Aberdeen 1 - 1 St. Johnstone

Forwards Give Poor Display

FALLOON STARS IN DEFENCE

Dickie Shines For St Johnstone

For an hour in their Scottish Cup third round tie with St Johnstone on Saturday at Pittodrie, Aberdeen held the lead. There were only twelve minutes left for play when St Johnstone scored the goal which entitled them to a second chance.

It was a somewhat unexpected equaliser, but due on the run of play. McGill, attempting to clear the ball, headed it out to the right, and McCall sent in a high lob which deceived Westland and dropped into the net.
Aberdeen's goal, scored eighteen minutes after the start of the match, was not a particularly thrilling affair either, although it was a well conceived movement that led to it. To deceive Littlejohn, Armstrong stepped over a Mills pass, and allowed the ball to go to Beynon.
The Winger, instead of shooting, lobbed the ball into the middle, and in the ensuing scramble between Wylie and Armstrong it came out to Lang, who sent into an empty goal.

Typical Cup-Tie

The game was fought out on typical cup-tie lines, and the quick tackling of the respective defences made good combined football extremely difficult.
St Johnstone started off at a terrific pace, but the Dons gradually settled down and had the better of the exchanges during this period.
Had the forwards accepted their chances Aberdeen would have led by more than a single goal at the interval.
After the first, ten minutes of the second half St Johnstone held a slight advantage, but were rarely allowed to become really dangerous.

Forwards Disappoint

The Aberdeen forwards gave a disappointing display, and were but a shadow of the line which did duty at Firhill the previous week.
There will have to be considerable improvement in this department if Aberdeen are to escape defeat in the replay at Muirton Park, Perth, on Wednesday.
In the second half of Saturday's cup-tie the home forwards were seldom seen in an attacking capacity. While the whole Johnstone defence deserves credit for a stubborn display, most credit must go to the half-back line, and especially Dickie, the former Aberdeen player. He was the outstanding player on the St Johnstone side, and was a thorn in the side of the Dons' attack.