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On Monday evening, the 12th round of the Scottish championship ended. It was concluded by the "Aberdeen" and "Hibernian" clubs. Taking advantage of a quantitative advantage over the opponents who had finished the match with ten players, "Abeerdeen" snatched victory with a score of 2-1.
"Aberdeen" 2 – 1 "Hibernian"
47‘ [0 – 1] Christopher Killen
56‘ [1 – 1] Lee Miller
90‘ [2 – 1] Scott Severin
65‘ Christopher Killen ("Hibernian") was sent off the field
The visitors started the game more actively. In the 13th minute, "Hibernian" defender Ivan Sproule missed a chance as his shot missed just past the far goalpost. Later, Steve Whittaker's penalty kick was almost saved by "Aberdeen" goalkeeper Jamie Langfield. However, after this moment, the hosts completely took the initiative into their own hands.
In the 31st minute, "Aberdeen" forward Darren Mackie lacked accuracy, and after eight minutes, Barry Nicholson shot towards the goal but the ball flew over the crossbar. At the end of the first half, the hosts' defender Chris Clark failed to capitalize on good opportunities.
In the second half, however, the visitors managed to break through the "Aberdeen" defense. In the 47th minute, after Merouane Zemmama's pass, Christopher Killen scored a goal in J. Langfield's goal. But after playing for 9 minutes, the hosts managed to equalize the score. Lee Miller beat "Hibernian" goalkeeper Zbigniew Malkowski in the 56th minute.
The decisive moment came in the 65th minute when the goal scorer for "Hibernian" C. Killen was sent off the field for receiving a second yellow card. With this numerical advantage, the hosts managed to take advantage only in the 90th minute, when Scott Severin scored with a precise shot into the top left corner of the goal.
After this victory, "Aberdeen" jumped from fifth place to fourth, while "Hibernian" dropped one step down to seventh place.
