Aberdeen supervisor Barry Robson praised his workforce for adapting to snowy situations after they got here from two objectives all the way down to earn a Europa Convention League level towards Finnish champions HJK.
The Dons fell two objectives behind inside 33 minutes however a superb 30-yard striker from Angus MacDonald gave them a lifeline simply earlier than the break and so they took full benefit.
Luis ‘Duk’ Lopes nodded house an equaliser 11 minutes into the second half and Aberdeen had a number of probabilities to discover a winner after a 13-minute delay to clear snow off the pitch.
The snow ploughs did the job however the impact was solely momentary with the traces barely seen by the top of the sport.
We now have a break in play to permit snow to be cleared off of the pitch. pic.twitter.com/rBC65FLjIU
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The snow fell all through the 90 minutes amid temperatures of -5C, made colder by the wind chill issue.
Robson instructed RedTV: “At the beginning I knew the pitch wasn’t proper and you could possibly see the best way we had been, a few our gamers struggled on it.
“We now have been on our travels so much and that’s as robust an surroundings as you’ll be able to play in.
Bringing us again degree #StandFree | #UECL pic.twitter.com/QZnFyAgwKQ
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“I believed first half particularly they dealt with the situations higher than we did.
“I stated to them at half-time, it’s all proper saying Helsinki are on the astroturf however no, you might have nonetheless acquired to get near folks and nonetheless acquired to play.
“We simply got here out a distinct Aberdeen second half and carried out so nicely. We acquired the followers onside and possibly ought to have gone on to win the sport ultimately.
Full-time in Helsinki #StandFree | #UECL pic.twitter.com/K3bZZqOC5x
— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) November 30, 2023
“To return from two objectives down exhibits the need within the dressing room. They don’t know when they’re beat and they need to have received the sport.
“Ach, I’m disenchanted as a result of they had been good, the followers. They had been making an attempt to suck us in, and we almost acquired that aim to win it, which I feel we deserved ultimately.”
