League · Premier Division
Aberdeen4–2Dundee Utd
John Hewitt 36′
John Hewitt 43′
Billy Stark 70′
Steve Cowan 71′
Eamonn Bannon 48′
John Reilly 77′
Lineups
Aberdeen
Dundee Utd
Aberdeen · Starting XI
- Jim Leighton
- Stewart McKimmie
- Tommy McQueen
- Billy Stark
- Alex McLeish
- Willie Miller
- Eric Black
- Doug Bell
- John Hewitt
- Ian Angus
- Steve Cowan
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Aberdeen · Substitutes
- Neale Cooper
- Willie Falconer
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
Aberdeen · Substitutions
- Neale Cooper for Tommy McQueen62′
- Willie Falconer for Steve Cowan74′
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- John Reilly for Stuart Beedie74′
Aberdeen · Manager
- Alex Ferguson
Dundee Utd · Manager
Aberdeen · Missed penalties
- Not recorded
Dundee Utd · Missed penalties
Match report
Aberdeen's quest for the Championship took another step towards reality with this win, but the contest was a great deal closer than the scoreline suggests. In an even first half, United with four first team regulars absent, more than held their own, but went behind due to the opportunism of John Hewitt. Firstly, he squeezed in a shot at the near post and then smacked a 20-yarder past Billy Thomson. The second half was only four minutes old when Paul Sturrock was downed in the box and Eamonn Bannon followed up Jim Leighton's initial save of his spot-kick to reduce…Read moreRead less
Aberdeen's quest for the Championship took another step towards reality with this win, but the contest was a great deal closer than the scoreline suggests. In an even first half, United with four first team regulars absent, more than held their own, but went behind due to the opportunism of John Hewitt.
Firstly, he squeezed in a shot at the near post and then smacked a 20-yarder past Billy Thomson. The second half was only four minutes old when Paul Sturrock was downed in the box and Eamonn Bannon
followed up Jim Leighton's initial save of his spot-kick to reduce the arrears.
Two goals in as many minutes by Billy Stark and Steve Cowan put Dons in an almost impregnable position, although it failed to subdue a fighting United side who pulled one back through a hooked shot from John Reilly and it could easily have been closer as United battled right to the end.
Firstly, he squeezed in a shot at the near post and then smacked a 20-yarder past Billy Thomson. The second half was only four minutes old when Paul Sturrock was downed in the box and Eamonn Bannon
followed up Jim Leighton's initial save of his spot-kick to reduce the arrears.
Two goals in as many minutes by Billy Stark and Steve Cowan put Dons in an almost impregnable position, although it failed to subdue a fighting United side who pulled one back through a hooked shot from John Reilly and it could easily have been closer as United battled right to the end.