Aberdeen have sent a young team to Inverurie tonight as the face Inverurie Locos in their final friendly ahead of the season opener this Saturday. New signing Derek Young will play his first match since returning to the club and the Dons have a Trialist keeper on the bench. Inverurie field ex-Dons Murray McCulloch and Scott Michie. The full team for tonight is:

 

Kelly, McVitie, D. Smith, Kurrant, Strachan, Touzani, Paton, Young, Brewster, Maguire, S. Smith.

 

Subs: Trialist (GK), Crawford, Lamberty, Ross, Skinner.

Can't imagine it is a "big" name keeper if he isn't even getting a start as a trialist

Dons one up in fourteen minutes, Maguire the scorer

hope he has a good season, and gets a chance up front a bit more often

3-0 now

 

Kurrant then Maguire

Inverurie Locos 0

 

Aberdeen 3

Maguire (14, 31), Kurrant (25)  

 

 

4-0 Broooooooooster

5-0 Brooooooooooooooooooster 

Time in the game?

 

Inverurie Locos 0

 

Aberdeen 6

Maguire (14, 31), Kurrant (25), Brewster (52, 75), Paton (81)

 

Aberdeen started the game strongly as Brewster headed over in the opening minute and Derek Young had a shot turned round the post five minutes later. The Dons should have gone ahead in the 11th minute when a clever free kick from Maguire found Brewster unmarked at the far post. Unfortunately the veteran striker headed wide, but three minutes later the Dons then went in front.

 

Maguire was pulled down outside the box and the youngster dusted himself down and hit a right-footed shot into the top left hand corner of the net. Inverurie are a decent side and they rallied well forcing Kelly into a fine save and flashing a header inches wide from a corner kick. However it was the Dons who doubled their advantage in the 25th minute. Maguire went on a run into the Locos box but lost possession and as the ball broke to Kurrant on the edge of the box he swept it into the net with the side of his foot.

 

Six minutes later Kurrant released Brewster and his cross from the left was controlled by Maguire and fired home for a 3-0 advantage. Maguire headed a Smith cross over the bar two minutes later as he chased his hat trick and the keeper did well to deny Kurrant in the 39th minute. The Dons finished the half on top and had produced a fine performance against a good team.

Hey who said it was a young side? Brewster by himself brings the average age up!

Mmmmm thought this might of been an ideal game for Derek Young to get among the goals, but apparently not then

Big Al kind of beat me to it - Dare I ask how Young played (I take it the lack of goals from him says it all)?

Just back from Harlaw Park. In answer to the Derek Young question, he worked hard enough but is clearly carrying much more weight than he did the last time I saw him in the flesh.

 

Positives tonight were a couple of goals each for McGuire and Brewster and a really decent performance from Jonathan Kurrant.

 

Good crowd too - approaching 2500

In answer to the Derek Young question, he worked hard enough but is clearly carrying much more weight than he did the last time I saw him in the flesh.

 

This year's Ben Thornley then?

Nah. More like "This Year's Derek Young"

Can't imagine it is a "big" name keeper if he isn't even getting a start as a trialist

 

keeper was an under 19 trialist called JOHN BATEMAN supposedly on west broms books earlie this year

Did he get a game?

just the last 15mins

just the last 15mins

 

and did he have anything to do then ?

wasnt at game but didnt mention anything about how he done in papers or website

He had to collect about one cross and that was it. Was hoping to see de visscher and some other first teamers, but it would have made the game a no contest. Derek young was about as 'good' as i remembered I found it very difficult not to shout abuse at him! Especially after his post aberdeen comments/actions.

Still a good finish to the preseason.

I reckon I could have been in goals and still kept a clean sheet such was the lack of action at the Dons end.

I might have said the same JimmyJimmy but as a keeper myself I kinda like a little action.  You play?

Why don't I like the new top so much any more?

 

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