Sean Kelly’s first-half penalty proved to be the winnerLivingston moved level on points with Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership as they held off a second-half rally in a game that saw three penalties given for handball following VAR intervention.The hosts led 2-0 at half-time through Jack Fitzwater’s low drive and a Sean Kelly spot-kick, with Aberdeen striker Bojan Miovski’s penalty saved by Shamal George.Luis Lopes did pull one back from the spot after the break, but despite dominating the visitors couldn’t find an equaliser.The win moves David Martindale’s side up from eighth to fourth, while Aberdeen stay third.Reaction and as it happenedGet all your Livingston newsSubscribe for Aberdeen updatesMartindale spoke about the importance of home form prior to kick-off, and his players raced out of the blocks. Fitzwater opened the scoring after just six minutes when he lashed a shot through the grasp of Kelle Roos after the ball fell to his feet following a corner. The hosts doubled their lead after VAR spotted a Connor Barron handball. Nick Walsh went to the monitor, duly pointed to the spot, and Kelly coolly slotted past Roos to hammer home Livingston’s advantage.Aberdeen had been sloppy, but the second goal seemed to shake Jim Goodwin’s side into life. Miovski saw a header tipped over the bar by George, and the Livingston goalkeeper then got down quickly to save efforts from Jack MacKenzie and Ross McCrorie. The visitors were presented with a golden chance to pull one back on the stroke of half-time, but… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Livingston 2-1 Aberdeen: Hosts survive second-half rally
