Aberdeen boss Jimmy Calderwood bemoaned the double standards which denied the Dons a famous UEFA Cup win over Bayern Munich on Thursday.The Dons took the lead twice in the 2-2 last-32 first-leg draw at Pittodrie through teenagers Josh Walker and Sone Aluko, before referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez harshly penalised Alan Maybury for handball.

A cross from Ze Roberto struck the Irishman on the arm and the Spaniard pointed to the spot despite denying Aberdeen what had seemed a stronger claim in the first minute.

Hamit Altintop netted the rebound after Jamie Langfield had saved his 55th-minute spot-kick to add to Miroslav Klose's first-half leveller.

The Dons had a strong claim in the first 30 seconds when Andreas Ottl handled as he tried to head clear Sone Aluko's cross.

And Calderwood looked back on the incidents as the crucial moments in his side's brave attempt to repeat Aberdeen's 1983 victory over the Germans.

"It was very similar to ours," he said. "The hands were up but we should have got one in the first half and didn't.

"Jamie was very unlucky, if it had come out at an angle it would have been fine. We were hoping to get a bit of history but we still got a wee bit."

Calderwood believes the performance - which followed heavy defeats by Dundee United and Celtic - can give his men every confidence of causing Bayern more problems in Germany next week.

"You want to prove yourselves against the best," he said. "I thought at times in the first half we played very well.

"Good teams allow you to play, you have got to have the confidence to do so. The boys got a lot of confidence from that. We know we have got to score there so there will be no point sitting back.

"It gives the players a bit of pride back. It has been a horrendous 10 days, nine goals against us."

The Dons boss hailed loan pair Walker, of Middlesbrough, and Birmingham winger Aluko, who are England Under-19 team-mates.

He said: "Fabulous - they have got a big career ahead of them. I think you can see why Walker has been the captain of the England Under-16s, 18s and now 19s.

"I thought we could get Aluko down the wing and he did that. They were two wonderful goals - the execution was great. For the second it was a wonderful touch from Lee Miller and wee man has flicked it up and finished it."

Bayern boss Ottmar Hitzfeld thought his team deserved the penalty - but agreed the draw was a fair result.

"It was a wonderful UEFA Cup match," the German said. "Aberdeen played exactly as we expected, with a lot of heart.

"They maybe got a bit of luck but they deserved the luck. Overall 2-2 was a fair result."

And the former Borussia Dortmund boss backed the decision that allowed his team to equalise a second time.

He said: "I saw it on TV and quite clearly the player went to the ball with his hand. "The referee saw it and you have to accept a decision like that."

Maybury did not agree though, admitting he felt "aggrieved" at the award against him.

He said: "I got a shout that there was a runner in behind me and I was trying to chase back.

"I got my leg out to make myself as big as possible to block the cross.

"It missed my leg and must have just missed my body and it hit me on about the elbow. I think they were appealing for a corner, no-one other than the ref thought it was a penalty.

"There was a similar one in the first half which we didn't get. It's one of those things, there is not a lot you can do about it."

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