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Morton 1 Dundee 3, Cappielow, First Division, 16/April/11
Dundee claimed three very vital points towards safety with a fine 3-1 win at Cappielow. which is always a hard place to come to.
Dundee started very well and got off to a great start when good play led to Matt Lockwood to cross to the back post where young striker Leighton McIntosh headed home to score his second goal for the club. Dundee played some fine stuff and with a bit of luck they could have scored 3 or four goals. Morton played okay as well and Douglas had a couple of fine saves. I think we got off with a break from the ref when O'Brien went down in the box but the ref booked him for diving. I thought it was a penalty. But in 42 minutes Dundee got the vital second goal and what a goal is was, Gary Harkins used some skill to make space and he beat the keeper with a superb chip from the edge of the box.
Morton started the second half very positively and Rab Douglas had to look sharp on a few occasions, but they did pull one back when O'Brien scored a fine goal, it was end to end stuff now and Dundee defended well to keep the Ton at bay, but Harkins could have scored again but the Morton keeper saved well. But with 18 mins to go Leighton McIntosh wrapped up the 3 points when clean through he tried to chip the keeper who saved but the ball fell kindly and he headed home to send the Dundee fans wild with delight.
So another fine performance and now might just need a point at Dingwall to make sure of First Division football next season.
Dundee: Douglas, Benedictus (Webster 69) McKeown, Weston, Lockwood
Riley, O’Donnell, Irvine, Forsyth, Harkins, McIntosh. Unused subs: Gibson (gk), Rennie, Bartlett, Tulleth
Att: 2,069
Ref: Kevin Clancy
Dundee started very well and got off to a great start when good play led to Matt Lockwood to cross to the back post where young striker Leighton McIntosh headed home to score his second goal for the club. Dundee played some fine stuff and with a bit of luck they could have scored 3 or four goals. Morton played okay as well and Douglas had a couple of fine saves. I think we got off with a break from the ref when O'Brien went down in the box but the ref booked him for diving. I thought it was a penalty. But in 42 minutes Dundee got the vital second goal and what a goal is was, Gary Harkins used some skill to make space and he beat the keeper with a superb chip from the edge of the box.
So another fine performance and now might just need a point at Dingwall to make sure of First Division football next season.
Dundee: Douglas, Benedictus (Webster 69) McKeown, Weston, Lockwood
Riley, O’Donnell, Irvine, Forsyth, Harkins, McIntosh. Unused subs: Gibson (gk), Rennie, Bartlett, Tulleth
Att: 2,069
Ref: Kevin Clancy
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Dundee 1 Stirling Albion 1, Dens Park, First Division, 10-April-11
Dundee started with Lockwood and Benedictus taking up the centre half spots, Connor Rennie stayed at right back, with Craig Forsyth moving to left back. Nicky Riley returned to the team. Weston, Irvine and McKeown all missed the game due to suspension.
Both teams started quite slowly and not much goalmouth action for the first 15 mins. At the least the young players had settle in okay, with Graham Webster having a few good touches. But as Dundee were starting to look dangerous Stirling scored Rab Douglas made a good diving save but Mullen followed up to score from the rebound. Dundee then change and put Bartlett back to left back and moved Forsyth further forward. It worked and Dundee looked more dangerous going forward, and Harkins was unlucky with a shot which hit the post.
Into the second half and Dundee started well and McIntosh forced Reidford into a diving save, then O'Donnell was unlucky when his shot came back off the bar. But the goal did come in 49 minutes when a good run from Forsyth and then found Leighton McIntosh who placed the ball into the corner for a well taken goal. Dundee's tails were up but they could not find the killer touch in front of goal. Stirling give them their dues still tried to push forward but Dundee's defence kept them out. Our best chance fell to Kyle Benedictus but his header was way off target from 15 yards out.
So in the end a point is good considering the young team that were playing. It also meant that Stirling Albion were relegated so only at worse is a playoff spot for Dundee this season. But 4 more points might be enough to avoid that.
Dundee: Douglas, Rennie, Benedictus, Lockwood, Bartlett, Riley, Webster (Tulleth 73), O'Donnell, Forsyth, Harkins, McIntosh. Subs: Gibson, Carnegie, Hutcheon, Irons.
Att: 4,177
Ref: Gary Hilland
Both teams started quite slowly and not much goalmouth action for the first 15 mins. At the least the young players had settle in okay, with Graham Webster having a few good touches. But as Dundee were starting to look dangerous Stirling scored Rab Douglas made a good diving save but Mullen followed up to score from the rebound. Dundee then change and put Bartlett back to left back and moved Forsyth further forward. It worked and Dundee looked more dangerous going forward, and Harkins was unlucky with a shot which hit the post.Into the second half and Dundee started well and McIntosh forced Reidford into a diving save, then O'Donnell was unlucky when his shot came back off the bar. But the goal did come in 49 minutes when a good run from Forsyth and then found Leighton McIntosh who placed the ball into the corner for a well taken goal. Dundee's tails were up but they could not find the killer touch in front of goal. Stirling give them their dues still tried to push forward but Dundee's defence kept them out. Our best chance fell to Kyle Benedictus but his header was way off target from 15 yards out.
So in the end a point is good considering the young team that were playing. It also meant that Stirling Albion were relegated so only at worse is a playoff spot for Dundee this season. But 4 more points might be enough to avoid that.
Dundee: Douglas, Rennie, Benedictus, Lockwood, Bartlett, Riley, Webster (Tulleth 73), O'Donnell, Forsyth, Harkins, McIntosh. Subs: Gibson, Carnegie, Hutcheon, Irons.
Att: 4,177
Ref: Gary Hilland
