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00:00The teams are on their way out for the Dundee Derby.
00:03Let's head to your commentators for this one.
00:04Michael Schur is alongside Rory Hamilton.
00:07Thank you, Connie.
00:08And what a stunning evening to set the tone
00:11for 90 minutes of the great spectacle
00:14of the first Dundee Derby of the season.
00:17The Cal Fork Construction Arena packed to the rafters,
00:20not a ticket to be had
00:22as the passion and intensity of this city
00:25focuses its energy on Tanadice Park.
00:29Decked out in black and tangerine and dark blue.
00:33This unique derby that captivates
00:35not just the hearts and minds of Dundee Derby,
00:38but a fixture that draws in the neutrals
00:41to see who will edge supremacy
00:43in the city of Discovery.
00:48Jim Goodwin changes no fewer than six of his starting 11
00:51following back-to-back defeats.
00:54Despite having suffered groin problems this season,
00:56Will Ferri does start having scored a double
00:58in the final derby of last season.
01:01Can Kamara also start despite a disagreement
01:04with Jim Goodwin over in his social media posts this week?
01:07Benny Mergir and Abdullahi Yoro
01:09make their first starts in signing.
01:11Dylan Tate returns from suspension
01:13in the cup competition,
01:15while Jesse Matsuoko makes just his second start for the club.
01:21Steven Presley suffered a huge blow this week
01:23as a scan revealed an ACL injury
01:26for club captain Simon Murray.
01:29Bobby Wales and Bradley Fink have been signed
01:31to fill that void
01:32and both are on the bench.
01:34Alan Forrest started in dark rest,
01:36Austin Black, dark blue for the first time
01:38as Joe Wesley will play as the centre forward.
01:41Owen Goodwin, Owen Bevan, Idris Odetayo,
01:45Ryan Finnegan, Alan Forrest and Joe Bevan
01:47all make their derby debuts.
01:54David Dickinson is the man in charge
01:57at Tannadice Park.
02:01Well both sides have suffered disappointments
02:05in recent games
02:07as they both exited the Premier Sports Cup
02:11but this is a real chance to get things back on track.
02:15There's nothing like a victory over your most fierce rivals
02:18to give your support exactly the boost that they crave
02:21more than anything else.
02:42A rare stand-alone William Hill Premiership fixture this weekend.
02:47The first derby of the campaign.
02:50Dundee United and Dundee meet again.
02:53And for the next 90 minutes
02:55this is all that matters
02:57in the city of Discovery.
03:03Michael Stewart alongside me
03:05and Michael it's interesting listening to
03:08the boys chatting in the studio
03:10and talking about
03:11the managers wanting them to
03:15play the game
03:15and not the occasion
03:16and try to maintain emotions
03:19I just wonder how easy that is
03:21to do in an atmosphere like this.
03:22It's a lot easier said than done
03:24that's for sure.
03:25I mean look
03:26it's understandable
03:27you do have to keep your head
03:28but it's a fine balance
03:29you don't want to ignore the occasion
03:31you want to feed off that atmosphere as well
03:33and
03:35and increase the energy levels
03:37but you've got to try and control it
03:39but you've got to try and control it
03:39that's the sort of whole point about it
03:40but
03:42you can't ignore this occasion
03:43and
03:45and be too flat
03:46because it's such a hugely important
03:49fixture for everybody that's involved
03:51you're saying that it's the
03:53only thing that matters in the city of Discovery
03:55it's the only thing that matters in the country
03:56at this moment
03:57because of
03:58it being
03:58the only game
04:01I'm pretty sure it would have taken the focus either way
04:04even if there were another five fixtures
04:07here's Tate looking up the line for Mergem
04:10who will start over on that right hand side
04:12but Idris
04:14Odetayo
04:14does well
04:16you can see they're leading the line
04:18Joe Wesley for
04:19Dundee
04:20just
04:20it's a blow for the fixture
04:22not having Simon Murray
04:23he's had so many
04:25moments in this game
04:26having played for
04:26both
04:28sides of the
04:29of the street
04:30and
04:30well what a blow it is
04:32for him personally
04:33and for Dundee as a club
04:36yeah I mean he's such an infectious character isn't he
04:39but
04:42for
04:43Steven Presley and
04:44Dundee
04:45they've got to try and ignore that
04:46they've got to try and focus on the players they do have
04:49and
04:49they've got a lot of attack and threat in the team
04:52and
04:52you know with the
04:53additions of Fink and
04:55Bobby Wales
04:56I don't want to be too
04:57down on
04:59Simon Murray because he has a huge part but
05:02they're getting two extra bodies in there and
05:05even if Simon Murray was fit
05:06I do think they needed to
05:07to strengthen up there so perhaps
05:10it's forced their hand a little
05:12and it may well benefit
05:14in the
05:15the longer
05:16longer term but
05:17you've got to wish Simon Murray all the best and hopefully
05:20he can get himself back fit
05:23I wonder if he keeps his emotions in check on the mic as well
05:30certainly be entertaining if he didn't that's for sure
05:34he's excellent
05:35knocks it down to
05:36Han Camaro who's
05:37bit of a surprise
05:39starter
05:41given some of the press reports
05:43this week of the
05:44disagreement with
05:45his manager over his social media
05:47comment unhappy with the
05:49lack of game time
05:50of course with
05:51Dylan Tate missing the game against Celtic through suspension
05:55which brings up another
05:58topic of the
06:00teams that play in the group stages
06:03and playing an extra four games
06:05picking up two yellow bars
06:06and suffering a
06:07suspension against the
06:09European representatives
06:10who hadn't played any
06:16definitely a clock that I think needs to be
06:19looked at
06:22as you said
06:23it's not a level playing field in that regard
06:25does it
06:32pressure from
06:33Mergen was coming in
06:36as well as they tried to
06:37double team
06:38the man signed from Bromley
06:42back to back defeats for
06:44United
06:45eight goals conceded
06:46none scored
06:47and the last weekend the woodwork
06:49took an absolute battering against Celtic
06:53a tough fortnight for
06:54a good win for Stephen Presley
06:56it was back to back games against Aberdeen
06:58mixed fortunes
06:59one of their
07:01finest performances under Stephen Presley
07:03was in the
07:04game at Dens in the league
07:05when they won 2-0
07:06but it was going on more than that
07:07before the cup exit
07:09here's Mitsoko
07:10and he tried to return it to Mergen
07:14there Wesley
07:15to Riley
07:17who goes down under the challenge
07:19Kamara
07:21pleads his innocence
07:23I've got a certain degree of sympathy
07:25because I think
07:26it's just a case of Charlie
07:27Riley getting in front of him here
07:30dangles it
07:30it's clearly a free kick
07:32but
07:32I think David Dixon gets it right
07:36no need to take it any further than that
07:39and he's just
07:42tantalisingly close enough for him to
07:44try and get the tackle in
07:47Charlie Riley's a big one for Dundee
07:49talking about the fitness obviously of Simon Murray
07:52Charlie Riley's had a number of injuries in his time at Dundee
07:55and if he can keep himself fit
07:57he could be a really big player for the club this season
08:03United are hoping for a free kick there
08:05challenge for forward Bevan
08:06but nothing coming their way
08:13you know just talking about Pan Kamara as well look
08:16I think it's not bad from Jim Goodman in terms of the way that he's managed this here
08:21a little rap across the knuckles for
08:24the incident
08:25and now he's playing
08:26he's got an opportunity to take out some of that frustration on the park
08:29and show his qualities because
08:31I think he's a good player
08:33I think he's a very good player
08:35and with the likes of him and Tate in the middle of the park for Dundee United
08:38I think they've got a real good basis there to build the game
08:45there's no Manuel Ajay in the squad this evening so
08:50that allows Kamara to go into that position
08:54and as well with the versatility of Chivet
08:56he switches out to play right back
08:59then Mansoco the target for that
09:00well done by Owen Bevan
09:04Wesley
09:06is given away by Kamara
09:08Drewright looks early for the run of Joe Bevan
09:13Ferry
09:13into Euro
09:18now Tate
09:19going in as club captain
09:21one of 12 summer signings for Dundee United this season
09:27and Soko wins it back from Ethan Hamilton
09:30who's been the standout in the middle of the park for Dundee this season
09:34and last really
09:37Mergem
09:55one of the best players with the play that they had
10:05Ferry to Longton he's certainly not the best players with the play that they had
10:07major say in the post-split meeting between these sides a 3-0 victory for United
10:14at the end of last season
10:16Mergem in
10:17good drop for Masoko
10:33well the question was uh was posed before again is the game more important to in regards to getting a
10:42result I mean clearly it's a hugely important game for both sides by the nature of it but
10:49I think for Dundee it's a case of don't lose
10:52and then they've got a bright start to the campaign with five points from the opening
10:58three games whereas for United
11:01it does feel like it's more important for them to get the win
11:04just to start to put to bed some of the concerns of those last couple of results
11:09even though the performances we know have been okay on the whole
11:14Tate looking for the run of Chauvet of course we've talked about it a fair bit having covered Dundee United
11:21previously this season but it is a change of system
11:25change of the style of play that we're seeing under Jim Goodwin this season
11:29will take a bit of time to bed in
11:33for Steven Presley
11:35maybe wasn't
11:37a fan's favourite coming in
11:39to the club but it's been a very progressive year
11:43yeah it has
11:44it's um
11:46you know it's starting to take shape the side that he's wanting to
11:50to build
11:51and uh
11:53yeah it's light years ahead of where the
11:56the feeling was
11:5712 months ago
12:00and it's credit to obviously the
12:02the uh
12:04the coaching staff because they've started to build something it was
12:07it was a big turnover from when
12:10Tori
12:12had left the club
12:14it felt like they had just started to get a good bedrock in place
12:17a lot of change happened
12:20and it now
12:20I'm looking at Dundee under Steven Presley
12:23and I start to see a little bit of that again
12:25where
12:25you look throughout the team and it looks like they've got some good strong characters
12:29and probably six or seven that you would look on as
12:32as starters
12:33most weeks
12:36oh well Ferry's got the earplugs in
12:44and it looks like they've got some good support coming at pace now for Dundee it's just behind Joe Bevan
12:54and in comes Essling
13:02there we go
13:02there we go
13:03still dead
13:04there we go
13:11Don't know if he's future has
13:14been in doubt all summer but still
13:17the United player for now
13:20There have been bids, there's been plenty of interest.
13:26He's a key player for Jim Goodwin.
13:39Mensoco.
13:41And then Cheve.
13:45Jesse Randall.
13:50Now with Ferri.
13:52De Tayo heads that straight to Mergem,
13:56and he was helped out somewhat by Alan Forrest.
14:06Kamara to Cheve.
14:24Dillon Tate.
14:35Dillon Tate.
14:37Dundee United at the home side enjoying the best of the possession so far.
14:43Forbes allowed to continue forward, then helps it out to Randall.
14:47The centre-back's done well.
14:49Delivery.
14:50Dundee.
14:50Dillon Tate.
14:53Is dealt with at the back.
14:57And Wright will win the free kick and a chance for Dundee to gain some territory.
15:03There's also a chance for them just to get a breather because there was a bit of pressure there for
15:08Dundee United building towards the Dundee goal.
15:12And when Dreywright picked that ball up as well, he didn't have too many options that were further in front
15:17of him there.
15:22There's evidence of the early dominance from the home side.
15:28I think that just backs up what everybody's seen with their own two eyes so far.
15:33Dillon Tate.
15:36Interestingly, I don't think that'll be something that concerns Steven Presley.
15:41They have had the fewest passes in the Premiership and the lowest passing accuracy of all 12 teams.
15:47Of course, it is only two games old and they did have one game at Celtic Park.
15:52But off the back of that they've had 29 shots.
15:56Efficient.
16:11Tate finds the safety of his goalkeeper.
16:16Returns it to the captain.
16:18He looks early.
16:20Randle on the move.
16:22Just drifted off him, but Yoro now.
16:24Chance to drive forward for Abdullah Yoro.
16:29Wins the free kick in a dangerous position.
16:34Just that extra man in the middle of the park for Dundee United.
16:38Yoro getting the wrong side of the two Dundee midfielders, Hamilton and Finnegan.
16:44And you can see there, Ethan Hamilton eventually bringing Yoro down there.
16:50But Charlie Riley is playing really high up alongside Wesley in front of him on occasions as well.
16:55But when that ball's going up to the United front line, the loose ball, the second ball just getting picked
17:04up by the home side.
17:09Eddie Mergem looks the favourite here with the left boot.
17:12But Josie Randle hanging about as well.
17:16It is Mergem into the wall.
17:17He'll make it a second attempt here to help that through to Yoro.
17:23Couldn't get any power on the shot.
17:25Perhaps the lay-off to Camaro is a better option.
17:39Weston the target.
17:42Now Forrest.
17:50What a tie-off.
17:53Riley gets turns.
17:55Gets the shot away too.
17:57And that certainly was enough to have Jack Walton concerned.
18:03Well it's a really good bit of instinctive play here I think from Charlie Riley because there's not too many
18:08other options on here.
18:11He's got a good sense of where the goals are and for that split second you did get the feeling
18:20that there was a bit of panic there from Dungeon United because it wasn't a million miles away.
18:26Getting the opportunity as a starter hasn't always been the case for Charlie Riley but...
18:34Eight in a row to start the season.
18:37Here's Wesley.
18:39Bevan.
18:40Ferry gets there first.
18:42Tucks to get United clear.
18:44Randle.
18:48Except the throw.
18:50Yeah I think, you know I mentioned it before, the importance of Charlie Riley keeping his fitness.
18:57He's started the season brightly, he's got really good running power, athleticism and when you couple that alongside obviously Bevan
19:05that's over on the near side here.
19:10They've got a real threat, really playing through the middle here but he's played over on that left hand side
19:18quite a bit as well and it gives good penetration to the Dundee side, good balance.
19:25Look at the two centre halves as well, Ashley and Bevan, they look like centre halves that actually want to
19:30defend.
19:32So it starts to feel, like I mentioned before when we were talking about Tony Doherty's side, it started to
19:40feel like there was a real familiarity about them.
19:45Obviously the key is to continue to get those high levels of performance and to avoid the injuries because it's
19:52not a huge squad that they've got.
19:56Some away wins would be handy as well for Dundee, they only managed two last season, one of them was
20:01here in January when Ashley Hay got the only goal of that game.
20:15Give it away and here goes Joe Bevan.
20:20Well it did enough just to force him a little bit further on.
20:27What an important touch that was, cos it looked as if Bevan was going to go past them there.
20:40Asli looks long and Bevan couldn't get them behind here, out comes Walton, no chances taken from the goalkeeper.
20:48rest of the court.
21:16The visiting support in this main stand will have some encouragement.
21:38Charlie Riley, take for Lee's first corner.
21:49Now there's Bolin, on top of Owen Bevan,
21:54now collected by Alan Forrest, who fancies out on the right foot.
21:59Easy collection for Walton, who now looks to get that away early.
22:05Tate's scruffing away for it, Wright sends it back forward,
22:09and Riley can chest it down to Wesley, now Bevan.
22:15Kamara closes the space well.
22:24Wesley with the sweeping ball up to Forrest, Hamilton.
22:31Now Sheve to Mergem.
22:36Take calls for it, and a bit of space.
22:42Oh, a lot of lines in Soko, blocked off.
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23:11Not too many opportunities in front of the goal either.
23:27Long throw as it knocked away by Metsoco.
23:35They were fancying the break there which has led to discontent around the ground.
23:42I'm not surprised the home support are questioning what happened there.
23:49I thought the referee was doing well just to let it play on
23:53and as soon as Dylan Tate plays the ball into space he blows his whistle for the free kick.
23:58Very surprised at that.
24:06And Soko has to peel wide but the delivery is beyond him.
24:18Maybe a bit of a surprise selection from Jim Goodwin to go with the Togolese striker
24:24when he's got Sapsford and Lockie Rhodes on the bench.
24:35He has noted that this is the best squad that he's managed to have available to him in his time
24:41as manager.
24:43A lot of options available to the Irishman.
24:47Well that man involved that he's brought in and made captain.
24:51I think he's a really really good bit of business for Dundee United.
24:55And I think he's probably one of the key reasons why they've looked to change the style to a bit
25:00more building the game like they are.
25:04That was my one fear with Dylan Tate was that if he came into a side that weren't getting him
25:09on the ball enough that they would clearly not get the best out of him.
25:12But he's in, he's captain, he's the fulcrum of that midfield and he's a good player. I really like him.
25:29That's it, it's all well and good wanting to, you know, build the game and pass.
25:33They need to get the results that breeds confidence with that as well.
25:41It's just the one point from the opening two games, it has been a rather tough start.
25:46The fixture list hasn't been kind to Jim Goodwin starting here against Rangers then away to Hearts and then home
25:54against Celtic for the Cup game.
25:57Each of the top three played in the last three games from last season.
26:04Wesley, good flick on up to Bevan.
26:23It's just too far in front of Forbes, he and Kamara turn to one another.
26:30Which blames it on the other.
26:42Hamilton shows for right.
26:47Owen Bevan, brought in from Bournemouth.
26:51Owen Bevan, brought in from Bournemouth.
26:57Go to Teo.
27:00Finnegan.
27:01Forrest.
27:06Ryan Astley.
27:09For Dre Wright.
27:11Bevan.
27:12From the United.
27:14Bevan.
27:14Win it back.
27:16Bevan's got to do better there because it was really good play.
27:20Built that very well, that move up to Bevan.
27:23He had Charlie Riley run across the face of him as well.
27:27Really good challenge from Odeteo and now Forrest in full flight, but there's Kamara with a brilliantly timed challenge.
27:36Just when things were opening up for the winger.
27:53Just when things were opening up for the winger.
28:05Riley on its way through.
28:06Riley on its way through.
28:08Riley on its way through.
28:12Riley's tried to make the run in behind but he's just sort of killed Joe Bevan's space.
28:21Sometimes just recognise, know your players, give Bevan the space, let him go and attack the full back.
28:28?"
28:34celebrity constrictly
28:36Lord Bevan now striding forward.
28:38Nolan Forrest.
28:41Wesley.
28:43Wesley gets turned and shoots.
28:47It wasn't far wider, took a deflection on its way through.
28:50This is a good spell for Dundee.
28:52and it's more good play
28:53you can see there
28:55that's a vital flick off the defender
28:58because had that not happened
29:01looking at it from that angle
29:02you'd think that
29:04Walton clearly scrambling across
29:06and he would have needed to perhaps get a touch on it
29:12I just look at phases of play like that
29:14from Dundee and you can see it
29:16how it comes together
29:17with the balance of the team
29:18good width
29:20the two centre halves
29:21guys that want to defend
29:22but also know how to play
29:26Riley
29:26looking towards the back post
29:29Noro will get there
29:30ahead of Bevan
29:33it's actually
29:33time from the winger
29:36doing some defensive work
29:37but now he's lost out
29:52Chivet into Camaro
29:54there's a little bit of space
29:59just looking at United at the moment
30:00and I'm looking at the likes of obviously
30:03Jesse Randall down in front of us
30:05and over on the other side
30:08they've not been able to get
30:09a big enough impact just yet
30:12on the goal now Mergem and she will win the corner
30:39corner to be taken by the Algerian
30:41corner to be taken by the Algerian
30:45Schivet's header
30:46and a full stretch
30:48Owen Goodman
30:49is still alive for Meri Mergem
30:55this time
30:56over the top
30:57the looping header from
30:59Chivet was a good one
31:03yeah as you can see
31:04he's free there
31:07he gets good contact on it
31:09Finnegan just coming out
31:10from the six yard line
31:12there to go and attack it
31:13probably just gets enough pressure
31:15on the Croatian
31:18just to put him off
31:20Goodman
31:23getting a strong hand on it
31:24to flap it away
31:28there you go
31:28it's a free season ticket
31:30but he only gets to see
31:31about 30% of the pitch
31:37he's got the telly on behind them
31:40I'm sure someone will let him know
31:47turns to watch the telly
31:48when the ball's done
31:49the other end
32:00Camara
32:01neat touch
32:02on his ball forward
32:05they find Goodman
32:07the man on loan from Crystal Palace
32:14Chivet
32:18trying to squeeze that one through
32:20to Meri Mergem
32:21it's now Forrest
32:24pass one
32:26Bevan but Forrest
32:27Ferry rather
32:28beats him
32:30so far Ferry's done very well
32:32up against Joe Bevan
32:33he's never really given him
32:35a sniff
32:35whenever he's been able to
32:38get a sight of the ball
32:39or look like he's getting a touch
32:40Ferry's been right on top of him
32:44that's what I was saying before
32:45the one time that he's been running
32:47Riley sort of killed his space
32:51he's been one of the top performers
32:53as well this season
32:54for Dundee
32:55Joe Bevan
33:02Mergem
33:03Tate in front of him
33:09Mergem now
33:10right foot
33:11as Astley
33:13knocks it away
33:19this will come to Randall
33:21Ferry has interest
33:23overlapping him
33:25Randall's curling effort
33:28he's always drifting wide
33:30not a bad idea though
33:33good support from Ferry
33:35didn't really move anyone though
33:37so Randall was still having to
33:39try and work an angle
33:43and it never felt like it was
33:44clear enough to be able to
33:45whip one round
33:50some selections to come
33:51in the William Hill Premiership
33:54in the coming weeks
33:553rd of September
33:56that's the Thursday night game
33:57for the Edinburgh Derby
33:58before we head up to
34:00McDermott Park
34:00for St. Johnson
34:01against Hibernian
34:02on Sunday the 6th
34:05and finally
34:06it's come on up against
34:07Hearts
34:07on September the 19th
34:09that's from 5.15
34:13here goes Dre Wright
34:14pass Randall
34:15and space for Wesley
34:16to turn
34:17it opens up
34:18on the left hand side
34:19comes to Forrest
34:20but
34:21rather
34:23delayed from Wesley
34:24and that takes
34:25all the sting out of it
34:27well for a moment
34:29that looked like
34:29a glorious chance
34:30for Dundee
34:32yeah primarily
34:33it's down to Dre Wright
34:34he's the one
34:35I thought he had
34:37very few options
34:38Joe Bevan was playing narrow
34:39he had to go and take Randall on
34:41and then he plays a great ball
34:43on to Wesley
34:43now it's Randall against Wright
34:48and the Dundee man
34:49comes out on top
34:52Hamilton now
34:53it's opening up
34:56he's striding forward
34:57even Hamilton
34:58tries to feed
34:59Bevan
34:59again
35:01very well collect
35:02this has been played
35:03like the final five minutes
35:05it's frantic
35:06that is certain
35:08just looking at Joe Bevan
35:10it feels like he
35:12really has not found
35:13his feet in this game yet
35:16he needs
35:18you see even there
35:19when Eden Hamilton's running
35:20he needs to get on his bike
35:22start running in behind
35:25it's a great run
35:26far too much space
35:28for Wesley
35:28but there
35:29he's taking an extra touch
35:30and kills the momentum
35:32as you mentioned there
35:33and then Forrest always
35:35want to try and cut inside
35:36but that's where all the
35:37bodies are
35:37they needed to get
35:38to the byline
35:39and get in behind
35:45if it was Dundee at the moment
35:46I'd be saying
35:47to try and
35:48get the ball
35:49into Bevan
35:50and allow him
35:51to just go and run
35:51allow him to try
35:52and get in the game
35:52because at the moment
35:53he's ineffective
35:57and
36:06Jay Wright
36:07to take this
36:08Dundee free kick
36:11first-sided one
36:12by Tate
36:12the strike from Riley
36:13a few
36:14prize of handball
36:17don't think they were
36:18overly convincing
36:18Dundee only have one
36:19back here
36:20it's Kamara
36:21Randall has won over
36:25Randall
36:25Ashley working
36:27hard to get back
36:28Randall's effort
36:29is deflected
36:30and Goodman
36:31will hang on
36:32but for a moment
36:33there
36:34Dunne United
36:34I think they had a
36:35four on one
36:35they did but
36:38you've got to look
36:39at the effort
36:40there from
36:40Ryan Ashley
36:42that is brilliant
36:43defending from
36:44the centre half
36:47it's hint to hint
36:49like you just mentioned
36:51it genuinely is like a cup tie
36:53with five minutes to go
36:59well Charlie Riley's just gone down in the middle of the park
37:01it almost looked like he got a trip from David Dickinson
37:06blindsided by the referee
37:09but that last Dunne United attack
37:11was good attack
37:13but the effort
37:14and the desire from
37:15Asler to get back in
37:17brilliant
37:17and then
37:18he doesn't overcommit
37:19he gets himself in a position where
37:22he's making the
37:24front man
37:26Jesse Randall
37:28he's making him have to do something
37:30rather than give them that opening
37:33and he eventually gets a block in it as well
37:35I thought it was absolutely fantastic defending from
37:38the centre half
37:59nice look out to Chauvet
38:02Sopra will lose out to
38:04Asler
38:05Forrest
38:07control for him
38:08now Finnegan
38:10he wanted more wind
38:12yeah well Bevan had made that run from
38:14out to in
38:15he just needs to get out
38:17a little bit quicker
38:18you can see
38:19Barry Nickerson's down in front of us
38:21saying that to him
38:22to get the width
38:34well he's taking a big gamble there
38:36I've got to say because
38:40I'm not sure there's much in that Rory at all
38:42and then Mergum
38:44as I said
38:44he's taking a big chance
38:45because he grabs it with his hand
38:48you know
38:50although
38:50you've got to say that
38:52old
38:53he didn't really complain
38:58that is a big risk there
39:00from
39:00the wide man Mergum
39:02to take
39:04one drop down
39:05and potentially
39:07get possession away
39:08but then to grab the ball
39:09with his hand
39:14let's take back to Forbes
39:15good take from
39:16Jorl
39:17on the half turn
39:19Finnegan slides in
39:20it does come to
39:20Mitsoko though
39:26and Chivet Mergum
39:32Chivet again
39:39it's for Chivet
39:47Eslek waits for
39:48Dylan Tate to make his move
39:51there we go
39:55fancy's a wonder
39:56the 1-2 with Chivet
39:57it's really good play
39:58it's Mitsoko
40:00and the defender
40:02did his job
40:03Ryan Astley
40:05he's been outstanding so far
40:07Rory at him
40:07it's great play from Dungeon United
40:09lovely 1-2
40:10but
40:11the desire from the
40:14the defender
40:15to get the better of the front man
40:161v1
40:18he's up against Mitsoko there
40:20Ryan Astley
40:21getting a
40:22really important block
40:24at the near post
40:27this time it'll be
40:29Jesse Randall to
40:30take it
40:31up goes
40:32Owen Bevan
40:33back for the New Zealander
40:34though
40:35Mergum
40:38Mergum Zephyr
40:40drives it over the top
40:41but he certainly looks up for the derby
40:48he's got a love of the little feint
40:50he's done that on a number of occasions already
40:55just not enough accuracy with the right boot
40:57when he's having the strike
41:01lovely move before from Dungeon United
41:03getting into a very very dangerous area
41:07quick 1-2s in and around the box
41:09they're so difficult to defend against
41:11the officials are instructed to
41:21hurry things up at
41:23goal kicks
41:24but
41:25there's not a lot that
41:26Owen Goodman can do
41:28when the fans delay the ball coming back in
41:31and then throw it into the penalty area
41:37tail
41:40just do the throw
41:44Hamilton and where's the captain's armband for
41:47Dundee
41:50Goodman
41:51and one of his feet sorted
41:53just in time with Euro closing that down
41:57now up to Mitsoko
41:59Tate will pick up
42:00that was really good defending there from Forbes as well
42:03because
42:03had Wesley been able to take that ball in
42:06had he been able to build an attack
42:08but
42:08Forbes
42:09getting the better of the front man
42:11and it allows Dungeon United to gain possession now
42:15it's zeroes ball though
42:17Euro
42:19now Kamara
42:20Perrie Pri on the left hand side
42:22Randall ahead of him
42:30now Euro
42:32Mitsoko the target
42:36Forrest clears
42:37CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
42:47Forbes with four minutes to go in this first half.
43:07Essling, and it's so cool, unable to cushion it to a teammate,
43:12so Hamilton picks up.
43:15This is the driving, running power of Ethan Hamilton.
43:19Bevan outside him, now it comes to Joe Bevan,
43:21and it's timed really well by Ferry,
43:23he was just waiting for his moment.
43:25See, again, I mean, Hamilton does brilliant,
43:28but the whole time he's not really got his wide man
43:31in a position where he really wants something to be.
43:34He's playing on that inside sea there,
43:37Hamilton can't get the bolts on there,
43:39so he's almost fortunate having to drive and run a little bit more.
43:44And yet again, 1v1, Will Ferry's done brilliant there.
43:52Ryan Astley will take this throw in, down goes Hamilton,
43:57didn't look to be a couple of hands on his back there.
44:03Then it comes from Riley, Chavet,
44:05and again United could have a break on here, Mergem.
44:10Penalty check has been cleared by VAR, John Beaton in charge.
44:15Here's Wright.
44:16Wright's gonna drive...
44:17Ohhhh!
44:18Oh!
44:19Dre Wright with an absolute stunner!
44:32Like a dart into the far corner.
44:40it's delirium in the away ends
44:43and no wonder
44:47that could turn out to be
44:49one of the classic Dundee Derby goals
44:55you just watch the reaction from Yoro though here
44:58stops, doesn't move
45:00Dre Wright busts right into that backline
45:04and what a strike
45:06as soon as he hit it
45:08it just is cutting across to curl in towards that far corner
45:12as soon as he hit it you knew it was in
45:14a sensational strike from Dre Wright
45:18and he has become a really important player for Dundee
45:22I think he's been outstanding in this game as well
45:26very much like Will Ferry has been up against Bevan
45:29Dre Wright up against Randall
45:311v1 he's got the better of him in everything
45:34he read that short pass
45:36got onto it
45:38and he drives a dagger right into the heart of Dungeon United
45:42a sensational strike from the right back
45:49what a time to get it as well
45:50just this third in dark blue
45:53and it is an absolute beauty
46:13what a time to get it as well
46:14just before the break
46:20it really changes the moods inside Tanadice
46:26somebody's been on the weights
46:45just one additional minute at the end of the first half
46:59Dundee fancy more before the end of this half
47:02Barry Nicholson and Steven Presley urging more into the box here for Astley
47:09but it will be repelled by Ferry
47:13and his right will get the decision under pressure from Yoro
47:18I just wonder whether Jim Goodman will look at
47:22the top end of the park
47:23Masoko has been very isolated
47:26Yoro's not done a great deal
47:29not purely just because of that lack of effort to get back in afterwards
47:33but he's the one that you feel would be trying to get in contact with
47:36Masoko
47:37it's not really worked so far
47:40I wonder if he'll be looking at a change perhaps
47:46but he's the one that you feel like
47:46excellent header
47:47picked up by Forrest
47:51well it's great feet for Finnegan
47:53still going
47:54and he gets the free kick
47:56and this will be
47:56a final chance
47:58before the end of the half
48:00Yoro is going to be carded
48:01there's a
48:03disagreement between players
48:09I think the Dungeon United players feel that
48:13they're going to get it
48:14falling over the ball
48:15but there was a number of challenges there
48:17that
48:19looked like they could have been
48:20close enough for a free kick to be given
48:22but
48:23I'm not certain
48:24I think you need to obviously a wee play
48:26to say
48:30that one there
48:31does he catch him
48:33just on the side of the boot
48:34here Yoro
48:36possibly
48:38he is
48:39downholding his
48:41his boot there
48:46well VAR are
48:48having a further look
48:49they've asked for David Dickinson
48:50to continue to
48:52delay
48:52I'm not sure from what I've seen there
48:54that there's anything else
48:55that needs to be looked at
48:56he's slid in on the ground
48:59I'm not even 100% sure
49:00that there was contact either
49:01but
49:02his boot for me
49:04is more than enough
49:05no the only way that they could overturn that would be if it's mistaken identity
49:09which is not
49:27well in fact this is going to be overturned for mistaken identity that the reckless challenge was in fact by
49:39Ryan Finnegan
49:40that is the instruction
49:42that is the instruction from John Beaton and Duncan Nicholson on VAR
49:49he's running with the ball you can't put he's kicked the ball
49:53you cannot punish
49:55you cannot punish Finnegan for that
49:57that is absolute madness
49:59well you can see the reaction from the Dundee United players this is going to be the
50:02he can't
50:03he can't
50:04overturn of the yellow card
50:06he can't
50:07he can't
50:08that is absolute madness
50:10that is madness
50:13he's running with the ball
50:15Euro slides into his path
50:17that is
50:19I'm sorry
50:20that is madness
50:23he doesn't even stretch
50:25Finnegan
50:28well this is a change in the rules for this season you can overturn yellow cards in manners of
50:33that instance if it is mistaken identity
50:36don't get involved
50:37and it brings a close to the first half
50:45which has Dundee leading thanks to a wonder strike from Dre Wrights
50:52but it's a 45 minutes of a derby that is not short of talking points
50:58at the break at the Cal Forth construction arena at Tanadice Park
51:02it's Dundee United 0
51:03Dundee 1