Jimmy Thelin is wary of the trigger-happy referee Aberdeen will be dealing with when they face AEK Athens, but he is confident his players won't fall into the Belgian's trap.

The Dons face the Greek heavyweights on matchday two in the Conference League after coming close to pulling off a big result against Shakhtar Donetsk at Pittodrie just three weeks ago.

Points are needed if they want to climb the table, but their whistler is happy to dish out a few cards, with Jasper Vergoote having brandished 42 yellows and five reds in just nine games this season, including two during Union St Gilloise's clash with Anderlecht in his homeland.

Thelin's men are on a far improved run of form after back-to-back league victories against Dundee and St Mirren, but they will face a far feistier at

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