Leighton Clarkson confessed he was "buzzing" after scoring on his Aberdeen debut just hours after signing for the club. The 20-year-old joined from Liverpool on a season-long loan and only received his international clearance at 11am on game day.
Clarkson became the Dons 11th summer signing and was on the bench for the 4-1 win over St Mirren. However an early injury to Hayden Coulson forced boss Jim Goodwin into a rethink with Clarkson replacing his fellow newbie after 12 minutes. And it took him as little as half an hour into his Pittodrie debut to open his account.
He picked the ball up in space and fired past Trevor Carson from about 30-yards out to send the home fans berserk. Clarkson told Red TV: "The goal was probably one of the best hits I've ever done.
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