Elgin City goalkeeper Aidan Glavin insists Aberdeen’s second goal in their Scottish Cup win at Borough Briggs didn’t cross the line
“Definitely not over the line” was Elgin City goalkeeper Aidan Glavin’s verdict over Aberdeen’s crucial second goal in their 3-0 Scottish Cup win.
The Kilmarnock loan goalie pulled off several fine stops in the tie, and seemed to pounce on a Duk header on 72 minutes to keep the scoreline at 1-0 to the Dons at the time - but the assistant referee had other ideas.
He signalled for a goal to be given, with Glavin insisting that the official was not in a good position and got the decision wrong.
“It's not over the line,” he said. “It's bounced, I went down, and as I caught it with my hands, I caught it on the line and pushed it.
“It's definitely not over the line, and I look up, the lino’s been five, ten yards behind it, so I don't think he got a good enough view to make a decision.
“That’s quite annoying because it comes off the back of us being up the pitch, not getting a foul that we should have got, so it's a bit gutting.
“It kind of changes the momentum of the game because it goes in their favour. That's a big turning point, and then Lyall (Booth) obviously disputes it, gets a yellow, and there's a red soon after that, so that makes it even harder.”
Glavin made some vital saves to keep Elgin in the match, and also to prevent the Dons from adding to their tally against the ten men until Duk scored again in stoppage time to seal the win.
“As the game goes on, it comes to open up a bit, and they kind of start to get chances, and start to find their identity, going wide, getting balls in the box.
“I just put myself in the best position I could to make saves, and try to keep us in it as much as I could for as long as I could.
“We had a good run in the cup, and every team wants that, wants to be able to shake out the big teams.
“It’s definitely one of the biggest games I’ve played in against the kind of opposition you play against.
“In cup games you get that chance to play against the big teams. We wanted to take them at home and give ourselves a chance but it wasn’t to be.
“I think we started the better of the two teams, created a good few chances, got them behind our back line, and then they kind of get a one chance, get a goal from it.
“But it doesn't really stop us from pressing, playing our game, getting chances. The boys did well.”