THE quintessential game of two halves, the first on the bland side of nondescript, the second more entertaining and Dundee marginally deserved all three points with an ugly win to keep pace with league leaders Hamilton Accies. Early on, the lack of quality on show was plain for everyone including a large travelling contingent from Tayside. Entertainment it most certainly was not until first-half stoppage time when Mark Burchill's 20-yard drive forced Craig Samson into an excellent save. Dundee emerged from the interval with a sense of purpose and it paid dividends when Freddie Daquin, languidly disinterested in the first half, collected a loose ball on the edge of the six-yard box and hit his shot under Paul Gallacher and in off the far post. That stung the Pars into life and they almost equalised straight away – a deft cross by Stephen Glass headed on to the post by Stevie Crawford. Suddenly goalmouth action was back in vogue and Gallacher did well to prevent Colin McMenamin doubling Dundee's lead, tipping over the striker's 12-yard shot. McMenamin then missed the target with a close-range header from a Derek Lyle cross then with 12 minutes remaining Gallacher kept the Pars in the game with a brace of point-blank saves, first from substitute Bob Davidson and then from Kevin McDonald. A massive result for Dundee..next up is CLYDE at Dens next Saturday
