Motherwell struck twice in added time to beat Aberdeen 2-0 and heap the strain on under-fire Dons boss Jimmy Thelin.
The guests seemed to have survived a second-half onslaught earlier than Johnny Koutroumbis’ shot slipped via the grasp of Dimitar Mitov within the second minute of stoppage time.
And minutes later Apostolos Stamatelopoulos transformed from the penalty spot to safe Properly their first Scottish Premiership win of the season after beginning the marketing campaign with 5 successive attracts.
Aberdeen arrived at a rain-soaked North Lanarkshire with only one level from their first 5 league encounters and Thelin went with a back-five for the primary time since their Scottish Cup triumph in Could.
Kristers Tobers made his first look for the reason that closing after the Latvian recovered from an extended damage lay-off, one among six adjustments from the aspect that misplaced 2-0 to Dundee United in midweek.
Motherwell had been unchanged from the aspect that received 1-0 at Pittodrie seven days in the past within the League Cup, as Jens Berthel Askou seemed to finish their run of league attracts.
The guests nearly went forward contained in the opening 40 seconds when Motherwell goalkeeper Calum Ward turned Kevin Nisbet’s header over the crossbar.
Aberdeen’s Marko Lazetic appears dejected at Fir Park
There was a nervous second for Mitov within the twenty fourth minute as he spilled Tawanda Maswanhise’s fizzing cross, although the keeper recovered to collect on the second time of asking.
The Steelmen had been starting to look harmful however couldn’t muster an try on course. A promising burst ahead from Ibrahim Mentioned ended with the Nigerian firing properly extensive of the goal.
Ward was known as into motion once more after 37 minutes, leaping to beat away Adil Aouchiche’s half-volley.
There was an enormous escape for the house aspect with two minutes remaining of the primary half. Jesper Karlsson’s scooped cross was cushioned into the trail of Nicky Devlin who noticed his goal-bound header cleared on the road by Elliot Watt.
Early within the second half, Watt’s free-kick agonisingly evaded Stephen Welsh who seemed poised to look Motherwell forward.
Motherwell’s John Koutroumbis (R) scores to make it 1-0 towards Aberdeen
Within the 63rd minute, Stamatelopoulos spurned a wonderful probability when he discovered himself in house after gathering Mentioned’s cross. The Aussie striker’s hesitancy proved pricey as he fired straight on the keeper.
A lot of Aberdeen’s risk was approaching the counter. Aouchiche was denied by a implausible problem by Emmanuel Longelo simply as he bearing down on purpose.
Stamatelopoulos lay flat out on the turf within the 79th minute when he one way or the other headed extensive from close-range following Maswanhise’s deflected strike.
After discovering themselves on the back-foot for almost all of the second half, the Dons had possibilities of their very own within the closing minutes with Topi Keskinen and Marko Lazetic each going shut.
Motherwell’s stoppage-time penalty made it 2-0
Nonetheless, a second to overlook for Mitov would result in Koutroumbis’ shot spinning over the road to spark bedlam amongst the house supporters within the second minute of added time.
Esapa Osong then received a penalty which was awarded following a VAR test, permitting Stamatelopoulos to proceed Properly’s unbeaten run and clinch Askou’s first league success.
