Aberdeen was back from opening day loss to Celtic, taking advantage of Declan Gallagher’s early red card to beat St Mirren 4-1 at Pittodrie.
Gallagher’s nightmarish appearance against his former club got him sacked for two penalties after just 22 minutes, and the hosts didn’t need a second invitation to take a 3-0 lead before the break. Bojan Miovski’s brace and Leighton Clarkson’s first goal.
St Mirren pulled back a goal through Jonah Ayunga’s second-half penalty, but Dons took a comfortable lead into the game and added a fourth late on through Luis Lopes.
How Gallagher’s red helped the Dons win comfortably over St Mirren
Aberdeen brought in Liam Scales for his league debut while Clarkson, signed on loan from Liverpool on the morning of the game, was benched. The visitors made three substitutions after their defeat to Motherwell.
The game started fairly smoothly, although Gallagher fouled Hayden Coulson which sent him yellow card after 10 minutes and forced defender Dons off, as Clarkson came on earlier than expected in position. his.
Bojan Miovski celebrates after scoring his first goal from position
Gallagher then went away with less than a quarter of the game time. Vicente Besuijen was unlucky when his save missed the post, but when the accompanying Scales was pushed away by the centre-back, a red card was inevitable.
Miovski easily scored his first league goal since signing from MTK Budapest, and he soon got his second.
Trevor Carson had a cross from the right from Jonny Hayes that looked easily caught by Trevor Carson, but the striker went in to get past the keeper and double Aberdeen’s lead.
Leighton Clarkson (centre) is congratulated after scoring on his Dons . debut
The score was 3-0 ahead of the interval when Matty Kennedy kept his play after Carson dashed off his touchline to knock Miovski out, and the winger picked up Clarkson, who scored his debut with a goal. Rocket shot into the top left corner from outside. area.
The Saints pulled back a goal from the penalty spot after 52 minutes. Hayes was penalized for a nudge on Greg Kiltie, while Jonah Ayunga took his penalty on the right.
However, Aberdeen looked to be a threat throughout the second half, as Carson denied a Miovski hat-trick with a superb dive from the striker’s powerful low drive on the hour.
But they themselves will end the game with just 10 men, this time through injury with substitute Callum Roberts forced off the field after coach Jim Goodwin used all three substitution windows.
But another substitute Lopes, who joined the action at the same time, had a more successful cameo, racing with a penetrating ball to beat Carson for his first goal for the Dons.
Goodwin wasn’t carried away by winning Aberdeen
Aberdeen’s manager, Jim Goodwin:
“We are clearly delighted with the results and the overall performance,” he said. “As always, there were parts we could have done better – we let the tempo drop in the second half but I can’t be too critical.
“We wanted to entertain the fans and I think they saw that with some of the goals we scored.
“I want the fans to be super excited, we’ve been up against 10 men in big time, so we’ll be able to win the game.
“But some of the football that we played was fun and exciting, that’s what we were looking for.”
Robinson: Lady Luck is not condescending to us at the moment
St Mirren’s manager, Stephen Robinson:
“When you come here with 11 men, it’s a tough game for the money Aberdeen has put in and the squad they’ve put together,” he said.
“For 22 minutes, I thought we were excellent, but once the penalty decision and the red card happened, the plan of the game was gone. It was a double.
“Declan is adamant that it hit his chest, not his arm, but whether you have 11 men or ten men, the second and fourth targets are definitely preventable.
“The second goal killed us like when we went into the first half 1-0, it was another game.
“Lady Luck doesn’t condone us at the moment. I couldn’t ask for more in terms of effort and application. I wouldn’t be too disappointed. So far, the results haven’t been what we wanted, but we have chance to fix that.”
What’s next?
This is yet another home game for Aberdeen when they host Motherwell on Saturday, August 13.
St Mirren was at home against Ross County on the same day. Both matches start at 3pm.
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