League · Premier Division
Dundee Utd0–0Hearts
Lineups
Dundee Utd
Hearts
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Hearts · Starting XI
- Henry Smith
- Alan McLaren
- Tosh McKinlay
- Dave McPherson
- Neil Berry
- Craig Levein
- Mike Galloway
- Gary Mackay
- John Colqhoun
- John Robertson
- Eamonn Bannon
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
Hearts · Substitutes
- Jimmy Sandison
- Iain Ferguson
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Paul Sturrock for Alex Cleland71′
- Gary McGinnis for Mixu Paatelainen81′
Hearts · Substitutions
- Iain Ferguson for Mike Galloway78′
Dundee Utd · Manager
Hearts · Manager
- Alex MacDonald
Dundee Utd · Cautions
- Paul Hegarty69′
Hearts · Cautions
- Not recorded
Match report
It came as no surprise that this match ended goalless, because this has now been the outcome of the last four encounters with the Tynecastle men. For most of the ninety minutes there was little to indicate that any other result would materialise. Towards half-time there was a flurry of activity at both ends which brought the nearest we had to a goal. Hamish French embarked on a mazy run and fired in a shot which Smith saved, diving to his left. Then Kevin Gallacher found rare space in a congested area but his angled shot drifted past the far…Read moreRead less
It came as no surprise that this match ended goalless, because this has now been the outcome of the last four encounters with the Tynecastle men. For most of the ninety minutes there was little to indicate that any other result would materialise. Towards half-time there was a flurry of activity at both ends which brought the nearest we had to a goal. Hamish French embarked on a mazy run and fired in a shot which Smith saved, diving to his left. Then Kevin Gallacher found rare space in a congested area but his angled shot drifted past the far post. On the stroke of half-time Hearts would have taken the lead but for a flying save by Billy Thomson.
A corner from the left was headed in by Colquhoun, but Billy twisted in mid-air to tip the ball over the bar. If anything defences were even more dominant with neither goalkeeper seriously threatened. There were a couple of exceptions to that. First was a save by Billy Thomson as he saved a 25 yard drive from Colquhoun. Then just before the end Kevin Gallacher turned McPherson inside out, but his low shot was saved by Smith.
A corner from the left was headed in by Colquhoun, but Billy twisted in mid-air to tip the ball over the bar. If anything defences were even more dominant with neither goalkeeper seriously threatened. There were a couple of exceptions to that. First was a save by Billy Thomson as he saved a 25 yard drive from Colquhoun. Then just before the end Kevin Gallacher turned McPherson inside out, but his low shot was saved by Smith.