But deep into injury time Dundee got the winning goal when Stewart played a wee pass to Craig Wighton and the young striker placed his shot into the corner to send the Dundee fans wild.
This goal put out bitter rivals down and it was good to see Dundee fans so happy with this result.
Dundee: Bain, McGinn, Gadzhalov, O'Dea, Holt, McGowan (Etxabeguren 15), Ross, Stewart, Harkins (c), Wighton, Hemmings. Unused Subs: Mitchell (gk), Konrad, Meggatt, Arturo, Colquhoun, Curran.
Ref: W Collum
Att: 10,088