Aberdeen beat Bonnyrigg in Warnock's home debut

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Bojan Miovski opened the scoring from an acute angle for Aberdeen

Bojan Miovski's double ensured their was no slip-up in Neil Warnock's first home game in charge as Aberdeen dispatched Bonnyrigg Rose to progress to the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.

The North Macedonia striker notched his 21st and 22nd goals of the season in a first half that was dominated by the League 2 visitors at Pittodrie.

But the Premiership side's class, spearheaded by the 24-year-old, shone through and they were able to withstand flurries of Rose attacks.

Aberdeen are into the final eight for the first time in three years as interim boss Warnock attempts to win his first trophy as a manager.

Despite the gulf in status, it was Bonnyrigg who started the brighter, much to the delight of the raucous away support.

However, they were silenced by one of the most in-form players in the country. In a tidy move, Shayden Morris fed an assist through Reis Peggie's legs, which Miovski elegantly put away.

Rose heads did not drop, although perhaps if Smart Osadolar raised his a little more, he would have spotted the space in goal he had to pick out. Getting on the end of Ross Gray's clever cutback, the striker shot directly at Nicky Devlin who pulled off a rather straightforward goalline clearance.

If only the journeyman had picked a corner, then who knows what might have occurred.

Instead, what did was predictable. Miovski made it two with tremendous technique to convert Dante Polvara's neat knockdown.

Not for the first time this season, it could be asked where would Aberdeen be without Miovski? Outside of his double, the Dons offered very little, with Martin fleetingly troubled in goals.

Still, though, his wait for a first senior hat-trick goes on. He came closest with a free-kick that appeared to be going wide, but Martin tipped round the post just to be certain.

In the opposite goal, Kelle Roos was dropped in place of Ross Doohan, who in the second half was forced into a powerful punch from Gray's fizzed strike.

Player of the match - Bojan Miovski

Line-ups

Aberdeen

Formation 4-4-2

31Doohan
2Devlin
27MacDonald
5JensenSubstituted forGartenmannat 72'minutes
3MacKenzie
20MorrisSubstituted forDuncanat 58'minutes
10ClarksonSubstituted forBarronat 57'minutesBooked at 60mins
4ShinnieBooked at 45minsSubstituted forPhillipsat 45'minutes
21PolvaraBooked at 83mins
9MiovskiSubstituted forSoklerat 58'minutes
11Henriques de Barros LopesBooked at 75mins

Substitutes

6Gartenmann
7McGrath
8Barron
17Hayes
18Phillips
19Sokler
23Duncan
24Roos
28Milne

Bonnyrigg Rose

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Martin
2MailerBooked at 12mins
4Young
3Martyniuk
16Peggie
17DoanSubstituted forWatsonat 66'minutes
22ConnollySubstituted forMcGachieat 62'minutesBooked at 79mins
21BarrettSubstituted forMcGaleat 67'minutes
10Currie
11GraySubstituted forJarvisat 72'minutes
20OsadolorSubstituted forStewartat 61'minutes

Substitutes

6Jarvis
8Stewart
9McGachie
12McGale
15Wardell
18Watson
25Andrews

Referee:Matthew MacDermid

Attendance:11,470

Live Text

Match ends, Aberdeen 2, Bonnyrigg Rose 0.
Second Half ends, Aberdeen 2, Bonnyrigg Rose 0.
Ester Sokler (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dean Watson (Bonnyrigg Rose).
Dante Polvara (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dante Polvara (Aberdeen).
Lee Currie (Bonnyrigg Rose) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Keiran McGachie (Bonnyrigg Rose) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Killian Phillips (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Keiran McGachie (Bonnyrigg Rose).
Attempt saved. Dean Watson (Bonnyrigg Rose) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Neil Martyniuk (Bonnyrigg Rose) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Bonnyrigg Rose. Conceded by Angus MacDonald.
Duk (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Angus Mailer (Bonnyrigg Rose) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Aberdeen. Stefan Gartenmann replaces Richard Jensen because of an injury.
Substitution, Bonnyrigg Rose. Jason Jarvis replaces Ross Gray.
Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Paddy Martin.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Duncan (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.