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04th Aug 2016

Watch: Injury time howler seals Aberdeen’s exit from European football

Every goalkeeper's nightmare...

Robert Redmond

Aberdeen have crashed out of Europe in painful circumstances.

The Scottish side were in Slovenia for the second-leg of their Europa League qualifier against Maribor, and endured a difficult night.

Aberdeen needed to score, after the first-leg finished 1-1, and were presented with the perfect opportunity after 25 minutes when they were rewarded a penalty.

However, last season’s top scorer Adam Rooney had his spot-kick saved.

The Scottish side couldn’t find the goal to take them through, and saw their chances deplete further when Jayden Stockley was sent-off after an hour.

To add insult to injury on a night to forget, in stoppage time Graeme Shinnie played a pass back to goalkeeper Joe Lewis, who primed himself for a long punt down the field for a final attack.

However, the ‘keeper missed the ball, and saw it roll into the net.


A goalkeeper’s nightmare.

Aberdeen lost 1-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate.

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