Hibs scored after 16 minutes with a well worked goal on the break. At least this made Dundee attack more and they looked much better with McCowan had a couple of good efforts.
Dundee had a lot of the ball in the last 20 minutes of the first half but failed to trouble Marshall in the Hibs goal.
Second half and Dundee started well and Beck had a great run then fouled to stop a great run. From the free kick McCowan's shot hit the wall.
Then Hibs scored again from a corner was headed home. A simple goal to lose and made it harder to come back from 2 nil down.
Minutes later the goal scorer was sent off for a second booking when he fouled Beck. Soon after Dundee made aggressive attacking changes replacing Ricki Lamie with Charlie Reilly and then Lyall Cameron and Amadou Bakayoko with Scott Tiffoney and Zach Robinson. Reilly took up the right wing spot, with Tiffoney on the left. Dundee’s formation was basically 2-4-4.
The new wide players, with Dundee pushing forward from midfield, stretched Hibs. Tiffoney hugged the left touchline allowing Owen Beck space to cut infield causing Hibs endless problems.
Then Antonio Portales missed a great chance when he missed a header from a Beck cross as Dundee came closer to scoring.
Then in 86 minutes Reilly cut in from the right and his pass across the penalty area gave Beck space to shoot. Bushiri blocked, but Owen Beck followed up to score through a crowd of players.
With around 10 minutes to go counting injury time Dundee pushed for the vital next goal. But they forced a few corners but the ball would not break for them and the game ended 2-1 defeat.
Dundee: Carson, Portales, Shaughnessy (c), Lamie (Reilly 70), McGhee, Cameron (Tifffoney 75), Boateng, McCowan, Beck, Bakayoko (Robinson 75), Rudden. Unused Subs: Legzdins (gk), Kerr, Robertson, Howley, Donnelly, Sylla.
Referee: Don Robertson
Att: 6,652
