7pm 27 January 2023
Scottish FA Youth Cup, Quarter Final
Aberdeen U18 2 Hamilton Academical U18 5 (att 108)
Four days after a humiliating exit from the senior Scottish Cup Aberdeen were knocked out of the Youth Cup in another surprising defeat.
Losing at home to Hamilton doesn't come close to a loss at junior team Darvel of course, but Aberdeen had made a bright start yet somehow turned an early 2-0 lead into a crushing 2-5 defeat.
Hamilton halved the arrears shortly before half time, and that gave them a platform for a second period in which their clinical finishing proved the difference. The home side's confidence drained as the visitors scored twice to go in front.
An Aberdeen red card swung the tie even more in Hamilton's favour. A fourth goal followed and the fifth, in stoppage time, completed the rout. Hamilton had a player sent off following their final goal, but only seconds remained.
The venue was Aberdeen's newish training ground, Cormack Park, on the western outskirts of the city. There are two adjacent artificial pitches, both with a spectator area running the length of one side and dugouts opposite. This game was played on the pitch, named after Eoin Jess, which is nearest the entrance.
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