Sunday, May 02, 2021

Queen of the South 0, Dundee 2, Palmerstone Park, Scottish Championship, 30-April-21

Dundee secured second spot in the league after a fine 2-0 win at Queen of the South. The only change in the Dundee line up was Max Anderson replaced the injured Liam Fontaine. 

Dundee started well and knocked the ball about, and attacked with pace when they broke from defence. Jason Cummings had two efforts on goal, before Paul McMullen hit the ball off the bar,  a couple of inched down it would have been a goal.  

But a couple of minutes later and Jason Cummings scored after beating the off-side trap to round the keeper to score the vital opening goal. It was a great pass from McMullen to set up the goal.

This settled Dundee and they kept going forward with the defence looking good and solid. Queens did have a few efforts but they never troubled Adam Legzdins in the Dundee goal.

Max Anderson had a great chance but the young midfielder just missed the target with a fine shot, but minutes later and Jason Cummings scored again after his first shot was saved, but the ball bounced of Jason's knee and into the net. 

Second half and Cummings nearly got his hat-trick but his shot was just wide, Dundee were in control of the game and were never in any danger of losing the game. 

Paul McMullen almost scored with a rising shot which just missed the top corner of the goal. Declan McDaid and Osman Sow replaced McMullen and Cumming in the last 15 minutes. 

Dundee seen the game out and it was good to see as the club finished second and it means two less games in the play-offs. Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic will now play and Dundee will play the winner in the Semi-Final.

Dundee: Legzdins, Elliott, McGhee, Ashcroft, Kerr, McMullan (McDaid 72), Byrne, Anderson, McGowan, Adam (c), Cummings (Sow 78). Unused Subs: Ferrie, Jakubiak, Mullen, Afolabi, Fisher.

Referee: Don Robertson