Aberdeen v Livingston

Recap

Scottish Premiership 2018-19

Pittodrie Stadium31 Pittodrie St, Aberdeen AB24, UK

Aberdeen
Livingston
3 - 2
Final Score

Recap

Lewis Ferguson scored his fourth goal of the season and scores yet another important goal for the Dons, a second overhead kick similar to his goal against Burnley.

Aberdeen made two changes to the side that lost to St Johnstone on Saturday.  Sam Cosgrove returned from suspension and Niall McGinn made a start, with Connor McLennan and Dominic Ball dropped to the bench.

It was the Dons that started the scoring, after Sam Cosgrove chased down a ball on the right byline and flashed along the face of goal towards Niall McGinn who volleyed it in from six yards early in the first half.

The lead didn’t last long though, Livingston levelled three minutes later after Craig Sibbald intercepted a poor header back from Andy Considine, Joe Lewis did block the shot, but the ball rebounded to Scott Pittman who managed to lift it over Lewis into the net.

Livingston then seemed to grasp hold of the game and went ahead in the 34th minute after Jack McMillan completed a passing move down the inside right and drilled a shot home from a tight angle.

At the start of the second-half, Scott Wright was swapped for Connor McLennan.  And the Dons made the second half their own, camping themselves in the Livingston half.

Aberdeen equalised in the 56th minute, with McLennan delivering a cross into the box for Cosgrove to hit high into the net.

From that point the Dons upped the pressure in a composed performance, but in desperate need of that breakthrough, and that game in injury time with the winner coming from Lewis Ferguson who produced yet another overhead kick into goal to secure the win for the Dons.

The win moves the Dons back into the top six of the Scottish Premiership.

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Details

Date Time League Season Full Time Attendance
11th December 2018 7:45 pm Scottish Premiership 2018-19 90' 12,252

Ground

Pittodrie Stadium

31 Pittodrie St, Aberdeen AB24, UK

Results

Club1st Half2nd HalfGoalsPossessionOutcome
Aberdeen12364%Win
Livingston20236%Loss

Aberdeen

1Joe Lewis Goalkeeper
2Shay Logan Defender
3Graeme Shinnie Defender
4Andrew Considine Defender
5Scott McKenna Defender
7Chris Forrester Midfielder
8Stephen Gleeson Midfielder
9James Wilson Forward
10Niall McGinn 21 Forward 9'
15Scott Wright 27 Forward
16Sam Cosgrove Forward 57'
64'
17Stevie May 25 Forward
19Lewis Ferguson Midfielder 92'
20Tomáš Černý Goalkeeper
21Dominic Ball 10 Defender
25Bruce Anderson 17 Forward
27Connor McLennan 15 Forward
29Max Lowe Midfielder

Staff

Livingston

1Liam Kelly Goalkeeper
2Jack McMillan Defender 33'
56'
4Alan Lithgow Defender
6Shaun Byrne Midfielder
7Keaghan Jacobs 17 Midfielder
8Scott Pittman Forward 12'
9Ryan Hardie Forward
10Craig Sibbald Midfielder
11Nicky Cadden Midfielder
15Steven Lawless 19 Midfielder
17Scott Robinson 7 Midfielder
19Bobby Burns 15 Midfielder
21Ross M. Stewart Goalkeeper
26Craig Halkett Defender 6'
30Jack Hamilton 45 Forward
31Declan Gallagher Defender
33Tevi Steve Lawson Defender
45Dolly Menga 30 Forward

Staff

Game Timeline

KO
KO
4. Craig Halkett
6'
77. Niall McGinn
9'
8. Scott Pittman
12'
2. Jack McMillan
33'
18. Connor McLennan
45'
2. Jack McMillan
56'
16. Sam Cosgrove
57'
11. Steven Lawless
61'
17. Scott Robinson
61'
16. Sam Cosgrove
64'
32. Jack Hamilton
67'
19. Bruce Anderson
86'
19. Lewis Ferguson
92'
21. Dominic Ball
94'
FT

Officials

Referee
Craig Thomson