Improved second-half display helps Aberdeen beat St Mirren
Aberdeen returned to winning ways in the Scottish Premiership as a 3-1 victory over St Mirren moved them above their opponents, who have now lost five straight matches.
Key points
- Aberdeen beat St Mirren 3-1 in the Scottish Premiership, moving above them in the table.
- St Mirren have now lost five straight matches despite dominating much of the first half.
- Kevin Nisbet scored from a VAR-awarded penalty after his first effort was saved.
Aberdeen returned to winning ways in the Scottish Premiership with a 3-1 victory over St Mirren, moving them above their opponents, who have now lost five consecutive matches.
Brad Lyons gave Aberdeen the lead after just two minutes with a spectacular 22-yard strike that clipped the crossbar, but St Mirren dominated the rest of the first half and levelled through Eseosa Sule three minutes before the break.
Second-half turnaround
Aberdeen made two substitutions and changed formation at half-time. They went back in front before the hour when a VAR review upgraded a foul by Paul Nsio on Tony Yogane from a free-kick to a penalty. Kevin Nisbet's first effort was saved by Jacob Chapman, but the goalkeeper could not hold the ball and the Aberdeen captain scored at the second attempt.
Aberdeen extended their lead after 72 minutes when Ayoub Mouloua, on the pitch for barely a minute, latched onto Afeez Aremu's quick free-kick and curled the ball into the bottom-right corner.
St Mirren's first-half pressure
St Mirren were the more dangerous side before the break. Aberdeen goalkeeper Marius Muller saved from Killian Phillips and Sule's header, while Nisbet had two headed chances in three minutes for the visitors.
Marcus Fraser's switch of play set up St Mirren's equaliser, with Luke Thomas holding the ball up for Phillips, whose cut-back was swept home by Sule at the far post.
