Dons boss praises Hamilton
04 Feb 2008 - 07:25:14
Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood was a relieved man after seeing his side squeeze past Hamilton Academical 1-0 in the Scottish Cup fifth round.
Zander Diamond's goal just past the hour mark proved to be the winner, but Calderwood admitted his side had been pushed all the way by their first division opponents.
He said: "It was a poor performance. Hamilton dominated possession in the first half. We started sloppily and never got into any rhythm.
"They were knocking it about for fun and Jamie Langfield made a couple of great saves.
"The second half we were a little bit sharper, Derek Young made a big difference, but it was nothing to write home about. It was a very, very tough test for us but we didn't help ourselves.
"We were slack with our passing, we weren't making angles and for some strange reason we looked sluggish. But that's all credit to Hamilton, they closed us down quickly."
