Dundee started well and they knocked the ball about well and looked dangerous on the break. But the did have a scare when a header from Carl Tremarco hit the post. Scott Bain then made a great save to foil ICT again, but Dundee began to settled and opened the scoring on 36 minutes.
Kevin Holt burst infield from the left wing, pulling home players out of position. He found Hateley in space and he swept the ball out to Kerr, who had time to swing over a perfect cross for Marcus Haber to score with a close range header at the far post. Then right on half-time Dundee got their second goal when Darren O'Dea headed home a Hateley corner.
So 2-0 up at the break it was looking good for the dark blues at half-time.
Dundee started the second half pressing the home defence, but Caley Thistle broke and put Dundee under pressure from one of the corners the referee spotted Etxabeguren pushing McKay and pointed to the spot. McKay took the penalty himself and rolled the ball home with Bain going the wrong way.
Dundee responded well and almost scored immediately. Henrik Ojamaa played the ball across goal and Paul McGowan fired against the post from eight yards. Just after the hour Caley Thistle had a controversial escape when Mark O’Hara showed neat skill to beat Tremarco on the right and run along the byline. His cross was met on the volley by Ojamaa, but Gary Warren managed to scoop the ball away, with the Dundee players claiming it had already crossed the goalline. Tom Hateley sent his follow up shot past the post.
As play swept from end to end only a fine double save by Scott Bain kept the Dee in the lead after Billy King’s cut back. First he blocked Ross Draper’s shot and then Iain Vigurs’ follow up. Within a minute Dundee should have put the game out of Caley Thistle’s reach when Ojamaa sent McGowan clear, but with only the keeper to beat the Dee midfielder sent his shot over the bar.
Dundee were looking dangerous on the break, but gave away a soft penalty when there seemed no real danger. Etxabeguren misjudged a high ball and clumsily came over the top of Henri Anier as they jumped. McKay sent his second spot kick exactly the same way as his first, but this time Scott Bain pulled off a great low save.
With 12 minutes left were again caught out in the wind when a long ball allowed Billy McKay ran clear. Bain saved his shot, but Tansey followed up to equalise.
Both teams tried to win it in the final minutes with a Klok free kick being blocked by the Caley Thistle wall. Soon after the final whistle blew to end the game. It was 2 points dropped today and it felt like a defeat, but at least they created chances to seal the game in the second half.
Next week it the Kilmarnock game at Dens we need a win that is very vital in the dogfight at the bottom six at the moment.
Dundee: Bain, Etxabeguren, Gomis, O’Dea, Kerr, Hateley (Klok 83), O’Hara, McGowan, Holt
Ojamaa (El Bakhtaoui 85), Haber. Unused Subs: Mitchell, Vincent, Williams, Ross, Wighton.
Att: 2,606.
Ref: Nick Walsh.
