St Johnstone 1 Aberdeen 1: David Keltjens nets debut goal to earn Saints draw

Delighted David Keltjens marked his Perth debut with a goal to earn St Johnstone a point at McDiarmid Park.

The recently-signed defender showed more determination than anyone to nod Saints level in the 78th minute of the contest.

The Perth side were required to fight back after Bojan Miovski had tucked into the net from the penalty spot earlier in the second half.

Anyone delving into pre-match stats would soon discover that Saints have found great difficulty in finding the back of the net against the Dons.

And, the way this game started, it unfortunately appeared those who had decided to venture down to the Perth stadium were in for similar treatment.

The best chance of the first half arrived very early doors when goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov leapt across his line to push Dante Polvara’s powerful hit from range away from danger.

Saints perhaps started to edge into the contest but clear-cut chances remained at zilch.

Dan Phillips - back from injury - dragged well wide of the mark as did Graham Carey with 30 minutes on the clock.

The greatest reason for shuffling towards the edge of the seat was when Keltjens floated a delivery into the centre of the box just shy of the break.

Diallang Jaiyesimi and Matt Smith were lurking with reasonable intent but a Dons defender intervened at the last moment to nod behind for a corner.

The game was crying out for the slightest piece of quality and, in the 49th minute, Carey stepped up to the plate to deliver it.

He watched intently as the ball dropped out of the night sky before swinging a volley low into the net from the corner of the box.

It was a wonderful display of technical ability but VAR would get its chance to intervene and it was decided there was a foul by Liam Gordon