Dundee 4
Montrose 0
League Cup (3rd Round)

Match Report

Newspaper extract from The Courier .

The Montrose dream of further Skol Cup glory to add to their magnificent win over Hearts faded out in the second half at Dens Park last night.

Ahead 1-0 at half-time, Dundee weren't looking all that comfortable. But after Rab Shannon got the second goal to add to Ross Jack's somewhat lucky first, they were completely in the driving seat.

Montrose never lacked effort/and, in Ray Charles, had a keeper who came near to stealing the show.

However they didn't have anyone with the class of man of the match Tosh McKinlay or the power of Rab Shannon.

It was also intriguing to see Jack using a pace that hasn't been too evident until this season.

Dundee now go on to meet Rangers in a lucrative quarter- final tie at Ibrox next Wednesday.

Ray Charles rates highly as a keeper-and he twice proved why in the first nine minutes.

A great reverse pass from Forsyth allowed Harvey to set up Stephen for a shot. It was a Wicked "bender" which saw Charles throw himself left to clutch in mid-air.

Then McKinlay burst through from the back and shot, but again the keeper was there, this time to charge the ball down and away.

He should have had no chance in 11 minutes though, when Brown raced into the box. A chip shot, however, went too low and Charles gathered easily.

Montrose were finding it tough, but kept their cool and set up a move in 15 minutes. which worried Dundee. A Barr cross started it, Forsyth headed up instead of out and Geddes had to punch clear.

But the ball only went as far as Tony Duffy, whose shot was not full powered though still had Geddes scrambling to grab it.

As Dundee began to show signs of tension, Montrose gave them good reason in 22 minutes.

A clearance downfield from the Montrose box saw Jim Duffy and Forsyth collide just over the halfway line, Off went Allan, pursued by Duffy,

Fortunately for the Dark Blues, Geddes timed his depart ure from his goal-line perfectly to block the striker's shot and Duffy cleared for a fruitless corner

After McLelland had been talked to for a foul on Stephen the game to'd and fro'd fro'd without much threat to the keepers until the 31st minute.

Just when it appeared Mont- rose were coping fairly easily with Dundee's attacks. Shannon broke from the midfield to blast a great shot against the right hand posti

Ross Jack was racing in and the ball appeared to strike him and rebound like a rocket past Charles, but it is THAT you score them not HOW, that counts!

Four minutes later came the first booking of a none too physical game. McLelland. earlier spoken to for a foul on Stephen, downed Jack and had his name taken.

Montrose were being out- paced at times, but they did not let it worry them overmuch and kept trying to build on solid defensive work.

The second half opened with Dundee nearly going further ahead. A Stephen cross was met almost perfectly with his head by Jack. Charles threw himself low to his left to clear.

Minutes later he again distinguished himself by cutting out a dangerous Angus cross.

But Dundee were in a higher gear now and it showed in 52 minutes. A McKinlay cross was only half-cleared and Shannon, unmarked in the box, lashed the ball through a forest of legs for goal No. 2 with Charles unsighted.

A minute later. Stephen smashed in a header from an Angus cross, but the keeper was again equal to his task with a brilliant clutch.

Forsyth, obviously struggling with a leg injury was replaced by McGeachie and Murray went on for Patterson.

Dundee, much more relaxed now, kept up the pressure and though Charles had a great save from a Duffy header he could do nothing about the third Dundee goal in 62 minutes-hard though he tried.

Jack sent Harvey away in midfield. He bored in on thp keeper but Charles intercepted his first attempt to get past. The ball broke kindly for the striker though, and he dummied his way into the clear to guide the ball home.

Montrose, with Wright on for Tony Duffy, kept plugging away, but it was pretty much one way traffic.

Then, suddenly. Murray struck the Dundee crossbar with a shot but it was Montrose who suffered.

The ball rebounded and was hoisted upfield to Stephen. As he was trying to round the keeper, Charles brought him down. The ref pointed to the penalty spot and Brown calmly made it 4-0.

With Kidd on for Stephen, Dundee kept up the pressure without adding to their score.