Dundee made two changes to the line up due to the injuries at Tynecastle. Fin Robertsom and Ryan Finnigan were replacey by Callum Jones ans Jack Moorhouse.
The games got off to a slow start in the first 20 minutes. Although Owen Goodman made a good save on 2 minutes. It was the real effort at goal.
Dundee did come into the game after opening period and had a couple of shots saved or blocked.
Motherwell couldn’t clear a corner and Jack Moorhouse smashed a fierce shot from 16 yards. Keeper Alex Paulson saved well and his defence scrambled clear for another corner. A VAR review intervened before it could be taken. That established a handball at some point, apparently by Emmanuel Longelo. Joe Westley took the spot kick. Paulson got a hand to it but the shot’s power carried the ball into the corner of the net.
It was the boost Dundee needed and they attacked with some quick moves. Motherwell had a couple of chances and thankfully one just missed the target.
Moorhouse sent a sweet pass down the left for Bradley Fink to run in on goal. His shot beat Paulson but came back off the far post.
Moorhouse was denied again when the Motherwell keeper saved well and they managed to clear the ball.
It was no surprise when Dundee scored their second after 40 minutes, but the manner of the goal was astonishing. Ryan Astley took a long throw from the right into the penalty area. The ball was cleared only as far as Drey Wright who sent it straight back to Astley. Instead of playing an orthodox cross the defender crashed a fierce cross into the danger area with the outside of his boot. Bradley Fink got his head to the ball which spun into the net off the far post with Paulson caught by surprise.
But as sometimes it happens Motherwell scored right on half-time to make it 2-1 Lowry scored from six yards.
Motherwell had a good chance at the startt of the second half, it was saved and cleared by Goodman and Beven. It was vital in the progress of the game.
On the hour mark that changed when the Dark Blues broke quickly. Alan Forrest found Westley whose powerful shot brought a fine save from Paulson.
Dundee then brought on Joe Bevan for Jack Moorhouse, who had made an impressive contribution in the first half on his first start.
Owen Bevan had a looping header saved soon after. Motherwell had more of the ball. More so after Dundee made further changes
Bobby Wales and Brad Halliday replaced Bradley Fink and Callum Jones for the last 20 minutes, with Drey Wright moving into midfield and Halliday taking the right back spot.
The last 15 minutes was tough to watch, but it was injury time that Motherwell came close, thankfully Goodman was able to tip a curling corner over the ball.
Dundee held on to get the vital 3 points to put the cub into 4th spot in the League, after the results today.
Dundee: Goodman, Wright, Astley, Owen Bevan, Samuels, Forrest, Jones (Halliday 71), Hamilton (c), Moorhouse (Joe Bevan 61), Fink (Wales 71), Westley (Odutayo 86). Unused Subs: O’Hara (gk), Akinmboni, Leiper, Oosenbrugh, Bland.
Referee: Ross Hardie
Att: 5,318








