Dundee Manager gave new striker Danny Johnson a starting place, with Jordan McGhee coming back into the side. Declan McDaid and Josh Mulligan were back on the bench.
Dundee started well and the link up play was good. Their passing was much better and they seemed to be up for it. Inverness struggled to get going in the early stages. Danny Johnson should have scored when the ball fell nicely in the box, but the new striker's effort flew wide of the goal. Jack Hamilton made a good save after the ball was deflected towards the bottom corner of the goal.
Danny Johnson made up for his early miss when he got a powerful shot on target to give Dundee the lead. The Caley keeper should have done better, and really should have saved it. Dundee finished the half much the better side.
Second half and it was mainly one way traffic with Dundee missing a few chance to finish the game. Paul McGowan was unlucky after a mazy run. Inverness seemed to be out of ideas and really Dundee were never in any danger. James McPake send on Declan McDaid and Josh Todd for Danny Johnson and Paul McGowan in the later stages.
So a good win for Dundee who looked much better, and it was good that East Fife got through to the second round with our City rivals missing out.
Next game is at Dunfermline which will be a test, a good support should travel and I hope we can start the league with a positive result.
Dundee: Hamilton, McGhee, Forster, Meekings, Kerr, Robertson, Byrne, Marshall, McGowan (McDaid 79), Nelson (Mulligan 90+1), Johnson (Todd 66) Unused Subs: Ferrie , Moore, Cameron, Cunningham.
Att: 2,066
Ref: Nick Walsh.
On this day in 1984 Dundee beat SV Elvesberg 3-1 on their tour of West Germany. The goals were scored by Albert Kidd (2), and Ray Stephen I remember the game well it was my second game of that tour.
