DUNDEE 1 St Johnstone 1
By Dundeefc.net
April 25 2002
Dundee could only manage a 1-1 draw against the bottom club from the village of Perth. This game saw Dundee start at their brilliant best scoring after 3 minutes, however the performance went downhill thereafter, thanks to an atroscious performance from the overweight referee Willie Young
DUNDEE 1(Milne 3)
St Johnstone 1 (Jackson 71pen)
Attendance: 7,050
Referee: Willie Young
Subs:
Robertson (for Romano 78)
Sara (for Garrido 82)
Mathers, Fatello, Coyne
Sent Off:
Dundee:-
St Johnstone: -
Booked:
Dundee:
St Johnstone:McDonald
The first incident of the game came after just 90 seconds when Gavin Rae fired home from ten yards, but was given offside.
A minute later the home fans were on their feet again and this time their team were 1-0 up.
Great play down the left by Fabian Cabellero took him past a Saints' defender before he passed to the far post where Steve Milne was on hand to hook the ball past Main from close range.
Parker almost had the Perth Farmers level with 20 minutes played but after going past Jamie Langfield his goalbound shot was booted off the line by Zura Khizanishvili.
Ten minutes before the interval, a cracking right foot shot by Dasovic from all of thirty yards crashed off the underside of the crossbar as Jamie Langfield looked on helplessly but luckily for him the rebound was headed straight into his hands by ex-Dark Blue favourite Willie Falconer.
The visitors started the second half with McCluskey on in place of Weir.
Ten minutes into the second half Dods almost beat his own keeper with a right foot lob, but fortunately for the Saint's defender the ball hit the side netting.
With just over an hour gone a thirty yard effort by Gavin Rae went just past Alan Main's left hand post.
Five minutes later a shot by Fabian Caballero from the angle of the box lacked power and was saved by Main.
With 71minutes played St Johnstone were awarded a penalty when Barry Smith was penalised for a foul on Saints' sub MacDonald just inside the box.
Jackson stepped up and made no mistake from the spot kick sending his right-foot shot to Jamie Langfield's left with the Scotland squad keeper diving to his right.
With thirteen minutes remaining Fabian Caballero fired agonisingly wide after a good touch into his path by Steven Milne.
In 82 minutes Ivano sent on Juan Sara in place of Beto Garrido as both teams went in search of a winning goal.
However it was Saints' sub MacDonald who almost grabbed the winner but his left foot shot was brilliantly saved by Jamie Langfield.
One minute into time added on a corner taken from the left by Jackson was headed on by Dods at the near post but his looping header landed on top of the net and the game ended all square.
Dundeefc man of the match: Walter Del Rio