Late Nicholson strike saves lucky Aberdeen

Aberdeen 2 Hibernian 2

Hibs had taken a first-half lead through Ivan Sproule but Dons substitute Craig Brewster restored parity with a thumping header.

A volley from Chris Killen looked to have won the tie for the visitors, only for Nicholson to strike at the death.

ABERDEEN: Langfield, Hart, Anderson, Considine (Brewster 45), Foster, Nicholson, Severin, Dempsey (Maguire 45), Clark, Miller (Lovell 77), Mackie.

HIBERNIAN: McNeil, McCann (Stevenson 64), Jones, Martis, Murphy, Whittaker, Shiels (Benjelloun 74), Stewart, Beuzelin, Sproule, Killen.

Ref: C Thomson.