Dundee 0-0 Ross County: Points shared in Scottish Premiership stalemate
Dundee and Ross County had to settle for a share of the spoils in their goalless Premiership clash at Dens.
Both teams had chances, but could not find the back of the net.
The result means Dundee have drawn three games in a row, while the Staggies have ended a run of three straight defeats.
County had a chance in the 13th minute when Yan Dhanda fired a dangerous corner from the right, with Jack Baldwin’s shot in front of goal blocked by a home defender.
The Staggies then squandered a golden opportunity to take the lead when Dhanda played in Simon Murray, but with the goal at his mercy his shot was too close to home keeper Trevor Carson, who made a crucial stop with his foot to deny the ball . rush hour.
The hosts hit back straight away, with County keeper Ross Laidlaw having to turn Finlay Robertson’s low shot for a corner, with the keeper returning to action shortly afterwards to meet Zak Rudden’s shot from the edge of the penalty area .
County had another opening of their own on the half hour mark with Dhanda’s corner from the right finding James Brown, with Carson producing a fantastic save from the defender’s header.
Referee Colin Steven checked the VAR monitor before disallowing Ross County’s James Brown’s goal for offside
The home side’s Amadou Bakayoko tried his luck from long range, but his shot lacked venom and was easily collected by Laidlaw. The teams headed in at half-time with the score still deadlocked.
The Staggies thought they had finally broken the deadlock in the 64th minute when Brown cleared the ball, but the “goal” was disallowed for offside, a decision eventually cleared after referee Colin Steven was called to the pitch monitor by VAR Andrew Dallas. where the official agrees to the first call.
The hosts hit back straight away with Bakayoko hitting a fierce shot that Laidlaw stopped at his near post with a crucial save.
Eamonn Brophy came off the bench and came agonizingly close to making an immediate impact. He sent a good shot from 25 yards, just past Carson’s right post.
Diego Pineda could have won the game late on for Dundee but was denied by goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw
Another substitute, Dundee’s Diego Pineda, then had a chance of his own when he cut inside from the left, but his shot was too close to Laidlaw, who made a block close to the post. The Mexican striker had another chance shortly afterwards, but this time he dragged his shot wide.
With the clock ticking, the match was on edge and Pineda had a chance to win in the 89th minute, but his shot was saved with his feet by Laidlaw.
Mackay: Strange not to give Brown a goal
Ross County manager Malky Mackay:
“I looked at it again and spoke to Colin (Steven, the match referee).
“It looked like the VAR wanted Colin to see if he thought it was subjective enough that there was interference with the game, which he clearly did.
“I’ve watched it over and over again and I see Jordan White and Joe Shaughnessy coming over. But they come a fair distance from the goalkeeper.
“So to keep an eye on that… and I’ve seen a lot of it in the last six months.
“I think it was strange that the goalkeeper mishandled it and we put it in the net. The linesman did the right thing by raising his flag and letting it go to the VAR and the VAR passed it to Colin to to say, ‘He’s gone’.” to you’.
“So the pictures he is looking at are the pictures I have seen. I find it strange that the goal was not given tonight.”
Docherty: A missed opportunity
Dundee manager Tony Docherty:
“It feels like a missed opportunity. There were signs that the team had not played for a few weeks. We got sucked into the kind of match we didn’t want to play.
“The overriding feeling is disappointment because we didn’t win the game. I know this competition. We are still undefeated at home and that is very important. Whether we did enough to win the game, we had a little flurry at the end .
“We could have taken him, but it’s important that when the balance is in balance, you don’t lose him. It’s another clean sheet for Trevor Carson and the back three. You have to focus on some positives.”
What’s next?
Dundee travel to Livingston on Saturday; starting at 3 p.m.
In the meantime, Ross County faced with a trip to Mother’s Day, also on Saturday; starting at 3 p.m.