By Dundeefc.net
April 24 2002

SAT 25TH SEPTEMBER

KILMARNOCK 0 DUNDEE 2 (Boyack 41, Rae 83)

ATT 7433

Douglas Van Eijs, Smith, Tweed, Wilkie, Maddison Rae, McSkimming, Boyack Annand, Falconer Subs: Grady (for Annand 83), Matute (for Falconer 83), Sharp, Slater, Langfield

Dundee got back to winning ways at Rugby Park thanks to a goal in each half, but manager Jocky Scott, although "delighted with the result" wasn't overly impressed with the performance of the team.

When the media suggested to Jocky that his defence had looked very solid he stated that he hadn't "felt comfortable" and that "performances need to be better in future weeks." The effects of the two previous defeats and the criticism they have brought were obvious and even a man of the match performance from Steven Boyack failed to elicit much praise from his boss "Steven's great on the ball but he's got to do the defensive part of his job as well. We're not a good enough team that we can afford luxury players. He's great going forward and we need to get him to contribute more defensively without losing that attacking part of his game - He is a player who can make things happen though and that's very important."

The truth however is that Dundee were very comfortable winners at a difficult venue to pick up points, and to the press and punters looked to be playing some nice football at times, especially when Killie were reduced to ten men. The play from both sides was scrappy at times early on and the first half was notable for two outrageous misses - The first in fifteen minutes when Boyack put Falconer clean through on the keeper and Willie gently chipped a ten yard back pass of a shot straight into keeper Meldrum's arms. Killie managed to out do even this as miss of the season when Vareille turned brilliantly and curled a shot off the inside of the post - the ball rebounded to McCoist but with the keeper nowhere to be seen he somehow put the ball over the bar from three yards.

With the interval approaching Boyack punished that miss when he got on the end of a sweet move involving Tweed and Falconer to burst into the box and fire a low drive across the keeper and in off the post.

Dundee's cause was helped vastly on the hour when McGowne misjudged a lobbed through ball and threw out a hand to stop the ball reaching Annand, the referee had no option but to show him the red card.

As time went on Dundee began to knock the ball around and use the extra man advantage well but with seven minutes to go Gavin Rae took a different route to double the lead. Gavin picked the ball up thirty yards out and simply powered his way past at least four Killie defenders before slotting the ball low past Meldrum, it was one of the best goals Dundee will score this term and it was a pity that an away support of less than 500 were the only people to appreciate it live on a gloriously sunny day in Ayrshire.