Craig Dargo was given his first start of the season with Jim Hamilton injured, but apart from that it was the same team as Tuesday. It should have been a similar start too, with Jamie Langfield only able to parry Franco Miranda's drive straight to Mehmet. Unfortunately, instead of just hitting it, the striker took a touch, hesitated and then shot. By this time Langfield was back up and able to save the shot.
For once, Saints seemed to be controlling an SPL game and Miranda went close with a freekick before Gary Mason shot weakly at Langfield. Then Mehmet missed again. Miranda headed a cross back to Dorman, who headed it down for Mehmet, who then blasted over the bar from close range. Dargo had a volley well saved by Langfield before the inevitable happened just before the break.
Will Haining should have dealt with an easy ball, but didn't. Instead, he miscontrolled it and allowed Darren Mackie through. The forward picked out Lee Miller and while John Potter tackled him, the ball went straight back to Mackie to pop past Mark Howard. Considering our lack of goals and the fact we rarely come from behind to take even a point, this was bad.
The second half didn't start too badly with Jack Ross having a header cleared off the line, but Aberdeen always seemed more dangerous coming forward - perhaps due to our earlier howers in both defence and attack. Haining was replaced with Scott Cuthbert due to injury before Mackie had a header saved by Howard. In a typically petulant piece of play, Dargo picked up a booking for a stupid kick at Considine before Steven Robb was replaced by Dennis Wyness. Three up front!
Well, not quiet. For some reason, Mehmet found himself on the right wing. Even if he was on the right of a front three, it was still daft. He's the big bloke, he should be through the middle, not out wide. The three up front didn't last long, with Stephen O'Donnell replacing Dargo.
Before that happened Aberdeen had a shout for a penalty, with Miller going down under a challenge from Potter after he'd skinned the Saints captain. It looked like a good shout, but instead Miller was booked for diving - and Potter for dissent.
So, would we take advantage of our let off to charge back into the game? Erm, not really. O'Donnell's corner picked out Dorman but his poor volley into the ground bounced over the bar, before he also had a weak shot - effectively a passback - straight at Langfield.
Usually there is a grand stand finish at home if we're behind, but there was none of that on Saturday. One point and one goal from four games is a terrible start - ignoring Tuesday's cup win - and worse than how we began 2000/01. And look how that one turned out...