DUTV
STORY OF THE MATCH | RANGERS (A)
25th November 2024
A brilliantly taken goal by David Goodwillie deep into the six minutes of time added on salvaged a point at Pittodrie this afternoon.
And not even the most dyed in the wool Arab could deny that United had got out of jail.
With Garry Kenneth in for stand-in defender Jon Daly the only change from the side that had been unlucky not to win at Easter Road, United started brightly enough.
Only a great stop by Dons keeper Jamie Langfield to deny David Goodwillie after three minutes prevented Peter Houston's team again taking an early lead.
But that was one of the few chances United had in what was a very poor performance.
Not that Aberdeen troubled Dusan Pernis all that much.
Indeed, the goal that gave Dons the lead eight minutes from half time followed a dreadful defensive error following which a pass back fell perfectly for Chris Maguire who danced round Dusan Pernis before knocking the ball into the empty net.
With it remaining that way at the interval, boss Peter Houston brought on Jon Daly for Morgaro Gomis and switched from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2.
Unfortunately, it was Aberdeen who dominated the second half and being honest, it was hard to see where a United goal would come from as the game went into the six minutes of added time due following Yoann Folly being stretchered off with a broken ankle following a challenge by Paul Dixon.
But in the 95th minute, salvation was at hand when Daly headed down a Dixon cross from which Goodie acrobatically lashed home from 12 yards to send the sizeable Arab support into raptures of relief.
Click here for the full report by Peter Rundo.
And not even the most dyed in the wool Arab could deny that United had got out of jail.
With Garry Kenneth in for stand-in defender Jon Daly the only change from the side that had been unlucky not to win at Easter Road, United started brightly enough.
Only a great stop by Dons keeper Jamie Langfield to deny David Goodwillie after three minutes prevented Peter Houston's team again taking an early lead.
But that was one of the few chances United had in what was a very poor performance.
Not that Aberdeen troubled Dusan Pernis all that much.
Indeed, the goal that gave Dons the lead eight minutes from half time followed a dreadful defensive error following which a pass back fell perfectly for Chris Maguire who danced round Dusan Pernis before knocking the ball into the empty net.
With it remaining that way at the interval, boss Peter Houston brought on Jon Daly for Morgaro Gomis and switched from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2.
Unfortunately, it was Aberdeen who dominated the second half and being honest, it was hard to see where a United goal would come from as the game went into the six minutes of added time due following Yoann Folly being stretchered off with a broken ankle following a challenge by Paul Dixon.
But in the 95th minute, salvation was at hand when Daly headed down a Dixon cross from which Goodie acrobatically lashed home from 12 yards to send the sizeable Arab support into raptures of relief.
Click here for the full report by Peter Rundo.
