Dundee started well moving the ball about and Scott Allan looked lively sitting just behind the strikers. But it was the visitors who took the lead against the run of play a long throw was missed by O'Dea and Meekings and Doran smashed the ball pass Parish to give the Highlanders the lead.
Dundee then had a few great chances but both Leitch-Smith and Moussa missed when it looked like they should both score. Dundee continued to push forward but had to watch Caley Thistle on the break.
Second half and it took just 2 minutes for Dundee to level the tie, a neat one-two between Allan and Leitch-Smith who's shot was touched into the net by Sofien Moussa. It was then all Dundee for a spell as they pushed their visitors back who had to defend deeper.
It took a great save from Parish to keep the tie level from a Bell header. Soon after Dundee went 2-1 a great run forward from Mark O'Hara and the big midfielder finish well from 20 yards out.
Dundee made a few changes with El Bakhtaoui coming on for Allan and soon after Wolters came on for McGowan. But as time was running out for Caley Thistle they snatched a goal after poor defending from Meekings and O'Dea and Oakley stabbed the ball home to earn a replay.
Dundee did try and win the game in the closing stages but failed to create anything clear cut. A draw in the end was a fair result and Dundee will have it all to do on Tuesday the 30th of January.
Dundee : Parish, Kerr, Meekings, O’Dea (c), Aurtenetxe, O’Hara, Kamara, McGowan (Wolters 85), Allan (El Bakhtaoui 61), Leitch-Smith, Moussa. Unused Subs: Malherbe, Holt, Curran, Waddell, Henvey.
Att: 3,507
Ref: Stephen Finnie
