A great win last night and and entertaining one to boot. It was a closed call but we probably just edged it although Aberdeen will feel aggrieved that they didn't take a point, given the chances they missed. It could have been game over for us with in the first 10 minutes as they missed 3 decent chances. After an error strewn opening 15 minutes, we gradually grew into the game and were the better side. Aberdeen looked like we have in previous seasons. Decent performance with some talented players but lacked a bit of simple solidity. Although not dirty, they were somewhat cynical at times, taking advantage of a weak referee.
We played some exciting stuff and created chances without really bothering Mitov too much and lacked an end product. Slattery and Just were clearly missed. Overall though a good all round team performance. I thought Welsh and Gordon were outstanding with the latter just edging my MOTM entry. I thought Said looked slightly out of place in central midfield. The team showed bonding and determination through our late surge and goal celebrations. We're work in progress but shaping up nicely, if we can just solve that striking problem.
You can't beat a late win and I was pleased that Stamatelopoulos scored with a well taken penalty. I'm surprised the ref ignored it initially but credit due he used VAR. The crowd cheered the players off the pitch and rightly so. Does anyone know what the crowd was incidentally?
Just one gripe. The shine was taken off my enjoyment last night as the kiosk ran out of steak and shell pies at half time and we had to make do with a chicken curry version much to the irritation of several punters. Just not the same!