Dundee lost top spot in the Championship when they lost 1-0 to third placed Falkirk, the only goal came from a cross from Miller which was headed home by Mark Beck at the far post. By reports Dundee had started well and had various chances before the goal and after but failed to take them.
Second half they were much poorer and Kyle Letheren saved a penalty to stop it being 2-0. Dundee failed to get the vital goal for us to grab a point. Hamilton drew 1-1 at Cowdenbeath with the Blue Brazil scoring in the 95th minute to help us in the title run in. Hamilton go top on more goals scored. The lack of goals being scored is becoming a worry for me. Hopeful next Saturday's visit to New Douglas Park is the best time to start...
Monday, March 31, 2014
Dundee win but fail to Impress....
Dundee 1 Queen of the South 0, Dens Park, SPFL Championship, 25-March-14
Dundee beat Queen of the South at Dens on Tusday night, but they struggled in the first half with the Doonhammers having some good chances but failed to take. Dundee did very little in the opening period and they can be thankful Kyle Letheren was in fine form. Adam Cumming was making his debut and fitted well into the defence.
Second half was much better with Dundee starting to push forward and create some chances, but the breakthrough goal arrived on 57minutes when a McAlister cross was headed home by midfielder Iain Davidson to the relief of the Dundee fans. Then another chance came after a MacDonald back heel set up Gavin Rae but shot wildly wide of the goal. Nade came on for Riley to try and get the second killer goal to finish the game.
Striker Boyle had a great chance but chose to have a shot which the keeper saved instead of picking out McAlister who was clear. Dundee held out for the three points.
Next up is Falkirk who we haven't beaten all season so far.
Dundee: Letheren, Irvine, Gallagher, Cummins, Dyer, Davidson, Rae, Riley (Nade 72), Boyle, McAlister, MacDonald (Conroy 80). Subs: Twardzik, Lockwood, Conroy, Nade, Beattie, Doris, Reid.
Att: 3,999
Ref: Euan Anderson
Dundee beat Queen of the South at Dens on Tusday night, but they struggled in the first half with the Doonhammers having some good chances but failed to take. Dundee did very little in the opening period and they can be thankful Kyle Letheren was in fine form. Adam Cumming was making his debut and fitted well into the defence.
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| Dundee players celebrate the winning goal |
Second half was much better with Dundee starting to push forward and create some chances, but the breakthrough goal arrived on 57minutes when a McAlister cross was headed home by midfielder Iain Davidson to the relief of the Dundee fans. Then another chance came after a MacDonald back heel set up Gavin Rae but shot wildly wide of the goal. Nade came on for Riley to try and get the second killer goal to finish the game.
Striker Boyle had a great chance but chose to have a shot which the keeper saved instead of picking out McAlister who was clear. Dundee held out for the three points.
Next up is Falkirk who we haven't beaten all season so far.
Dundee: Letheren, Irvine, Gallagher, Cummins, Dyer, Davidson, Rae, Riley (Nade 72), Boyle, McAlister, MacDonald (Conroy 80). Subs: Twardzik, Lockwood, Conroy, Nade, Beattie, Doris, Reid.
Att: 3,999
Ref: Euan Anderson
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Dundee Win At Dumbarton .......Just
Dumbarton 0, Dundee 1, Bet Butler Stadium, SPFL Championship, 22nd-March-14.
Dundee scraped through at Dumbarton on Saturday after the home team nearly done enough to earn some points. The dark blues started the game poorly and looked all over the place at the back. Early on Letheren had to look sharp to deny a goal. It then looked as if Dumbarton should have taken the lead when Letheren fumbled a Turner header over the line it looked a goal to me but it was ruled off for a foul in the box, to be fair it did not look much. Dundee did not heed this warning and they were saved a few times with Letheren making some good saves, the pace of Chris Kane was causing problems for the Dark Blues defence. I was glad to see half-time with the score still at 0-0.
Second half and Dundee were much better but struggled to get shots on goal, with only a Nade header on target to show for their efforts. Manager Hartley made changes with McDonald coming on for Nade who l thought had played okay with some neat flick on play. Later Craig Beattie came on the big striker has been out injured for before Christmas. But with the time running out Dundee were handed a gift when a long hopeful ball was headed out poorly by the keeper and Peter McDonald kept his composure and score from a very tight angle which saw the Dundee fans go wild with delight and relief that we had maybe snatched all three points. But only couple of minutes later and Benedictus gave away a needless penalty to give the Sons a chance to level, but Kyle Letheren stood strong to make a great save from Prunty,s spot-kick effort. This might prove vital in the run in with Hamilton winning 4-3 at Morton.
Dundee: Letheren, Irvine, Gallagher, Benedictus, Dyer, Davidson, McBride (Rae), Riley, McAlister, Conroy (Beattie), Nade (MacDonald.
Second half and Dundee were much better but struggled to get shots on goal, with only a Nade header on target to show for their efforts. Manager Hartley made changes with McDonald coming on for Nade who l thought had played okay with some neat flick on play. Later Craig Beattie came on the big striker has been out injured for before Christmas. But with the time running out Dundee were handed a gift when a long hopeful ball was headed out poorly by the keeper and Peter McDonald kept his composure and score from a very tight angle which saw the Dundee fans go wild with delight and relief that we had maybe snatched all three points. But only couple of minutes later and Benedictus gave away a needless penalty to give the Sons a chance to level, but Kyle Letheren stood strong to make a great save from Prunty,s spot-kick effort. This might prove vital in the run in with Hamilton winning 4-3 at Morton.
Dundee: Letheren, Irvine, Gallagher, Benedictus, Dyer, Davidson, McBride (Rae), Riley, McAlister, Conroy (Beattie), Nade (MacDonald.
Ref: Brian Colvin
Att: 1,222