Jimmy Calderwood was clearly unhappy after the match as the Dons were denied a second goal in four weeks. TV pictures back up the players claims that the ball was over the line and if the Dons had went 2-1 ahead at that stage it might have been difficult for the home side to come back.

"I'll be honest. When I first saw the incident I thought the keeper had made a great save, but when the players came off they were raging. They said the ball was well over the line and speaking to the TV guys they appear to back this up. We would have been 2-1 up and could have been putting a lot of pressure on the teams around us.

"That's two decisions in four weeks that have cost us a potential four points and it's cost us a European spot.

"However I thought this was a good advert for Scottish football. I thought we started well and dominated the opening half hour. We lost Considine and had to change our shape. Motherwell came out after the break and put us under pressure and grabbed the goal. I knew we had to win so I put on Sone and we attacked them. It was a great goal from Aluko then the decision went against us and in the end we have lost.

"I thought we deserved something from the game, but sometimes it's just not your day and sometimes it's just not your season."

Jimmy also confirmed that he spoke to Lee Miller on Friday but no decsion about his future has yet been made.

JImmy Calderwood RedTV interview - click here

 

Barry Nicholson spoke to RedWeb after the game about his 'goal'

"At the time I thought it was in. After that you start to have doubts but at the time I thought it was in. The keeper has clawed it out but I thought it was in by a wee bit. The Television pictures are showing that it was in so it is disappointing another refereeing decision probably swung the game."

"The goal should have stood as the whole ball was over the line. It would have given us a 2-1 lead which would have changed the course of the game. We would have sat in a little bit more. At one each we had to chase it and we were still pushing forward and we got caught on the counter attack for their second goal."

"It is a difficult one to take."