevin Clancy