Aberdeen's revival under caretaker manager Paul Hegarty continued with three
points against Dunfermline who have now won only twice in their last 20 League games.
They seem to be taking root at the bottom of the Premier League and the prospect
of relegation is now a growing probability.
The game was played in deplorable weather - gale-driven sleet - which by
half-time had covered the pitch with a thin layer of wet ice.
The result was for the first 45 minutes there was very little for the 7,800
fans to enthuse over.
In the 35th minute Eoin Jess provided one of the few thrills by narrowly
missing the Dunfermline goal with an angled shot that Butler couldn't touch at
full stretch.
When the sleet stopped things changed. A minute after half-time Dunfermline's
George Shaw missed a golden opportunity to put the home team ahead when a
Stewart Petrie pass found him near goal with keeper Derek Stillie out of
position. His header however was wide of the post.
Then the game really did waken up in the 52nd minute when Aberdeen took the
lead.
Derek Whyte missed a Robbie Winter's cross but John Inglis dashed in to slam
the ball home from close range.
However a minute later Dunfermline equalised through George Shaw, who shot
from 20 yards, the ball taking a deflection off a defender and over the head of
Stillie into the net.
In the 71st minute Winters had a golden opportunity to put Aberdeen further
ahead but his blockbuster of a shot from 17 yards was brilliantly palmed away by
keeper Lee Butler. The ball though started to spin towards the net and
unfortunately for Butler it bounced off the near upright for a corner.
Aberdeen were now gaining in confidence and in the 75th minute they again took
the lead with a breathtaking goal.
A defensive blunder by Jamie Squires allowed Winters to speed down the left
and send a perfectly timed pass to Jess who drew keeper Butler and booted the
ball into an empty net.
Teams
Dunfermline: Butler, Shields, McCulloch, Ireland, French,
Huxford, Smith, Britton (Edinho 82), Petrie, Shaw, Squires.
Subs Not Used: Westwater, Ferguson, Graham, Martin.
Booked: McCulloch, Shaw.
Goals: Shaw 53.
Aberdeen: Stillie, Perry, Whyte, Pepper (Newell 83), Inglis,
Jess, Kiriakov, Dow, Buchan, Rowson, Winters.
Subs Not Used: Hart, Gillies, Esson, Good.
Booked: Winters.
Goals: Inglis 52, Jess 75.
Att: 7,873
Ref: K Clark (Paisley).
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