Aberdeen 2 - 3 Motherwell

DONS' RESERVES LOSE AT PITTODRIE

STRAUSS NEARING OLD FORM

Aberdeen's injured list is still growing. Kelly, the Dons' new South African goalkeeper, is the latest to join the band of injured players.

In the Alliance League match against Motherwell "A" at Pittodrie on Saturday, Kelly was injured fifteen minutes from the end when he collided with Swift, just as the visitors'centre notched the winning goal.
Kelly was rendered unconscious, and had to be carried to the pavilion on a stretcher. Swift resumed after attention.
The South African was medically examined. and it was found that he was suffering from slight concussion. It was stated, however, that the injury is not really serious.

TWO YEARS' RECORD GONE

Saturday's defeat was the first the Young Dons had suffered at Pittodrie since they fell by the odd goal in five to Celtic "A" on September 14, 1935.
The Young Dons went down fighting. It was a hard, keen game, in which quarter was neither asked nor given. The Young Dons had an equal share of the play, and with a little more thrust in attack might at least have shared the points.
Because of the big injured list, the services of two junior players had to he enlisted. They were Gall, East End, and Webster, Banks o' Dee, who turned out at left-half and centre-forward respectively. Both put in a hard afternoon's work.
Donald was one of the hardest workers on the field, appearing in no fewer than three positions. When the game commenced he was at right-half, but in the second-half he went to the inside-right berth while Mackie fell back into the halfback line, and when Kelly was hurt and Temple went into goal he took over the right-back's berth. In each position he played splendidly.

STRAUSS'S FINE GOAL

Erskine at centre-half was a stout defender, while Strauss, who was tried out on the right wing, showed many of his old touches. He was a constant source of trouble to the visiting defence, and scored a fine goal.
In Murray, McCallum and Brown, Motherwell "A" had a trio of strong defenders, while their outstanding half-back was Telfer. Although he scored twice, Swift, their leader, might have improved upon a number of chances.
Webster gave the Young Dons the lead after twenty minutes, but the interval was reached with the teams level, Stark finding the net with fifteen minutes of the half to go. Swift put the visitors on the lead shortly after the resumption, and after Strauss had equalised, the centre notched the winning goal..

Source: Press & Journal, 20th September 1937