Aberdeen defender Mark Reynolds is struggling to come to terms with his side’s Scottish Cup defeat to Dundee on Saturday.
The Dons recovered from the loss of an early goal by German defender Thomas Konrad at Dens Park with the same player equalising for Aberdeen with an own goal.
Chances were created and squandered throughout the 90 minutes and Dundee attacker David Clarkson – released by Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes when in charge of then Championship club Bristol City – scored a 90th minute winner with his eighth goal in eight games for the home side.
The Dons had the chance to force a replay but Niall McGinn’s volley was somehow saved by former Aberdeen goalkeeper Scott Bain, with the aid of two deflections off the crossbar.
Reynolds struggled to cope with the loss and said: “It was one of the sorest results we have had since I have been at Aberdeen. We looked strong and comfortable, created chances but we didn’t take them.
“They had two chances and scored two goals and are in the draw for the next round.
“It was a hard one to take, but I am sure we will bounce back from it next week.”
The Dons had 16 attempts on goal with attacker Adam Rooney in particular left cursing his luck after goalkeeper Bain produced a stunning save to save his header in the first half.
And Reynolds hopes the luck changes soon for his team-mates.
He added: “We need to start taking chances and being a bit tighter at the back. David Clarkson never had a sniff on goal but ended up scoring the winner and we are out.
“It strengthens our desire to win every game because none of us want to feel like that again. It’s a horrible feeling and one we are going to have to deal with until we get the chance to put it right against Hamilton next week.
“We got one chance in the cup, but we are out and it was a hard one to take.”
McInnes had no doubt his side had been the better team and added: “There was a lot of brilliant play, we brought a proper performance and a combination of good goalkeeping, good defending and wrong execution from us at the end meant we paid the ultimate price. I wanted a strong performance and we brought one. That performance will be good enough for us to win games the majority of the time.”