Aberdeen went three up
Aberdeen went three up after defeating Dundee by four.
After a thrilling second half performance against Dundee at home.
Aberdeen overcame their humiliation in the League Cup semi-final to take the lead over.
Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
At a sold-out Pittodrie, Ante Palaversa’s elegant finish broke the tie.
And Topi Keskinen’s slash through Jon McCracken’s legs in the fourth minute made it two.
Simon Murray, who had a penalty saved in the first half.
Flicked a header into the far corner as Dundee made a brief comeback.
But a few seconds later, Vicente Besuijen, who had just been on the field for forty-two seconds.
Dashed onto a through pass from Kevin Nisbet to complete their comeback.
After his deflected attempt eluded Jon McCracken, Nisbet scored a late fourth of his own.
Last weekend’s 6-0 loss to Celtic in the League Cup semi-finals was Jimmy Thelin’s team’s first loss of the season.
But they were more like themselves as they increased their league winning streak to 11.
As their winless streak at Pittodrie reaches 16 games, Dundee.
The last team to defeat Aberdeen in the league at Dens Park back in March, falls to seventh place.
After the strike from Hampden, Dons rise off the canvas.
At Hampden, Aberdeen’s undefeated start came to a shivering halt as they suffered their first defeat of the season.
Their defensive weaknesses were shown by Celtic, despite their strong standing in the table. And following that humiliating loss, Dundee were eager to put their resolve to the test.
A trip to the Granite City is now much more difficult, though.
As the Dons supporters have packed Pittodrie for the fourth consecutive year.
This season, eleven teams have returned to the A90 with nothing.
After being second best in the first half, Aberdeen required a penalty save from Mitov.
His second of the season, to tie the score.
When he pulled down Murray in the box.
Gavin Molloy who had been at fault when he gave up a penalty at Dens Park earlier this season became the fall guy once more.
His Goalie Saved His Bacon This Time.
Duk’s header off the bar amid a series of chances would have given the Dons a greater lead.
But they have a way of finding another gear after halftime.
Tony Docherty, the manager, made it plain that the team should start strong.
If Dundee had been ahead at halftime, few people inside Pittodrie could have argued. Seb Palmer-Houldon slid a shot over goal, and Oluweaseun Adewumi twice rattled the area.
However, Murray’s feeble penalty was saved, leaving them to regret their finishing for the second time this season against Aberdeen.
Similar to earlier in the season, they had more than matched Aberdeen for forty-five minutes.
But they were unable to repeatedly get through the Dons’ defense.
After a promising first half, Docherty’s team was unable to maintain the pace.
And a more restrained Dundee failed to record their first Pittodrie league victory since 2004.
