Scottish Premiership Saturday Highlights Show Matchday 9

Scottish Football

Extended highlights from Aberdeen v St Mirren, Hibernian v Falkirk, Kilmarnock v Motherwell, St Johnstone v Dundee United and Dundee v Rangers.

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00:00:38Good evening and welcome to Sports Scene.

00:00:40It's been a long old day awaiting the late kick-off at Dens Park,

00:00:44but myself and Richard Foster are ready to go.

00:00:47Four games took place today at 3 o'clock.

00:00:50We begin at bottom of the table, Kilmarnock,

00:00:52where visitors Motherwell arrived on a four-game losing streak.

00:00:58It may only be the ninth game of the league season,

00:01:01but there's a great deal resting on this one.

00:01:03Kilmarnock looking to move off the bottom of the table,

00:01:06while Motherwell have lost four on the bounce

00:01:08as their season is starting to fall a little flat.

00:01:13Goal scoring an obvious problem for both sides of late,

00:01:16but it's not for the lack of attacking talent.

00:01:18We shall see what gives today.

00:01:22Kilmarnock lost 3-1 at Rangers at the weekend.

00:01:24Bailey Rice unable to play against his parent club.

00:01:28He returns, and the Tishpola is the player making way.

00:01:33Motherwell are looking for a strong reaction to the loss against Celtic.

00:01:36Tawanda Maswanhisi has got a great goal-scoring record against Kili,

00:01:40returns, as does Ibrahim Saeed.

00:01:42Dylan Leavitt and Willie Volk, the players making way.

00:01:52That's just a little bit careless.

00:01:54Here's the opportunity for Kili.

00:01:56John Jules moves it back to Kilti.

00:01:58Great block back again to Kilti.

00:02:00And what a start for Kilmarnock.

00:02:03Greg Kilti on the score sheet.

00:02:05Motherwell playing out for the back and got absolutely caught.

00:02:09Great opening for the home side.

00:02:11And it's the skipper who puts them ahead.

00:02:14Alex Pogson may regret his part in this goal.

00:02:18Simple ball forward, played it way fast.

00:02:21And they had numbers back, Motherwell.

00:02:24But Greg Kilti got the break of the ball.

00:02:27Off Tom Sparrow.

00:02:28And made absolutely no mistake.

00:02:34What a start for Kilmarnock to have had trouble scoring goals.

00:02:39Greg Kilti gets them moving.

00:02:43And on to O'Donnell it goes.

00:02:49Again, it's good play from Kilmarnock.

00:02:51Joe Hugo with a chance for a second goal.

00:02:55Pulled it wide.

00:02:58Well, again, Motherwell, the architects of their own mischief.

00:03:04And in came Joe Hugo.

00:03:05Beautifully played through.

00:03:06Got the first touch away.

00:03:08Goes down as a big chance.

00:03:20It's a lovely ball over the top.

00:03:22Mugello controls it well.

00:03:24Into the middle it goes.

00:03:24Chance could save.

00:03:26There's the follow-up.

00:03:27And Alex Lowry scores.

00:03:29Terrific movement from Motherwell.

00:03:31And they find the equaliser.

00:03:35Alex Lowry.

00:03:36And scored against both Dundee clubs.

00:03:39Helps himself to his third of the season.

00:03:41And he's first against Kilmarnock.

00:03:44Lovely shift of play.

00:03:46Killy were caught on the inside.

00:03:47Langello played it in.

00:03:49It's a good save initially from the goalkeeper.

00:03:51That could do nothing about the follow-up.

00:03:55And that's nicely finished.

00:03:57Langello on to the inside.

00:03:59Seb Palmer holding denied.

00:04:01But Alex Lowry was not to be.

00:04:031-1.

00:04:13Just a little bit lightweight on that occasion.

00:04:15And here's Maswan.

00:04:16He's saying.

00:04:18Off the woodwork.

00:04:20Well, he normally finds the net.

00:04:23Scored in all three meetings against Killy last season.

00:04:26Pounced on the error.

00:04:28Cut inside.

00:04:29Beat the goalkeeper.

00:04:31But glanced against the wood rather than nestling in the net.

00:04:39One apiece.

00:04:42It's taken down.

00:04:44Not well enough.

00:04:45Here's Ibrahim Saeed.

00:04:46Looking to put his side ahead.

00:04:48Ferry with the save.

00:04:49Palmer Holden will cut it back.

00:04:52Maswan Hisek digs it across.

00:04:54Jimmy Brandon's first involvement is to clear.

00:04:57It's a really good save from the goalkeeper.

00:05:00Driving it wide.

00:05:01Rather than back into the path of Seb Palmer Holden.

00:05:04Saeed got power into it.

00:05:06That was well played by Caleb Ferry.

00:05:09I suspect he's happy with the way Saeed reacted to going a goal down.

00:05:14Less happy about the manner of the goal.

00:05:17Hugo will chase through.

00:05:19Wormer won't get there.

00:05:20Played in behind.

00:05:22There is John Jules.

00:05:23Let's fly.

00:05:24Good stop from the goalkeeper.

00:05:25Comes back again.

00:05:27And Moorman comes across.

00:05:29Well, Tyrese John Jules.

00:05:31His only goal this season has come off the bench in the League Cup against Aberdeen.

00:05:37Thought he'd pulled his first Scottish Premiership goal of the season.

00:05:41Drove it in.

00:05:41Pogs had made the save.

00:05:55Oh, that's a late challenge.

00:05:58And it's a straight red.

00:06:00It looked bad.

00:06:02Lowry was taken down.

00:06:05Well, Stanger was trying to get himself back up.

00:06:08And the leg came out.

00:06:10Well, VAR will check it.

00:06:13So he goes to ground.

00:06:15And it was the leg following through.

00:06:18And the referee's right there.

00:06:21He's been asked to go to the monitor.

00:06:24And there could be a solid argument here for a yellow card.

00:06:29All about interpretation.

00:06:35Certainly from that angle, which I think is the best angle, it doesn't look like serious fall play.

00:06:42And it will go to yellow.

00:06:44But it's all about the angles and what you see and where.

00:06:48And VAR determining the downgrade to yellow.

00:07:02So it remains 11 men against 11.

00:07:07Saeed.

00:07:11Oh, Faddinger.

00:07:13Back on to Lowry.

00:07:15Stroking the ball about well now, Motherwell.

00:07:18Saeed into the middle.

00:07:19Chance it, Palmer Holden scrambles it in.

00:07:24Well, it wasn't a work of art, but it all counts.

00:07:28It's exactly what you want for your centre forward.

00:07:31Right time, right place.

00:07:33And beat the goalkeeper.

00:07:35Saeed, centre across.

00:07:36And Seb Palmer Holden, goalkeeper.

00:07:39Perhaps a tad unfortunate.

00:07:41The touch.

00:07:42And then back off the forward.

00:07:45And Motherwell won't care.

00:07:46They're ahead.

00:07:56There's a little ball across.

00:07:58It was a dangerous one.

00:07:59Poulsen.

00:08:00Well, he put his hand out for it.

00:08:02Rather than two.

00:08:04Here's Kiltie.

00:08:08John Jewels plays it back in.

00:08:10Kiltie deflection.

00:08:11Good save.

00:08:13That came off Merman.

00:08:15And Poulsen had to reach out.

00:08:18That's a fine reaction save.

00:08:20To avoid the on-goal.

00:08:22We'd have seen Killy level.

00:08:24Kiltie.

00:08:31Brandon returns it.

00:08:34John Jewels trying to run his man.

00:08:35There's a chance.

00:08:37And there's the equaliser.

00:08:39Tyrese John Jewels rattles it home.

00:08:43At Kilmanneker level.

00:08:48The ball played back into the danger area.

00:08:51Brandon with a header.

00:08:52Kugel with a little dummy on the inside.

00:08:55And it ran through.

00:08:58That's a fantastic finish.

00:09:00A fierce finish.

00:09:02And it was the power that got it past Poulsen.

00:09:14It's a decent ball through.

00:09:16Might fall for Greg Kiltie.

00:09:17Out of nothing.

00:09:20Kalmanneker regained the leads.

00:09:22It's the second of the afternoon for Greg Kiltie.

00:09:25He now equals his goal tally for last turn.

00:09:29Well, sometimes football is a simple game.

00:09:32And a simple through ball.

00:09:35But a highly effective finish.

00:09:38Brandon's ball over the top.

00:09:39Pugel tried to get the touch on it.

00:09:41Beats the defenders.

00:09:42And drilled into the corner.

00:09:45Great control.

00:09:46Even better finish.

00:09:49And it's a 100th senior win for Kilmanneker against Mullerwell.

00:09:54They're 92nd in the league.

00:09:56They took the lead.

00:09:57They fell behind.

00:09:58And they regained the lead once more.

00:10:01Cracking encounter.

00:10:02Finished Kilmanneker three.

00:10:04Mullerwell two.

00:10:07It's not an enjoyable job sometimes.

00:10:08But we've got to be a wee bit of a crazy honest to enjoy it.

00:10:12Actually, there's so much to like about it now.

00:10:16The first goal was a good press, good set-up from ourselves.

00:10:20Because we knew that they would play.

00:10:21It's the way that Alfred wants his team to operate.

00:10:25And then the sad thing is, obviously, Cal makes a brilliant save.

00:10:28And Lowry knocks it into the goal.

00:10:29And we're pegged back.

00:10:30But we adjusted a few things at half-time.

00:10:33Had a few things to say.

00:10:34And I thought the second half completely deserved their win.

00:10:37The first one was crazy, wasn't it?

00:10:39The way you lost it.

00:10:41Yeah, that's something, obviously, that can happen in football.

00:10:45That you make a mistake.

00:10:46But I'm more concerned with the solidity of how we protect our own box in the long balls in the

00:10:51second half.

00:10:52Which I think is basics that we're failing.

00:10:55And that's not enough.

00:10:56I sense a little bit of anger from you.

00:10:58Yeah, I can't accept how we end this game.

00:11:02It's really difficult to accept losing that game.

00:11:05An incredible game that just about ended.

00:11:07Chick Young on Open All-Mic this afternoon.

00:11:09Never heard him so excited.

00:11:11It was very entertaining and a massive win for Kelly.

00:11:13We'll get into it all.

00:11:14But it only took two minutes for Greg Hilty to get the first goal.

00:11:17Calamitous.

00:11:18Yeah, I mean, it's awful for Motherwell.

00:11:21You know, you're away from home.

00:11:22Keep it nice and solid for the first 10-15 minutes.

00:11:25You see where the Motherwell press is, sorry, the Kermarnock press.

00:11:28It's got to go to the right-hand side.

00:11:30It doesn't.

00:11:30The goalkeeper plays a soft ball into the middle of the pitch.

00:11:33And the first play to Kermarnock, great set-up when they're on it.

00:11:35They do get a bit of fortune there.

00:11:38Stephen O'Donnell turns his back on it and it breaks back to Kiltie and he rolls it in the corner.

00:11:42But, like I say, you're struggling.

00:11:43You've no one in four games.

00:11:44You're away from home.

00:11:45Just keep it nice and solid.

00:11:47I know they want to play out from the back.

00:11:48But that's just horrendous play from Motherwell.

00:11:51Why did you choose that middle option?

00:11:53I don't know.

00:11:54I mean, he kicks a good ball long.

00:11:56But you see again here, centre-back trying to beat the striker.

00:12:00And actually, it's a really poor finish here.

00:12:02But this was two minutes after the goal had just conceded.

00:12:05So I get that you have a way that you want to play.

00:12:08But sometimes in-game, you have to make better choices and better decisions.

00:12:12This is just another poor finish.

00:12:13You know, a ball down the side.

00:12:15And Motherwell were so exposed in the early part of the game.

00:12:19Kermarnock, unfortunately, not to score.

00:12:20I think Neil liked it with a double thumbs up.

00:12:22Double thumbs.

00:12:22That obviously means that he's done a good job, yeah.

00:12:25Motherwell hit back through Lowry and Seb Palmer Holden as they kind of got to grips with the game a

00:12:30wee bit.

00:12:31Yeah, and they did come back into the game.

00:12:32I mean, Neil won't be happy with this.

00:12:34It's one ball over the top.

00:12:35A bit of miscommunication between the Kermarnock players.

00:12:39And then it's a fantastic ball across.

00:12:40Wonderful save from the goalkeeper.

00:12:43And then Lowry keeps his composure and it's a good finish.

00:12:45But you see here, they've got quite a high line.

00:12:47There's no pressure on the ball.

00:12:49Bit of mix-up in the right back area there.

00:12:51Too easy.

00:12:52It is too easy.

00:12:53Langella makes the most of it and a great finish from Lowry.

00:12:56But, you know, so defending from both teams in the early part of the game wasn't great.

00:13:01But it did make for a really, really entertaining game.

00:13:04Yeah, that's the thing, isn't it?

00:13:05Yeah, and this one is, it's a wonderful cross.

00:13:08Great ball in from Saeed.

00:13:09But if you look at the defending here, I think it's Lars.

00:13:12And he gets out there and he just stops.

00:13:13And, you know, he goes with the wrong foot to start with.

00:13:17He's already there.

00:13:17He can go another yard.

00:13:18You look at the middle of the goal.

00:13:20The defender's actually touching Seb Palmer Holden.

00:13:22Yeah, he's got him.

00:13:23Just block his run.

00:13:24But he doesn't do anything.

00:13:25And, you know, unfortunate for the goalkeeper.

00:13:27Again, the ball's bundled in.

00:13:28But so avoidable, these goals.

00:13:30Yeah.

00:13:30I think they're pretty much all the goals in the game there.

00:13:33Kelly, they showed a brilliant reaction after that to go and get two goals of their own.

00:13:37And Neil felt as though it was warrantied.

00:13:39They deserved it in the second half.

00:13:41Absolutely.

00:13:41I do think Kilmanock were the better side.

00:13:44But you look at this defending here.

00:13:46Just a header in.

00:13:47Poor from Moorman.

00:13:49Poor from Stephen O'Donnell.

00:13:50It's a great finish.

00:13:51Take nothing away from John Jules.

00:13:52But it's so soft from Motherwell.

00:13:54So weak.

00:13:55And, you know, you heard the manager speak about it.

00:13:58It's just, if you watch it here, there's no aggression.

00:14:00There's no one going to win the ball.

00:14:01First centre-half's underneath it.

00:14:03Second centre-half's underneath it.

00:14:05And the striker gets his finish away.

00:14:07And this one is just...

00:14:08By the way, they've made a triple substitution right before this.

00:14:11They take Moorman off.

00:14:13Reich gets caught under the ball.

00:14:14Tom Sparrow's sleeping at the back post.

00:14:16Kilty steals in and it's a great finish.

00:14:18But you look here.

00:14:19There's no real danger.

00:14:21And Motherwell conspired to make an absolute mess of it.

00:14:24And then they end up losing the game.

00:14:26Yeah, Kilty was excellent today.

00:14:27I mean, Neil McCann feels this has been coming.

00:14:30I mean, it's only one defeat and five.

00:14:32Two wins and two draws.

00:14:34And looking at the table, they're only four points off sick.

00:14:38So I think at the start, there was a bit of panic amongst Kilmarnock's supporters.

00:14:42He seems to have steadied that ship.

00:14:44And when you look at the table, it's so congested.

00:14:46If he can keep this momentum going, and he's always going to try to find a positive anyway,

00:14:51then he's pretty sure that Kilmarnock will jump up the table.

00:14:54Do you agree with him?

00:14:55Yeah, I have to agree with him.

00:14:56I think in the early part, they were conceding too many goals.

00:14:59And they're never going to outscore teams every single week.

00:15:03So I think they arrested that.

00:15:05They managed to, you know, they've still got the worst record in the league so far.

00:15:10But the more clean sheets to get, they'll bring that down.

00:15:14I know they conceded two today.

00:15:15But I think, I don't think they've got the points that their performance has deserved.

00:15:19Today, they've got the points that they deserved.

00:15:21For Motherwell, five defeats in a row for Alfred Johansson.

00:15:25You shouldn't really compare him to Jens Bertolascoe and the players that he had,

00:15:29because a lot of those top players have left some of his very best.

00:15:34But the defeats are concerning.

00:15:36The manner of football is slightly concerning.

00:15:38Should the Motherwell fans be concerned about it?

00:15:42Or do you think it's too early to be overly concerned?

00:15:45It's too early to be, you know, be over the top with a concern.

00:15:50There will be a worry because they've gone on this run.

00:15:52And it doesn't look like changing any time soon.

00:15:54I think they play Hearts next.

00:15:56It's a really, really tough game.

00:15:58And I think he has to try and do something a little bit different.

00:16:01I'm not saying completely change everything.

00:16:02But you have to try and make yourself more difficult to score against.

00:16:06Because at the moment, everyone will look at Motherwell and think,

00:16:08I can't wait to play them because there's goals in the game.

00:16:10Yeah, OK.

00:16:11St Mirren travelled to Pataudry on the back of four consecutive defeats.

00:16:16The home side's form has been unpredictable at best.

00:16:21Stephen Robinson will hope his old team continue their charitable mood of late

00:16:25as Aberdeen look to find the net at Pataudry for the first time since August.

00:16:29St Mirren arrived, having shipped eight in their last two games

00:16:32amid a run of four straight defeats.

00:16:35Given Aberdeen's need for goals, it's a boost.

00:16:37Top scorer Kevin Nisbet has been passed fit to play despite a hamstring strain.

00:16:41Stephen Robinson has changed the shape and brought in Smith,

00:16:44Olesagna, Aremu and Mayo following defeat by St Johnston.

00:16:47Marcus Frazier's fit to captain St Mirren again as they look to shore up their defence.

00:16:52Luke Thomas makes his first Premiership start and Esiola Sule leads the line.

00:16:56Fieldson, Taylor and Mockery drop out.

00:17:08Guinness Walker.

00:17:11A big afternoon for Aberdeen as they look to entertain the home fans.

00:17:16It's something they've not done in the last three matches.

00:17:20Here's Lyons.

00:17:23And it opens up for him and he goes for it!

00:17:28That is a beauty from Brad Lyons.

00:17:33And what's a way for Aberdeen fans to start enjoying goals at Petraudry again.

00:17:40Two minutes into the game and St Mirren set off Brad Lyons and are punished for it.

00:17:49He could not have hit it any better.

00:17:53Kisses the underside of the bar and leaves Chapman flailing.

00:17:58And it is Aberdeen 1.

00:18:00St Mirren 0.

00:18:03Lyons with a ripper.

00:18:10Couldn't have asked for a better start.

00:18:12Steven Robinson.

00:18:13Craig McLeish's side behind early again.

00:18:18Carr.

00:18:19John.

00:18:21And C.O.

00:18:21Back to Declan.

00:18:22John.

00:18:23Nice football from St Mirren.

00:18:24Pulled back to Phillips.

00:18:26And again.

00:18:28That's a special bit of goalkeeping from Marius Muller.

00:18:32Phillips, the former Don, probably should score.

00:18:35Muller did his part.

00:18:37So did Mats Knuster on the follow-up as well.

00:18:41Good response from the visitors to going behind.

00:18:52John.

00:18:55And St Mirren looking for the free kick there.

00:18:59Play on.

00:19:01Here's Declan John.

00:19:03Gets the return pass.

00:19:07Puts his hands on his head.

00:19:09Declan John.

00:19:10Ought to have flashed that across the face of goal.

00:19:13Finds the side of the net.

00:19:21St Mirren have been in control of this game since going behind after two minutes.

00:19:27Here's Thomas.

00:19:28Hoists it to Sula at the back post.

00:19:31And Muller bails out Aberdeen again.

00:19:38St Mirren chapping at the door.

00:19:42Muller at full stretch.

00:19:48And way by Gogic.

00:19:50Aremu.

00:19:56Ronan.

00:19:57Guinness Walker.

00:19:59Hoists it in.

00:20:01Nisbet got there.

00:20:04Couldn't make good contact.

00:20:06And the chance disappears.

00:20:13Half-time knocking.

00:20:14Still Aberdeen lead.

00:20:15Somehow.

00:20:17Guinness Walker's been caught out here.

00:20:20Thomas delays to Phillips.

00:20:22Cut back.

00:20:23Sula.

00:20:24And this time St Mirren make it count.

00:20:31Looks like Sula enjoyed his first Premiership goal in St Mirren colours.

00:20:38Thoroughly deserved for the visitors.

00:20:43They've worked hard.

00:20:44They've created chances.

00:20:46And Sula.

00:20:47This time.

00:20:49Beats Muller.

00:20:50Who does get a touch.

00:20:52But can't keep it out.

00:20:54Aberdeen won.

00:20:55St Mirren won.

00:21:02It's a wrestling match.

00:21:05Between Mayo and Sula.

00:21:07And Aberdeen play it forwards.

00:21:10It's Ola Sanya.

00:21:12For Smith.

00:21:14Takes a deflection.

00:21:15Armstrong.

00:21:16And again.

00:21:17Offside flag is up.

00:21:20And Stuart Armstrong knew it wouldn't count.

00:21:25Goes too early.

00:21:27In the half-time sub.

00:21:34Aberdeen free kick.

00:21:36Comes to Joghan.

00:21:38He's brought down by Nseo.

00:21:40And the yellow card's out for the St Mirren midfielder.

00:21:44And it's a free kick.

00:21:45Right on the edge of the box.

00:21:50And Sula rushes out to try and block the shot now.

00:21:53Joghan's foot looks on the line there.

00:21:56And this could be checked for a potential penalty.

00:22:00Nervous wait for St Mirren and Paul and Sula.

00:22:05Yeah.

00:22:05It's an Aberdeen penalty.

00:22:08And as soon as you saw the replay.

00:22:10You can see Joghan's foot's on the whitewash inside the box.

00:22:15Nesbitt steps up.

00:22:17Saved by Chapman.

00:22:18And Nesbitt turns it in on the rebound.

00:22:22Huge relief for the Aberdeen captain.

00:22:26The Aberdeen manager.

00:22:28And the Aberdeen fans.

00:22:30They've been second best for a lot of this game.

00:22:34Given an opportunity.

00:22:36And Nesbitt eventually takes it.

00:22:44Ayod Moolua.

00:22:46Coming on to replace Toyosi or Lasagna.

00:22:50He's managed to recover from concussion to feature this afternoon.

00:22:56Armstrong.

00:22:57Armstrong.

00:22:57He's made a difference since coming on.

00:23:02Aberdeen free kick.

00:23:08Aruemu.

00:23:09Slides it forward to Moolua.

00:23:11Straight into the action.

00:23:12Shifts onto the right foot.

00:23:13Oh, that's brilliant.

00:23:17Super sub.

00:23:19Ayod Moolua.

00:23:21Bags Aberdeen's third goal.

00:23:23And puts them on their way.

00:23:25To a massive three points.

00:23:29Quick thinking from the free kick.

00:23:31From Aruemu.

00:23:32And that is a real striker's finish.

00:23:34Couple of touches.

00:23:36Onto the right foot.

00:23:37Away from Gogic.

00:23:39And nestles the ball into the far corner.

00:23:42Aberdeen 3 St Miran 1.

00:23:47And Stephen Robinson.

00:23:48His staff and his players.

00:23:50Will breathe a huge sigh of relief.

00:23:53Been far better in this second half.

00:23:56Armstrong.

00:23:57Finds Kevin Nisbet.

00:23:59Chance to kill it.

00:24:00Stone dead.

00:24:01And the heavy touch.

00:24:03Invites Chapman off his line.

00:24:05And the St Miran goalkeeper.

00:24:07Makes the stop.

00:24:11These are the sort of chances Nisbet would back himself to take.

00:24:16Big victory for Aberdeen.

00:24:19End there.

00:24:19Pull run at Pataudry.

00:24:21Ayod Moolua.

00:24:23Playing a massive role.

00:24:25Kevin Nisbet.

00:24:27Also on the score sheet in the second half.

00:24:29And everyone is smutched up here at Pataudry.

00:24:32It's a fifth defeat in a row for St Miran.

00:24:35Started really, really well.

00:24:37With a great goal.

00:24:38And then we sat back and were way, way too cautious.

00:24:40Played with a little bit of fear.

00:24:41And credit to St Miran.

00:24:43They played some really good stuff.

00:24:45But I thought second half we were very, very good.

00:24:47You know, showed real bravery.

00:24:49It could have been more goals as well.

00:24:51You know, we had numerous chances where we were through and goal and didn't take.

00:24:54You know, you go in at half time a bit disappointed.

00:24:57And you get a reaction.

00:24:58The other hide.

00:24:59Or they come out and fight and show their quality.

00:25:01And they've certainly done that second half.

00:25:02At this level, it's like, yeah, we can play our good stuff and things.

00:25:05But we have to score goals.

00:25:07We have to stop goals going in.

00:25:08Ultimately, we're only going to get judged off of putting points on the board.

00:25:12But we can't have that kind of soft underbelly to us.

00:25:15Can't just be the team that's going, oh, they play some nice stuff.

00:25:18Like, we have to be ruthless.

00:25:20And we have to make sure that we're stronger than that in kind of tough moments during games.

00:25:26Both teams needed the win.

00:25:27But it was the Dons who got all three points up at Pataudry.

00:25:30Brad Lyons will not score a better goal than this in his life, will he?

00:25:34Absolutely a fantastic strike so early in the game.

00:25:36A lot of control over it.

00:25:38You see here the ball in midfield.

00:25:40Where Paul Inseil is, I don't know.

00:25:43He's in no man's land.

00:25:44You see everyone else behind is marked up.

00:25:47Carr comes across here, lets him back inside the pitch too easily.

00:25:51And then you've got to go to the ball.

00:25:53I mean, Carr tries to get back half-heartedly.

00:25:55But Inseil doesn't do anything.

00:25:57And then he turns his back.

00:26:00And it's a brilliant goal.

00:26:03Absolutely fantastic from Brad Lyons.

00:26:05But it's so avoidable.

00:26:06Or maybe not avoidable, but at least get pressure on the ball and make it a harder finish for him.

00:26:10But he's got time to take a touch here.

00:26:12He looks up, just strolls into a better position.

00:26:15And then, to be fair, he unleashes an absolute end goal.

00:26:16Oh, that finish.

00:26:17You're right, though.

00:26:17He's taken three touches and set himself to the point where it's set exactly as he wants it to be

00:26:23before he hits it.

00:26:23He's under no pressure.

00:26:25He's, what, 23, 24 yards out there.

00:26:28You need to get pressure on the ball.

00:26:29Still some finish.

00:26:30They went on to dominate the first half after that goal and created numerous chances before getting a deserved leveller.

00:26:37Yeah, they just seem to have a real energy about them.

00:26:41They move the ball really well.

00:26:43A lot of one-twos.

00:26:44Everyone's an option for each other.

00:26:48Phillips there should probably get a better strike away.

00:26:50Look at the defending here from Aberdeen.

00:26:52They just allow the left-back to run through and he should go across goal.

00:26:55I think Sula's looking there for a cutback.

00:26:58But, yeah, apart from the finish, I think the goalkeeper makes more of a save than that than he needs

00:27:05to.

00:27:05But apart from the finish, they were very, very good in the game.

00:27:09You see here, now Guinness Walker got done a few times with that switch.

00:27:13He then allows the St Mirren player back inside.

00:27:16You see again here, no real intensity to get to the ball, no intensity to keep him wide.

00:27:20It's a good overlap from Phillips and he just pulls it back to the perfect area.

00:27:23Penalty spot.

00:27:24My dad always talks about that.

00:27:26Penalty spot and to be fair on that one...

00:27:29Was your dad a player, was he?

00:27:30Hmm?

00:27:30Was your dad a player?

00:27:31Yeah, but he just liked the penalty spot.

00:27:34And in fairness to the goalkeeper, I think he should do better there.

00:27:39But he hadn't made three or four good saves before that.

00:27:43Aberdeen improved in the second half.

00:27:44Steven Robinson noted that in his post-match comments.

00:27:47And they went on to win the game 3-1.

00:27:51Although, again, these are goals that St Mirren have shot themselves in the foot with.

00:27:55Yeah, and you know, you hate to pick out and see who again...

00:27:58You know, he's still a young kid, but he comes out there...

00:28:02And I know he doesn't mean to foul Jogan, but you look at him there, his arms are up,

00:28:06he's turning his back, his legs up.

00:28:07He's afraid of contact.

00:28:09He's afraid of getting hit with the ball.

00:28:10If he just runs out in a straight line there, the ball gets kicked off his chest and he blocks

00:28:15the ball.

00:28:17OK, penalty from Nisbet.

00:28:19And a decent enough save from Chapman, but then Nisbet falls in and scores.

00:28:23This is the one that would annoy you as a manager.

00:28:27You see there, they get a free kick.

00:28:28Phillips is there, I think.

00:28:30He ends up turning his back on the ball.

00:28:31Brilliant from Aremu.

00:28:33Even better from Malua.

00:28:34Gogic, keep him wide.

00:28:36No, let him inside.

00:28:37And it's so simple.

00:28:38Or just sleeping.

00:28:39Yeah, I mean, it's a fantastic play from Aberdeen initially, but there's no...

00:28:42Someone's got to stand over that ball.

00:28:44You've then got to pick up the striker who's just on the pitch.

00:28:46You've then got to keep him wide.

00:28:48So, you know, Craig McLeish is right.

00:28:50They do shoot themselves in the foot with the goals that they concede.

00:28:53And again, even the Brad Lyons one, they're still avoidable if you defend properly.

00:28:59Yeah, I think that's been a big part of the problem.

00:29:01I mean, it's five straight defeats now for St Myrden.

00:29:02And despite dominating large spells of the game today and creating those opportunities,

00:29:06the only stat that matters at the end of the day is the three points and the win at the

00:29:10end of a game.

00:29:12What do you think has been the main issue?

00:29:14They probably aren't scoring as many of the chances that they should,

00:29:17but defensively that's 11 goals in three games they've conceded.

00:29:20Yeah, it's both boxes.

00:29:21I know it's a cliche, but they're very good between the boxes.

00:29:24They play a lot of nice football.

00:29:25They're one and two touch.

00:29:26They go forward.

00:29:27But they're not clinical enough in the top end of the pitch.

00:29:30And they leak goals.

00:29:31They're so weak defensively.

00:29:33You see there, no one switches on for a free kick.

00:29:36Aberdeen take it quickly.

00:29:36And it's one pass to a player who's just on the pitch,

00:29:39who's sharper than all the guys who've been playing already for St Myrden.

00:29:42And it's just, if you continue to leak goals like that,

00:29:45you're only going to continue to drop down the table.

00:29:47From an Aberdeen point of view,

00:29:48Steven Robinson needed that win today just to take a bit of the heat off.

00:29:52The fans haven't really been enjoying the product on the pitch,

00:29:55but they need to build on today.

00:29:57It's a starting block.

00:29:58It's a platform.

00:29:59It's important that they move forward and continue to get points on the board.

00:30:04Yeah, and I think we've seen this a few times this season

00:30:07where the win games, maybe not, you know,

00:30:09I think the first game of the season,

00:30:10the win against Hearts wasn't a pretty game.

00:30:12And you think that's going to start to build something.

00:30:14But yeah, you know, huge getting the three points.

00:30:16That's first and foremost, that's what you need to do.

00:30:18You need to win your home games.

00:30:19But the fans do want to see a bit of a better product on the pitch,

00:30:23which having watched the game today for large spells,

00:30:25I do agree with them.

00:30:26But first and foremost win the game,

00:30:27in which they managed to do that today.

00:30:29OK.

00:30:30To late kick-off at Dens Park,

00:30:32where Inform Dundee took on Inform Rangers.

00:30:38Dundee are enjoying their best league start in 40 years

00:30:41and could crown an impressive opening

00:30:43if they could find a way to beat Rangers

00:30:45for the first time at Dens since 2017.

00:30:48After a stormy beginning to the league campaign,

00:30:51it's been much smoother sailing for Rangers

00:30:53as they look to win seven straight.

00:30:57Dundee came from behind to win late out Falkirk last time out.

00:31:01Steven Presley names the same 11

00:31:03that both started and ended that game.

00:31:06Rangers were comfortable last weekend against Kilmarnock.

00:31:09Derek McInnes makes a solitary change.

00:31:11Kevin Kelsey drops to the bench.

00:31:13Badruddin Buonani, who's been a sub in the last three,

00:31:16gets the start tonight.

00:31:24Kept them well by Hay.

00:31:26Here's Samuels.

00:31:27Nathan Hamilton.

00:31:33Opens up for Dre Wright.

00:31:36Right, that's a long ball, it might work here.

00:31:38Pander comes out.

00:31:40Ashley Hay.

00:31:42Well, they had a scoring return

00:31:44against Falkirk.

00:31:46He'd been out for six games.

00:31:48But Dre Wright timed that ball perfectly.

00:31:51And Ashley Hay almost brought it down.

00:31:55Sterling.

00:32:05Sterling, slightly more direct,

00:32:08gets the ball in, Gussama hits it down,

00:32:09chance for Kim.

00:32:11Well, it struck an arm,

00:32:12but it was at point blank range.

00:32:16VAR confirmed, that is not a penalty.

00:32:26Through the first 15 minutes, goalless.

00:32:29Could be a little chance here for Dundee,

00:32:30though, Forrest plays it through.

00:32:32Joe Bever with a chance!

00:32:35He was under pressure,

00:32:36but he screws the shot wide.

00:32:41That's a great blocking effort

00:32:43by Gussama.

00:32:45Just dragging the shot wide.

00:33:00And a little struck of the shoulders

00:33:02to say,

00:33:03why me, ref?

00:33:06That's why.

00:33:14Well, he got his head on it,

00:33:16but it was looping down.

00:33:18And Iver Bandoor deciding

00:33:20it was safer to push it over the top

00:33:22than try and take it with two hands.

00:33:29And to place it over the crossbar

00:33:31is absolutely rattled

00:33:32by Hay.

00:33:34Rangers struggling to get it clear.

00:33:36Nadiri in the end.

00:33:38Absolute pullout of a header.

00:33:46Celtic play hearts tomorrow.

00:33:52Nicely brought down by Hay.

00:33:53This might fall away, I think.

00:33:55Bradley Fink, round the goalkeeper!

00:33:58Swiss precision

00:33:59is perfection!

00:34:09Onside from that angle.

00:34:13He went through,

00:34:15managed to poke the ball on.

00:34:17And the cameras man in Denz Park

00:34:19is wearing dark blue

00:34:21with a number 21.

00:34:30Fink, round to Devon.

00:34:34Well, he was backing in.

00:34:36And McEnyer was backing away

00:34:37at the same time.

00:34:45Well, the next test for Dundee

00:34:47ought to be getting to halftime

00:34:49with that lead intact.

00:34:50It's a lovely little ball across.

00:34:52Rangers with a chance,

00:34:53Minsu Kim.

00:34:53What a block!

00:34:55Bevan.

00:34:56Sterling.

00:34:57Buonani, the danger.

00:34:58Not clear.

00:35:00Samuels that time.

00:35:01Buonani again!

00:35:03Brilliant.

00:35:08If at first you don't succeed.

00:35:12Well, he took the second one

00:35:13and popped it in the top corner.

00:35:17It's a first Rangers goal

00:35:19for Batra.

00:35:21It didn't burn any.

00:35:22And it's his first goal

00:35:24since November of 2025

00:35:26for Stuttgart

00:35:27in the Europa League.

00:35:29And that was simply unstoppable.

00:35:38Fernandes takes control.

00:35:39Kem on in the inside.

00:35:41Buonani for a second.

00:35:43Two straight.

00:35:45Yeah, really needed to try

00:35:46and curl it.

00:35:47Wreck in the other way.

00:35:53I suspect Hamilton

00:35:55fits an in-swinger.

00:35:57Jones the other way.

00:36:01Both of a turn of refusing.

00:36:03Played it deep.

00:36:04Fink.

00:36:05It had to go across

00:36:06the goalkeeper.

00:36:07He was onside.

00:36:09Great little run.

00:36:10He felt it had to come across.

00:36:17The lead at Ibrox last season.

00:36:20One-nil.

00:36:21And that changed

00:36:21one apiece.

00:36:22With it here by one goal to nil.

00:36:25And Rangers level quickly.

00:36:27There's Minsu Kim.

00:36:29Dan Niel.

00:36:30Niko Raskan.

00:36:32Raskan!

00:36:35That's how you do it.

00:36:38Minsu Kim

00:36:39just got the better

00:36:40of Joe Bevan.

00:36:42Little step over.

00:36:44Looked up.

00:36:45Dan Niel.

00:36:46Kamblyan.

00:36:46And Raskan.

00:36:47One thought on his mind.

00:36:50It's a beautiful curling effort

00:36:52from Niko Raskan.

00:36:54It's done D1.

00:36:55Rangers 2.

00:37:03Well, five of the last six

00:37:05scorer's premiership wins

00:37:06for Rangers have been by

00:37:07a single goal.

00:37:09The 3-1 against Kilmarnock.

00:37:10The outlier to that

00:37:11as Raskan comes through again.

00:37:14Rangers lead by one.

00:37:16They're almost led by two.

00:37:18Great save.

00:37:19Lauren Goodman.

00:37:26Rangers playing out

00:37:26from the back.

00:37:27That's inside.

00:37:28On to Dan Niel.

00:37:30That's a mistake

00:37:31and there's a chance.

00:37:33Arms to absolutely nothing.

00:37:36Rangers get the chance

00:37:37to Callum Jones

00:37:38who scores for the first time

00:37:40this season

00:37:41and has Dundee level.

00:37:46Rangers 2 casual

00:37:48and Dundee made them

00:37:50formally pay.

00:37:57Guernani

00:37:58right to Sterling.

00:38:03Guernani.

00:38:05Sterling once more.

00:38:08Oh, it's a bad back pass.

00:38:10Dan Niel almost in.

00:38:11Off the line by Owen Bevan.

00:38:14Right time, right place

00:38:15to pop it away.

00:38:23Callum Jones has to come across.

00:38:25Finlay Curtis

00:38:26has passed the goalkeeper

00:38:27and Callum Jones

00:38:29is the hero momentarily.

00:38:31Rangers trying to find

00:38:31a way through.

00:38:33Dan Niel picks up.

00:38:35Curtis with a great chance.

00:38:37What cover it was

00:38:38from Jones.

00:38:41Can't Rangers find

00:38:42a way through.

00:38:43It's deflected.

00:38:44It's white.

00:38:45Gossama

00:38:47almost the hero.

00:38:54It's all over

00:38:55in Dundee

00:38:56and for Rangers

00:38:57all good things

00:38:58must come to an end.

00:39:00The run of six straight wins

00:39:01ended by Dundee.

00:39:03It's finished.

00:39:04Dundee 2.

00:39:05Rangers 2.

00:39:07We cannae come away

00:39:08from home

00:39:09and have to score

00:39:10three goals

00:39:10to win a game.

00:39:12We had chances

00:39:13to score

00:39:13those types of goals

00:39:15and as many goals

00:39:16but a mixture of us

00:39:18not taking those

00:39:19and a mistake

00:39:20to let them back in

00:39:22because I thought

00:39:22we had Dundee

00:39:22where we wanted them.

00:39:24We only looked as if

00:39:25we were in charge

00:39:26of the game

00:39:26and while you wouldn't

00:39:27write anybody

00:39:28off at 2-1

00:39:29there's still work to do

00:39:31it was a big moment

00:39:32in the game

00:39:32when we lose the equaliser.

00:39:34The word I used

00:39:34prior to the game

00:39:35was bravery

00:39:36and I think

00:39:36that we showed

00:39:37that in possession.

00:39:39The players to a man

00:39:40are showing that.

00:39:42So, you know

00:39:44there's really

00:39:44pleasing aspects

00:39:45for some reason

00:39:47I just wanted

00:39:49a win tonight

00:39:49even though

00:39:50a lot of people

00:39:51say it's a terrific point

00:39:53it is a terrific point

00:39:54but that bit in me

00:39:55just after the first half

00:39:57I thought we could

00:39:59get all three points

00:40:00but I think

00:40:01over the course

00:40:01of the game

00:40:03I think that

00:40:04probably the draw

00:40:05was a fair result.

00:40:08Rangers dropped points

00:40:09in the league

00:40:10for the first time

00:40:10since the 9th of August

00:40:12it was a really strong

00:40:14first half performance

00:40:15from Dundee

00:40:16Richard

00:40:16creating lots of opportunities

00:40:18looked a real threat

00:40:19in behind.

00:40:20Yeah, Rangers had

00:40:21a relatively high line

00:40:22Dundee went

00:40:23long early

00:40:24she hears a poor

00:40:26clearance

00:40:26I think it's from Fernandes

00:40:27Dundee are on the second ball

00:40:28and that was the theme

00:40:29of the first half

00:40:30whenever Dundee

00:40:31went long with the ball

00:40:32the striker inevitably

00:40:34got the first contact

00:40:35and they picked up

00:40:36the second balls

00:40:37that is a wicked delivery

00:40:39here's another goalkeeper

00:40:40passing the ball

00:40:41straight into midfield

00:40:43lucky to get away with it

00:40:44and then he throws his hands

00:40:45up in the air

00:40:46as if it's somebody else's fault

00:40:47you didn't like that did you?

00:40:47No

00:40:47but you see here

00:40:49this is the goal

00:40:50a bit of fortune

00:40:52a bit of cool finish

00:40:53although it does

00:40:54skiff the inside

00:40:55closer than he felt

00:40:56wasn't it?

00:40:56but yeah

00:40:57if you look here

00:40:58you look at Fernandes

00:40:58I don't know why

00:40:59he's in there

00:41:00he needs to be

00:41:01in the back four

00:41:02the ball goes over his head

00:41:04Sterling comes round

00:41:05on the cover

00:41:06could he be more definitive

00:41:07with his clearance

00:41:07possibly?

00:41:08It is a bit fortuitous

00:41:10the way he misses the touch

00:41:11and then it lands

00:41:13at Fink

00:41:13but cool finish

00:41:14what you see

00:41:15is in off the

00:41:16inside of the post

00:41:17there

00:41:18he would have had

00:41:18his heart in his mouth

00:41:19for a half a second

00:41:20but Elvis was right

00:41:21in terms of

00:41:22the quality that

00:41:23Dundee put into the game

00:41:24they were excellent

00:41:25but out of nowhere

00:41:26really

00:41:26Buonani

00:41:28curled this shot

00:41:28into the top corner

00:41:30Rangers weren't in that

00:41:31first half

00:41:31but it's a moment

00:41:32of brilliance from him

00:41:33yeah

00:41:33when you've got

00:41:35quality players

00:41:35in your squad

00:41:36you have to be careful

00:41:38because you give them

00:41:39opportunities

00:41:39the highlight here

00:41:40these are the two

00:41:41Dundee midfielders

00:41:42so look how deep

00:41:44they are in the game

00:41:44so when the ball

00:41:45comes to the edge

00:41:46of the box

00:41:46where your midfielder

00:41:47should be

00:41:47there's no pressure

00:41:49on the ball

00:41:49now taking nothing

00:41:50away from the finish

00:41:51it's an absolutely

00:41:52outrageous goal

00:41:52but you know

00:41:53we're seeing a theme

00:41:54here that teams

00:41:55are panicking

00:41:56when other teams

00:41:56are attacking

00:41:57the midfielders

00:41:58are dropping

00:41:58right in there

00:41:59I mean you know

00:42:00Hamilton's nearly

00:42:01on the six yard line

00:42:03but that I mean

00:42:03that's a wonderful

00:42:04he's had some good

00:42:04goals tonight

00:42:05we certainly have

00:42:06and we'll see

00:42:06a better one

00:42:07that's right

00:42:07I had the best ones

00:42:08yet to come

00:42:09but yeah I mean

00:42:10Rangers will have

00:42:11been delighted

00:42:12Derek McInnes

00:42:12would have been

00:42:13delighted

00:42:13getting in at

00:42:14half time

00:42:14with a score like

00:42:15that because

00:42:16ultimately they'd been

00:42:17outplayed and

00:42:18outthought in that

00:42:18first half

00:42:19yeah and I think

00:42:20in fairness

00:42:20Buanani was the

00:42:21only one that

00:42:22looked semi-dangerous

00:42:24I think Dundee

00:42:26were claiming

00:42:26a foul there

00:42:26there was absolutely

00:42:27nothing

00:42:27no chance

00:42:28but yeah he was

00:42:29the only one that

00:42:30looked lively

00:42:30in the first half

00:42:31for Rangers

00:42:31and you know

00:42:32they did go in

00:42:33at one each

00:42:34after a fantastic goal

00:42:35clearly Derek Edwards

00:42:36at half time

00:42:37with the players

00:42:38he didn't make any

00:42:38changes personnel wise

00:42:40but Rangers were

00:42:41a lot more aggressive

00:42:42they played higher

00:42:43up the pitch

00:42:43Minsu Kim

00:42:44certainly had a very

00:42:46effective

00:42:47first 20 minutes

00:42:48of that second half

00:42:49absolutely

00:42:50I think they just

00:42:50started to look for him

00:42:51and you know

00:42:51he picks up brilliant

00:42:52positions in the pocket

00:42:53there behind the

00:42:55Dundee midfield

00:42:56in the first half

00:42:57he was doing the same

00:42:58but they weren't

00:42:58looking to play him

00:42:59you know

00:43:00they were going long

00:43:01with the ball

00:43:01they were going wide

00:43:02with the ball

00:43:02but you know

00:43:03he always drifts

00:43:05in that opposite

00:43:06eight pocket

00:43:07and he's very clever

00:43:08and he shifts the ball

00:43:09and that's

00:43:10it was close

00:43:11a very good effort

00:43:12here

00:43:13fantastic touch

00:43:14and Buunani

00:43:15should probably do better

00:43:16with the quality

00:43:17he's got on his left side

00:43:17he gets stuck

00:43:18under his feet a little bit

00:43:19but Minsu Kim

00:43:20was lively

00:43:21but they just looked

00:43:22for him more

00:43:23and that suited Rangers

00:43:24to try and play

00:43:25and you see here

00:43:27Raskan

00:43:27again

00:43:28I'm going to have a go

00:43:29at the midfielder

00:43:29for being too deep

00:43:30but another outrageous go

00:43:32I think that's the best

00:43:32that's the best

00:43:33we've seen so far tonight

00:43:34the dip on it

00:43:35yeah

00:43:35it points us

00:43:37it's about six

00:43:37eight feet over the bar

00:43:38but you see Kim

00:43:39he's tenacious

00:43:40he keeps the ball alive

00:43:42again if you look here

00:43:43midfielder number 48

00:43:44he's too deep

00:43:45there's no need for him

00:43:46to be that deep

00:43:47there's no one

00:43:47he's not picking anyone up

00:43:49you're not expecting that

00:43:50are you

00:43:50but you're not expecting that

00:43:52that is absolutely outrageous

00:43:53the goalie could probably

00:43:54do better

00:43:54I mean

00:43:57the technique's

00:43:58frightening

00:43:58the way that he gets

00:43:59that kind of

00:44:00power

00:44:00but also

00:44:02the dip on the ball

00:44:03a phenomenal

00:44:04finish

00:44:05and Rangers were in control

00:44:07at this point

00:44:07and it was the kind of

00:44:09complete opposite

00:44:10from the first half

00:44:10then Dundee go and

00:44:12get a goal

00:44:13out of nowhere

00:44:13albeit with a little bit

00:44:15of help from Rangers

00:44:16a lot of help

00:44:17it's such a poor

00:44:18you know

00:44:18Fernandes takes the ball

00:44:19here

00:44:20he's now out of position

00:44:21he runs into midfield

00:44:22so you've now got

00:44:23Raskan at centre back

00:44:25Dan Neal

00:44:25with his quality

00:44:26he needs to check his shoulder

00:44:28he needs to know

00:44:28where the Dundee player is

00:44:31brilliant pressure

00:44:32from Jones

00:44:32and you know what

00:44:33a really calm

00:44:34composed finish

00:44:35but

00:44:36you know

00:44:36that's

00:44:37it's just so slack

00:44:38it's so slow

00:44:39it's another

00:44:40slow roll

00:44:41pass into midfield

00:44:42it's a slow touch

00:44:43you're not going to get

00:44:44that time

00:44:45Rangers should have known

00:44:46from the first half

00:44:47there's no way

00:44:48Dundee are going to

00:44:49sit off him

00:44:49and allow them

00:44:50if you're unsure

00:44:50and you're Dan Neal

00:44:52just pop it back

00:44:52to Pandell surely

00:44:53absolutely

00:44:53just play the way

00:44:54you're facing

00:44:55you don't know

00:44:56what's behind you

00:44:57but he opens up his body

00:44:57and it's fantastic

00:44:58play from Dundee

00:44:59Rangers have been

00:45:01a phenomenal run

00:45:02the momentum

00:45:03they've grown

00:45:04they're going to drop

00:45:05points over the course

00:45:06of the season

00:45:06but I think the point is

00:45:07they're not going to be

00:45:08the only team that's going

00:45:09to drop points

00:45:09at Denz Park

00:45:10no absolutely not

00:45:11I think Dundee are having

00:45:12a fantastic season

00:45:13you know we were talking

00:45:14on air earlier

00:45:15about could Dundee

00:45:17go and challenge

00:45:18for that fourth spot

00:45:19if we're assuming

00:45:20that Rangers Celtic

00:45:21and Hearts

00:45:21would be the top three

00:45:22and the way they're playing

00:45:24and the way the players

00:45:25seem to galvanise

00:45:26for each other

00:45:27and the manager

00:45:28you know

00:45:29there's a really

00:45:30really strong argument

00:45:31for that

00:45:31okay

00:45:32a first game

00:45:33at Easter Road

00:45:34now for new

00:45:35Hibs manager

00:45:36Maring Reedyke

00:45:37as he faced

00:45:38John McGlynn's

00:45:39Falkirk

00:45:41Hibs haven't won

00:45:42a league match

00:45:43in front of their

00:45:44own fans

00:45:44since Saturday

00:45:45April the 4th

00:45:46against Kilmarnock

00:45:47that's something

00:45:47the new boss

00:45:48is keen to rectify

00:45:50the side he's chosen

00:45:51shows three changes

00:45:52to last weekend's

00:45:53defeat at Tanadice

00:45:54with Adam Mayer

00:45:55coming in at left back

00:45:56Azeem Abdulai

00:45:58starting in midfield

00:45:59while Martin Boyles

00:46:00back on the wing

00:46:01Felix Passlack

00:46:02remains captain

00:46:05Falkirk boss

00:46:05John McGlynn

00:46:06is happy with the way

00:46:07his side's playing

00:46:08and hopes to avoid

00:46:08conceding late goals

00:46:10he's made just the one

00:46:11change

00:46:11swapping in the taller

00:46:12Scott Tanzer at left back

00:46:14in place of Leon

00:46:15M'Cann

00:46:19a warm welcome to Easter road

00:46:21from John McGlynn

00:46:22to Marek Breedike

00:46:25Hibs will feel it's

00:46:26important to start

00:46:27well

00:46:27pass

00:46:29slack into cop captain

00:46:30Martin Boyle

00:46:33Chaiwa

00:46:34into Abdullai

00:46:35and call for Ryan

00:46:36strain though

00:46:37strain for Falkirk

00:46:39into Jacob

00:46:40Morrell

00:46:41what a start

00:46:43for Falkirk

00:46:43what a finish

00:46:45from Morrell

00:46:46well that's the

00:46:47Erling Haaland

00:46:48meditation pose

00:46:49and I think the

00:46:51Manchester City striker

00:46:52would be very proud

00:46:53of a strike

00:46:54like this

00:46:56like a rocket

00:46:57beyond the goalkeeper

00:46:58Salinger

00:46:59fabulous hit

00:47:00from Morrell

00:47:01brilliant start

00:47:02from Falkirk

00:47:06Hibs are rocking

00:47:07here

00:47:09Spencer

00:47:09Owen Eames

00:47:10could be in here

00:47:11for a second

00:47:12for Falkirk

00:47:13and Raphael

00:47:14Salinger's made

00:47:14a really good save

00:47:16with his right leg

00:47:20well he'll know

00:47:21that Hibs are a bit

00:47:21all over the place

00:47:22in the opening stages

00:47:24Adam Mayer

00:47:25trying to settle

00:47:26things down for them

00:47:27just now

00:47:28the home fans

00:47:29are restless

00:47:30the one

00:47:31Elding though

00:47:31has done well

00:47:32here

00:47:34Felix

00:47:35pass lack

00:47:36into the path

00:47:37of Martin Boyle

00:47:38he should score

00:47:39it's a good save

00:47:40from Scott Bain

00:47:41but there's frustration

00:47:42from the Australian

00:47:43international

00:47:45because this

00:47:46by his

00:47:46and anyone's

00:47:47standards

00:47:47is a brilliant chance

00:47:49well done the goalkeeper

00:47:50though

00:47:51do they not like

00:47:52what they're seeing

00:47:52is it just sunny

00:47:53take your pick

00:47:56pass lack

00:47:59he's done well

00:47:59Felix

00:48:00pass lack

00:48:00Adam Mayer

00:48:01tries his luck

00:48:02from distance

00:48:03you know

00:48:04the Englishman

00:48:04has scored a couple

00:48:06this season

00:48:07for Hibs

00:48:07this isn't close

00:48:08though

00:48:11problems

00:48:12comes to solve

00:48:12for Riedike

00:48:13in the home dugout

00:48:17Adam Mayer

00:48:18has got himself

00:48:18into a little bit

00:48:19of trouble

00:48:20here

00:48:21Ethan Ross

00:48:22closing him down

00:48:22now this Falkirk

00:48:24press is

00:48:25really good

00:48:26table

00:48:27he's back heel

00:48:28he's back heel

00:48:29goes to

00:48:29Ethan Ross

00:48:30Morrell

00:48:30could be in here

00:48:31for two

00:48:32what a finish

00:48:33that is

00:48:34two brilliant strikes

00:48:35from the American

00:48:36Jacob Morrell

00:48:37two goals

00:48:38for Falkirk

00:48:40they double up

00:48:41they have insurance

00:48:42and the big Americans

00:48:43on a hat-trick

00:48:44Klee G

00:48:44has had a nightmare

00:48:45there

00:48:46the finish though

00:48:47again is fantastic

00:48:48from Jacob Morrell

00:48:50self-inflicted

00:48:51from Hibs

00:48:51but the quality

00:48:52of the strike

00:48:53is superb

00:48:53the Hibs fans

00:48:55furious

00:49:01what do Hibs have

00:49:03in response

00:49:04Adam Mayer

00:49:05looks for Klee G

00:49:06outside him

00:49:07table

00:49:08Klee G

00:49:11that's a nice looking

00:49:12pass

00:49:12Felix

00:49:13Paslak

00:49:14for Hibs

00:49:15Paslak's delivery

00:49:16it's in from Elding

00:49:18and straight away

00:49:18Hibs are back

00:49:19in the game

00:49:21now has that come

00:49:22off his chest

00:49:23or his shoulder

00:49:23the manager

00:49:25doesn't care

00:49:25at the moment

00:49:27nice build-up

00:49:28from Hibs

00:49:29perfect

00:49:30from Paslak

00:49:32and I think

00:49:32that's the top

00:49:33of the armour

00:49:34the shoulder

00:49:34from Elding

00:49:35he won't care

00:49:35it's a goal

00:49:36and Hibs are back

00:49:37in the match

00:49:38DAR will of course

00:49:40check it

00:49:41Nick Walsh

00:49:41is being told

00:49:42to hang on

00:49:43while they have

00:49:43a right good look

00:49:44goal given

00:49:46Hibs

00:49:46are back in it

00:49:52Ryan Strain

00:49:53Morrell's there

00:49:53is it three

00:49:55the offside flag

00:49:56has gone up

00:49:57Morrell was on

00:49:58a hat-trick

00:49:58the flag has gone

00:49:59up against

00:50:00Finlay Barbrook

00:50:01there's the header

00:50:01from Morrell

00:50:02Barbrook's right

00:50:02in front of the

00:50:03goalkeeper

00:50:03it won't count

00:50:10Azim Abdullahi

00:50:11well as Falkirk

00:50:14retreated there

00:50:15it was the potential

00:50:17for a first ever go

00:50:17for Azim Abdullahi

00:50:21when Elding now

00:50:22could be in for Hibs

00:50:23Scott Bain

00:50:24superbly off his line

00:50:27to deny him a double

00:50:31lovely ball through

00:50:32Elding maybe should have

00:50:34done better here but the

00:50:35goalkeeper's too quick

00:50:35the mayor has had to

00:50:42desperately look for a

00:50:44leveller

00:50:45now Thiebaud

00:50:46Cleggie's gone down there

00:50:47under the challenge of

00:50:48Lewis Nielsen

00:50:49a penalty has been awarded

00:50:50much to Nielsen's dismay and

00:50:53disbelief

00:50:53now is that on the line

00:50:55VAR will have a good look

00:50:57at this again

00:50:59now Nick Walsh awarded

00:51:01the penalty

00:51:04the decision is

00:51:08outside the area

00:51:09Hibs will have a free kick

00:51:11with no penalty

00:51:12and it was just outside

00:51:19can Falkirk

00:51:21put this game

00:51:22beyond all doubt

00:51:22it's Barbrook

00:51:24and Eames could be in

00:51:25at the back post

00:51:26really good save

00:51:27from Salinger

00:51:28and that's kept

00:51:29Hibs in the match

00:51:32Martin Boyle

00:51:33will try to get Hibs

00:51:34up the other end

00:51:35sharpish

00:51:37Jamie McGrath

00:51:38has come on as a sub

00:51:39so has

00:51:40Rabi

00:51:40Matondo

00:51:42what can the Welshman

00:51:43do here

00:51:43into McGrath

00:51:44wonderful save

00:51:46from Scott Bain

00:51:47is that the save

00:51:49that preserves

00:51:50all three points

00:51:51for his side

00:51:51it was heading

00:51:52to the bottom corner

00:51:53great stop

00:51:54seconds earlier

00:51:55it was Salinger

00:51:56with a terrific save

00:51:57at the other end

00:51:58to keep out Eames

00:51:59it's all happening

00:52:05still Hibs think

00:52:06they've got a goal

00:52:07in this game

00:52:10pass lacks delivery

00:52:12Falkirk struggling

00:52:13to get the ball away

00:52:14here

00:52:15falls to Jamie McGrath

00:52:16and he just can't

00:52:17quite find the target

00:52:22by his standards

00:52:23this is a decent chance

00:52:26time is running out

00:52:28for Hibernian

00:52:30Rabi Matondo

00:52:31may have to get this

00:52:32into the area

00:52:33sharpish

00:52:34well he doesn't

00:52:35have time

00:52:37that noise

00:52:38is the Hibs fans

00:52:39booing

00:52:39their sixth

00:52:41home defeat

00:52:42from their last

00:52:42seven

00:52:43Falkirk have their

00:52:44first top flight

00:52:45win at Easter Road

00:52:46in 20 years

00:52:47it finishes Hibs

00:52:48one Falkirk

00:52:49two

00:52:51yeah delighted

00:52:52so proud of the players

00:52:52who put in a shift

00:52:53and we had to do that

00:52:55exactly that

00:52:55yeah

00:52:58delighted for Jacob

00:52:59two goals

00:53:00there

00:53:00two great strikes

00:53:00the Hibs were well

00:53:01organised

00:53:02and they had a lot

00:53:03of the ball

00:53:03to be fair

00:53:04so that means

00:53:05that we had

00:53:06worked so hard

00:53:07without the ball

00:53:08we needed

00:53:08Scott Bain

00:53:09to make a couple

00:53:09of saves

00:53:10which he did

00:53:11but I'm so proud

00:53:12of the effort

00:53:13and the commitment

00:53:15so yeah

00:53:17happy Saturday night

00:53:18they score

00:53:19out of our

00:53:20individual mistakes

00:53:21two goals

00:53:22I think we have

00:53:23make a good goal

00:53:25ourselves

00:53:26and then

00:53:26yeah

00:53:27there are moments

00:53:28where we can score

00:53:29and we don't do

00:53:30and then the game

00:53:31changes

00:53:31if you do so

00:53:33because then

00:53:34Easter Road is behind us

00:53:35and this doesn't happen

00:53:36and again

00:53:38what I've seen today

00:53:39is a step forward

00:53:40compared to Dundee

00:53:42this sounds strange

00:53:43but this is really

00:53:44what I think

00:53:45we took control

00:53:46over the whole match

00:53:47and had some

00:53:48good opportunities

00:53:49but then we have to

00:53:50have to score these

00:53:52so Folkert

00:53:53get a first away

00:53:54win of the season

00:53:55courtesy of two

00:53:56brilliant Jacob

00:53:57Murrell finishes

00:53:58Richard

00:53:59yeah

00:54:00and they were

00:54:01fantastic in the

00:54:01first half

00:54:02the way they press

00:54:04the energy

00:54:04you know

00:54:05John McGlynn

00:54:05tactically is very

00:54:07very good

00:54:09just

00:54:09they just look

00:54:11energetic

00:54:11you know

00:54:12Hibs here

00:54:12decent

00:54:13great position

00:54:14poor touch

00:54:14and that kind of

00:54:15sums Hibs up

00:54:16in the first half

00:54:18there

00:54:18I mean

00:54:19you actually don't

00:54:19see it

00:54:20but he has a

00:54:21little look

00:54:21you can probably

00:54:21see it from

00:54:22another angle

00:54:22the defending

00:54:23is awful

00:54:24you can see him

00:54:25here

00:54:26the defender's

00:54:26in a good

00:54:26position

00:54:27just make

00:54:27contact

00:54:27block his

00:54:28run

00:54:28don't do

00:54:29anything

00:54:30really

00:54:30looks like

00:54:31you're running

00:54:32free call there

00:54:32it's a brilliant

00:54:33finish

00:54:33made even better

00:54:34like I say

00:54:34by the fact

00:54:35that he looks

00:54:36to see where

00:54:36the goalkeeper

00:54:37is

00:54:37but Folkert

00:54:38done this

00:54:39the entire

00:54:39first half

00:54:40they lock

00:54:41Hibs down

00:54:41to the side

00:54:42they want

00:54:42they then have

00:54:43the numerical

00:54:43advantage

00:54:44or at least

00:54:44they're man

00:54:44for man

00:54:45and they put

00:54:46Hibs under

00:54:46pressure here

00:54:47but what

00:54:47Cleegee's doing

00:54:48I have no

00:54:49idea

00:54:51outrageous

00:54:51just kick it

00:54:52out for a

00:54:52throw in

00:54:52or a corner

00:54:54anything's better

00:54:54than this

00:54:54keep it alive

00:54:55and if you watch

00:54:56I think it's

00:54:56Jason Kerr in the

00:54:57middle of the

00:54:57pitch

00:54:57his reaction

00:54:58there he's

00:54:58going straight

00:54:59over for

00:55:16Cleegee

00:55:17so the

00:55:17suggestion is

00:55:18that he put

00:55:18the ball

00:55:19in with

00:55:19his hand

00:55:21or with

00:55:21his arm

00:55:21handball

00:55:22what's your

00:55:22thoughts on it

00:55:23I tend to

00:55:24agree with that

00:55:25I don't think

00:55:26the goal should

00:55:26have stood

00:55:26I think it

00:55:27hits him low

00:55:27enough down

00:55:28the arm

00:55:29I mean I

00:55:30think he should

00:55:30actually be ready

00:55:31for the ball

00:55:32to come in

00:55:32anyway

00:55:32he should expect

00:55:33Boyle to miss

00:55:34it and be ready

00:55:35to go and head

00:55:35the ball in

00:55:36he's not

00:55:36it hits him

00:55:37in the arm

00:55:39and then we'll

00:55:39see

00:55:40yeah well I

00:55:40mean the SFA

00:55:41guidance on this

00:55:42that was read

00:55:43out on the radio

00:55:43was that the

00:55:44ball hits above

00:55:46the t-shirt line

00:55:47and therefore

00:55:47it's not a

00:55:48punishable bit

00:55:49of the arm

00:55:50but when we're

00:55:53looking at this

00:55:53this image has

00:55:54also been used

00:55:55by the SFA

00:55:56previously to

00:55:56show the t-shirt

00:55:57line I mean

00:55:58that looks like

00:55:58a tank top to

00:55:59me but the

00:56:01ball if that's

00:56:02the t-shirt line

00:56:02in the green

00:56:04was underneath

00:56:04that wasn't it

00:56:05absolutely so

00:56:05you know I

00:56:07think I do

00:56:08believe that's

00:56:08called the

00:56:08oxter

00:56:09as well

00:56:10but yeah

00:56:13so by that

00:56:14graphic the goal

00:56:15should not have

00:56:16stood

00:56:16your opinion

00:56:17is it should

00:56:18not have

00:56:18stood

00:56:18no

00:56:18okay

00:56:20Hibs created

00:56:21chances in the

00:56:21second half

00:56:22but they couldn't

00:56:22get that goal

00:56:23back and there

00:56:25is a major

00:56:25problem right

00:56:26now at Easter

00:56:27Road

00:56:27yeah I mean

00:56:29they're not

00:56:30one in over

00:56:30six months

00:56:31at home

00:56:32but you see

00:56:33there it's

00:56:34decision making

00:56:34that final third

00:56:35it's a slash

00:56:36wide instead of

00:56:37going across the

00:56:37goal that's just

00:56:38brilliant goal

00:56:39keeping

00:56:39Owen Eldon

00:56:40thinks he's

00:56:40through Scott

00:56:41Baines off his

00:56:41line quickly

00:56:42and you know

00:56:43full credit to

00:56:44Falkirk because

00:56:45they've lost a

00:56:46lot of late

00:56:46goals into the

00:56:47you know

00:56:4889th minute

00:56:49and they had

00:56:50to you know

00:56:51there was a

00:56:52mixture of good

00:56:52defending

00:56:53poor finishing

00:56:54and excellent

00:56:55goal keeping

00:56:55that's a

00:56:56fantastic save

00:56:57sees it late

00:56:58he's going the

00:56:59opposite way

00:57:00and probably the

00:57:01save of the day

00:57:01but when you go

00:57:02to Easter Road

00:57:03you're going to

00:57:03need to weather

00:57:04a bit of a

00:57:05storm

00:57:05and Falkirk

00:57:06done that

00:57:06and you know

00:57:07Hibs huffed

00:57:09and puffed

00:57:09created a couple

00:57:10of chances

00:57:11as we've just

00:57:11seen

00:57:12but nothing

00:57:13really really

00:57:14clear cut

00:57:15and Falkirk

00:57:16were well

00:57:16well worthy

00:57:17of the three

00:57:17points for me

00:57:18With their

00:57:18recent record

00:57:19at Easter Road

00:57:20the last team

00:57:22you want to be

00:57:22seen is Celtic

00:57:23and that's

00:57:23who they play

00:57:24next at Easter Road

00:57:25Yeah it doesn't

00:57:26get much easier

00:57:27new manager in

00:57:28it is going to

00:57:29take a bit of

00:57:29time

00:57:30but it is

00:57:32worrying because

00:57:33usually you need

00:57:34players on side

00:57:35to buy into

00:57:36any new

00:57:37philosophy that

00:57:38you're trying to

00:57:38preach

00:57:39but at the

00:57:39moment the

00:57:40Hibs players

00:57:41just look bereft

00:57:42of any confidence

00:57:42But the squad's

00:57:43good enough

00:57:44that's the thing

00:57:44But is it?

00:57:45If it's not

00:57:45performing week

00:57:46on week

00:57:46It's good enough

00:57:47on paper

00:57:48But the game's

00:57:49unfortunately for

00:57:50Hibs not played

00:57:51on paper

00:57:51That's a good

00:57:52point

00:57:53We finish

00:57:54tonight with

00:57:54the Tayside

00:57:55Derby

00:57:55as St Johnston

00:57:56welcome Dundee

00:57:56United to

00:57:57McDermott Park

00:57:59Both St Johnston

00:58:01and Dundee

00:58:01United picked

00:58:02up impressive

00:58:021-0 victories

00:58:03last weekend

00:58:04and Dundee

00:58:05United have

00:58:05won three of

00:58:06the last five

00:58:06top flight matches

00:58:07here at

00:58:08McDermott Park

00:58:09There is a

00:58:10very different

00:58:11feel about

00:58:11Simo Valakari

00:58:12St Johnston

00:58:13now though

00:58:16Buffalo Saints

00:58:17picked up

00:58:17three points

00:58:18at Pataudri

00:58:19last Sunday

00:58:19Valakari

00:58:20changes three

00:58:21players with

00:58:21Cic Diabati

00:58:22coming back

00:58:22from suspension

00:58:23Steven and

00:58:24Cotterill

00:58:25also return

00:58:26United keep

00:58:27the same

00:58:28eleven that

00:58:28were victorious

00:58:29over Hibs

00:58:29last weekend

00:58:30the midfield

00:58:31three of

00:58:31Iqbal Tate

00:58:32and Cameron

00:58:32continue

00:58:33Benny was

00:58:34the match

00:58:34winner

00:58:34last Saturday

00:58:42header down

00:58:45Tate

00:58:45in control

00:58:48slips

00:58:49the pass

00:58:49through

00:58:50the cross

00:58:51lifted

00:58:52toward

00:58:52Metsoco

00:58:53there's

00:58:54a bit

00:58:54of a deflection

00:58:55on that

00:58:55header

00:58:55Stewart gallers

00:58:57confidently

00:59:00patient play

00:59:01from Dundee

00:59:02United

00:59:03well on

00:59:04side

00:59:07Metsoco

00:59:08just didn't

00:59:08really get any

00:59:09purchase on

00:59:09the header

00:59:14Stewart's throw

00:59:15is intercepted

00:59:16the opportunity

00:59:17now for

00:59:17Randall

00:59:18across the

00:59:19face of

00:59:19goal

00:59:20Benny was

00:59:21close for

00:59:22United

00:59:22and that

00:59:22drive is

00:59:23turned behind

00:59:23by McAleer

00:59:24St.

00:59:25Johnston

00:59:26looking for a

00:59:27bit more

00:59:27command from

00:59:29their goalkeeper

00:59:30Dundee

00:59:31winning the

00:59:32ball

00:59:32high

00:59:34St.

00:59:34Johnston

00:59:35let off

00:59:35low

00:59:36difficult one

00:59:37for Finlayson

00:59:38to try and

00:59:38turn away

00:59:42Forbes

00:59:43stepping up

00:59:45it's a lovely

00:59:46through ball

00:59:47Benny's on the

00:59:48end of it

00:59:48Misoco

00:59:49nearly had a

00:59:50tap in

00:59:50but

00:59:51Cic Diabate

00:59:52returning to

00:59:54the St.

00:59:54Johnston

00:59:54starting 11

00:59:55with some

00:59:56great defending

00:59:58he's in the

00:59:59right position

01:00:00to keep the

01:00:00score at

01:00:000-0

01:00:07Alic with the

01:00:07throw

01:00:08the return

01:00:08from hole

01:00:10St.

01:00:10Johnston

01:00:11captain

01:00:11has it

01:00:11again

01:00:12Stanton

01:00:13breezes away

01:00:14and shoots

01:00:14and pushed

01:00:15away by

01:00:16Jack Walton

01:00:16and the

01:00:17Dundee

01:00:17United

01:00:17goal

01:00:18Cottrell

01:00:19now

01:00:20St.

01:00:21Johnston

01:00:21look to

01:00:21recycle

01:00:29Hesling

01:00:29lifts the

01:00:30ball

01:00:30forward

01:00:30Diabate

01:00:31heads

01:00:32away

01:00:35Alic

01:00:37Stephen

01:00:38with space

01:00:40Alic

01:00:40is still

01:00:41moving up

01:00:41the left

01:00:41side

01:00:42and he's

01:00:43got bags

01:00:43of space

01:00:44here

01:00:44he has

01:00:45a look

01:00:45up

01:00:45and Fowler

01:00:46is there

01:00:48St.

01:00:49Johnston

01:00:49are ahead

01:00:50and it's

01:00:50the Premiership

01:00:51top marksman

01:00:52striking again

01:00:54that's now

01:00:55six for the

01:00:56season

01:00:56for Josh

01:00:58Fowler

01:00:58it's a lovely

01:00:59St.

01:01:00Johnston

01:01:00move

01:01:00Ennis

01:01:01Alic does

01:01:02this so

01:01:02well

01:01:03and it's

01:01:03a great

01:01:04pick out

01:01:04for Fowler

01:01:05who steps

01:01:06onto it

01:01:07and strikes

01:01:07with the

01:01:08left foot

01:01:08and powers

01:01:09it

01:01:10beyond

01:01:10Walton

01:01:17St.

01:01:18Johnston

01:01:18corner

01:01:19Walton

01:01:20gets fingertips

01:01:20to it

01:01:21he was unsure

01:01:21Smith's cutback

01:01:23Payton

01:01:24spilled

01:01:24Stanton

01:01:26deflected

01:01:27wide

01:01:29Dundee

01:01:30United

01:01:31managed to

01:01:31sort

01:01:32themselves

01:01:32out

01:01:32Sam

01:01:34Stanton

01:01:34threatening

01:01:35again

01:01:35in this

01:01:35match

01:01:42corner

01:01:43taken

01:01:43short

01:01:46Yoro

01:01:47lifts it

01:01:49into the area

01:01:49an easy

01:01:50clearance

01:01:50Zidane

01:01:51Iqbal

01:01:52now

01:01:54searching for

01:01:55the space

01:01:57gives to

01:01:58Tate

01:01:58clipped up

01:01:59Cameron

01:02:00ghosting in

01:02:01with the header

01:02:02pushed away

01:02:03by Stewart

01:02:04good goalkeeping

01:02:05as defenders

01:02:07offer thanks

01:02:08but looks like the

01:02:09referee has awarded

01:02:10a St.

01:02:11Johnston free kick

01:02:11for the push

01:02:12for the push by Cameron

01:02:12the goalkeeper

01:02:14didn't know that

01:02:14though

01:02:22St.

01:02:23Johnston on the move

01:02:23now

01:02:25Payton an option

01:02:25out wide

01:02:26here is Ruri

01:02:27Payton

01:02:29strikes

01:02:31pushed away

01:02:32by Walton

01:02:34Stanton steps

01:02:34onto it

01:02:36and that one

01:02:37high and wide

01:02:39now

01:02:39Simo

01:02:40Vallecari's side

01:02:41are still a threat

01:02:42whenever they move

01:02:42into that transition

01:02:43turning defence

01:02:44into attack

01:02:45and looking to catch

01:02:46United out on the

01:02:47counter

01:02:56Stanton heads down

01:02:57Steven

01:02:58got his toes

01:02:59to it

01:02:59picked up by

01:03:00United

01:03:01side

01:03:01Euro

01:03:02with a lovely

01:03:03pass forward

01:03:06Sapsford leaves it

01:03:07it's Lyle Cameron

01:03:10United level

01:03:13it's a sensational

01:03:15finish from Lyle Cameron

01:03:19it's a beautiful

01:03:20Dundee United move

01:03:21it's well worked

01:03:22but just look at

01:03:23this body control

01:03:24awareness from

01:03:25Sapsford

01:03:26Cameron's pushed

01:03:28he's off balance

01:03:29and still manages

01:03:31to bring out

01:03:31a brilliant finish

01:03:33first class

01:03:34from Lyle Cameron

01:03:37St. Johnston

01:03:38one

01:03:38Dundee United

01:03:39one

01:03:45Payton

01:03:46on the attack

01:03:47but there's an

01:03:48obstruction

01:03:49in the Dundee United

01:03:50goal line

01:03:51and now the referee

01:03:52brings play to a

01:03:53halt

01:03:54a smoke bomb

01:03:55a flare

01:03:56whatever you want

01:03:56to call it

01:03:58the referee

01:03:59receiving instruction

01:04:04I think he's

01:04:05awarding offside

01:04:11St. Johnston

01:04:12wanted to attack

01:04:14but it looked like

01:04:15play was always

01:04:16going to be stopped

01:04:17Payton looks

01:04:17onside there

01:04:19I'm not sure

01:04:20what the referee's

01:04:21decision is in the end

01:04:26that's tenacious

01:04:27play from

01:04:28Euro

01:04:28and this is

01:04:29Sapsford

01:04:30Stewart saves

01:04:31and now it's

01:04:32Cameron

01:04:32straight at

01:04:33the St. Johnston

01:04:34goalkeeper

01:04:36United

01:04:36had numbers

01:04:37forward

01:04:38what a chance

01:04:39for Lyle Cameron

01:04:40to get a match

01:04:42winner for

01:04:42Dundee United

01:04:44brilliant awareness

01:04:45from Euro

01:04:45a couple of

01:04:47opportunities

01:04:49the pressure

01:04:50came

01:04:51too much

01:04:52for us

01:04:52so then

01:04:53it's just a

01:04:53question

01:04:53can we hold

01:04:54until the end

01:04:55yeah

01:04:56it's difficult

01:04:56it can happen

01:04:57you know

01:04:57that

01:04:59difficult

01:04:59to defend

01:04:59whole 90 minutes

01:05:02but then

01:05:02at the same time

01:05:03what we can now

01:05:04improve

01:05:05is this moment

01:05:05when we are

01:05:061-0 up

01:05:06opponent putting

01:05:07us pressure

01:05:08when we break

01:05:09how we can

01:05:09a little bit

01:05:11be more rootless

01:05:12these

01:05:12our breakaways

01:05:13and score

01:05:14maybe the second

01:05:14goal

01:05:15which makes

01:05:15again

01:05:16total difference

01:05:17the goal

01:05:18that we concede

01:05:19for me

01:05:20is very

01:05:21very avoidable

01:05:22you know

01:05:22I thought

01:05:22we dropped

01:05:23the runner

01:05:23initially

01:05:24we don't match

01:05:25the fullback

01:05:25then my fullback

01:05:26jumps into a space

01:05:27where he doesn't

01:05:28need to go

01:05:28he can just sit in

01:05:29alongside the centre back

01:05:30and it's just a

01:05:31culmination of errors

01:05:32from us

01:05:33but you know

01:05:34as I said

01:05:35it's great

01:05:35resilience from the players

01:05:37to be able to come

01:05:38from a goal behind

01:05:38showed really good character

01:05:40and as I said

01:05:41the second half

01:05:41we had complete control

01:05:43you know

01:05:43any kind of

01:05:44dangerous attack

01:05:45that St Johnston

01:05:46did have in the second half

01:05:48it came from those

01:05:48transition moments

01:05:49where they were

01:05:50counter-attacking on us

01:05:51on another day

01:05:51I think we might have

01:05:52won the game

01:05:54I don't know

01:05:54McDaniel Park

01:05:55probably just about

01:05:56the fair result

01:05:57Josh Fowler

01:05:58he got St Johnston's first

01:05:59and his sixth goal

01:06:00in nine games

01:06:01incredibly impressive

01:06:03from the striker

01:06:04and he seems to be

01:06:06in the right place

01:06:07at the right time

01:06:07yeah he's having

01:06:08a fantastic season

01:06:09I mean his story

01:06:10is brilliant

01:06:11and we don't even

01:06:12really need to talk

01:06:12through this

01:06:13because Jim done

01:06:13all the work for us

01:06:14he's absolutely right

01:06:15you know

01:06:16don't track the fullback

01:06:17right back

01:06:17get sucked in

01:06:19centre-half

01:06:19at the front post

01:06:20here

01:06:20no idea what he's doing

01:06:21just

01:06:21all your job is there

01:06:23is to clear the ball

01:06:24it's an okay ball

01:06:25in from Alex

01:06:25it's not

01:06:26you know

01:06:26it's not perfect

01:06:27but you look at

01:06:28Fowler in the middle

01:06:29there

01:06:29he peels away

01:06:30he gets himself

01:06:31in space

01:06:31and that's a decent finish

01:06:32and that's a hard one

01:06:33to come across

01:06:34and get the control

01:06:35on it

01:06:35but that's just the season

01:06:36he's having

01:06:36and like I say

01:06:38he's a player

01:06:38that deserves

01:06:39every goal he scores

01:06:40because he works so hard

01:06:41he worked to get to where he is

01:06:43but also in game

01:06:44he works incredibly hard

01:06:46yeah off the ball

01:06:47yeah

01:06:47let's hope this season

01:06:49continues like this

01:06:50sorry

01:06:50United kept pushing

01:06:51Lyle Cameron

01:06:52who's been excellent

01:06:53was the goal scorer

01:06:55and his appetite here

01:06:56and his energy

01:06:57absolutely phenomenal

01:06:58yeah fantastic

01:07:00I mean this is just

01:07:00kind of old school

01:07:01midfield role

01:07:02you see him there

01:07:03he's in his own half

01:07:04he's deep

01:07:04he recognises they've got the break on

01:07:06Alic gets himself a bit

01:07:07turned round here

01:07:08and he just

01:07:09he bursts

01:07:09and to be fair to the St Johnson players

01:07:11they are trying to get back

01:07:12they don't quite make it

01:07:13he takes a brilliant first touch

01:07:17and even though he's fallen down

01:07:18he gets a good contact on the ball

01:07:19and it's a brilliant finish

01:07:20in the top corner

01:07:21I thought at the time

01:07:22you know it was a definite push

01:07:24and it might have been called for a penalty

01:07:25but I don't think it is

01:07:26I think he's just off balance

01:07:28but great composure there

01:07:29as he's fallen down

01:07:30to get a decent

01:07:31well that's the thing

01:07:31you know when you're off balance

01:07:32like that

01:07:33to be able to still get the accuracy

01:07:34with the shot

01:07:35it's highly impressive

01:07:36yeah the first touch

01:07:37is brilliant as well

01:07:37on the run

01:07:38and then you know

01:07:39the composure

01:07:40to not panic

01:07:41and snatch it to it

01:07:42and a great goal

01:07:43for the United

01:07:44and very much deserves

01:07:45they did a lot more of the ball

01:07:47and it's something that

01:07:48Jim Goodwin has changed this season

01:07:50he's signed players

01:07:51to carry that out

01:07:53and be more of a possession team

01:07:54and it's working for him

01:07:55yeah it is

01:07:56you know Dylan Tate in there

01:07:57along with Lyle Cameron

01:07:58two very good football players

01:08:00well Zidane Iqbal

01:08:01you'd be disappointed

01:08:02if he couldn't play football

01:08:04and the three of them

01:08:05in there have been

01:08:06the catalyst for the way

01:08:06Dundee United play

01:08:07loads of energy

01:08:08and I think the three of them

01:08:10can do a bit of everything

01:08:10it's not just

01:08:11they're neat and tidy on the ball

01:08:12they can run

01:08:13they can tackle

01:08:14you see Lyle Cameron's run

01:08:15for the goal there

01:08:16so they're complete midfielders

01:08:17and the three of them

01:08:18dovetail very well

01:08:19and for Johnston

01:08:20I mean

01:08:21they've only lost

01:08:22one of the last six games

01:08:22and that was to Celtic

01:08:23so their transition

01:08:25back into the Premiership

01:08:26has been a very solid one

01:08:28over the opening nine games

01:08:29absolutely

01:08:30but what I love the most

01:08:31is that they adjust

01:08:32you know

01:08:33Simo Valakari

01:08:34likes to play football

01:08:35he likes to get the ball down

01:08:36he likes to play passes

01:08:37but he's also able then

01:08:39to be pragmatic in games

01:08:40and go

01:08:41we can just sit in

01:08:43we can defend

01:08:43we can be hard to beat

01:08:45it's not all open and expansive

01:08:47he's tried that

01:08:47and they went down

01:08:48they've came back up

01:08:49they've reset

01:08:50and they're in a much better place

01:08:51than they were

01:08:51yeah I agree

01:08:52let's have a wee look

01:08:54at the table

01:08:57Rangers and Dundee

01:08:58remain second and fourth

01:08:59after tonight's draw

01:09:00Celtic play

01:09:00Hearts tomorrow

01:09:01St Johnston in fifth place

01:09:03on the same points

01:09:04as United

01:09:05in sixth

01:09:05Aberdeen just a point

01:09:06behind them

01:09:07in seventh

01:09:08St Myrland now eighth

01:09:09Falkirk ninth

01:09:10Motherwell and Killy

01:09:11who are finally off the bottom

01:09:13on eight points

01:09:14and it's now Hibs

01:09:14who prop the table up

01:09:17and as ever

01:09:18there is plenty

01:09:19for you to enjoy

01:09:20across the BBC

01:09:21over the coming week

01:09:22starting with

01:09:23tomorrow

01:09:24off the ball

01:09:25from 12 o'clock

01:09:26on Radio Scotland

01:09:30highlights of tomorrow

01:09:31just the one game

01:09:33but it'll be on

01:09:33at 7.15

01:09:34on BBC Scotland

01:09:37in the SWPL

01:09:38Rangers play Hibs

01:09:39tomorrow

01:09:392pm

01:09:40on iPlayer

01:09:41and the SWPL

01:09:42highlights of Jane

01:09:43will be Monday

01:09:447.30

01:09:45on BBC

01:09:46Scotland

01:09:49Serie A action

01:09:50Parma against Torino

01:09:51Monday

01:09:517.45

01:09:52BBC Alpa

01:09:56and European action

01:09:57next week

01:09:58Trabson Sport

01:09:59against Hearts

01:10:00Thursday 5.30

01:10:01Radio Scotland

01:10:02and Sounds

01:10:02Celtic against

01:10:04Celtic Eagles

01:10:04same night

01:10:05just a bit later

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01:10:09big game coming up

01:10:10tomorrow Richard

01:10:11let's talk about it

01:10:12Celtic against Hearts

01:10:14how do you see it going?

01:10:16hopefully it's an

01:10:17entertaining game

01:10:18hopefully we get a bit

01:10:19of what we've seen

01:10:20today

01:10:20I think Celtic

01:10:21will win the game

01:10:23especially off the

01:10:24back of the result

01:10:25tonight

01:10:25with Rangers

01:10:28all that hard work

01:10:29to beat Celtic

01:10:29a couple of weeks ago

01:10:30and they've now

01:10:31dropped points

01:10:31and Celtic

01:10:32ironically enough

01:10:33given all the

01:10:34tournament all

01:10:34behind the scenes

01:10:35there

01:10:35can actually go

01:10:36and extend the lead

01:10:37it is ironic that

01:10:38because the Celtic fans

01:10:39are unhappy

01:10:40and they've been

01:10:40getting a bit of stick

01:10:42but they have the

01:10:43opportunity to go

01:10:43four points clear

01:10:45tomorrow in the league

01:10:45which would suggest

01:10:46not a bad start

01:10:47to the season

01:10:47no

01:10:48this is Scottish

01:10:50football

01:10:50it's why we love it

01:10:51it's why we watch it

01:10:52it's never

01:10:54simple

01:10:54it's never just

01:10:55run of the mill

01:10:56last season was

01:10:57fantastic

01:10:58we're all hopeful

01:10:59for a similar season

01:11:00but there's ups and

01:11:01downs for all teams

01:11:03and yeah

01:11:03you're right

01:11:04Celtic have got a

01:11:04chance now to

01:11:05quieten down a lot

01:11:06of the noise

01:11:07by extending the lead

01:11:08to four points

01:11:08Hearts returning to

01:11:09Celtic Park

01:11:10we know what

01:11:10happened the last

01:11:11time they were

01:11:12there

01:11:12how do you compare

01:11:13this Hearts side

01:11:15with the one

01:11:15that went there

01:11:16obviously on the

01:11:17last day of last

01:11:18season

01:11:18it's difficult

01:11:19because Derek

01:11:20had got them

01:11:21into a really good

01:11:21spot obviously

01:11:23I think they

01:11:24looked tired

01:11:25they looked jaded

01:11:26by the time they

01:11:26went there

01:11:27it's very difficult

01:11:28to maintain

01:11:28the consistency

01:11:30that they did

01:11:31last season

01:11:31so really

01:11:32really tough

01:11:33for them

01:11:34now earlier

01:11:34in the season

01:11:35they're playing

01:11:36really well

01:11:36they've got a lot

01:11:37of energy

01:11:37a lot of pace

01:11:38at the top

01:11:38end of the pitch

01:11:40Josh McPake

01:11:40at the moment

01:11:41is probably one

01:11:41of the best

01:11:42players in the

01:11:42league

01:11:43Calvin Miller

01:11:44also

01:11:45so they've got

01:11:45a real quality

01:11:47at the top

01:11:47end of the pitch

01:11:49you know

01:11:49defensively I

01:11:50still think

01:11:50they give up

01:11:51chances

01:11:51which I think

01:11:52will favour

01:11:52Celtic

01:11:52but it'll be

01:11:54a different game

01:11:54I think Hearts

01:11:55will go there

01:11:55with very little

01:11:57fear and a lot

01:11:57of energy

01:11:58and they'll

01:11:58probably

01:11:59they will cause

01:12:00Celtic problems

01:12:00but I do still

01:12:01feel Celtic

01:12:02will come out

01:12:02on top

01:12:02I feel for him

01:12:06because I've been

01:12:06in a similar

01:12:06position where

01:12:07you've got so long

01:12:08as a striker

01:12:08and you've not

01:12:09been scoring

01:12:10and the criticism

01:12:11is piling up

01:12:11and the pressure

01:12:12is piling up

01:12:13do you just

01:12:13keep playing him

01:12:14in the hope

01:12:15that he gets

01:12:16that goal

01:12:16because it would

01:12:17give him an

01:12:17incredible lift

01:12:18or do you not

01:12:19or did you play him

01:12:20up with Duran

01:12:21in a two up top

01:12:23I'm a big fan

01:12:24of two up top

01:12:25I've spoken

01:12:25about it before

01:12:26I think

01:12:27you have to

01:12:28have a conversation

01:12:29because at times

01:12:30players might need

01:12:31to be taken out

01:12:32for their own good

01:12:33very few players

01:12:34are going to say

01:12:34look Gaffer

01:12:35don't play me

01:12:36I don't want to

01:12:36play anymore

01:12:37so it's a difficult

01:12:38one but I think

01:12:39he's got to try

01:12:40and play his way

01:12:41through it

01:12:42but there has to

01:12:43be a conversation

01:12:43because no player

01:12:44wants to come out

01:12:45of the team

01:12:46he's their

01:12:47you know

01:12:47he's

01:12:48what was it

01:12:48£9 million

01:12:49they paid for him

01:12:51but the problem

01:12:52that you've got

01:12:53is Duran

01:12:53loves playing

01:12:54through the middle

01:12:54and you've seen

01:12:55that he kind of

01:12:56went in a little

01:12:56bit of a huff

01:12:57when he wasn't

01:12:57playing there

01:12:58so it would be

01:12:59a really interesting

01:13:00decision

01:13:00but I would play him

01:13:01you would play him

01:13:02it's going to be

01:13:02interesting to see

01:13:03that's for sure

01:13:03and that is all

01:13:04for tonight

01:13:05thanks to Richard

01:13:05for his endurance

01:13:06over the last

01:13:0710 hours

01:13:07on a day that saw

01:13:08144 shots

01:13:10at goal

01:13:10in 5 games

01:13:12thank you for watching

01:13:13and enjoy

01:13:13the rest of your weekend

01:13:14cheers

01:13:42I know you wanna ride

01:13:45you

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