Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Dundee 2, Aberdeen 2, Dens Park, cinch Premiership, 2nd April 2022

Dundee's only change to the team was Danny Mullen came in for Declan McDaid, who was on the bench. Dundee started well and went for goal straight away, Christie Elliott hit the ball with pace across the Aberdeen box. 

Aberdeen then had a couple of chances and Lawlor done well to save when the ball  hit the bar. The game went end to end with a lot of scrappy football as both teams struggled to get the final move to create the first goal.

Dundee went close when Mullen's shot shaved the bar, at the other end Cammy Kerr headed one off the line, but the first goal came on 41 minutes when Ramsay scored with a fine shot to give Aberdeen the lead in the first half which came minutes later.

Second half and Dundee had a effort blocked to deny Rudden, Aberdeen attack more and it made Dundee change it when Charlie Adam came on for Christie Elliott. 

It changed the game as Dundee looked better going forward, and on 59 minutes Dundee were level. A good free kick after Marshall was fouled and Adam's cross was headed home by Jordan McGhee. It gave the Dundee support a lift.

But on 81 minutes Aberdeen took the lead again when McRorie scored from close in a poor goal to lose, I think the defence was too busy watching the diving Aberdeen strike who went down  looking for a penalty. 

Dundee hit back on 86 minutes again another free kick for Charlie Adam and his ball was headed home by Danny Mullen. Bothe teams went for the winner but it ended 2-2.

A point which Dundee fully deserved and gives us more hope of winning games in the coming weeks.

Dundee: Lawlor, Elliott (Adam 59), Kerr, Sweeney, McGhee (c), Marshall, McMullan, Byrne, McGowan, Mullen, Rudden (McDaid 70). Unused Subs: Sharp (gk), Mulligan, McCowan, Daley-Campbell, Anderson, Ibsen Rossi, McGinn.

Referee: John Beaton

Att: 7,815