Sat 4th Oct - Pittodrie Stadium
By Lewis Rutledge Last updated: 24th July 2008
Lita: Four goals
Leroy Lita ran riot as Reading cruised to a 4-1 victory over Swedish side Trollhatten.
Reading could not break down Trollhatten's defence in the first half but Lita was in inspired form after the break as he scored all four of his side's goals.
The striker found the target after 53, 55, 78 and 90 minutes, while Martin Scherdin netted for the home team just after the hour mark.
On a night for goalscoring heroics, Bristol Rovers forward Josh Klein-Davies emulated Lita and fired his team to a 4-0 success against Swedish opposition.
Klein-Davies netted after 19, 59, 80 and 83 minutes as MABI were put to the sword in Malmo.
Aberdeen opened their tour of Holland with a convincing 5-0 win against DZC 68.
Chris Maguire was the star for the Dons with a first-half hat-trick (13, 22 and 39), while Lee Miller (43) and Jamie Smith (75) also struck.
Elsewhere, Leicester were involved in a 12-goal thriller as they defeated Unibond Division One South outfit Quorn 8-4.
A Sheffield United XI beat local rivals Sheffield 4-0, while Ipswich thumped Tiptree 5-0.
Jordan Rhodes bagged a brace for Jim Magilton's side and Alex Bruce, Jack Ainsley and Billy Clarke also got their names on the scoresheet.
Kaizer Chiefs saw off Orlando Pirates 2-0 in the Vodacom Challenge to set up a final against Manchester United.
DZC 0 Aberdeen 5
MABI 0 Bristol Rovers 4
Orland Pirates 0 Kaizer Chiefs 2
Quorn 4 Leicester 8
Sheffield 0 Sheffield United 4
Tiptree 0 Ipswich 5
Trollhatten 1 Reading 4
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 18th October | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Falkirk vs Aberdeen |
| Saturday 25th October | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hearts vs Aberdeen |
| Saturday 1st November | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aberdeen vs Kilmarnock |
| Saturday 8th November | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Dundee Utd vs Aberdeen |
| Saturday 15th November | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hibernian vs Aberdeen |
| Saturday 22nd November | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Rangers vs Aberdeen |
| Saturday 29th November | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aberdeen vs Motherwell |
| Saturday 6th December | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen |
| Saturday 13th December | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aberdeen vs Falkirk |
| Saturday 20th December | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Inverness CT vs Aberdeen |
| Saturday 27th December | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aberdeen vs Hearts |
| Saturday 3rd January | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hamilton vs Aberdeen |
| Saturday 17th January | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aberdeen vs Celtic |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 4th October | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Aberdeen 1 - 2 Hibernian | |
| Saturday 27th September | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Celtic 3 - 2 Aberdeen | |
| Wednesday 24th September | |
| Co-op Insurance Cup | |
| Kilmarnock 4 - 2 Aberdeen | |
| Saturday 20th September | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Aberdeen 0 - 1 Dundee Utd | |
| Saturday 13th September | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Aberdeen 1 - 2 Hamilton | |
| Saturday 30th August | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| St Mirren 0 - 1 Aberdeen | |
| Wednesday 27th August | |
| CIS Insurance Cup | |
| Ayr 0 - 1 Aberdeen | |
| Saturday 23rd August | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Aberdeen 1 - 1 Rangers | |
| Saturday 16th August | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Motherwell 0 - 1 Aberdeen | |
| Saturday 9th August | |
| Clydesdale Bank Premier League | |
| Aberdeen 0 - 2 Inverness CT | |
| Tuesday 5th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Inverurie Loco Works 0 - 2 Aberdeen | |
| Wednesday 30th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Vitesse 0 - 1 Aberdeen | |
| Sunday 27th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| FC Zwolle 2 - 1 Aberdeen | |
| Thursday 24th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| DZC 0 - 5 Aberdeen | |
| Monday 21st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Brechin 0 - 1 Aberdeen | |
| Friday 18th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Peterhead 4 - 0 Aberdeen | |
| Monday 14th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Dundee - Aberdeen | |
| Saturday 12th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Aberdeen 0 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Motherwell | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 8 | 7 |
| 12 | Aberdeen | 8 | 7 |
Aberdeen have failed in their efforts to get Charlie Mulgrew's red card against Hibernian overturned.
Aberdeen boss Jimmy Calderwood is remaining calm despite seeing the club slip to the foot of the SPL table.
Celtic went to the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League with a comfortable 4-0 win over Hamilton.
Rangers will be looking to extend their SPL lead over Celtic when they tackle rock-bottom St Mirren.
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink's last-gasp goal earned Celtic a dramatic 3-2 win over Aberdeen at Parkhead.