League · Premier Division
Dundee Utd1–0Falkirk
Maurice Malpas 32′
Lineups
Dundee Utd
Falkirk
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Falkirk · Starting XI
- Tony Parks
- David Weir
- Forbes Johnston
- Neil Oliver
- Joe McLaughlin
- John Clark
- Eddie May
- Nicky Henderson
- Colin McDonald
- Steve Fulton
- Scott McKenzie
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
- Stuart Garden
- Jerren Nixon
- Dragutin Ristić
Falkirk · Substitutes
- Billy Lamont
- Brian Rice
- Greg Shaw
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Jerren Nixon for Jim McInally66′
- Dragutin Ristić for Sérgio Gomes83′
Falkirk · Substitutions
- Greg Shaw for Colin McDonald77′
Dundee Utd · Manager
Falkirk · Manager
- Jim Jefferies
Dundee Utd · Cautions
Falkirk · Cautions
- David Weir49′
- Scott McKenzie57′
- Neil Oliver70′
Match report
For the re-arranged meeting with Falkirk, Manager Ivan Golac made no changes to the 14 that were on duty at Huntly. United made what a appeared a promising start with Joe McLaughlin almost diverting a Jim Mclnally cut back past his own keeper, but this did not establish the pattern of the match as Falkirk frustrated United at every turn. Former United midfielder Eddie May had the first shots on target though neither really troubled Kelham O'Hanlon. The tangerines didn't win their first corner until seven minutes from the interval, though that did spark some life into the United attack.…Read moreRead less
For the re-arranged meeting with Falkirk, Manager Ivan Golac made no changes to the 14 that were on duty at Huntly. United made what a appeared a promising start with Joe McLaughlin almost diverting a Jim Mclnally cut back past his own keeper, but this did not establish the pattern of the match as Falkirk frustrated United at every turn.
Former United midfielder Eddie May had the first shots on target though neither really troubled Kelham O'Hanlon. The tangerines didn't win their first corner until seven minutes from the interval, though that did spark some life into the United attack. Craig Brewster saw his powerful drive tipped over as United forced a series of corners in the run up to the interval.
After the break Falkirk had the better of the few chances going with a Steve Fulton 25 yarder being deflected just wide and Nicky Henderson inches away from making contact with a McDonald cross. However, the miss of the evening and the one that was to prove so costly to a Falkirk side with only one win in the last 13 outings came when Nicky Henderson challenged for a bouncing ball on the edge of the box. The ball fell to the Falkirk striker who unaccountably knocked it wide of the completely unguarded net.
The visitors were to rue that miss. United had only really seriously threatened once in the second half, Fulton clearing a Gordan Petric header off the line, suddenly produced a goal out of the blue with just three minutes remaining. It began with a surging run by Christian Dailly which gave Billy McKinlay possession and when the midfielder's cross came over, Dragutin Ristic headed it back across the goal and skipper Maurice Malpas banged the ball home from ten yards to bring relief to an otherwise highly frustrating evening.
The three points hoisted United two places up the table and remarkably rang up a hat-trick of victories under Ivan Golac for the very first time. He stated, "It is nice to win when you don't play as well as you can. It wasn't our game tonight and I think a draw would have been a fair result."
Former United midfielder Eddie May had the first shots on target though neither really troubled Kelham O'Hanlon. The tangerines didn't win their first corner until seven minutes from the interval, though that did spark some life into the United attack. Craig Brewster saw his powerful drive tipped over as United forced a series of corners in the run up to the interval.
After the break Falkirk had the better of the few chances going with a Steve Fulton 25 yarder being deflected just wide and Nicky Henderson inches away from making contact with a McDonald cross. However, the miss of the evening and the one that was to prove so costly to a Falkirk side with only one win in the last 13 outings came when Nicky Henderson challenged for a bouncing ball on the edge of the box. The ball fell to the Falkirk striker who unaccountably knocked it wide of the completely unguarded net.
The visitors were to rue that miss. United had only really seriously threatened once in the second half, Fulton clearing a Gordan Petric header off the line, suddenly produced a goal out of the blue with just three minutes remaining. It began with a surging run by Christian Dailly which gave Billy McKinlay possession and when the midfielder's cross came over, Dragutin Ristic headed it back across the goal and skipper Maurice Malpas banged the ball home from ten yards to bring relief to an otherwise highly frustrating evening.
The three points hoisted United two places up the table and remarkably rang up a hat-trick of victories under Ivan Golac for the very first time. He stated, "It is nice to win when you don't play as well as you can. It wasn't our game tonight and I think a draw would have been a fair result."