Tag: Scottish Premiership

Dundee 2-2 Kilmarnock: As Killie Fight Back Twice for Draw

Steve Clark’s Kilmarnock fought back twice against Dundee to secure a 2-2 draw in an exciting match at Dens Park.

Dundee drew first blood on 8 minutes when Andrew Nelson netted well to open the scoring.

The lead was short lived though as on loan Fleetwood forward Conor McAlney equalised 10 minutes later for the visitors with a well placed shot.

Dundee showed good resilience though regaining their lead just 2 minutes later with Nelson once again with a bullet effort to the bottom corner.

Nelson proved to be a thorn in the side of Clarke’s men as he continued to cause problems coming close on multiple occasions looking for his hattrick.

it took a second half moment of magic from Kilmarnock to get the equaliser again when winger Chris Burke smashed home a sublime freekick into the top corner on 54 minutes to once again pull the visitors level.

Dundee spent most of the second half on the back foot as Kilmarnock pushed hard for a winner forcing Dundee keeper Seny Dieng into multiple high class saves.

The hosts defended well and held on for a well deserved point to help push them towards safety from the playoff places. Meanwhile Kilmarnock continue to press for a top three place alongside Aberdeen, Rangers and Celtic.

Rangers 4-0 St Mirren: As Ref Awards Four Penalties

Referee Andrew Dallas awarded four penalties to Rangers in their 4-0 victory over St Mirren.

New forward Jermain Defoe drew foul in the penalty area inside the opening two minutes in what was the first of many penalty decisions. Captain James Tavernier made no mistake from the spot to give the hosts the lead.

Rangers were awarded a second penalty twenty minutes later when Defoe again drew foul in the box. the hosts were not best pleased by the strikers antics with the foul being a light one. once again Tavernier stepped up but was unable to capitalise on the opportunity as his shot struck the post.

still the hosts continued to push with Defoe and Ryan Kent both coming incredibly close in the first half.

but it wasn’t until ten minutes into the second half that Rangers doubled their lead. and once again, referee Andrew Dallas had a big role to play. James Tavernier’s appeared to strike the arm of St Mirren’s Greg Tansey and Dallas awarded a third penalty to the hosts. Tavernier made no mistake this time.

Rangers continued to dominate and were awarded a fourth penalty with ten minutes remaining as Tansey brought Gers winger Candeias down just inside the box. this time it was Defoe who stepped up to fire home Ranger’s third,

just a minute later and Rangers added a fourth through Ryan Kent. this one came from open play though as Defoe set up his fellow countrymen to hammer home a comfortable win.

the win puts Rangers comfortably in second, three points behind rivals Celtic. Meanwhile, St Mirren remain rooted in last place, two points behind second bottom Dundee