die Malone picked him out with a free-kick and he trapped the ball brilliantly before poking it round goalkeeper Jonny Tuffey. He had another chance after 10 minutes when he found space at the back post, but blazed wildly over. From dominating the opening stages, Dundee dropped out of the contest for the remainder of the half as Thistle attacked them with gusto. They were fortunate to survive on 20 minutes when Buchanan cracked a volley which looked destined for the net until Maros Klimpl threw his body in the way. Then a mix-up between Bullock and David Cowan allowed Mark Corcoran to sneak in and feed Paul Cairney, but Bullock saved at the second time of asking. The Jags thought they had scored right before half-time when Donnelly found space and beat Bullock with a rising shot but unfortunately for the visitors, it cracked off the crossbar. Thistle were then incensed in the final minute of the half when referee Crawford Allan denied them a penalty when Buchanan was felled in the box. Dundee took only three minutes to go further in front though, as Partick switched off to Gary Harkins danger and left him too much space. The former Jags midfielder needed no second invitation to blast a 20-yard shot beyond Tuffey. Despite being two goals down, the Jags continued to dominate for long spells and were denied a further three times by Bullock, who saved from substitute Erskine twice and then from Donnelly late in the game.Dundee: Bullock, Paton, Malone, Klimpl, MacKenzie, Cowan, Hart (McHale 82), Kerr, Griffiths (McMenamin 75), Higgins (Clarke 75), Harkins. Subs Not Used: Soutar, Casement.
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Ref: C Allan
A great 3 points for the club, and they thank the defence today, with Tony Bullock and Dave Cowan both outstanding. Bully had 3 great stops, and it was good to hear the Dundee fans singing his name. We dug deep for this result and signing Maros Klimpl has been so vital, as he breaks up so many moves.
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