Five minutes behind time Orion kicked off against a strong wind. Aberdeen immediately worked down the field and had an opportunity of doing something from touch, but some clever passing thus early in the game by Macfarlane and Gloag gave relief, and the ball being dribbled up field by these two players, the Aberdeen goal had to undergo a slight pressure. Relief soon came, and aided by the wind the Whites got well down, but their efforts came to nought. For a few minutes play continued quiet, till Singleton had a shy at goal, but relief was given by a corner, which, although well placed, was nugatory. The ball was got away, but before it travelled far Wood, by a nice overhead kick, returned it, and Edwards was forced to fist out, which he cleverly did. Shortly afterwards a promising run by the Orion was pulled up sharply by Ross, and within a few minutes Cobban sent in a long shot from left back, which, however, went past. Returning to the charge, the Orion front line gave Ramsay some trouble, and caused him to fist out twice. Ross, always on the lookout, was at hand to give relief. The wind and the snow, which had been coming down from the first of the game, were mainly instrumental in giving both teams throws-in from touch, but nothing was to be obtained from these. So far the game had been pretty free from fouls, but two fell in quick succession to Aberdeen, one right in the goal mouth. From one of these, well placed, Cobban, who was lying handy, headed the ball through, thus scoring the first goal for Aberdeen. This success was, of course, greatly relished by the supporters of Aberdeen, who cheered vociferously. Shortly after the ball had been set in motion, Baird presented his opponents with another foul, and the ball being judiciously placed was sent well into the mouth of the Orion goal, and amid a swarm of players it was hustled through for the second time in favour of Aberdeen. From the restart, Aberdeen had the best of the game, with the exception of one or two occasions, when Orion managed to get down field. The backs, however, were always at hand, and gave the desired relief before Ramsay could be bothered. From a pass from the right wing, Whitehead, who was in a fine position, shot across, the attempt taking effect, this being Aberdeen's third goal. For a few minutes afterwards the Whites had the best of the game, and Baird was forced to give a corner, but the wind carried the ball behind the sticks. Within a minute thereafter Ross got a throw in near the goal, but breaking grandly away Leggat had a beautiful run up, which, however, had a suspicion of off-side, and parking beautifully across the goal mouth Fraser headed through number one for the Orion amid loud cheering, A return visit was immediately paid to Ramsay, but without result, as just when Black was dangerously near the goal mouth the referee pulled him sharply up for off-side. Retaliating, the Orion forwards got to the neighbourhood of Ramsay, who, as usual, had all his wits about him, and fisted grandly out. Again coming down the field Aberdeen began a series of assaults on their opponents' goal, and on one of these occasions Ewan, from a grand shot, just missed scoring by inches. At half-time the score stood: Aberdeen, 3; Orion, 1.

Aberdeen began the second half by paying two visits to the territory of their opponents, but both attempts failed. Whitehead, when he had the goal almost at his mercy, made a miss-kick, greatly to the disappointment of his friends Shortly afterwards Brown and Whitehead had a neat run up on the left, and the latter passed nicely across to Toman, who, however, missed a comparatively easy chance to score. For a time play was pretty equal, until Black, getting hold of the ball, made tracks for the Orion goal, but the combination which ought to have resulted in a goal for Aberdeen was rendered abortive by the smart work of Edwards. Shortly afterwards the same player showed his mettle by keeping out an equally difficult shot, but within a minute of that Black, with the goal at his mercy, walked the ball through for the fourth time for Aberdeen. This success was hailed with perfectly deafening cheers on the part of the friends of Aberdeen, and gloomy looks by the champions of the Stripes. From the kick-off Cobban did some smart work, and again the Whites charged down on Edwards. The whole forward line of Aberdeen took part in the charge, but luck was against them, and on the side of the Orion, and the run ended in nothing. A visit was shortly afterwards paid to the Aberdeen territory, and a foul was given right in front of the goal, but the ball was got rarely away. An amusing incident occurred at this point. A foul followed immediately on the one mentioned above, but Ewan had got the ball, and not having heard the referee's whistle he charged away down the field amid the roars of the crowd. Play after this began to deteriorate greatly, and fouls were so frequent that the referee had to caution several of the players repeatedly. The Orion did the most of the pressing for a time, and Ramsay was called to fist out on one or two occasions, but the pressure only served to bring out his excellence as a custodian. Edwards was also willed upon to save more than once, but he was invariably equal to all the demands made upon him. At last, when pressing Aberdeen in their own goal, the ball was scrimmaged through for the second time. Shortly afterwards Baird, who was most conspicuous in the first half for his foul play and had been repeatedly warned by the referee, indulged in his favourite tactics, and was ordered off the field by Mr Robertson, without doubt the correct proceeding. The remainder of the game was all in favour of the Aberdeen, and when "time" was blown Aberdeen were into the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. Result: Aberdeen, 4; Orion, 2.

Source: Aberdeen Journal, 24th October 1892

Source: Bon-Accord, 29th October 1892