Dundee’s early pressure paid off when Luke McCowan opened the scoring. A well worked move started with Pineda who drove forward, Rudden then picked up the ball and played it wide to Robertson who delivered a low cross into the box which was met by McCowan who slotted the ball into the net.
Stirling Albion levelled the game a few minutes later when Josh Cooper scored when he never gave up on a long ball and he managed to squeeze the ball home.
Pineda then had two chances in quick succession firstly heading over from a cross from McCowan and then was just unable to get a clean shot on goal after a cross from Rudden.
Stirling took the lead after Dundee failed to clear a free kick and Ross McGeachie scored with a low shot into the net. Soon after Rudden hit the post with a header from a McCowan cross.
Dundee made five changes for the second half with Portales, Lochhead, Wilkie, Allan, and Mohammed all coming on, replacing Kerr, Lamie, McCowan, Boateng and Rudden.
They started well and levelled the game when Lewis drove forward and played in and Jack Wilkie who side-footed the ball into the bottom corner of the net.
A lot of good football was played by both teams, but they failed to score any of the chances which got to the final stage.
Dundee made more changes when Mo Sylla and Diego Pineda were replaced by Luke Graham and Euan Mutale.
Sebastian Lochhead came off in the 70th minute due to injury and was replaced by Marley Sweenie-Rowe. Just after this substitute Stirling nearly went in front again when Keiran Moore had a shot outside of the box but it went just over the bar.
That's how the game ended and well done to Ross McGeachie service to his club Stirling Albion over the years.
Dundee: Legzdins, Kerr(Portales-45mins), Ashcroft, Lamie (Lochhead 45 mins – Sweenie-Rowe 70 mins), Roberson, Sylla (Graham 60 mins), Lewis, McCowan (Wilkie 45 mins), Pineda (Mutale), Rudden (Mohammed)
