by These strangest of Aberdeen seasons end in the showpiece of Scottish football. The time will show whether this result for the heart manager Neil Critchley proves to be fatal who has the harmful habit of falling on the wrong side of the fine edges. Celtic or St. Johnstone are waiting for Aberdeen on May 24th. Jimmy Thelin’s team opened the campaign with 16 unbeaten. A 12-game route where they could not win had to be followed. The Scottish Cup final will round off its 2024-25.
Oday Dabbagh was Aberdeen’s hero and scored the strange goal in three with less than two minutes before the extension. Hearts played the entire second half with 10 men according to Michael Steinwender’s red card. They were later reduced to nine after Cammy Devlin collected a second yellow. The hearts were robust and stuffy enough, but like this season there was a lack of punch.
Aberdeen’s lead had come against the course of the game. Leighton Clarksons Inflating corner found the head of Pape Habib Guèye. The striker’s attempt fell back from the Hearts Crossbar, from which he met Craig Gordon. The ball was properly found on the ignorant actions of the goalkeeper of the heart. Jamie McCart and Elton Kabängu had already missed the chances of presenting the Edinburgh team in front of them at that time.
The hearts should draw levels up to half an hour. A deep cross from James Penrice escaped all defenders from Aberdeen. Lawrence Shankland, which had landed on the back of the post, slapped home through the legs of Dimitar. The parity of the first half was fair.
However, there was drama before the break. Steinwender reacted slowly when Topi keskinen raced across the destination of the heart. The Austrian defender posted Keskinen, 40 meters from the goal, the easy result with a red card. Steinwender had prevented a clear evaluation option.
The hearts had no excuse to make a dark, worn second half. Aberdeen created very little against 10 men. Penrice just rolled up on the Aberdeen goal. Clarkson also did a Frankie Kent distraction at the other end. The additional time felt inevitable long before it arrived.
Aberdeen was the dominant force in this magic. Gordon saved excellently from Dabbagh and Alexander Jensen volleye from the crucial moment. Gordon spilled the low shot of replacement Jack Mil, with Dabbagh, to force the rebound home. Celtic – the most likely final opponent – will not be obtained from Aberdeen about this evidence. Aberdeen have no reason for care for the time being.
