Aberdeen visited Tynecastle, Edinburgh to contest the semi-final of the North-Eastern Cup. The drawings amounted to £287, including £35 at the stands, which represented an attendance of well over 10,000. All through the Hearts were easily the superior team, and were well worth their win by four goals, all of which were scored by their young centre, Wilson, who played a clever game. Indeed all the forwards, backed up well by Nellies and Mercer, were in capital form, and where all were good Sinclair, Wilson, and Macpherson caught the eye most. The Aberdeen defence were kept on the stretch all the time, but were no match for their opponents. Within three minutes of the start Wilson hooked a cross from Sinclair into the net, and later capped this with another from a more difficult position, the ball on this occasion coming to him from Abrams. Milne, the visiting centre, got a fine opportunity to reduce the lead when Taylor missed his kick, but Allan saved easily when he ought to have been beaten. The second half was quieter, but Wilson added two more goals, his last one occurring just on time, and was the best of the four. Soye and Lennie were more prominent during this half, but were unable to make much impression on the home defence. Result:- Heart of Midlothian, 4 goals; Aberdeen, 0
Source: The Scotsman, 16th September 1912