Arbroath 0 - 3 Aberdeen

A young Aberdeen side travelled to Gayfield to meet an Arbroath outfit buoyed by their recent 4-1 hammering of Ross County in the Betfred League Cup. New keeper Tomas Cerny made his first appearance for the Dons while Bruce Anderson and Dean Campbell, who were also on the bench for the Europa League clash with Burnley, both featured. Trialists Kristian Nowak and Morgan Brown both started the match.

A howling wind and heavy rain greeted the two sides as they took the field, a far cry from the conditions we have enjoyed over the summer months.
David Dangana had the first effort on goal after good work from Campbell and Anderson, but he dragged his shot wide. On 15 minutes a nice ball over the top from Morgan Brown almost sent Dangana free but centre back Little did well to snuff out the danger.
The Red Lichties fashioned their first chance on 18 minutes but McCord fired high over after a left-wing corner.
The Dons were awarded a spot kick in the 20th minute after Campbell was upended just inside the box and Anderson expertly stroked ball high into the keeper's left-hand corner to give the visitors the lead.
Brown incurred the wrath of the fans and referee Newlands after a poor challenge on Denholm and picked up a yellow card in the 25th minute. Arbroath almost grabbed an equaliser two minutes later when Linn fired a great cross in from the left which just evaded the onrushing Denholm. McCord again tried his luck from distance, but a deflection took the ball out for a corner. From the flag-kick Hamilton powered a header off the bar and over - a let-off for Aberdeen.
The Dons then doubled their lead when Dangana raced clear on the right before squaring for Anderson to slot the ball home from six yards. From looking like drawing level, Arbroath found themselves two behind.
Cerny did well to block Hester when the striker looked to capitalise on a short back pass then Antoniazzi was crowded out in the home side's box as he tried to get a shot away. McCord was the second player boked four minutes from the break after a challenge in midfield.
Denholm had a chance to reduce the deficit just before the break, but he got too much elevation on his 25-yard free-kick and Cerny wasn't troubled.