Diamond tried to usher the ball back to Howard with his chest but the defender did not get enough on the pass, allowing Rooney to nip in and lob the ball into the net.

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Craig Dargo volleyed over the bar after Diamond had failed to deal with Jack Ross's searching ball into the area as the Buddies enjoyed a rare period of sustained pressure.

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Working with consistently low payrolls, Friedman has found a formula that works: developing young pitching, filling the middle of the diamond with athletic players who can cover ground and catch the ball (any offesne is a bonus), and investing big money only in the franchise player (Evan Longoria).

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Then a Paul Diamond effort broke to the unmarked substitute Conan Brown and he blasted the ball past keeper O'Kane for 1-07 to 0-06.

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However, with Diamond off the field for further treatment, Douglas rose at the front post to direct the ball into the net off a combination of head and shoulder from Conway's corner, with television pictures showing that Aberdeen's Paul Hartley had been shoved to the ground in the goalmouth melee.

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