Dev League: Dundee 3 United 3

A pulsating and entertaining derby encounter at Montrose this afternoon finished with honours even. By Peter Rundo   Trialist striker Felitciano Zschusschen had a couple of early efforts on goal, but it was Dundee who dominated at the beginning, going ahead after 20 minutes through Mark Smith. United keeper Josh Donaldson produced a fine save to keep out a Michael Duffy free-kick before the Dark Blues doubled their lead after 31 minutes. The referee pointed to the penalty spot after his assistant flagged for handball and, despite Donaldson saving Smith’s effort, the ball broke kindly for the taker to blast home the rebound. Just before the break, United pulled one back when Zschusschen played a neat one-two with Graham Taylor before angling the ball into the far corner. The Tangerines started the second half brightly and equalised 12 minutes in. Logan Chalmers’s corner was met by Scott Reekie, who netted with a first time volley from six yards. With 16 minutes remaining, the Tangerines went in front. Chalmers’s shot was parried by Gourlay but the ball fell into the path of Louis Appéré who stroked it into the empty net. The lead could hardly have been less short-lived, Dundee levelling 60 seconds later. Ian Smith’s header looped against the bar, before falling back to the forward, who drilled it into the net. Two minutes later Reekie cleared Clark’s volley off the line in frantic last few minutes in which both sides could have won it.  Team: Donaldson, Ritchie, Hornby, Allardice, Reekie, Dailly, McMeekin, Taylor, Zschusschen (Davie 64), Chalmers (M Smith 81), Appéré (Garden 84). Subs not used: Long, Glass.