Dundee 1 - 0 Aberdeen

Aberdeen broke quickly on the half hour mark with Severin releasing Foster in acres of space. The cross was poor however and Dundee were able to scramble the ball clear. Barrett had the ball in the Dons net in the 33rd minute but he was clearly offside although it was a warning to the Dons that despite their dominance they could still be exposed at the back. A minute later Dundee had a well worked free kick scrambled clear by Diamond as the home side started to threaten. This was highlighted in the 36th minute when Esson was forced to turn a Sutton effort round the post as Aberdeen were forced back.

A minute later Anderson's defending denied Lovell after the forward had been released by Caballero. Pasquinelli then limped off in the 39th minute to be replaced by Steven Craig. Barrett went close for the home side in the 43rd minute with an attempt from distance. Two minutes later Clark tested Soutar again and the keeper did well to hold the ball with Mackie in close attendance. In the closing seconds Aberdeen threatened again but the Dark Blue men held out.

Both sides exchanged attacks at the start of the second half with neither threatening the goal. Aberdeen then took control again but were let down by the final ball into the box. Aberdeen then suffered another worry when Diamond clashed with Barrett and picked up a nasty head knock. Fortunately the young defender was able to continue after treatment. The Dons continued to frustrate as they looked good going forward only to be let down by poor deliveries. Mackie did test Soutar in the 57th minute with a long-range effort before Dundee grabbed the lead with a one-two on the edge of the box that Barret finished by drilling low past Esson.

Aberdeen immediately replaced the injured Diamond with Muirhead as Heikkinen moved back into the defence. Clark went close to equalising in the 64th minute when he skipped forward and fired inches wide of the post before Dundee counter attacked and Anderson forced Sutton wide forcing him to shoot into the side netting. Calderwood used his last substitute when he put Stewart on to replace Foster then for the second week running Aberdeen were reduced to ten men when Craig was ordered off after lashing out at Barrett. A minute later Mackie went close as the Dons found themselves up against it.

Good build up play set up Severin in the 72nd minute but Soutar held the effort easily as the Dons tried to exploit Dundee with their pace. A Severin throw three minutes later produced a corner that was eventually scrambled clear after Aberdeen laid siege to the Dundee goal. Dundee then broke forward and Brady should have finished the game but scooped the ball into the hands of Esson before Aberdeen counter attacked and Mackie wasted an opportunity to level. The Dons won another corner in the 80th minute but there was no way through the Dark Blue line. Soutar again saved from Clark two minutes later as the Dons pressed for an equaliser.

Another corner was forced in the 84th minute and after a goalmouth scramble Anderson crashed the ball off the post as it increasingly looked like it wasn't to be the Dons' day. The Dons looked to have levelled in the 89th minute when a strong Mackie run almost forced a defender to turn the ball into his own net. Two subsequent corners produced saves from Soutar to deny the Dons a deserved goal and Deep in injury time Mackie had a fresh air swipe as Severin delivered another telling cross. Once again it wasn't to be the Dons day and the gap to fourth place was closed to one point as Hibs grabbed a winner in stoppage time.