Dundee got off to a fast start, taking only six seconds to get their first shot in. From the kick off Paul McMullan startled Rangers by racing past three players before his shot from 18 yards was blocked. The ball was quickly returned into the penalty area but Leigh Griffiths couldn’t get any power in his header.
Then Jordan McGhee send in a header but it was straight at the Rangers keeper, Rangers did have some attacks and scored on 16 minutes when Aribo finished well when he was sent clear on goal.
Leigh Griffiths had two efforts on goal as Dundee kept attacking when they could. The striker who carring a injury came off after 39 minutes replaced by Jason Cummings.
Dundee were dangerous right from the start of the second half. Ryan Sweeney got onto the end of Paul McMullan’s free kick but sent his header straight at McLaughlin.
Max Anderson robbed Glen Kamara in midfield but with Rangers’ defence wide open he overhit the pass that should have sent Cummings clear.
Anderson hit a fine long pass for McMullan whose first touch with his chest took the last man, Goldson, out of the game. McMullan raced in on goal, rounded the keeper, but was flattened by McLaughlin’s challenge before he could roll the ball into the empty goal.
Referee Bobby Madden decided the keeper’s goal-saving foul was worth only a yellow card and McLaughlin stayed on the field to block Cummings’ penalty kick. The ball rebounded high into the air and McLaughlin was able to gather it as it came down.
Dundee kept going until the end the closest they came is when McGhee headed wide, good play from Jordan Marshall who had two great runs down the wing.
I was not over impressed by Rangers and Dundee should have got a draw and they played well.
Dundee: Legzdins, Kerr, Ashcroft, Sweeney, Fontaine, Marshall, McGhee (c), Byrne (Jakubiak 73), Anderson (McGowan 61), McMullan, Griffiths Unused Subs: Lawlor (gk), McCowan, Panter, Sheridan, Cummings.
Att: 8,574
Referee: Bobby Madden
