Lee Ashcroft Makes Dundee Bow

Both sides struggled to settle in the opening stages of the match in a deserted Den’s Park. After a highly competitive first half an hour, with chances for both sides, Dundee took the lead five minutes before the interval. Christie Elliott used his pace down the right-hand side, slipped a pass inside to new signing Alex Jakubiak before he found Paul McGowan who took the ball round the keeper and slotted into an empty net. The second half was full of changes as both managers used their squads to give players minutes, however Dundee finished strongly keeping a clean sheet and opening their pre-season with a 1-0 win. Match sharpness was evidently lacking but both sets of players will be satisfied as they got some much-needed match time before the competitive action begins next month.