19/07/99 Forfar 0 Dundee 2
By Dundeefc.net
April 24 2002
MON 19TH JULY
Forfar Athletic 0 DUNDEE 2 (Falconer 41, Milne 72)
Subs:
Van Eijs (for Neves) Milne (for Miller) Wilkie (for Valido) Yates (for Coyne)
Sub not used: Langfield
Attendance: 647
Dundee dominated proceedings at Station Park, although the home side always looked dangerous on the break.
Portuguese trialist Valido had a quiet game at the back but looked a quality footballer, His countryman Neves, on the right of midfield, had more opportunity to impress and was involved in many of the better moments. His run and cross for Falconer after 17 minutes almost broke the deadlock with Moffat doing well to tip the strikers header over. Soon afterwards the former Porto man came close himself when Coyne cut the ball back to him, He twisted and turned before firing through a ruck of players only for Moffat to palm the shot round the post.
Willie Falconer's was getting into good positions and had a couple of good chances before he doubled his pre-season tally with a header from McSkimming's right side corner with four minutes to the interval.
The second half brought a succession of substitutes from Dundee, with Van Eijs replacing Neves and making an impact with his forceful runs forward from full back, he came close when his 20 yarder slipped just past the post.
By this stage Valido, Miller and Rae had given way for Robertson, Milne and Wilkie, with Michael Yates making his first appearance when he replaced Tommy Coyne with twenty minutes to go. The signing from English non-league looked eager enough and worked hard, but without getting into scoring positions, and it was Steven Milne who made the biggest impact, getting on the end of a sliced McSkimming shot to blast the ball into the net from an acute angle with 18 minutes left.