St Johnstone 0 Aberdeen 1: Stunning Clarkson free-kick secures three points for visitors
dailyrecord.co.ukLeighton Clarkson’s stunning second half free-kick stung St Johnstone and sent Aberdeen home with three points.The midfielder, on loan from Liverpool, curled a beauty of a strike beyond goalkeeper Remi Matthews in the 56th minute of the match.It proved to be the only goal of a game where Saints again struggled to carve out the required amount of clear-cut opportunities across the afternoon.Kick-off had been delayed 15 minutes due to a medical emergency in the Main Stand.Saints entered the field of play with two changes from the Rangers defeat last week.
Cammy MacPherson’s thigh injury kept him sidelined and that paved the way for Daniel Phillips - impressive at Ibrox - to make his starting debut.The nod was also given to James Brown in the left wing-back position, replacing Adam Montgomery who missed out completely.Down that side was where the Dons obtained early joy and soon a dangerous delivery was heading into the box.
Vicente Besuijen went for the acrobatic finish but wasn’t able to find the target.Striker Bojan Miovski did manage to find the back of the net on 10 minutes with a header from a Jonny Hayes cross.
But he was adjudged to be offside.Saints did, for a short spell, begin to look a touch more threatening. First Phillips tested goalkeeper Kelle Roos with a low left-footed drive.And then, moments later, a delightful pass from Graham Carey sent Jamie Murphy deep into the box.
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