Europa cheap real ugg boots uk sale League campaign gets off to flier with victory at Pittodrie
DEREK McINNES got his first taste of Europe as a manager.
And if he lives to be 100, the Aberdeen manager will not get a more comfortable 90 minutes of continental action.
McInnes savoured the occasion as his rampant Reds demolished dirty Daugava Riga and took a giant step towards a clash with Dutch outfit Groningen in the next round.
Adam Rooney was the chief tormentor with a double, while Shaleum Logan, Niall McGinn and Jonny Hayes all also marked the club's long awaited return to Euro action with goals in the rout.
Only an injury sustained by Peter Pawlett cast a semblance of cloud over a contest where the Dons cantered and could even afford a first half penalty miss by Barry Robson.
As the Dons added goals, Daugava lost two ugg boots cheap uk players to red cards to ensure that, in front of over 15,000 inside Pittodrie, it was cheap real ugg boots pretty much the perfect introduction to life in Europe for McInnes.
It's five years since Sigma Olomouc inflicted a 5 1 defeat on the Dons in their last Euro outing in the Granite City too long for a club of this standing and McInnes's men were out to quickly make up for lost seasons.
With new signings Scott Brown and Ash Taylor on the bench, the Dons gaffer gave that opportunity to the stalwarts who earned this continental place last term.
They tried to grasp it but it was an early grind.
McInnes knew Daugava would defend deep with a back three, two narrow wing backs and make it tough for his team to get through.
Aberdeen were going to get plenty of ball but the key was making use of it against such a packed rearguard and the opening half hour was a frustrating affair, although Robson, Willo Flood and the excellent Ryan Jack dominated the midfield.
Logan and Hayes saw plenty of ball wide but sheer weight of numbers and one or two wrong choices with a final pass prevented cheap ugg boots for sale the hosts from making a breakthrough, despite a
list of openings the length of asupermarket receipt.
Robson shot wide, Pawlett surged into the box and Jack fizzed a cross just too high for Rooney.
An opener was in the air and should have come when French referee Nicolas Rainville handed the home side a soft spot kick for a slight push on Rooney by defender Valdemar Borovskij.
But Riga keeper Emilijus Zubas swooped low to his left to beat away Robson's effort from 12 yards. You could feel the frustration. When Pawlett brilliantly skipped into the box and then unselfishly chose to try a cutback for a crowded out Rooney as cheap ugg boots online opposed to striking for the target.
McGinn had a free kick saved then drilled a strike into the chest of Zubas after Jack's beautifully disguised reverse pass.
Heads were starting to be scratched, until Logan used his to smash the net and the tension.
The full back had pushed forward for the entire opening 32 minutes, yet the Riga backline still didn't notice him creeping into the box as Hayes delivered from the opposite flank.
When Robson cleverly dragged wing back Emmanuel Mendy under the ball with a run, Logan got a clear sighter of target and flushed a header beyond Zubas. As the defender did a somersault in celebration, joy and relief swamped Pittodrie.
It provided the interval lead and gave the Dons a platform to go genuine ugg boots and put the tie to bed after the restart.
They did just that with two quickfire goals that came just moments after playmaker Pawlett limped off, still suffering from the effects of being clouted by hardman Aurimas Kucys just after Logan's goal.
McInnes's men knew Daugava could be finished off right there and then and surged into a three goal lead six minutes into the second period with another assist from Rainville.
Daugava were gone. Defender Vitalis Zils was red carded for a second bookable offence just moments after Rooney's strike.
The Latvians were now battling solely for cheap real ugg boots uk sale pride, and leaving the soles of their boots in as they were doing so as the Dons chances flowed. Hayes missed a sitter with a header but he got his name onto the scoresheet with 19 minutes remaining.
real ugg boots Rooney looped Robson's deep centre back into the danger and the left back buried a volley beyond Zubas.
Kucys wasn't satisfied with doing Pawlett and received a second yellow card for his replacement Cammy Smith.