The game got off to a slow start with Dundee playing some nice football in midfield but never any clear cut chancers were create. Motherwell looked fast and dangerous on the break.
The opening goal arrived after 36 minutes. Aaron Donnelly’s deep cross from the left found no takers. Camerom retrieved the ball and sent over a superb cross to the far post. Bakayoko headed back across goal leaving Jordan McGhee with a simple header to make it 1-0.
It was a big bonus for Dundee and Motherwell fought back and looked dangerous until hal-time.
Second half and Motherwell continued to look good pushing Dundee back and they missed a couple of good chances.
Michael Mellon came on for Scott Tiffoney midway through the second half. The Dee perked up briefly for a few minutes and Luke McCowan missed by inches from the edge of the penalty area. Dundee then extended their lead with the strangest of goals after 70 minutes.
Luke McCowan took a corner on the right. Everyone missed his viciously inswinging delivery and the the ball flew straight into the net inside the far post.
It should have sealed the game but Dundee sat back too much and after a VAR check Motherwell scored from the penalty that was given. McCracken had saved the first effort from Blair but they scored from the second shot this time from Gent.
Within two minutes of play restarting a long ball through the middle found Bair up against Donnelly. The Well striker muscled Donnelly out of the way, ran on and rounded McCracken to score.
Worse was to follow when Motherwell scored again a cross was put and Ebiye scored with an emphatic near post volley.
It felt like a defeat at the end, Dundee did try and score when it was 2-2 but nothing fell for them. Motherwell deseved the win and Dundee paid the price with sitting back too much at 2-0.
Dundee: McCracken, Portales, Shaughnessy (c), Donnelly, McGhee, Cameron (Robinson 90+5), Sylla, McCowan, Costelloe, Bakayoko, Tiffoney (Mellon 68). Unused Subs: Legzdins (gk), Sharp (gk), Dodgson, Astley, Robertson, Boateng, Mutale.
Att: 5,924
Referee: David Dickinson.
