Luke McCowan scored the winner in a decent Scottish Premiership contest to offer Dundee a 1-0 win over Livingston at Dens Park.
The midfielder’s gorgeous second-half free-kick got here after the guests’ Sean Kelly had seen an preliminary crimson card diminished to a yellow following a VAR intervention.
The end result moved Dundee as much as sixth within the desk whereas Livingston stay eleventh and have now misplaced 4 video games in a row.
These two sides had performed one another simply eight days beforehand on the Tony Macaroni Area with Dundee profitable 2-0 because of a Joe Shaughnessy double.
Each groups had additionally been in motion in midweek with Darkish Blues boss Tony Docherty making three adjustments to the aspect that was crushed 5-0 by Rangers at Dens with Jordan McGhee, Zak Rudden and Lyall Cameron coming in for Aaron Donnelly, Scott Tiffoney and Malachi Boateng.
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Dundee’s McCowan celebrates scoring the winner
Livi supervisor Davie Martindale made only one alteration to the workforce that narrowly misplaced to Hearts with Mo Sangare dropping to the bench to get replaced by Danny Lloyd, making his first begin for the Lions.
Michael Devlin had the primary shot of the sport from outdoors the Dundee field however his effort was simply gathered by Darkish Blues keeper Trevor Carson.
Because the half-hour mark approached, there was little in the way in which of flowing soccer with too many wayward passes and unsuitable choices making certain that each keepers had been digital spectators.
The very best likelihood of the half lastly arrived within the thirty seventh minute when Livi’s James Penrice hit an outstanding cross from the left that was simply begging to be put in however Joel Nouble volleyed over Carson’s bar from shut vary.
The hosts had a chance of their very own quickly after when Owen Beck hit a free-kick from the left with Ricki Lamie bulleting a header simply huge of Livi ‘keeper Jack Hamilton’s right-hand publish.
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Livingston’s Joel Nouble and Dundee’s Diego Portales
The sport lastly burst into life after the break and there was an enormous second of controversy when Kelly chopped down Zak Rudden in full flight with referee Alan Muir displaying the Lions participant a straight crimson card.
Nevertheless, the VAR Don Robertson requested Muir to have one other look on the trackside monitor with the referee altering his choice, displaying Kelly a yellow.
Dundee had been raging however that anger turned to thrill straight after within the 57th minute when McCowan stepped as much as take the next free-kick and despatched it flying into the highest nook of Hamilton’s web from 25 yards.
Deep in stoppage time, Livi got here agonisingly near salvaging a draw however Carson made an outstanding cease from a deflected Bruce Anderson effort.
What’s subsequent?
Sunday twelfth November 11:00am
Kick off 12:00pm
Dundee are at house to St Mirren of their subsequent Scottish Premiership match on November 11. Kick-off 3pm.
Livingston host Rangers on November 12, stay on Sky Sports activities. Kick-off 12pm.