MITOV'S A CLASS APART

Jensen rates Aberdeen No.1 above Schmeichel

- By Scott Burns

ALEXANDER JENSEN was sure Aberdeen would prevail in the Scottish Cup shootout as he reckons Danish compatriot Kasper Schmeichel is an inferior keeper to Dimitar Mitov.

And that belief wasn’t misplaced, with Hampden hero Mitov saving penalties from Celtic duo Callum McGregor and Alistair Johnston to ensure the Dons lifted the trophy for the first time in 35 years.

Full-back Jensen said: “I knew with our goalkeeper that we had a good chance.

“I’ve seen Kasper Schmeichel saving penalties for the national team, so I knew he was good. But I knew we had an even better goalkeeper.”

Schmeichel was already in the firing line for his role in Aberdeen’s 83rd-minute leveller, an uncharacteristic error seeing the Denmark international fumble a low Shayden Morris cross into his own net.

Even Jensen was surprised. But it gave Jimmy Thelin’s side the boost they needed to take a tense final to extra-time and then penalties.