Despite a much improved performance from Sunday's fiasco against Kilmarnock, Aberdeen once again became the victims of their own poor defending and inability to deliver a decent final ball to go down 3-1 to an always stronger and more dangerous Rangers side.
Despite having the lion's share of the possession, Aberdeen's dud strike force only managed to convert one of their 2 attempts on goal, with Rangers scoring with each of their three shots on goal, highlighting once again Aberdeen's need for a decent striker to put the ball away when the opportunity presents itself.
With the match effectively over after Miller's 3rd goal, McGhee used the opportunity to blood three of the youngsters coming through the ranks at Pittodrie.
Paul Marshall and Fraser Fyvie where brought in for a decidedly uninterested Aluko and a much improved Davide Grassi, with 16-year-old midfielder Jack Grimmer becoming the youngest player to play in the SPL (breaking the record previously held by team-mate Fyvie) as he made his Dons début when he replaced McLean on 80 minutes.
Match reports can be read courtesy of » the Aberdeen FC website » the BBC » ESPN » and the Rangers website.
Rangers now need two more wins to secure their 53rd league title. The final game of the regular season is against Dundee United on 14th April, and while the location of the potential title-winning game wont be known until the post-split fixture list is announced, for us neutrals (or at least, the ones who don't care either way, like me), it'd be great if the crunch fixture is against Celtic at Parkhead, if only for a bit of excitement.
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