Dundee FC battled back twice to claim a 2-2 draw against Kilmarnock FC in an entertaining Scottish Premiership encounter on matchday 33, with Scott Wright’s late goal denying the hosts all three points.
Kilmarnock made the brighter start and were rewarded on 14 minutes when Joe Hugill opened the scoring, putting the home side 1-0 up. Dundee responded swiftly and were level by the 24th minute, as Simon Murray finished after good work from Tony Yogane, who provided the assist.
The first half continued at a brisk tempo, and Kilmarnock restored their advantage on 33 minutes through Michael Schjønning-Larsen, who struck to make it 2-1. Bookings for Dundee’s Brad Halliday and Kilmarnock’s Robbie Deas underlined the competitive edge before the interval.
Dundee managerially reshaped the side at half-time, bringing on Imari Samuels for the cautioned Halliday, and made a flurry of further changes around the hour mark, introducing Joe Westley, Scott Wright and Ashley Hay as they chased a route back into the match. Yogane later made way for Charlie Reilly in the 70th minute.
Kilmarnock also turned to their bench in the second half, with Dominic Thompson replacing Schjønning-Larsen on 72 minutes, followed by Rory McKenzie for Bruce Anderson and late introductions for David Watson and Brad Lyons. Aaron Tshibola and Jamie Brandon both went into the referee’s book as the hosts tried to protect their narrow lead.
Dundee’s pressure finally told in the 81st minute. Substitute Wright struck the equaliser, finishing from an assist by Samuels to level the score at 2-2 and complete the visitors’ comeback.
No further goals followed despite late changes and bookings, and the points were shared at full time. Detailed data beyond goals, substitutions and bookings is unavailable, so additional match statistics and reactions cannot be reported.
For more information on this fixture and the Scottish Premiership, visit the full match page on Ballaxy.
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