Dundee 1
Motherwell 0
League (Premier League)

Match Report

Dundee had so many players off ill with the flu that they wanted this match cancelled. But the 14 fit men they did manage to get on the park battled magnificently to grab a win.

Perhaps feeling they had a point to prove, Dundee started at a furious pace and got their noses in front.

Anderson won a corner, and, from it, played in a great cross on to the head of Steven Tweed.

The big defender left Andy Goram grasping thin air, with a powerful downward header.

Dundee might have been expected in the circumstances to have spent the next 88 minutes stoutly defending their slender advantage. But, instead, they took the game to the visitors.

The Dark Blues also had two penalty claims waved away by referee Fyfe, although, in neither instance, did the official appear to be at great fault.

At the other end, Douglas was a spectator for most of the first half, with only a Coyle free-kick that came back off the bar to worry him.

"Well came out for the second half obviously determined to up the pace, but found the Dundee defence standing firm throughout.

Douglas did have to make one great block at close range from Coyle, but, in all honesty, it wasn't the busiest of afternoons for the big keeper.

Dundee, in fact, remained the more dangerous side, hitting Motherwell on the break at speed. Both Anderson and Adamczuk were unlucky to see efforts fail to count.

The only black mark on the day for Dundee was the dismissal of Brian Irvine with three minutes to go.

He had earlier been booked for a needless handball, and paid the price when he then caught Adams in the face with a high boot.

Match report written by The Sunday Post