Dundee Utd0–0Airdrie

Victor Ferreyra who'd been rated doubtful prior to the match was able to play, but John Clark had to pull out of the side which had beaten Falkirk because of a damaged knee ligament. Gary Bollan, a substitute on Saturday, started the match in midfield with Jim Mclnally reverting to right-back. If anything, Airdrie had the better of the opening exchanges and Guido Van De Kamp had to dive to smother a John Watson shot on the turn in the third minute. There was an even closer call a minute later as Stewart sneaked into a scoring position, but Jim Mclnally blocked his close-range shot to prevent an almost certain goal. Gary Bollan immediately combined with Victor Ferreyra before smacking the ball against the face of the cross-bar. We penned Airdrie back in their own half for long spells, but failed to seriously trouble John Martin in the Diamonds' goal. In fact, both Smith and Stewart again went close to scoring for the visitors. One of our best chances of the half came in the 32nd minute when Duncan Ferguson met a John O'Neil cross, but Martin saved his header at the second attempt. almost saw us make the breakthrough four minutes from half-time when John O'Neil and Billy McKinlay swept upfield on the counter-attack, but John O'Neil's attempted chip with only the keeper to beat carried over the bar.

The first half ended on a sad note with Victor Ferreyra being helped off the field with a hamstring injury. Christian Dailly replaced the Argentinian at the start of the second half. Duncan Ferguson's luck was out again when he headed straight into Martin's arms following a good move involving Gary Bollan and John O'Neil down the left. Airdrie defended determinedly and we struggled to find a route through to Martin in goal. Our scoring opportunities were limited to a Christian Dailly break down the left, but his final shot carried too much elevation. Ten minutes from the end Billy McKinlay first timed a pass from Maurice Malpas about a foot wide, but Airdrie held on to pick up their first Premier point from Tannadice in five visits. To complete an unhappy night, Jim McInally limped off following a collision with Martin with a knee injury.