Dundee did change their formation and it helped them settle into the game, they managed to get two shots on goal. Luke McCowan robbed Connor Barron and played Cameron in but keeper Roos parried the shot. Late in the half McCowan worked a neat move with Tiffoney which gave Cameron space to shoot from 20 yards and his fierce shot clipped the top of the bar.
Dundee upped their game and took charge after the restart. Malach Boateng replaced Mo Sylla at the start of the second half. At last the Dark Blues were working their way conistently through the midfield with quick passing and smart movement.
Aberdeen had a few attacks but never troubled the Dundee defence, as Dundee kept looking for the vital goal. Tiffoney raced down the right. With the Dons defence scattered all over the place, he passed across goal for Cameron whose shot beat Roos but was somehow cleared off the line by Angus MacDonald.
It was agreat chance and another day it might have went into the net. Then Bakayoko only for the striker to prod his shot wide. Curtis Main came on for Dara Costelloe and thought he’d grabbed the winner from close range following a goalmouth scramble. The officials disallowed the goal for offside, a decision that was eventually confirmed after an agonising, interminable VAR review.
Aaron Donnelly saw a ferocious shot charged down following a long throw. In the resulting stramash Main hooked the ball over his head and Roos touched the ball onto the bar and over.
It was going into eight minutes of injury time when a big roar went up as Motherwell had scored to level the game and now Dundee only needed a draw to make the top 6.
Owen Dodgson and Ricki Lamie came on for Aaron Dodgson and Amadou Bakayoko as Dundee played out the remaining few minutes calmly as the fans sang and cheered them over the line.
Then Aberdeen went down to 10 men when Shinnie was sent off for a second booking when he done a late tackle on Malachi Boateng.
Aberdeen did have a wee spell of pressure but Dundee held out for the vital point to the sheer delight of the Dundee fans who celebrated when the final whistle blew. It was great to see and was so glad myself and Alexander had travelled up from London on Friday after a wee family break.
Well done to Tony Docherty his staff and all the players to archive the top six this season.
Dundee: McCracken, Portales, Shaughnessy (c), Donnelly (90+3), McGhee, Cameron, Sylla (Boateng at half time), McCowan, Costelloe (Main 74), Bakayoko (Lamie 90+3), Tiffoney (Mellon 85). Unused Subs: Sharp (gk), Astley, Robinson, Robertson.
