Kevin Nisbet was Aberdeen’s hero as they got here from 2-0 down to grab an unlikely level towards Dundee United within the Premiership.
United’s set items had the Dons on the ropes by half-time as Vicko Sevelj and Sam Dalby headed dwelling from corners.
Aberdeen had regarded the higher aspect going ahead and had the guests pinned again after the break, however Nisbet’s first purpose after 75 minutes was their first effort on track.
His stoppage-time leveller was simply reward for a advantageous second-half show from Jimmy Thelin’s males.
Each side confirmed three modifications to their midweek defeats to Celtic and Hibernian respectively, and a high-tempo opening was maybe typified by a Tenth-minute aerial conflict between Pape Gueye and Declan Gallagher that may ultimately power the United captain off after simply 25 minutes.
The guests had taken the lead 5 minutes earlier than his withdrawal as Glenn Middleton’s deep supply discovered Sevelj who, having misplaced his man, despatched his back-post header into the bottom and excessive into the online with goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov helpless.
Aberdeen’s hunt for an equaliser noticed them poke and prod across the fringe of the Dundee United field, however solely a Topi Keskinen effort after 33 minutes actually threatened, with the ball deflecting vast of the publish.
Dons defender Kristers Tobers was pressured off shortly earlier than the break having aggravated an earlier harm in a problem. As they reorganised, Emmanuel Adegboyega discovered the online however was flagged offside after a VAR test.
Dundee United did get their second purpose within the ninth minute of time added on as a well-worked nook from the left noticed Kristijan Trapanovski ship for Dalby to flick dwelling a near-post header from six yards.
Dundee United’s Sam Dalby celebrates with team-mates after scoring to make it 2-0
Aberdeen launched Oday Dabbagh and Graeme Shinnie on the interval and loved a robust spell, with Gueye firing vast after sharp footwork from Keskinen created a gap.
And whereas for lengthy intervals it felt just like the United penalty space was below siege, the defence and keeper Jack Walton mixed to disclaim the Dons any clear-cut probabilities.
On the different finish, Mitov was comfortable to see a Trapanovski effort flash vast of the far publish earlier than Alexander Jensen and Allan Campbell traded speculative efforts.
However Aberdeen had been again within the recreation after 75 minutes as Jensen’s slide-rule move discovered Nisbet on the sting of the realm and he took a contact earlier than firing low previous Walton for a deserved purpose again.
Defender Mats Knoester noticed a long-range effort deflected narrowly over the crossbar because the Dons’ onslaught continued, however United might have sealed it when sub Kai Fotheringham headed over from shut vary.
And the Dons snatched a deserved – if unlikely – level in stoppage time as Nisbet popped up on the again publish to the touch dwelling a teasing Jensen cross from three yards.
