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00:00The commentary team for this one for the second half is Michael Stewart and Ori Hamilton.
00:04Thank you, Connie. Pressure on Aberdeen to perform in the second half.
00:08One down for St Johnston.
00:11Precious lead to protect, thanks to Josh Fowler's penalty.
00:16These two will meet again at McDermott Park on Boxing Day.
00:23St Johnston right now who will be moving into the top half of the William Hill Premiership.
00:30If they can hold on to this 1-0 lead.
00:40Straight away, thanks McAleer.
00:43Sends that long, it's Milne that heads it down.
00:49Lyons up to Nisbet who did have that big chance for Aberdeen.
00:58Now Marshall.
01:00Plays the 1-2.
01:02Finlay Marshall into the box.
01:05Wouldn't quite settle for Aberdeen though to get the shot away.
01:14The onus is on Aberdeen here to make something happen which they didn't really do enough of in the first
01:19half, Michael.
01:20No, they absolutely did not.
01:21I mean, the onus is on Aberdeen whenever they're playing at home to go and create the opportunities to score,
01:31take the initiative, control the game.
01:35And they've not done enough of it, not nearly enough.
01:39And you've got to say that ever since St Johnston took the lead, Aberdeen were more of the ball, but
01:45doing very little with it.
01:46It's on for Alic here, but there was just a touch on his ball across that takes it into the
01:51hands of Muller.
01:54You can see there, Knister just getting the touch on it, an important touch because that ball looked like it
02:01was going to be making its way towards Joss Fowler who was running in towards the back.
02:17Ronan to Mill now, Knister.
02:25Malloy for Guinness Walker, locked in one.
02:27I mean, you know, this is a familiar pattern that you see with teams that play this system and they've
02:33not really got it nailed down.
02:34Your width is coming from full-backs who are playing like wing-backs.
02:38They're dropping deeper, coming away from goal to receive the ball.
02:42And then the inside forwards are on that inside challenge.
02:45So they've actually got nobody in front of them down the line.
02:47So it's very, very narrow.
02:49It's one-dimensional.
02:51And you end up with moments like that, spinning a ball to nobody.
02:57Here's Smith.
03:00Options in the middle.
03:01One was Marshall, but blocked off.
03:06But you get somebody wide, you get them higher up the park, and all of a sudden you get a
03:11sense of anticipation from the crowd as well, that something might come.
03:16The cutback, it gets blocked.
03:18But that is where they have got to be getting into it quicker.
03:42The cutback.
03:46puts it back out wide and the chance
03:49to deliver once more
03:51it's McAleer away
03:52Caden will pick up
03:58Caden's ball in
03:59Malloy
03:59got behind Stanton for a moment
04:02who recovers in the end
04:04Stanton does very well
04:05because he's caught wrong side initially
04:07here you can see
04:08and he gets round and gets it
04:10flicked away from Malloy
04:24they've been able to apply
04:26a fair degree of pressure
04:27without creating
04:29too many chances
04:31it's a disappointing delivery
04:32but it will settle for Ronan on the edge
04:35touch on its way over
04:36in another corner
04:41this will be a good out
04:41it looked like a pretty good strike
04:43from Connor Ronan
04:45on target
04:46and it's Matty Todd
04:48against his head on it
04:48to put it behind
04:49for another corner
04:54another one delivered in
04:55Stewart
04:56will catch it
04:57at the second attempt
05:13Alex gives it up
05:16it's over the top
05:17of this bit though
05:19from Smith
05:21there's a total lack of bodies
05:22in the box
05:23when that ball comes in
05:25Smith's not 100% sure
05:28what he's going to do there
05:32plenty forward here though
05:34Ronan
05:35Aberdeen win it
05:36high up the pitch
05:37gets a second chance
05:38and it goes
05:40inches wide
05:41for Aberdeen
05:43well Seymour Valakari
05:45will be going mental
05:45because this is self-inflicted
05:49Jason Holt
05:50not strong enough
05:51dispossessed
05:51the ball on it
05:52was questionable
05:53anyway
05:53when it comes back
05:54Connor Ronan's got to do better
05:55there Rory for me
05:58he's got to open up
06:00rather than trying to
06:04almost top hook it
06:05into the corner there
06:06now look
06:07that's not pretty
06:08but for a few minutes
06:09they need to just
06:10calm themselves down
06:11because
06:11even before that
06:13opportunity
06:13you can sense that
06:15the game's been played up
06:16in their
06:17defensive third
06:18you're sliding the ball in
06:20on the edge of the box
06:21a pretty straight pass
06:22it's not a great angle
06:24for the midfielder
06:25to work
06:27and the players
06:28right up on top of him
06:29he wasn't strong enough
06:30they're dispossessed
06:31and all of a sudden
06:31you're caught
06:32wide open
06:35Smith and Caden
06:36exchange passes
06:37but then the ball
06:37back in field
06:38was read by the
06:40waiting Jason Holt
06:48Sturr needs to get
06:49enough of that
06:49back to
06:50Muller
06:51it's charged down
06:52by Rooney Payton
06:52and where will this settle
06:55Payton will get there
06:56first
06:57ahead of Milne
06:58but
06:58very lucky
06:59very
07:00very lucky
07:01but you know
07:02that's another example
07:03of one of the problems
07:04the system's got
07:05Guinness Walker
07:07empties out
07:08and bombs up the line
07:09Chrysler has literally
07:10got nobody to pass to
07:11he doesn't know
07:12what's behind them
07:13and he takes
07:14an almighty risk
07:15to play to the
07:16goalkeeper
07:18and they almost
07:19paid the ultimate
07:20price there
07:21with Payton
07:22making the block
07:27this is Fowler
07:30and the teammate
07:31from his position
07:32on the turf
07:34Lions up to Nisbon
07:39the groans
07:41start around
07:42for Dodri
07:42there's a little bit
07:43of nervousness
07:44with St Johnston
07:44at the moment
07:45though
07:46as much as
07:47Aberdeen are still
07:48not
07:49showing great
07:52that's
07:54a huge slice
07:55of good fortune
07:56that ball could
07:57easily have just
07:58spun in
08:00towards the middle
08:01of the goal
08:02and Payton
08:02would have been
08:03tapping it in the net
08:18Ronan back to
08:19Cadden
08:21Smith trying to
08:22work a partnership
08:23down that right-hand
08:23side
08:25the ball had
08:26drifted over the line
08:50Liam Smith
08:52Guinness Walker
08:53there it goes
08:54for Malloy
08:57Smith once again
08:59Todd
09:00was caught
09:01by Guinness Walker
09:25Malloy
09:25gets there ahead of Payton
09:26but here's
09:27McAleer
09:30way by Mill
09:30and up to Nisbon
09:32good header
09:33into the path
09:34of Smith
09:35and options
09:35here for Aberdeen
09:37Marshall
09:39Marshall takes
09:40it on himself
09:41clip the heel
09:42of Liam Smith
09:44and Aberdeen
09:45get the corner
09:48well the thing
09:49is when the ball
09:49turns over
09:50it's just a little
09:51bit quicker
09:51in terms of
09:52the number
09:52of passes
09:52and touches
09:53that are taken
09:54to get up
09:55the puck
09:58allows a little
09:59bit more space
10:00and it means
10:01that St Johnstone
10:02are not set
10:02either
10:08Smith with the
10:09in-swinger
10:10and Toby Stewart
10:11got himself
10:12into a pretty
10:13vulnerable position
10:19yeah you can see
10:19here
10:22Fankel
10:22I think would be
10:23a good word
10:24to describe this
10:25get some
10:26selling
10:26a real
10:28fankel
10:29there's a little
10:30bit of contact
10:31but not nearly
10:31enough for it
10:32to be a free kick
10:33I think the referee's
10:33right
10:38unfortunately
10:38for the St Johnstone
10:39goalkeeper
10:40there was nobody
10:40there to
10:42capitalise on it
10:51there's Nisbet
10:56Karen but he
10:57couldn't take it
10:57with him
10:58and Holt
10:58was quite happy
10:59to steal it away
11:00Alec now
11:02Payton
11:04Stanton
11:05Todd making up
11:06good ground
11:07down this right
11:07hand side
11:08it comes in
11:08early
11:10Canoester can
11:11steer it
11:11away
11:25Seymour
11:25Valakari
11:26preparing
11:26his first
11:27change
11:27it'll be
11:28Joel
11:28Cottrell
11:30he'll be
11:31coming on
11:31he was away
11:33with the
11:33Wales
11:33under 21
11:34one of the
11:35main reasons
11:36he wasn't
11:37selected
11:37from the
11:38start
11:38along with
11:38Taylor
11:39Stephen
11:39who was
11:40with the
11:41Scotland
11:41under 21
11:43didn't make
11:44the trip
11:44to Bulgaria
11:46didn't play
11:47in the
11:475-2
11:48victory
11:48over
11:48Azerbaijan
11:57Stanton
11:57and Stanton
12:02Todd back to
12:03Smith
12:04Stanton
12:05couldn't quite
12:05control it
12:06and now
12:06Lyons
12:08for Ronan
12:09asks Nisbet
12:10to put
12:12some pressure
12:12on
12:13Finlayson
12:25Mill now
12:27stride forward
12:28Lewis
12:29Smith
12:29low it
12:30goes
12:31on
12:31the breakdown
12:33in communication
12:34between
12:34Stewart and
12:35Finlayson
12:36there's a sigh
12:37of relief
12:37as that one
12:38goes over
12:38the top
12:38huge sigh
12:39of relief
12:39but look
12:41it's a ball
12:41in behind
12:42defenders
12:43when you
12:43ask them
12:44to face
12:44the wrong
12:45goal
12:45and they've
12:45got to
12:45defend
12:47anything like
12:48that can
12:48happen
12:50that was
12:50very very
12:51close to being
12:52turned into
12:52the back
12:52of his net
12:53because he's
12:53having to
12:54stretch
12:54doesn't know
12:55where the
12:55opposition
12:55is
12:58delivery
12:59from Smith
12:59again
13:00and it's
13:00more
13:01Stewart
13:02gets the
13:03tucks
13:03but
13:04the most
13:04convincing
13:05around the
13:05body
13:16St Johnson
13:17are going
13:17to make
13:18that
13:18change
13:18it'll
13:19be
13:19Ruri
13:19Payton
13:21who
13:21makes
13:21way
13:26Joe
13:27Cotterell
13:29inside
13:30from
13:30Swansea
13:31and there'll
13:31be a
13:31double
13:32change
13:32for
13:33Aberdeen
13:34as well
13:34Stewart
13:35Armstrong
13:36and Tony
13:37Yogan
13:40and it'll
13:41be
13:41Fully
13:41Marshall
13:42and Connor
13:43Ronan
13:43the two
13:44to make
13:44way
13:44I just
13:45wonder if
13:45they'll
13:46fit into
13:47the same
13:47system
13:48or is he
13:48going to
13:49look to
13:51change it
13:52to change it
13:55or is it
13:56just going to
13:56be a
13:56like for
13:57like
14:01Armstrong
14:02taking up
14:03the position
14:03of Connor
14:03Ronan
14:04and then
14:04Yogan
14:04taking up
14:05where
14:05Finlay
14:06Marshall
14:06was
14:07perhaps
14:31going to
14:33get his
14:33walkers
14:34throw
14:35just get the touch on and Milne is up there, Aberdeen can't make anything of it.
15:00Last touch came off Fowler.
15:13Now Armstrong on the ball for the first time.
15:18Molloy.
15:29Molloy's head forward.
15:31Irishman can pick up again.
15:37Guinness Walker.
15:41Yogan.
15:42His first involvement.
15:45Stanton working hard to win it back for St Johnston close to their own goal.
15:54There's not been too many passages of play that are in Aberdeen's half so far.
16:06Certainly feels like St Johnston are going to have to do a whole load of defending.
16:14The story still remains for Aberdeen.
16:16Are they going to have enough guile and invention to open up St Johnston?
16:24Yeah.
16:26Bottom of the table for shots on goal and touches in the opponent's box.
16:37He's arm strong.
16:39Does come to Molloy.
16:44Nisbet and Smith, sliced well wide of target.
16:49Won't even go out for the goal kick.
16:52Won't even go out for the shot either.
16:58Won't even go out for the shot either.
17:08Got it.
17:10I got it.
17:15I got it.
17:18I got it.
17:19There is nooe.
17:20I got it.
17:23Alright, man.
17:24Oh that got it!
17:28Yes, nice��!
17:29Holt couldn't get there, had to be a reaction from Holtz.
17:43Cadden to Armstrong, Nesbitt gets Walker,
17:49and now comes to Joghan.
18:13Guinness Walker to take the throw in for Aberdeen.
18:18Milne gets the flick on but nobody had committed to the back post,
18:23the flag is up on the far side in any case.
18:26Well, Alic is desperately trying to keep the ball in
18:32and I think he feels that there must have been a St Johnstone touch
18:34but it's behind for a bye kick.
18:36You see the full back here could easily have just let it go out.
18:51Aberdeen did beat Dundee here in the Premier Sports Cup
18:54but no league win since the opening day of the season.
18:57And they beat Hearts here, a couple of late goals.
19:12It's been a focus for Steven Robinson to turn this place back into a fortress.
19:19Teams have been enjoying times far too much for Aberdeen's liking.
19:33More on it goes.
19:37Hold, and out comes Muller.
19:50Armstrong out to Caden.
19:54Lyons sitting deep.
20:03Now Muller.
20:06Lions again, and that one's straight at Stanton.
20:11He's in.
20:13Holt picks out the pass for Todd.
20:16Stanton was in the middle, and Matty Todd just lost his footing at the wrong time.
20:26He's slowly getting back to his feet, St. Johnson has been defending to do,
20:30it's with Yogan who looks to get to the byline, delays his cross,
20:34he swings it in with the right foot, Nisbet will leave it for Caden
20:38who was always backpedalling and on his heels.
20:43Just all looks a bit clunky and it doesn't look smooth and fluid does it?
20:49First of all Yogan does well, puts Holt on his backside, clips it up,
20:57not fluid at all, this looked a little bit awkward I've got to say.
21:04Slips and then looked like he jarred his left leg there a little bit as well.
21:12Nisbet helps it too, Smith that's a really important challenge from Matty Foulds.
21:17What a tackle that is by the way.
21:19Also you know I'm watching this game just now and I'm thinking to myself,
21:22I'm not really sure of the wisdom of keeping three at the back for Aberdeen
21:26when they've got Josh Fowler up top on his own and they're camped in.
21:30Now you can get the likes of Millen on the ball higher up, Malloy higher up,
21:35but are they the guys that you want?
21:37Rather than potentially getting an extra man in the middle of the park,
21:40somebody that's going to be able to build the attacks.
21:44Get the wide players up higher.
21:47Just not sure you're going to, for me personally,
21:50keeping three at the back against one striker,
21:52with a team that's not really offering you much threat going the other way.
21:58Jason Holt concedes the corner kick.
22:04It's taken by Smith, Milne, can't quite keep it in.
22:09These look like Aberdeen's best hope at the moment, you've got to see these corners
22:12because they've been pretty dangerous deliveries
22:14and St Johnstone don't look convincing defending them.
22:23Well Taylor Stephen will come on as I mentioned,
22:27he played 90 minutes against Azerbaijan,
22:28but then pulled out of the trip to Bulgaria with the Scotland under-21s,
22:33so he comes on for Matty Todds.
22:38And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
22:51Signed on a free transfer after leaving Lugano in Switzerland.
22:58The former French youth international replaces next to Guinness Walker.
23:05It looks like they're staying in the same system.
23:07And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:21And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:23And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:23And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:27And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:29And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:30And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:31And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:32And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:33And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:33And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:34And there's going to be a debut for Hisham Mahou.
23:39A lot to ponder and think about for the Aberdeen manager, Steve Robinson.
24:10Straight out of play from Muller.
24:35McAleer can pick up, plenty of time to assess his options.
24:41Enes Alic, Cottrell can get it under any form of control, Armstrong that's read by Steven, Taylor
24:59Steven, Cottrell up alongside him, Fowler in the middle, Fowler's touch just shows too
25:07much to Lyons.
25:10That was an opening there for St John's Head, they were a little bit sharper with the attack,
25:16I thought Taylor Steven's pass to Cottrell was a little bit too close to them rather than
25:21right in front, if you watch here there's a good opportunity as they attack again.
25:26Fowler has it back for Holt that won it.
25:30And he looked to slide that through the gap that was closed off by Mill and St John's have
25:33a corner and the Aberdeen fans are not impressed with what they're seeing.
25:37You see it again, St John's have got that sense that there's a little something here for them
25:42at the moment.
25:43There's been a period of Aberdeen up the other end, pressurising, not coming to anything but
25:49definitely the last two or three minutes, Muller's kicking the ball out from open play.
25:54A couple of attacks here and you can hear the crowd, frustration is growing.
26:04Johnson looking for a second but that's straight forward from Muller, he wanted the quick release
26:10and Mau won't be able to get to that but we'll go back for the infringement.
26:36Final 20 minutes for Aberdeen to find something for St John's to
26:45what they've got.
26:58But you've got to say from Aberdeen's perspective, this is a makeshift St Johnstone defence and
27:05they have done very little so far.
27:08Lisbeth to Smith, Yogan, he just went with the side-footed effort.
27:14Toby Stewart was able to collect pretty comfortably in the end.
27:19Well here's an opportunity and it's that pass though from Smith, you see it, it's behind Yogan.
27:25He's having to stop, get the touch and it's an easy save in the end.
27:30Got to make sure that pass is a yard in front of Yogan, he can step onto it and he's
27:34potentially
27:35taking it into the box and having a strike from 10-12 yards out rather than 18.
27:42Here's Cottrell.
27:45Much as St Johnstone have had to defend the sensing opportunities here and Stephen with a swing and a miss.
28:00Yogan with it back for Aberdeen and it will be a free kick.
28:17He's only got high demands but he's falling short.
28:22Again here at Pataudry for Aberdeen.
28:27Knuster.
28:29Yogan, there's a slip from Smith.
28:31Might let the winger in.
28:35Chops back onto the right foot.
28:38St Johnstone getting up, bodies back.
28:41It's taking too long, you're in behind.
28:44Stop taking three, four, five touches.
28:47And then you're cutting back and then the defence are set and the bodies are there.
28:51I mean it feels like a St Johnstone mistake is going to be Aberdeen's best hope of getting something here.
29:00Smith out.
29:01Smith out to Cadden.
29:04Back with Lewis Smith.
29:09Milne.
29:11Milne.
29:12And Molloy.
29:16Now.
29:18It's a teasing delivery in.
29:22Lisbeth must have been just a flick away from that.
29:29Cadden now.
29:30He'll go over the top of Yogan.
29:32Mou will look to repeat that previous delivery.
29:38Twist back onto the left.
29:40And it will be a corner kick for Aberdeen.
29:42And he's brought an injection.
29:46Well the cross is real quality isn't it?
29:49Mou cuts back on his right boot here.
29:51But it's flat.
29:52It's pacey.
29:54I'm not totally sure how Kevin this bit's not got a touch on that Rory.
30:00I think the striker's got to do better.
30:03I think he does get a touch but he just doesn't get enough on it.
30:08Stewart Armstrong.
30:09Curls one in.
30:11Flipped away by the defence.
30:15Cadden the last man back.
30:17Mou.
30:19Armstrong.
30:23That should be Stewart's ball.
30:26Steven.
30:28Alex gets there ahead of Lyons.
30:41There with Armstrong.
30:44Final quarter of an hour.
30:50Smith.
30:51Did brilliantly to beat the first man.
30:53Cadden now pulls it back.
30:55Holt is there to sweep it clear.
30:59No credit to Reece McAleer that he tracked the run all the way.
31:13Yogan went for it.
31:15Steven gets there.
31:17It's just going to come back at St. Johnston.
31:19Molloy.
31:24Lyons to Milne.
31:27Good read by Foles.
31:29James.
31:52Armstrong
31:55Smith
32:02Smith now trying to help it back to
32:04Armstrong full of movement but
32:07the ball didn't come his way
32:09I mean it's over hit there from Smith
32:11but I tell you the actual rotation
32:13and movement of the players there was
32:15as good as I've seen so far
32:17from Aberdeen
32:20it's just unfortunate
32:21that Smith over hits that
32:24ball around the corner
32:25to Stuart Armstrong
32:31Foles waited, hesitated
32:33and now Smith is in here
32:35pulls it back for Joghan
32:39he switched it on to his right foot
32:41you can hear the frustration from the home
32:43it comes to nothing for Aberdeen
32:47again it's another error from St Johnston
32:49that gives an opening
32:51Foles has just got to go and deal with that
32:53this ball, go and attack it
32:55he hesitates, Smith gets on to it
32:58and as that gets cut back you're thinking
33:01he's got to hit it earlier
33:03first touch has got to be better to set himself
33:07and then just put your foot right through it
33:10well the goalscorer's going off
33:12Josh Fowler along with Sam Stanton
33:17coming on
33:18Jimmy Gullen
33:19and Josh Campbell
33:22signed on loan from Hibernian
33:47Joghan
33:47again shot blocked off this time by Liam Smith
33:54Napoli
33:55concedes the quarter
34:22concedes the quarter
34:29John Stanton
34:32too
34:33plenty staying forward here for Aberdeen
34:36Smith
34:37with the best delivery
34:40Gullen
34:42coming back is Misham Maou, Armstrong quickly out to Joghan, down goes Nisbet, not too many
35:00appeals to the officials, Milne to Smith, the decision will go against Alic,
35:14well Kevin Nisbet still voicing his complaints to the referee, seemed a little bit theatrical I've got to say in
35:24real time,
35:30I think that's the right call, Alic just catches Smith's boot there,
35:45it's got Armstrong, as Aberdeen still look to try and break St Johnston down,
35:51Misham Maou,
36:00Campbell sending Madon's back to Muller,
36:07I've got to say I think Armstrong and Joghan have made a difference, Joghan has looked like he's threatening and
36:13could do something and
36:14Armstrong's been quicker in possession, making things happen.
36:19it's good from Cottrell to Campbell,
36:24new attacking outlet for Simo Valakari's side,
36:31Steven who played wing back for the under-21s,
36:41Holt,
36:44Malloy wins it back for Aberdeen,
36:47time is against them,
36:54St Johnston through Alic who scored late,
36:57in the game before the international break against Falkirk,
37:02to gain a point,
37:05right now Aberdeen would take something similar,
37:14Mahou,
37:15popping up,
37:16all the way over on the right hand side,
37:23Armstrong,
37:24up to Nisbet,
37:27has to go and win it back, St Johnston have a man down but,
37:31McAleer has to get back to his feet to defend this,
37:34Joghan,
37:36in with the right,
37:38Mahou's there at the back post,
37:39we'll get a second attempt at it,
37:41there's a ripple of the net but it's the side netting,
37:45that the new man hits.
37:48You can see him at the back post here,
37:51he's up against Alic,
37:52just a little nudge, he comes back into his path and,
37:57enough bodies there to close off the angle,
38:00he's got a better view of it here,
38:03I don't think he was ever going to be able to get the shot on target.
38:08The clock's ticking down for Aberdeen,
38:10but, as you mentioned before,
38:12their one victory at home in the league so far was,
38:161-0 down,
38:18far later than this,
38:19and they managed to turn it around.
38:33I'm not totally sure why Molloy just doesn't pass that to Joghan.
38:39All through from Caden looking for Mahou.
38:45Down goes Lions to win the free kick,
38:48Aberdeen get on with things quickly.
38:54Again, just give the wide man the ball,
38:58he's 1v1.
39:02Cadden, Nisbet gets there,
39:05gets the header on target,
39:07but again, not really enough to trouble Toby Stewart.
39:14No, I mean, it's okay,
39:15I mean, it's not a bad ball in,
39:18Nisbet gets an okay header on it,
39:20but it's going to have to be very, very good
39:24to be able to get that in the back of the net,
39:26because he's actually having to angle away from goal.
39:30It's not an easy one.
39:32That's another great tackle from Fult.
39:37Cottrell knocks it back for Alic,
39:40coming in as Lions.
39:42And now Cadden,
39:43but it's behind Armstrong,
39:45that made things a little awkward.
39:47Got the pass away.
39:50Lewis Smith now.
39:52Back it comes.
39:55The team fans want every pass to go forward now.
40:08Hisham Mou
40:13Holt to sweep it clear.
40:26And for the amount of possession and territory
40:28Aberdeen have had in this second half,
40:30the number of clear-cut chances
40:33pretty limited.
40:41Plenty of promising situations.
40:46Yogan.
40:50Mahou coming in at the back post.
40:52And it goes from Folds,
40:54and then Cottrell helps it a bit further.
41:05Armstrong, Yogan.
41:15Milne feeds it out to Mahou.
41:19Mahou.
41:20It's ahead of Lions,
41:22who...
41:23had to spark into action.
41:30Mahou.
41:32To drop the shoulder to get away from his man,
41:34but Cottrell was aware.
41:37Four minutes left.
41:45Knuster.
41:47Armstrong to Malloy.
41:53Malloy looks for Armstrong.
41:55It's a great pick-out.
41:56The ball back towards...
41:58Smith, who is coming in.
42:00The ball back.
42:00The ball back.
42:01The ball back.
42:05Stuart Armstrong just doesn't get the contact on it
42:08that he would have hoped,
42:09but...
42:10Look, that's the first time I can remember, really,
42:13where they've managed to slice through
42:15and get in behind the defence.
42:17Unfortunately, though,
42:18as I said,
42:20Armstrong doesn't get the contact.
42:22He chokes the cross.
42:24And it just allows St Johnson to be able to make the tackle.
42:27It was a good tackle.
42:28Needed to...
42:29There was a weak claim for a penalty,
42:31but it's never...
42:34Never a foul.
42:35No.
42:35And it's been cleared by VAR in any case.
42:43Nobody looking for a lifeline.
42:46They're going to have to make something themselves.
42:49Knuster.
42:49Inside the final three minutes.
42:52St Johnson holding firm.
43:00Smith.
43:05There's Stewart.
43:15Coming up on Premier Sports in the William Hill Premiership,
43:19it's Motherwell against Arts on Saturday 25th October
43:23from 2 o'clock.
43:25And as we approach the end of the month and into November,
43:28it's the turn of the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals,
43:31the Saturday game on 31st October from 5.30pm.
43:35The Rangers against Aberdeen before an Edinburgh derby
43:38on Sunday the 1st November, 3 o'clock.
43:41Premier Sports won for all those three games.
43:44He looks at the top of the middle.
43:44Three.
43:49Three.
44:00Three.
44:01Four.
44:08Three.
44:12Four.
44:13in the spot of Cramp to deal with, as Nafisa Reymou is on for Chris Caden,
44:20and throwing everything at it.
44:22Steven Robinson has the full squad available.
44:27Other than Krister's Tober, but he could be back to make his long-awaited return.
44:52I'm just surprised that they've kept the system.
44:55You know, sometimes when it's not working, you've got to try and change something up.
44:58Now, I know they obviously started with two strikers, Malua and Lisbet,
45:02so there's a slight change at the top end, having two in behind the main striker,
45:08but I'm talking about that back three, I'm not sure it's been needed.
45:14When you're chasing the game at home, the opposition are camped in.
45:18You've got three defenders against one striker.
45:22Many times, that one striker's very deep anyway.
45:25Get another player higher up the park.
45:28Simplify the game.
45:29Even Olusanya, who, technically not the best, but tell you what,
45:33he's physical and he can run.
45:36It might even just be the thing that is needed to unlock
45:40a very, very tight, awkward defence that you're playing against.
45:45Well, Bozo Mikulic is on the Croatian who's had an absolute nightmare
45:51of an 18 months with injury, just one appearance in that time.
45:56Tia! Tia! Tia! Tia! Tia! Tia!
46:01Tia! Tia! Tia!
46:03At least for Sumo Balakare, he's getting a defender back.
46:09The two minutes have gone up to three, just with that injury to Finlayson,
46:14and Smith got away with that.
46:18Malloy,
46:21Armstrong,
46:23Yogan.
46:31That's on to the right foot it goes for, Yogan St Johnson.
46:35Smash it clear through Gullen.
46:42Muller
46:44Smith coming off his flank
46:46Nisbet goes for it
46:47out comes Stewart
46:49there were plenty inside
46:51Pitodri you've seen enough
46:55Mikulic strong there
46:56holding off Nisbet
46:57allowing Toby Stewart to come and collect
47:01a very very frustrating afternoon
47:03for those home fans
47:06that's when they thought
47:07things were getting better
47:10St. Johnson have come to town
47:11and by the looks of it
47:13they're heading back down the road
47:15to Perth
47:16with three points in the back of their bus
47:20Mikulic
47:22Smith
47:25and Folds gets there ahead of Mahou
47:28Aremu
47:28has to go forward for the Dons
47:33Milne
47:39his effort blocked off
47:40he was lucky
47:41because it was going nowhere
47:44Armstrong
47:45can he come up with the quality
47:47and the delivery
47:49Smith maybe
47:51away it goes from McAleer
47:53it's been some defensive effort
47:55from St. Johnson
47:55and Taylor Stephen
47:58scampers away
47:59and that leads to the full-time whistle
48:01boos around Pitodri
48:04will be a wonderful sound
48:06to those
48:07in St. Johnson colours
48:11Aberdeen thought they had turned the corner
48:13St. Johnson had other ideas
48:16and it's the visiting support
48:18that celebrate a memorable three points
48:22and Simo Balakari's side
48:23head into the top half of the table
48:26the full-time score at Pitodri Stadium
48:28is Aberdeen nil
48:30St. Johnston one
48:32Vadis