Aberdeen eased to a 3-0 victory against Scottish Premiership strugglers Ross County.
Adam Rooney and David Goodwillie put the Dons two ahead at the break before Peter Pawlett killd off the match as a contest five minutes after the restart.
The talking point of the match, however, was an angry exchange between Dons teammates Ryan Jack and Willo Flood which resulted in both players being booked.
Aberdeen had the ball in the back of the net with only four minutes gone when Peter Pawlett rolled the ball across the face of goal for Niall McGinn to tap home but the strike was disallowed for a foul on Scott Boyd.
Another great attacking Aberdeen move involving Goodwillie and McGinn almost brought about the first goal but Graham Carey’s last ditch challenge prevented Rooney’s goal-bound strike finding the target.
The Dons pressure continued with Ryan Jack drawing a fine save out of Brown with a stinging strike before the Staggies stopper comfortably handled Rooney’s weak effort.
Jim McIntyre’s men almost broke the deadlock against the run of play, Jackson Irvine’s delicious pass setting up Rocco Quinn for a shot at goal but the midfielder’s composure deserted him at the crucial point.
It seemed only a matter of time before Aberdeen opened the scoring and the goal arrived from a familiar source with the Rooney heading home a McGinn corner.
Only six minutes later, the Dons doubled their advantage from a well-worked free kick from McGinn catching out a static County defence and allowing Goodwillie to head past the despairing Brown.
But, with Aberdeen cruising, there was a bizarre moment two minutes before the break when Ryan Jack and Willo Flood were both booked following a confrontation between the two teammates.
If Ross County hoped that would distract the Dons from the task at hand, they were sadly wrong with Flood crossing for Peter Pawlett to lash home five minutes after the interval.
The hosts were appealing for a penalty after 55 minutes when Pawlett fell to ground under pressure from Richard Brittain but referee Craig Thomson was unmoved.
A mistake from Scott Boyd gifted Pawlett another sight of goal but the Dons attacking midfielder was denied by a fine save from Brown.
Quinn should have pulled a goal back for the Staggies after 69 minutes but the midfielder shot straight at Dons goalkeeper Jamie Langfield.
In a game that provided no shortage of incident another was to follow when Goodwillie skipped around Brown and with an open goal at his mercy, proceeded to hit the ball off the post.