If there was sympathy for the players endeavouring to produce something resembling decent football amid the gusts of Grampian, pity the poor supporters, deprived of the game as it should be played and a few quid out of pocket into the bargain.
This was a game to forget, and while Aberdeen manager Craig Brown insisted his side did well in the circumstances – and they did – Hearts' Paulo Sergio would not have been unhappy to have hit the A96 with a draw to add to his team's recent surge.
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