CC - Football - Scotland - League Challenge Cup

After troubles in last season Aberdeen will present a new defense this season, but this shouldn't be a problem against a team two league lower and that afetr left 13 players during pause is short in numbers ( 10 first teamers reported by Soccerway) and in position.

Hosts played whole preseason without a role keeper and will play here with the ( only) keeper available, 20 y. o. Newman, at his debut in a senior competition arrived on loan just on Friday.

Another ex-trialist, now under contract, will debut here.

Apart players gone, for this opening match Peterhead will be without last season key midf. Brown ( 33+3 6g), McCarthy ( midf. 29 1g) and topscorer MacLean ( 12g)..

In prematch interview, trainer of Aberdeen not reports particular problems and says he is satisfyed by preseason matches - ended with a 7-1 win against Brechin - and it seems cup is taken in a serious way.

Aberdeen lost three-four usual starters of last season, while left-back MacKenzie ( 14+6 1g) is out as probably topscorer Ferguson ( 11g) and Barron ( midf. 13), but in spite of misses and departures guests can win without too many worries and with strong difference a team in an emergency situation.

10/07/2022 10:43, read 3273 times