Career first for defender

Hat-trick hero Andrew Considine scored the first treble of his career as the Dons ran riot at Dens Park.

A delighted Considine, who celebrates his 30th birthday today, told BT Sport: “I’ve never scored a hat-trick before. I’ve scored two before but never three.

“It’s a fantastic early birthday present. I thought the team was fantastic.

“We got in about them early, got in their faces and took it from there. The quality we have in this team is incredible.” away a clever flick from Rooney.

Aberdeen, as they had done most of the time the teams had met this season, were torturingtheDarkBlueswithballsintothe box and it was totally predictable that they got the second goal from that source on 24 minutes.

Shay Logan was the provider this time, dinking a cross in from the right that was met by Rooney’s head and guided into the net with Bain beaten.

It was 3-0 on 34 minutes and it seemed Aberdeen could score at will now.

As the Dons drove forward, Shinnie stayed on his feet and sent the ball to his right to McLean, who took a touch then blasted a low, right-foot shot past Bain.

It was four on 39 minutes when Shinnie crossed to the back post and there was Considine, unchallenged, to head into the net for his second of the night.

It was a bruised and battered Dundee team that trudged off at half-time, while the dandy Dons got a deserved standing ovation from their fans. Unsurprisingly, thehostsmadechangesattheintervaland on came Craig Wighton and Ojamaa to replace Tom Hateley and Ross.

At least Dundee showed some fight in the first minute of the second period, with a decent shot from El Bakhtaoui whizzing wide following a fine run from Ojamaa.

Shinnie fired over from distance before Aberdeen made it 5-0 on 51 minutes.

Hayes seemed to skip effortlessly into the home box from the left and then squared the ball. He wasn’t aiming for Jack but it reached him anyway and the Pittodrieskippersmashedhisshotintothe net off the base of Bain’s left-hand post.

The away side were trying to pile on the agony and McLean almost raised the roof off the away end with a 30-yarder that was just too high.

Dundee’s Kevin Holt sent a header wide at the back post on 66 minutes but the Dons weren’t quite finished yet and grabbed a sixth on 73 minutes

McGinn, who is set to leave Pittodrie in the summer for the English Championship, was in the right place-– ie smackbang in front of goal – to sweep home a cutback from the right by sub Ryan Christie.SadlyfromaDundeeperspective, there was still time left for Considine to grab his hat-trick from close range on 83 minutes after a free-kick into the box was headed on into his path.

It was sheer agony for the home fans and you couldn’t blame those who headed home long before the final whistle finally put the Dark Blues out of their misery.