Monday, August 29, 2011

SPL: Thriller Tayside, Motherwell go top

Gavin Gunning marked a late equaliser Dundee United snatched a 3-3 draw in a dramatic Tayside derby with St Johnstone.

Gavin Gunning
PA photosGavin Gunning grabbed a late equaliser to Dundee United

In a remarkable 90 minutes that see-sawed a way and then autre it, the visitors have a first minute lead through Barry Douglas and has continued to dominate the opening of exchanges, but controversial sentence of Francisco Sandaza introduced Saints in the game in the 34th minute and Liam Craig reader and then a second of former United Sandaza striker gave the secondary goals is home to three in 12 minutes and an advantage of two goals at the break.

Comfortable as were times but United then watched Perth men ensured a moving climax with two goals in four minutes to save a point. Substitute Gary Mackay-Steven gives hope of mandarins in the 79th minute and defender Gunning filled sensational turning around from a header eight minutes from the end.

Michael Higdon reported a double Motherwell returned to the top of the table with an impressive 4-2 win ending Dunfermlineunbeaten start to the season.

Visitors completely capitulated Dunfermline in a first half in which Higdon and Jamie Murphy, via a deviation, all net two. Chris Humphrey added a third before the Pars finally a game of it in the last quarter replacing David Graham shot deflected in off teammate Joe Cardle.

Cardle gave the hosts the unlikely prospect of recovery of a point as it reported a goal deflected on the break in the final stage, but Higdon grabbed his second in a minute.

Objective end of Graeme Shinnie against Kilmarnock lifted Inverness in the bottom of the table as they won 2-1.

Low back-up in the 89th minute strike received points in the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Inverness giving their first victory of the campaign. The hosts took the lead in the 26th minute when a header for powered home a close - range Gregory Tade before Dean Shiels leveled with a curling 25 yard shot nine minutes later.

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