Martial Godo’s first-half strike against the run of play was enough to earn Strasbourg a 1-0 win at Aberdeen in the UEFA Conference League.

Dimitar Mitov made three excellent second-half saves – including one from the penalty spot – to keep the Dons in the game but they ultimately slipped to a defeat that killed off their faint hopes of surviving in the competition beyond Christmas.

The home side made a fast start, their high press unsettling the visitors’ defence in earning two corners in the first 90 seconds.

And that approach would earn them a number of solid chances throughout the first half, with Stuart Armstrong heavily involved in much of the Dons’ best work.

The former Scotland man intercepted a loose ball after 10 minutes and fed Marko Lazetic who saw his shot blocked afte

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