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  • Kick-off: 20:00
  • Venue: Pittodrie
  • Attendance: 18843
  • Referee: Meyer, F

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

85mins

Aberdeen are replacing Lee Miller with Steve Lovell.

79mins

Lokomotiv Moscow are replacing Aleksandr Samedov with Razvan Cocis.

75mins

Malkhaz Asatiani goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

71mins

Aberdeen are replacing Sone Aluko with Jeffrey de Visscher.

69mins

Peter Odemwingie goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

66mins

Chris Clark is being taken off, Chris Maguire has come on in his place.

57mins

Emir Spahic goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45mins

Goal!! Branislav Ivanovic scores for Lokomotiv Moscow.

27mins

Goal!! Alexander Diamond scores for Aberdeen.

0mins

It's 8pm on Thursday, November 8th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Aberdeen's hopes of progressing to the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup were dealt a blow after they were held to a draw in their first home group tie.

An injury-time goal at the end of the first half earned Lokomotiv Moscow a share of the points and the Dons now face the tough task of trying to take something from their next tie away at Atletico Madrid.

The match got underway in wintry conditions with the wind and snow causing problems for both teams. Lokomotiv appeared to settle quicker and Dons goalie Jamie Langfield was called into action to make a fine stop after ten minutes.

Dmitry Sychev let fly with an angled drive from the edge of the area and Langfield did well to push the ball away before Barry Nicholson cleared the danger.

Lee Miller passed up a gilt-edged opportunity to fire the Dons in front midway through the first half, blazing just wide of target with the goal at his mercy.

Dons skipper Scott Severin picked out Sone Aluko on the left flank with a raking 50-yard ball from the back and the loan signing saw his cross palmed into Miller's path by Lokomotiv goalie Ivan Pelizzoli. Miller opted for power rather than placement and his effort flew just wide of target.

At the other end, Langfield was called into action once more to push a Peter Odemwingie free-kick over the bar. Then from the corner kick, Aberdeen had Chris Clark to thank for clearing a Sychev header off the line.

The Dons rode their luck and the bumper Pittodrie crowd were celebrating minutes later as Zander Diamond rose above the Lokomotiv defence to head home from a Nicholson corner.

With half-time approaching, Lokomotiv were denied an equaliser by the woodwork when Sychev struck the post.

But the visitors eventually levelled in injury time at the end of the first period when Branislav Ivanovic rose above Andrew Considine to head home from Alexander Samedov's corner kick.

Goalscoring chances were at a premium after the break and the visitors appeared content to settle for a valuable away point.

Aberdeen failed to threaten the Lokomotiv goal in the second half and Jimmy Calderwood's men now face an uphill task to make further progress.

Aberdeen Team

Lokomotiv Moscow Team

Aberdeen

Lokomotiv Moscow

Corners

46

Fouls

1216

Goal attempts

915

Shots off target

87

Offsides

31

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