Dundee 2
St Mirren 5
League (Premier Division)

Match Report

Before the game, Dundee manager Archie Knox told his players they were playing for the future of the club. But it wasn't long before that outlook looked distinctly bleak.

Dundee were caught cold with a McDougall header in the 4th minute, Fitzpatrick supplying the cross. The Dens' cause wasn't helped when McCall was stretchered off soon after, but a two-goals-in-two-minute burst then put Saints in Easy Street.

McAvennie got the first after a McDougall shot had rebounded from the bar. McDougall himself collected the second when he beat Smith in a race for a long through ball to lob over the advancing Geddes.

Dundee successfully reorganised their defence to counter the pace of McAvennie and McDougall and Colin Harris should have levelled the opportunities. scores with three golden opportunities.

Unfortunately for the Dark Blues he netted only one. Ironically, the chance he took was the hardest of the three, as he dived full length to head home a low cross from Peter Mackie.

Dundee needed a quick goal after the break to get back into the match. Instead, they gave the visitors a soft goal from a free-kick about 30 yards out. Keeper Geddes was at fault as he allowed McCormack's shot to squirm through his hands.

St Mirren went nap with the best goal of the game when substitute Billy Abercromby scored following a fine dummy from McAvennie which distracted the Dundee defence. Skipper Cammy Fraser scored a second for the Dens Parkers late on.

McGeachie, of Dundee, was the only player booked.

Match report written by The Sunday Post