Kelle Roos demands Rangers penalty answer to the question all Aberdeen fans are asking after 'strong' performance

Kelle Roos is urging his Aberdeen team-mates to start taking what they deserve from games instead of having to make do with hard luck stories.

The Dons goalkeeper was outstanding against Rangers at Pittodrie on Sunday, defying the visitors until being beaten by James Tavernier's controversial injury time penalty time that forced a 1-1 draw. Now Barry Robson's men head back into the European arena when they travel to face HJK in Helsinki on Thursday - and although Aberdeen can't make the Conference League knockout stages, their performances in the competition have merited more points that they two they've picked up with draws at home to the Finns and away to PAOK.

Roos knows that has been the story of their season and he'd love it to change. He said: "That is something that my focus is on and we need to step away from starting to talk about ifs and buts and we could have and should have, we need to get what we deserve in games. What happens if you perform at the top in sport, you need to be able to take what you deserve from games."

The Dutchman insisted his team will travel confidently after their performance against Rangers, even if a sense of frustration hasn't died down after VAR decided Stefan Gartenmann's tug on Connor Goldson was worthy of ref Nick Walsh having a look at the screen before awarding the penalty. Roos added: "There was a very strong performance from a lot of my defenders.

"Yes, very frustrated to concede so late in the game when we gave away chances but at the same time I also felt that we gave ourselves the opportunity to deal with them, blocks, saves. They had to come up with something special I think and it is sore that it happens in this manner.

"I have seen it back briefly. I don't want to