League · Premier Division
Dundee Utd1–0St Mirren
Darren Jackson 54′
Lineups
Dundee Utd
St Mirren
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
St Mirren · Starting XI
- Campbell Money
- Fraser Wishart
- Tom Black
- Paul Lambert
- Peter Godfrey
- Brian Martin
- George Shaw
- Kenny McDowell
- Tomas Stickroth
- Mark McWalter
- Paul Kinnaird
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
St Mirren · Substitutes
- Gunter Thiele
- Robert Dawson
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Mixu Paatelainen for Jim McInally47′
- Paddy Connolly for Christian Dailly73′
St Mirren · Substitutions
- Gunter Thiele for Paul Kinnaird64′
Dundee Utd · Manager
St Mirren · Manager
- Tony Fitzpatrick
Match report
We recorded our sixth successive win of the season against a Saints side which clearly would have settled for a share of the spoils. Although we didn't score until the second half, our best period of the match came in the very early stages when we moved the ball around confidently and quickly indeed only Black's intervention prevented the danger from a McKinnon cross being averted. In seventeen minutes Darren Jackson hammered in a shot which was blocked. However, Saints came back into the match and McWalter used his pace down the left and Shaw Just failed to get a…Read moreRead less
We recorded our sixth successive win of the season against a Saints side which clearly would have settled for a share of the spoils. Although we didn't score until the second half, our best period of the match came in the very early stages when we moved the ball around confidently and quickly indeed only Black's intervention prevented the danger from a McKinnon cross being averted. In seventeen minutes Darren Jackson hammered in a shot which was blocked. However, Saints came back into the match and McWalter used his pace down the left and Shaw Just failed to get a touch to his fast low cross. Six minutes before half-time Shaw sped clear but Billy Thomson advanced quickly from goal to block Shaw's shot,
Nine minutes after half-time came the goal upon which the outcome of the match ultimately hinged. Billy McKinlay's long angular ball into the heart of the Saints defence fell perfectly for Darren Jackson who despatched a low shot past Money for his sixth goat of the season. Ten minutes from time we should have added to that lead when a cross from Mixu Paatelainen found its way to Paddy Connolly who got the break of the ball, but shot straight at Money. Saints only real chance of the second half came in the dying minute following a fortuitously awarded free-kick after Black's intended cross struck Paddy Connolly's arm. From the free-kick Martin got in a header but Billy Thomson made a flying leap to not only save but hold the ball and ensure that we deservedly collected the points.
Nine minutes after half-time came the goal upon which the outcome of the match ultimately hinged. Billy McKinlay's long angular ball into the heart of the Saints defence fell perfectly for Darren Jackson who despatched a low shot past Money for his sixth goat of the season. Ten minutes from time we should have added to that lead when a cross from Mixu Paatelainen found its way to Paddy Connolly who got the break of the ball, but shot straight at Money. Saints only real chance of the second half came in the dying minute following a fortuitously awarded free-kick after Black's intended cross struck Paddy Connolly's arm. From the free-kick Martin got in a header but Billy Thomson made a flying leap to not only save but hold the ball and ensure that we deservedly collected the points.