Dundee United and Aberdeen needed to accept a share of the spoils after a grim Scottish Premiership recreation with few possibilities.
The house facet did hit the woodwork however a 0-0 draw was in all probability a good final result.
Nevertheless, it was a outcome neither facet actually needed as they appeared to maintain alive their slim hopes of securing a top-six end by overtaking Falkirk, who sit 9 factors forward of the Terrors and 10 in entrance of the Dons.
The hosts made three modifications to the group that drew towards Kilmarnock on the weekend with Krisztian Keresztes, Zac Sapsford and Kristijan Trapanovski coming in for Ross Graham, Max Watters and the injured Craig Sibbald.
The guests reacted to Saturday’s defeat to Dundee at Pittodrie by making 4 alterations to the beginning line-up, as Gavin Molloy, Jack Milne, Graeme Shinnie and Kenan Bilalovic changed Mitchel Body, Afeez Aremu, Topi Keskinen and the suspended Liam Morrison.
The Dons had the primary alternative of the sport within the eighth minute with skipper Shinnie attempting his luck from lengthy vary however his shot was comfortably gathered by residence goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer.
United got here agonisingly near opening the scoring within the nineteenth minute when a Trapanovski nook was solely cleared to Pan Camara 22 yards out and the midfielder hit an outstanding volley that cannoned off the within of Aberdeen ‘keeper Per Kristian Bratveit’s put up.
Shortly after, Camara had one other probability when he latched onto a Will Ferry cross however his header was a tame one and simply held by Bratveit.
Dundee United and Aberdeen performed out a 0-0 draw within the Scottish Premiership
Nevertheless, because the half-hour mark handed, each side had been struggling to carve out clear-cut alternatives, a scenario that was not helped by the tough Tannadice floor.
The hosts lastly had two quickfire possibilities however Jack Milne blocked a Trapanovski shot after a promising break, with the identical United participant then discovering Keresztes on the again put up – however the large defender despatched his header throughout the face of the aim and failed to check Bratveit.
Aberdeen had a gilt-edged probability to interrupt the impasse within the 51st minute when Toyosi Olusanya raced via on aim and saved his toes below a problem from Iurie Iovu to play in Kevin Nisbet however – as a substitute of passing into the empty web – the striker by some means despatched his shot large of the put up.
United lastly had a half probability of their very own within the 77th minute as Amar Fatah reduce in from the correct however his shot flew excessive and large.
Keresztes had a late sight of aim however might solely direct his header at Bratveit with sub Ivan Dolcek passing up an excellent higher probability, blasting over the bar.
Deep in stoppage time, the ball fell completely for United’s Emmanuel Agyei however once more, his composure abandoned him on the important second together with his shot flying into the stands.
