Dundee took the lead after 32 seconds through Darren Young, after Andrew Shinnie's corner from the right wasn't properly cleared. With nothing else in his thoughts but to let fly, his effort from 20 yards took a fair deflection off a Thistle defender on its way into the net, beyond the despairing dive of Jags keeper Jon Tuffey.Having finished a close second in the league, Thistle had also wanted to finish with a flurry for the sake at least of their travelling support, albeit Marc Twaddle's downward header from a Paul Paton cross was about all they had to show for their efforts before the break. And they fell further behind when Dundee struck again in 34 minutes.It was simple stuff, with Canadian Chris Pozniak releasing McMenamin who kept his cool before rounding Tuffey before slotting home from an angle.Dundee dominated after the break and deserved to extend their lead still further in 69 minutes when McMenamin stole a yard on his marker to convert Bryan Deasley's near-post cross. Then, with 15 minutes left, McMenamin completed the rout as he calmly picked his spot to leave Tuffey helpless from 12 yards. Ludo Roy and Freddie Daquin came on late to say their goodbyes to the home support.
Dundee : Douglas (Roy 83), Cowan, Malone, Benedictus, MacKenzie, Lauchlan, Shinnie (Daquin 85), Posniak, McMenamin, Deasley, Young. Subs Not Used: Williams, Gilhaney, Grant.
Att : 2,831
Ref : S O'Reilly
A good win for Dundee, but the hard work starts now, I hope that they can really improve the squad with new signings. Thanks to Andrew Shinnie and Giorgos Efrem who have done really well for the club since arriving on loan. My Player of the Year goes to Rab Douglas, just from Eric Paton. Goals from the game. Link below.
http://www.ptfc.co.uk/media/video/2008-2009/highlights/0905_dundee
