Leighton Clarkson unleashed one other marvel strike as Aberdeen bounced again from their Motherwell distress to choose up three factors in Perth.
The Liverpool loanee executed an ideal 25-yard free kick after 56 minutes to separate the perimeters in a sport the Dons bossed for big spells. Clarkson is already producing his personal catalogue of objective of the season contenders after his thunderbolt blew away St Mirren at Pittodrie a fortnight in the past. And this one was each bit as spectacular as he bent a proper footed effort excessive into the highest nook proper in entrance of the massive travelling Crimson Military. Andy Considine took centre stage pre-match towards the facet he left in the summertime after 18 years and 571 appearances.
And the large defender took lower than 20 minutes to make his presence felt as he went in dangerously excessive on Vicente Besuijen to earn himself the primary reserving of the match. After a 15 minute delay to kick off for a medical emergency within the stand, the away facet had began on the entrance foot. Besuijen discovered house on the best and his cross regarded excellent for Bojan Miovski to assault however the frontman bought his timing all improper and fluffed the header.
Moments later the Dutchman tried the acrobatic however his bicycle kick fell flat because the ball bobbled broad. The Dons had been getting loads of pleasure down the best flank although and thought they’d gone forward after 10 minutes when Miovski headed house a Johnny Hayes cross solely to have strayed offside in doing so.
It appeared a matter of time for the Macedonian to get it proper and he was inches away from connecting with a wonderfully weighted low ball into the field from Leighton Clarkson.
Saints had been working the ball properly into broad areas and Kelle Roos smothered a low drive from Daniel Phillips earlier than Theo Bair recent aired a Jamie Murphy cutback.
The house facet had definitely weathered the early Dons storm. For all their tidy build-up the Dons had been but to make Remi Matthews within the house objective earn his corn.
Liverpool loanee Leighton Clarkson was wanting ingenious each time he picked the ball up within the Saints half and his 20 yard effort after 51 minutes simply shaved the submit. He was simply getting his vary.
Sixty seconds later he took the duty 25 yards out after Johnny Hayes was fouled. And with a flick of his proper boot he bent an unstoppable effort excessive into Matthews’ prime proper hand nook.
The Dons’ tails had been up once more and Ross McCrorie stung Matthews palms with a 25 yarder which was pushed over the bar. The identical participant then volleyed simply broad after a ball dropped on the sting of the field.
Miovski was denied by Matthews’ legs as Aberdeen regarded to kill St Johnstone off.
And the necessity for that second objective was evident with eight minutes to go when Jamie Murphy danced by the Dons’ defence and noticed his left footed effort brilliantly stopped by Roos’ left hand.
Aberdeen sub Shayden Morris was denied by a stable Matthews save in harm time nevertheless it didn’t matter as they comfortably held on. Here is 3 speaking factors from Perth.
CLARKSON CRACKER
This sport was needing one thing particular to separate the perimeters going into the second half and Liverpool loanee Leighton Clarkson produced it with a pearler of a free kick. Paying homage to one other Dons loanee from latest years James Maddison, the 20-year-old bent a proper footed effort over the wall and into the highest bin from 25 yards out to the left of centre. It was the icing on the cake of an excellent efficiency from the midfielder who buzzed concerning the center of the park seeking to get on the ball and always probing the house backline. Two targets in three video games and each of them absolute crackers. Goodwin appears to be like to have discovered a gem to fill the Connor Barron void.
CONSI-DOWN
Eighteen years and 571 appearances went out the window as Andy Considine lined up towards the membership he’d spent each minute of his skilled life with earlier than transferring to Perth in the summertime. The way of his departure from Pittodrie might have been dealt with higher and the large defender regarded like a person with some extent to show as he battered into Dons dangerman Vicente Besuijen twice within the opening 20 minutes - choosing up the primary reserving of the day within the course of. A shaky begin for the 35-year-old however he settled into the sport towards to thwart the specter of Bojan Miovski. There was little he might do to cease Clarkson’s stunner although because the veteran ended up on the dropping facet.
RED REVIVAL?
A giant three factors for Jim Goodwin 's facet after final week’s defeat at house to Motherwell stalled their early season promise. They had been stable on the again with Kelle Roos producing an vital save late on and Anthony Stewart and Liam Scales persevering with to develop a relationship within the centre of defence. Clarkson was the decide of the midfield however Jonny Hayes, in his three hundredth look for the Dons, was a bundle of vitality and attacking menace on one flank whereas Vicente Besuijen was a continuing headache for Saints on the opposite. The Dons now have an opportunity to push on in an enormous three weeks with Livingston at house subsequent earlier than a visit to Ross County with the League Cup final 16 conflict at Annan sandwiched in between. Then it’s Rangers at Pittodrie. Promising indicators once more however nonetheless early days for the Dons.