Aberdeen Stun Livingston with Thrilling 6-2 Victory at Pittodrie Stadium
Kevin Nisbet and Topi Keskinen starred for Aberdeen as they ended a six-match winless streak in the Scottish Premiership with a convincing 6-2 triumph over Livingston. The hosts, who made four changes after their midweek Scottish Cup success, showed remarkable resilience to turn the game around twice before finally running out of steam.
The Dons began brightly, taking the lead through Kenan Bilalovic's ninth-minute goal at the back post after Mats Knoester's flicked corner was deflected into his path. However, Aberdeen thought they had doubled their advantage when Nisbet tapped home Stuart Armstrong's clever flick in the 13th minute – but a VAR offside check ruled it out.
Livingston soon leveled through Mahamadou Susoho's 28th-minute strike after Connor McLennan's deflected shot fell into his path. However, Aberdeen responded impressively to level the scores once again when Robbie Muirhead turned home from close range just three minutes later.
In a stunning turn of events, both sets of players saw their managers sent off – Livi boss David Martindale was ejected for comments made on the touchline, while Aberdeen's Jack Milne followed suit after an off-the-ball shoving match with Livingston substitute Jeremy Bokila boiled over. Both teams were forced to finish with 10 men.
Just moments after coming off the bench, Sivert Heltne Nilsen met a Stuart Armstrong corner to turn home the fourth goal for Aberdeen – before Topi Keskinen sealed the rout by netting two more goals in quick succession. The Finnish winger first fired past Jerome Prior from 20 yards before sitting the keeper down with a pinpoint pass into the net.
In added time, Kevin Nisbet completed an impressive double to cap off the impressive performance from his team. Aberdeen's dramatic win marked their first Premiership victory in six games and sends them up to fourth in the table – while Livingston falls back to sixth.
Kevin Nisbet and Topi Keskinen starred for Aberdeen as they ended a six-match winless streak in the Scottish Premiership with a convincing 6-2 triumph over Livingston. The hosts, who made four changes after their midweek Scottish Cup success, showed remarkable resilience to turn the game around twice before finally running out of steam.
The Dons began brightly, taking the lead through Kenan Bilalovic's ninth-minute goal at the back post after Mats Knoester's flicked corner was deflected into his path. However, Aberdeen thought they had doubled their advantage when Nisbet tapped home Stuart Armstrong's clever flick in the 13th minute – but a VAR offside check ruled it out.
Livingston soon leveled through Mahamadou Susoho's 28th-minute strike after Connor McLennan's deflected shot fell into his path. However, Aberdeen responded impressively to level the scores once again when Robbie Muirhead turned home from close range just three minutes later.
In a stunning turn of events, both sets of players saw their managers sent off – Livi boss David Martindale was ejected for comments made on the touchline, while Aberdeen's Jack Milne followed suit after an off-the-ball shoving match with Livingston substitute Jeremy Bokila boiled over. Both teams were forced to finish with 10 men.
Just moments after coming off the bench, Sivert Heltne Nilsen met a Stuart Armstrong corner to turn home the fourth goal for Aberdeen – before Topi Keskinen sealed the rout by netting two more goals in quick succession. The Finnish winger first fired past Jerome Prior from 20 yards before sitting the keeper down with a pinpoint pass into the net.
In added time, Kevin Nisbet completed an impressive double to cap off the impressive performance from his team. Aberdeen's dramatic win marked their first Premiership victory in six games and sends them up to fourth in the table – while Livingston falls back to sixth.
! I was on the edge of my seat as both teams were getting so physical with their managers getting sent off 
. But you know what? The players stepped it up and Aberdeen totally dominated 
. Topi Keskinen is a total superstar now, scoring those two goals and being all over the place out there 
️. And Kevin Nisbet's double at the end was just incredible 
. I'm loving how Aberdeen has turned their season around after that six-match winless streak 
. Now they're up to 4th in the table and Livingston is falling back 
. It's been a wild ride, but what a thrilling match for the fans! 
anyway, i'm loving the drama of the game with both managers getting sent off 
it adds an extra layer of excitement to the match. can't wait for the next one! 
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But then again, I thought for sure they were gonna lose because they've been on a six-game losing streak and Livingston looks pretty solid 
Oh man, what a crazy game at Pittodrie Stadium! I'm still reeling from that 6-2 thrashing by Aberdeen 
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. I guess you could say the game was a real barnburner 
and then both teams are down a gaffer? that's some crazy stuff. i mean, i'm lovin' aberdeen's comeback though - 6-2 is no joke! 
, and nisbet's double at the end was just icing on the cake 
. can't wait to see what these teams do next