League · Premier Division
Dundee Utd1–0Falkirk
Gordan Petrić 54′
Lineups
Dundee Utd
Falkirk
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Falkirk · Starting XI
- Tony Parks
- David Weir
- Neil Oliver
- John Clark
- Joe McLaughlin
- Scott McKenzie
- Eddie May
- Steve Fulton
- Richard Cadette
- Brian Rice
- Colin McDonald
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
Falkirk · Substitutes
- Willie Lamont
- Jamie McGowan
- Nicky Henderson
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Not recorded
Falkirk · Substitutions
- Nicky Henderson for Scott McKenzie84′
Dundee Utd · Manager
Falkirk · Manager
- Jim Jefferies
Dundee Utd · Cautions
- David Hannah56′
- Brian Welsh62′
Falkirk · Cautions
- Richard Cadette42′
- Tony Parks56′
- Colin McDonald89′
Match report
Bad boys Christian Dailly and Andy McLaren were restored to the side, whilst injuries kept out Dave Bowman, Jim Mclnally and Dragutin Ristic out of the side. The game got off to an enterprising start with Jerren Nixon angling the ball through for David Hannah and Parks had to hack the ball away to prevent the United midfielder from striking an early blow. Four minutes later, Falkirk countered that by going even closer. Fulton progressed to the byeline on the right and crossed to the far post, but Alan Main pulled off a magnificent save from Weir's header. Falkirk ended…Read moreRead less
Bad boys Christian Dailly and Andy McLaren were restored to the side, whilst injuries kept out Dave Bowman, Jim Mclnally and Dragutin Ristic out of the side.
The game got off to an enterprising start with Jerren Nixon angling the ball through for David Hannah and Parks had to hack the ball away to prevent the United midfielder from striking an early blow. Four minutes later, Falkirk countered that by going even closer. Fulton progressed to the byeline on the right and crossed to the far post, but Alan Main pulled off a magnificent save from Weir's header.
Falkirk ended the first period in the ascendancy. Some sloppy defending almost let Cadette in seven minutes for the break, but there were no takers when he drilled the ball all across the face of the box from the right and the half came to a close with the visitors coming within a whisker of going in front. John Clark curled over a first time cross which Alan Main failed to hold and the ball ran to Cadette who swivelled to send in a shot which came off the underside of the bar before Brian Welsh thumped the ball to safety.
United opened the second half in more accomplished fashion and should have gone ahead when Andy McLaren's cross from the left found Billy McKinlay with all the time in the world, but his deliberately aimed header was knocked off the line by Rice. Three minutes later, United got the goal which was to count. Fulton fouled Dailly on the edge of the box and Gordan Petrić powerfully curled the free-kick into the top left-hand corner, leaving Parks clawing thin air.
In a much improved second half display, United now dominated play. Falkirk passed up a couple of chances with McDonald sending a glancing header wide from a Fulton cross, the nearest they came to scoring. After being reduced to ten men for the last nine minutes following the dismissal of David Hannah, the Tangerines almost got a second three minutes from the end, but Billy McKinlay blasted a cut back from Christian Dailly wide of the target.
Golac summed up the performance, "It was a great goal which won the game and it was encouraging to keep a clean sheet"
The game got off to an enterprising start with Jerren Nixon angling the ball through for David Hannah and Parks had to hack the ball away to prevent the United midfielder from striking an early blow. Four minutes later, Falkirk countered that by going even closer. Fulton progressed to the byeline on the right and crossed to the far post, but Alan Main pulled off a magnificent save from Weir's header.
Falkirk ended the first period in the ascendancy. Some sloppy defending almost let Cadette in seven minutes for the break, but there were no takers when he drilled the ball all across the face of the box from the right and the half came to a close with the visitors coming within a whisker of going in front. John Clark curled over a first time cross which Alan Main failed to hold and the ball ran to Cadette who swivelled to send in a shot which came off the underside of the bar before Brian Welsh thumped the ball to safety.
United opened the second half in more accomplished fashion and should have gone ahead when Andy McLaren's cross from the left found Billy McKinlay with all the time in the world, but his deliberately aimed header was knocked off the line by Rice. Three minutes later, United got the goal which was to count. Fulton fouled Dailly on the edge of the box and Gordan Petrić powerfully curled the free-kick into the top left-hand corner, leaving Parks clawing thin air.
In a much improved second half display, United now dominated play. Falkirk passed up a couple of chances with McDonald sending a glancing header wide from a Fulton cross, the nearest they came to scoring. After being reduced to ten men for the last nine minutes following the dismissal of David Hannah, the Tangerines almost got a second three minutes from the end, but Billy McKinlay blasted a cut back from Christian Dailly wide of the target.
Golac summed up the performance, "It was a great goal which won the game and it was encouraging to keep a clean sheet"