Dundee looked the more sure-footed against out-of-sorts Queens. It came as little surprise when the visitors seized the initiative after half an hour through Colin McMenamin as the striker pounced from a couple of yards out to force home David O'Brien's low strike from the angle of the box. Dundee were visibly buoyed and at times were allowed to stroke the ball about at their leisure as the home support turned on the Queens players. Stephen Dobbie tried to haul the hosts back into it with a couple of long-range shots which just missed the target. But it was Dundee who should have extended their lead just before the interval, only for O'Brien to shoot straight at Queens keeper Bryn Halliwell from 14 yards.Queens emerged a livelier outfit after the break. Dobbie went close again when he was just pipped to a through ball by Dundee keeper Rab Douglas, but the visitors remained a live threat on the break and Andrew Shinnie should have doubled their lead just after the hour when he ran clear on goal and rolled his shot past the post.Queens rallied towards the end, but an equaliser wouldn't have provided a fair reflection.Dundee: Douglas, Malone, Cowan, McKeown, Lauchlan, Paton, Shinnie, Posniak, Daquin (McHale 76), O'Brien, McMenamin (Gilhaney 89).Subs Not Used: Roy, Williams, Deasley.
Booked: Cowan, McKeown.
Att: 2,616
Ref: E Smith
A big win for Dundee, but this weekend's game against Dunfermline is really important. We must win this, and I don't care how we do it!
