Dundee started te game well and Jason Cummings had a good effort saved by the Motherwell keeper, Elliot had a decent effort saved as Dundee failed to score from their corner.
Close to half time and Motherwell should have taken the lead when Lee Ashcroft was tackled by Shields as he was about to pass. The ball broke to Lawless and Motherwell had two attackers against Liam Fontaine, the only covering defender. Lawless set up Shields and he smashed his shot against the crossbar from 12 yards.
Second half and Dundee came out in a all attack mode which pushed the well defence back. They forced a few corners as Dundee pushed the vital opening goal.
After that the Dee settled back into aggressive attack forcing Well into deep and desperate defence. Kelly again saved impressively from Charlie Adam’s low, rasping 30 yard shot.
Only a minute later Dundee frustratingly had a goal disallowed. McMullan’s energetic pressing forced Grimshaw to lose possession as he tried to come out of defence. Luke McCowan took over and jinked inside. He might have shot, but chose to pass to Cummings who netted from six yards, only to be flagged for offside.
Dundee came close when McMullen miskicked in the box as they forced corner after corner. but with twelve minutes to go Dundee finally scored McMullan’s corner from the left was straightforward. He dropped it into the danger area and let everyone fight it out. Lee Ashcroft wanted it most, using his strength to outmuscle the Motherwell defenders as he climbed to power home his header from eight yards.
Dens Park was now rocking as Dundee were going for the second killer goal, they came close a few time but they found well keeper Kelly in fine form.
Dundee ran down the clock to see the game out, a well deserved win for the Dark Blues which puts them in to the 1/4 Final stages of the Premier Sports Cup.
Dundee: Legzdins, Elliott, Ashcroft, Fontaine, Marshall, McGhee, Byrne (McGowan 82), Adam (c)
McMullan, Cummings (McDaid 88), McCowan (Jakubiak 75) Unused Subs: Lawlor (gk), Sharp (gk), Sweeney, Robertson, Panter.
Referee: Kevin Clancy
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