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Aberdeen 2 - 1 Livingston

HT Score: Aberdeen 2 - 1 Livingston

SPL Under 21
Aberdeen scorers: Diamond 15, Mackie 17.
Livingston scorers: McLaughlin 45

29/09/2003 | KO: 19:00

Dons hold out for win

Aberdeen finally had something to cheer about as the U21 ran out 2-1 winners at Pittodrie tonight. The Dons grabbed an early 2-0 lead before Livi struck in the 45th minute to pull a goal back. The visitors piled on the pressure in the second half, but Aberdeen held on to collect a welcome three points. Mphil McGuire and Chris Clark continued their comeback from injury and several fringe players will have caught the eye of Steve Paterson who was sitting in the stand.

After a tentative opening Aberdeen broke the deadlock in the 15th minute. Deloumeaux won a corner kick after a fierce drive was deflected wide. Morrison delivered a deep ball and Phil McGuire rose to head back across goal finding Diamond who turned the ball into the net. Two minutes later the Dons doubled their advantage when Tiernan played a defence splitting pass that released Mackie. The striker showed great composure before slipping the ball past the helpless Montgomery.

Both teams went looking for further goals with the visitors coming more into the match. They went close in the 34th minute when McLaughlin skipped past several defenders before unleashing a fierce shot. Hutton made a fine stop from that attempt, but could do little with McLaughlin?s strike on the stroke of half time as Livi pulled a goal back and left the contest finely balanced.

Both sides carved out early chances in the second period with the visitors gaining the upper hand as the game progressed. Young David Hutton made several fine stops as Livi turned up the heat and Scott hit the cross bar in the 80th minute as the Dons desperately tried to hold on to their slender advantage. In a hectic finish Livi went for broke as they piled men forward in search of the equaliser. The Dons defence held firm however to collect a welcome three points.

Weather: Dry
Aberdeen Teamsheet
Hutton, Payne (Payne 61), Morrison, McGuire, Diamond, Rutkiewicz, Clark, Tiernan, Bird (Souter 81), Mackie, Deloumeaux.

Unused Subs: Jones, McCulloch, .
Livingston Teamsheet
Montgomery, Capin, Fullerton (Adams 84), Lauchlan, Harding, English, Miller, Lovell, McLauchlin (Scott 74), O'Brien, Camacho.

Bookings:  Lovell 39,   Lauchlan 69
Attendance: 300
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Referee: Steven Nicholls