Aberdeen have crashed out of Europe in painful circumstances.
The Scottish side were in Slovenia for the second-leg of their Europa League qualifier against Maribor, and endured a difficult night.
Aberdeen needed to score, after the first-leg finished 1-1, and were presented with the perfect opportunity after 25 minutes when they were rewarded a penalty.
However, last season’s top scorer Adam Rooney had his spot-kick saved.
The Scottish side couldn’t find the goal to take them through, and saw their chances deplete further when Jayden Stockley was sent-off after an hour.
To add insult to injury on a night to forget, in stoppage time Graeme Shinnie played a pass back to goalkeeper Joe Lewis, who primed himself for a long punt down the field for a final attack.
However, the ‘keeper missed the ball, and saw it roll into the net.
A goalkeeper’s nightmare.
Aberdeen lost 1-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate.
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