Hearts Reserves 1 Aberdeen Reserves 1

Last updated : 15 February 2006 By Stand Free Ed
Aberdeen's reserves stay top of the SPL reserve league table after a 1-1 draw at Stirling Albion's Forthbank Stadium yesterday.

John 'Budgie' Stewart continued his ballistic reserves scoring record, with his eleventh goal in thirteen games.

In a hard-fought game, Hearts led at the break thanks to a dubious 35th minute penalty scored by Hearts' fourth-choice left-back Jamie McAllister.

The Dons' second string levelled when an Andy Bagshaw cut back was fired on to the post by Gary Dempsey. Budgie was first to react and fired home from point blank range.


Aberdeen reserves: Esson, Donald, Foster, Macaulay, Thomas, MacFarlane, Bagshaw, McInnes (Maguire 76), Stewart, Dempsey, Mackie.
Subs - Langfield, Kiely, Thomson, McVittie.