Aberdeen goalscorer Sone Aluko admitted his wonder strike against Bayern Munich will be one he always remembers.England Under-19 international Aluko, on loan from Birmingham, flicked the ball over his marker and volleyed the Dons into a 2-1 lead over the German giants just before half-time.

Aberdeen had to settle for a 2-2 final result in the UEFA Cup third round, first leg at Pittodrie.

But goals from Aluko and fellow English youngster Josh Walker gave the Dons hope for the trip to Germany next week.

"I don't think I'll forget that one," Aluko told BBC2 Scotland.

"I just hit it well and it went in.

"That's my best one so far."

The tricky winger said: "I think we played out of our skins today. In the first half we were magnificent, in the second half we dug in and got a result."

And Aluko insists Aberdeen can go on to win the tie, stressing the tie remains alive.

"I think it is," he said. "Anything is possible in football.

"So we'll go there, play the same way, we'll work hard and hopefully we'll get a result over there."

Aluko defended Alan Maybury who was punished for handball early in the second half, giving Bayern the penalty which led to their second equaliser, with Hamit Altintop scoring from the rebound after Jamie Langfield blocked his initial effort.

"I don't think he could move. His arm was two yards away," said Aluko. "So it was a bit harsh but that's football."

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood appreciated the way Bayern improved in the second half, but he was full of praise for his own side's display.

"It was a wonderful performance in the first half, the whole game really," Calderwood said.

"They upped the tempo a little bit in the second half, bringing the boy (Philip) Lahm on, he caused us problems."

Aberdeen were unfortunate in the first half with two penalty appeals.

They claimed handball against Andreas Ottl and Marcell Jansen in separate incidents but were then punished for a similar offence by Maybury.

"I thought we deserved to be ahead, I think we should have had a penalty, I've just seen it there," Calderwood told BBC2 Scotland.

"They got theirs, we never got ours. It was a wonderful first-half performance.

"And to draw against a team at this level really says a lot about the boys."

The disappointment for Calderwood was that Bayern got two away goals, which in the case of a low-scoring draw next week could be decisive.

"We wanted to keep a clean sheet," he said.

"They are a quality team. We were disappointed with their goals. We've had to work hard. We got two wonderful goals to get ours."

Miroslav Klose rifled home Bayern's first from close range, and Calderwood had to admire the clinical finish.

"All credit to Klose for his reaction, that's why he's such a good striker," said the Dons manager. "And then with the penalty Jamie saved it and it came straight back to the lad (Altintop).

"So I don't think they really got the luck they deserved. I think they deserved more to be honest."

Aberdeen's best chance may have passed them by, but Calderwood remains upbeat about their chances of reaching the last 16 and claiming a huge scalp.

"It's a strange game," he said.

"We've got to play for 90 minutes and they'll bring a few of their bigger ones back, Mark van Bommel and a few other lads, but it's still open."

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