Aberdeen narrow gap

Aberdeen narrowed the gap on leaders Celtic with a victory that proceeded Kilmarnock’s inadequate house kind.

The visitors took the lead in just 54 seconds, with Kenny McLean converting Graeme Shinnie’s pass.

Stephen O’Donnell scored an own objective before half-time, after that Jordan Jones drew an objective back after the break.

Stevie Could scored a third goal to secure Aberdeen’s win, prior to Jones was dismissed for a second yellow card after a foul on Shay Logan.

The defeat suggests Kilmarnock are still yet to win a video game at Rugby Park this period, and also they stay just one factor clear of bottom-club Partick Thistle.

The site visitors can not have yearned for a better begin, as they dominated the opening stages then opened the scoring after less than a minute.

Shinnie slid McLean through to end up wonderfully on his weaker appropriate foot inside Jamie MacDonalds’s article. It was great movement and finishing, but all too very easy from a defensive perspective.

Things quickly worsened for a Kilmarnock side still looking for their very first house win of the season.

When Kilmarnock centre-back Kirk Broadfoot yielded a free-kick in a hazardous location, Greg Tansey snapped it right into the box. The house side’s noting seemed not enough as the sphere skimmed Broadfoot after that O’Donnell’s face before flying past MacDonald for a vicious own goal.

That was unlucky for Kilmarnock, yet the house side after that started to take more ownership of the round and build some stress.

O’Donnell lowered broad from room in a good area. Jones then revealed his pace on a rise in the direction of the byeline, however his development was effectively snuffed out – before he crinkled over when he may settled in a good placement.

Most Importantly, Joe Lewis in Aberdeen’s goal did not have one save to earn in the initial fifty percent, and also Kris Boyd and also Gary Dicker began for the second period as Kilmarnock gave up size for two demonstrators.

Nonetheless, they may have been better behind immediately when Might netted from close quarters only for Gary Mackay-Steven was flagged offside before delivering the help.

An Aberdeen 3rd viewed on once more when Mackay-Steven again crossed for McLean, just for MacDonald to create a spectacular save to deny him.

Kilmarnock’s change in approach and reliable replacements produced uncertainty and also at some point settled. Boyd came close prior to Jones cut in from the left and also fired a reduced initiative past Lewis, for the home side’s first effort on target.

Aberdeen looked a touch ragged after acknowledging, nevertheless May capitalised on a break of the round to end the contest with a great finish low right into the corner.

To their credit history, the residence side stood firm, with Eamonn Brophy, Greg Taylor as well as Stuart Findlay all going close, and also a 2nd yellow card for Jones appeared a terrible end offered Kilmarnock’s wish in the second half.