Hearts had the early play and Scott Bain had to make a couple of saves, Dundee were playing it from the back and sometimes it put the defence in trouble. Thankfully we never lost a goal due this. The players will hopefully get comfy with this practise.
Dundee did not much chance going into half time only a Lewis Spence shot which went wide of the target. But right on half time and Dundee forced a corner which Kevin Holt took and his cross found Kerr Waddle to head home unmarked in the box. It was against the run of play but it was a vital time to take the lead.
Second half and Hearts had some chance to get level but found Scott Bain in good form and they hit the cross bar, as it happens it took a mistake from Dundee to gift Hearts their goal a long pass back from Moussa was too short and Lafferty nipped in to round Bain to score with ease.
It made a open game now as Dundee did go forward to look for a winner, Hearts winger Walker forced into a fine save near the end. The A-Jay Leitch-Smith forced the Hearts keeper to save well and from the resulting corner from Paul McGowan and Kerr Waddle again headed home to win the game for the dark blues.
A welcome three points and it happy Dundee fans heading home seven points from a possible Nine is a lot better form. Next up is a trip to Parkhead to face Celtic in the league.
Dundee: Bain, Holt, O’Dea (Kerr 64), Kamara, Moussa (Leitch-Smith 77), O’Hara, McGowan, Deacon (El Bakhtaoui 82), Hendry, Spence, Waddell. Subs Unused: Parish, Allan, Aurtenetxe, Wolters
Att: 702
Ref: Steven McLean
