ABERDEEN'S sizzling second-half performance hoisted them into fourth place in the Premiership as two stand-out strikes, where the Dons showed flashes of brilliance, had manager Jim Goodwin recognising that normal service had been resumed.
This was a tough, gritty and compelling game in which Luis “Duk” Lopes, until now more of a bit-part player, hammered out a message to Goodwin that he has what is required to compete with the best.
His late strike burnished an eye-catching display of attacking football as the former Benfica players showed he could also be a provider, presenting team-mate Vicente Besuijen with a gilt-edges chance to seal the win, and the effervescent front man did not disappoint.
