From: mcsbc2gw@dct.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Dundee got STUFFED!
Date: 23 Nov 92 10:52:51 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

`Match Reports

(1) Scotland v Italy @ Ibrox
(2) Dundee United v Dundee (Reserve game)
(3) Dundee v Dundee United (Premeir game)

(1)

Scotland 0 - 0 Italy

Scotlands' hopes of reaching the USA took a severe dunt
as Italy held the Scots to a goalless draw at Ibrox Park.
Some tough tackling early on ensured that the Italian
Right-Back was strechered off after only 5 minutes. It
was the result of an accidental collision on Malpas, who
chickened out of a 50-50 ball, only to see the Italian
run into him.

Gordon Durie scorned Scotlands best chance since twice he
was in front of goal, but twice he hooked the ball wide
from good positions.

Ally McCoist scored after 30 minutes but was pulled back
for an earlier foul on Baresi.

Only thing to note in the second half was another Durie
miss, whilst Lentini and Baggio came off worst by
challenges by McAllister and Whyte, Baggio having to be
helped off after Whytes' challenge, which since the
Italians had used both subs, meant that they played the
remaining ten minutes with 10 men as Scotland saw their
hopes for a win diminished by poor finishing.

Scotlands' U21s' went down 2-1 to their Italian
counterparts. Chris Dailly gave Scotland the lead, but
goals in the second half, one right on time, gave Italy
both points.

(2) Dundee United v Dundee

McLaren, Bowman, Narey and Cleland lined up in the United
reserves for some much needed match practice, whilst
Dundee fielded Pittman, Kiwomyia, Gallagher and Bain for
this Premeir reserve league fixture.

And it was McLaren who put United ahead after 50 secs
with a volley from a delightful chip forward by Winters.
Dundee equalised after 15 minutes with a powerful free
kick from Pittman, which Van De kamp could not hold, and
the Trialist Dundee forward prodded over the line.

United retook the lead five minutes later when Winters
caught Bain and the Trialist keeper dithering over a pass
back and slotted home from 18 yards.

Dundee ran straight up the Park and a cross from the
right was met by Gallagher who kicked the loose ball into
the net.

Dundee were awarderd a free outside the United box, and
Pittman hit a glorious thirty yarder into the net, with
Van de Kamp at full stretch.

The second half degenerated into a farce, and Dundee got
their fourth four minutes from time when Duncan Campbell,
tackled Van De kamp, strode into Uniteds' box and rolled
the ball into the empty net, to complete a good Friday
nights' work for Dundee.

Dundee United 2 - 4 Dundee at Tannadice(reserve league)


(3) The BIG DERBY GAME at DENS
Saturday 21st November 1992

Dundee v Dundee United

Line-Ups

Dundee                        Dundee United

1 Mathers                     Main
2 Dinnie                      Krivokapic
3 Campbell, S                 Malpas
4 Duffy                       McInally
5 McGowan                     Van Der Hoorn
6 McQuillan                   Welsh
7 Den Bieman                  O'Neil, J
8 Paterson                    McKinlay
9 Stainrod                    Clark
10 Dodds                      Connolly
11 Ritchie                    Bollan

Subs
12 Beedie                     O'Neill, M
14 Gilzean                    Dailly

Ref : Mr W. Crombie (Edinburgh)

Conditions : Overcast, Damp.

United could afford the luxury of playing without a
number of key players in this afternoons' Derby. Duncan
Ferguson, Scott Crabbe, Alex Cleland, Grant Johnson, Dave
Bowman and David Narey were all missing from the
Tangerines line-up, whilst Dundee are still missing
Graham Rix, Jim Leighton, and Stainrod replaces Gilzean
who is relegated to the subs bench.

Conditions are cold and drizzly at the start of the
game. United force a corner in the first minute after
Dinnie heads behind a dangerous O'Neil centre. Clark
flicks the ball on but Connolly gives away a foul for
pushing.

Dodds breaks clear on the wing and cuts in before hitting
a great shot just wide of Mains' left hand post.

John O'Neil jinks his way to the corner flag and
centres, only for Duffy to clear easily. Dundee are
beginning to dominate and Stainrods flick on to Dodds
from a Campbell cross gives the wee man a chance. Once in
sight of goal he hits a first time shot just over. Ivo
Den Bieman,whose foul led to Dundees' penalty in the
first derby, nearly opens the scoring with a point blank
header coming off the top of Mains bar with the keeper
stranded.

Bollan breaks up field and is impeded by Duffy in the
box, the ref waves play on and as soon as play stops,
books Gary for Diving. It was to prove a costly booking.
Ritchie runs past Van Der Hoorn but is body checked, and
the ref books the Dutchman for a deliberate foul.

Bollan catches the heels on Stainrod as the Dundee
manager goes past him on the left, but the ref waves play
on. Clark forces his way up field and his centre is
caught by Mathers under his bar.

Dundee are having the better of the early exchanges as
the rain turns to sleet. Campbell again sends a cross
over which troubles Main all the way and his punch is not
convincing although Welsh thunders the ball up field.

John O'Neil is proving to be a thorn in Steve Campbells'
side, and another piece of wing skills in the 29th minute
has the full back in knots and he passes inside to
Connolly, who turns quickly as Duffy loses his balance,
and he crosses to the far post. Dinnie is outjumped by
GARY BOLLAN who heads sweetly past Mathers. The youngster
is ecstatic and runs past the Derry to jeers of 'Bollan,
you dirty Arab Bastard!', but his target is the T.C. Keay
end which is packed full of rejoycing Arabs!(myself
included!!!).

Not only is it Bollans' first derby, its' his first goal
this season, and his first booking as well!

Dundee try to hit back and Stainrod is penalised for
elbowing and is Dundees' first booking of the game.
Snow is now falling but the Supporters and the players
couldn't care less, this derby is absolutley throbbing
with passion, good playing movement, incident, and
goalmouth action, and with Dundees' next attack in 35
minutes comes a fine equaliser.

Krivokapic gives away a corner on the right, Steve
Campbell sends a swinging ball into the United box, Main
misses the ball, but BILLY DODDS doesn't and he headers a
fine equalizer as McKinlay kicks it off the line. The ref
who was up with play, awards a goal, as his linesman
signals the ball had crossed the line.

United win a kick directly in front of goal and Bollan
hits a thunderous effort off the Dundee wall.

Campbell again leaves Malpas for dead, and cutting in
from the left, lets fly a grounder, Main reacts quickly
to save with two hands.

A Connolly cross strikes Jim Duffy on the arm,  and the
United players scream for a penalty. Mr Crombie is having
nowt, and tells them to play on.

Campbell, Dodds and McGowan rip through Uniteds' defence,
only to watch Welsh run 40 yeards to divert the ball for
a corner. Another almighty melee in the United box gives
the supporters of both sides heart failure as another
good chance is passed up.

Stainrod, realising that another goal would give them a
half-time lead, crosses into the United box and sees
another Den Bieman effort go wide from a free-header.

Half-Time : Dundee 1 - 1 Dundee United

Reflections :
Dundee will consider themselves unlucky to be only
drawing with United at this stage. United have only had
the one clear cut chance, which Bollan put away like a
veteran, whilst Dundee have wasted many.

But nobody inside Dens is complaining at this Derby match
which matches most of the fine Derby games of years gone
by.

Second Half

No side makes changes for the Second Half. Dundee start
the second half, the way they finished the first, on the
attack but both are dealt with by Krivokapic. Miodrag and
McGowan both go down with no one near them. Both have
head knocks after the last Dundee attack and are able to
continue.

Paterson is booked for a late challenge on John O'Neil in
the centre circle after 56 minutes and tempers are
beginning to become frayed. The United player recieves
treatment whilst his team mates point out to the ref
that, wild challenge or not, they had the advantage. No
matter how many players expressed their opinion, Crombie
is having none of it.

From the free, Krivokapic recieves the ball on the wing
and crosses for Clark. The big man, who is playing
striker, heads onto the junction of the post and the bar,
with Mathers struggling to get a hand to it.

From being out of the game, suddenly United are swamping
the midfield and the forward line, everytime  they go
forward, and one such move results in McQuillan playing
the ball forward to Dodds who is offside.

An action packed two minutes follows this as Van der
Hoorn passes the free kick to McKinlay. He looks up and
beats Dundees' offside trap by dissecting the Dundee
centre backs with a finely judged through ball. PADDY
CONNOLLY runs onto the ball and from 20 yards, with his
first touch, hits a tremendous drive in front of Mathers
and in off the left hand post. Connolly, Main and Van Der
Hoorn go over the top in their celebrations and Crombie
has to pull the United trio away from their fans.

To say the Dens men are stunned would be an
understatement and looking around the Dundee support the
looks of astonishment and dejection are plain for all to
see. But the United fans have come to life and really
have something to shout about a minute later.

From the restart, GARY BOLLAN, sees Dinnie standing on
the ball. The United man tackles Dinnie and takes the
ball. The Dundee man collapses to the ground apparently
in agony. Crombie stops the play, pulls the trainer onto
the park for Dinnie and calls Bollan over.

Despite protests from Bollan, who claims he got the ball
legit, and his skipper Malpas, Crombie reckons the
challenge was over the top and sends Bollan off.

McInally, McKinlay, Van Der Hoorn and Welsh all had to be
restrained by Malpas, John O'Neil and Clark as they
threatened to sort the ref out. The United dugout is also
furious at the decision as the tackle happened in front
of them. Stuart Hogg having to be restrained by Paul
Hegarty, and Paul Sturrock being given a stern lecture
from Crombie.

It maybe a  cold afternoon but the game has reached
boiling point and United pull Clark into the midfield to
replace Bollan and leave Connolly up front.

Dinnie gets up and rans about like a greyhound to the
boos' of the United support. Dundee see this as a grand
oppurtunity to find something from this game and send on
Gilzean for Paterson, who is bordering on a red card with
some late challenges. They also switch to a flat back
four and put four men up front.

This tactic backfires in the 78th minute as United
incredibly go 3-1 up with a well-worked goal. Connolly
finds O'Neil in the box, who goes past Duffy, Clark heads
down but Duffy tries to pass the ball back to Mathers,
O'Neil is onto Mathers clearance and shoots, Dinnie
blocks it on the line, but only as far as JOHN CLARK who
heads the ball into the net from a sitting position.

Clark goes wild and enjoys his moment of glory since
being switched to forward for the last two games. Beedie
comes on for Stainrod as Dundee try to mount some sort of
fightback but Welsh is immense in the United defence and
the ex-United mans' first four crosses into the box are
easily dealt with by the blond United centre-half.

United then substitute O'Neil for Dailly and Connolly for
Mike O'Neill. With the time into stoppages, Dailly is
released by McKinlays' through ball and crosses only for
Mike O'Neill to see his effort touched onto the post by
Mathers, and when he crosses back for McInally, the
United man is too far forward and the chance escapes.

A long shot by Gilzean flies harmlessly over Mains' bar
and Crombie asks Main to give him the ball before blowing
for full-time.


Final
Dundee 1 - 3 Dundee United

Reflections :

United seemed to hibernate until the 58th minute when
Krivokapic and Clark combined to set up that header.
Until then Dundee seemed to have a grip on the midfield
and created the bulk of the chances. Then, McKinlay,
Bollan, McInally and J O'Neil, broke free of their Dundee
counterparts and completely dominated the last half-hour.
Even although Bollan was sent off after Connollys' well
deserved goal, the United midfield took Dundee by the
throat and shook them until they caved in. It was
difficult to distinguish between the side with ten men
and the side with eleven, as United finished as strong as
ever. Best for United were Krivokapic, Welsh, Connolly,
Bollan and O'Neil (J), whilst Dundee seemed to relay on
Paterson and McQuillan for their chances.

Apart from his goal, Dundees' Dodds had a quiet
afternoon, whilst Stainrod and Duffy could not handle
Uniteds pacey forwards.