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Aberdeen 0-1 Falkirk: Ben Krauhaus comes off the bench to hand visitors win at Pittodrie
Report as Falkirk beat Aberdeen 1-0 at Pittodrie; Ben Krauhaus came off the bench to hand the visitors the victory
Wednesday 28 October 2026 22:55, UK
Substitute Ben Krauhaus netted the only goal of a low-key match at Pittodrie as Falkirk overcame lacklustre Aberdeen to move into the top half of the William Hill Premiership table.
The on-loan Brentford midfielder netted just eight minutes after entering the fray, and his side-footed effort from the centre of the penalty area would prove decisive.
Separated by a point before the match, both teams had designs on climbing into the top six, with virus-hit Aberdeen having lost to Dundee United at the weekend to drop to ninth, while Falkirk's 3-0 win over Kilmarnock had them sat in seventh.
The Dons made two changes to the side that fell 3-2 at Tannadice, Dan Happe returning in place of Jack Milne, while Lewis Smith took over from the injured Connor Ronan.
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John McGlynn's side was unchanged, and it was the visitors who had the first opening as Jacob Murrell got in behind Happe, but couldn't control the ball and shot well wide.
Brad Spencer's uncharacteristic slack free-kick handed Smith Aberdeen's first effort, but his shot was blocked.
Scott Bain was the first goalkeeper called into action as the home side burst forward on the counter, Kevin Nisbet's effort blocked before Chris Cadden headed tamely into the arms of the keeper.
Bain held comfortably from Ayoub Mouloua and Marius Muller held well from Finley Barbrook as the sides traded blows, and the German goalkeeper would also deny Ethan Ross before the interval, with Cadden seeing an effort at the other end deflected over.
The sides made a slew of changes in the opening periods of the second half as they sought tactical supremacy, but it was after the hour mark before Aberdeen replacement Hicham Mahou worked an opening, Bain again untroubled.
The opener finally came in the 73rd minute, and it was another substitute who would grab it.
Milne blocked an Owen Eames effort, and as the ball spun up in the air, Muller opted to punch clear. The ball broke to Krauhaus who saw his effort blocked by Brad Lyons. It fell to Ryan Strain, who slid across for Krauhaus to stroke into the bottom-left corner from 10 yards.
Aberdeen reacted well and Lyons should have found the net after Bain palmed away a low cross, his effort blocked by Strain.
Aberdeen now head into a Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Rangers at Hampden, and the chorus of boos around Pittodrie at full-time will certainly not be the send-off to Glasgow the Dons hoped for.
What the managers said...
Aberdeen boss Stephen Robinson:
"We had four chances we should score. We had four great chances from inside the penalty spot, and we should score.
"All four are very, very easy chances. We don't do that, they take their one chance, and that's why you don't win football matches.
"I think it's best to get away and look at everything non-emotionally and then make decisions from there to try and correct what went wrong. You can't do that when you're extremely emotional.
"We're all disappointed with the level of result and performance, and it's important we come in tomorrow morning with a clear head, that we're talking sense rather than shouting and screaming, and not saying something you regret."
Falkirk boss John McGlynn:
"I'm delighted to win, obviously. It wasn't a classic by any stretch of the imagination . A gritty, ugly three points for us, but well earned.
"We battled, we scrapped, we fought, we did the dirty side of the game game quite well, and we rode our luck at times in the second half.
"There were a couple of balls that broke for Aberdeen in the goalmouth, and you're just waiting on it hitting the back of the net. I don't know if it's been our players or whatever, we've managed to block the ball going in the goal.
"If it had ended 0-0 I don't think we would have been complaining but I'm absolutely delighted that we sneaked it.
"It's a great finish, and three wins in a row in the Premiership is not easy to come by for a club like Falkirk."
