Dundee vs Kilmarnock. Scottish Premiership.
The Scot Foam Stadium at Dens ParkAttendance5,316.
Report and free match highlights as Kilmarnock win five-goal thriller at Dundee for first Scottish Premiership win of season; home side were reduced to 10 players but were 2-0 up after 81 minutes; Killie staged a late comeback as Matty Kennedy scored a 94th-minute winner
Saturday 5 October 2024 22:14, UK
Kilmarnock secured their first Premiership victory of the season with a remarkable 3-2 comeback win at 10-player Dundee.
Ziyad Larkeche fired the home side ahead after 24 minutes but saw Mo Sylla dismissed just before half-time for two bookable offences.
Oluwaseun Adewumi looked to have wrapped up the points when lifting the ball over Robby McCrorie for his first Dark Blues goal with nine minutes remaining.
However, Matt Kennedy pulled one back in the 86th minute before Bruce Anderson drew Killie level two minutes later.
Kennedy was the match-winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time as Kilmarnock climb up to ninth in the table.
Hibernian were made to pay for Nectarios Triantis' dismissal as Motherwell ran out 2-1 winners at Easter Road.
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos put Well in front after 56 minutes but Junior Hoilett equalised three minutes later for the hosts.
Triantis, who was booked in the first half, received his marching orders with 13 minutes remaining, with Andy Halliday sealing the three points for Motherwell in the 80th minute.
Dundee United secured their first triumph in three league games with a 1-0 success at St Mirren to leapfrog their opponents into fifth place.
Emmanuel Adegboyega grabbed the only goal in the 75th minute when he nodded home the rebound from Ross Docherty's parried effort.
Dundee boss Tony Docherty:
"I've got to say that the game was massively affected by a decision by the referee again.
"The referee that we had previous weeks that again had made a decision, a wrong decision up at Ross County which was concurred by the supervisor.
"I just think the game absolutely changes on that moment (Sylla sending off). There has to be accountability for me.
"When I look at it back, there is no intent by Mo Sylla. He actually doesn't see Matty Kennedy at all.
"But I've got to say, I will accept responsibility absolutely for my team's capitulation at the end there."
Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes:
"Over the piece you could say the boys were rewarded for their perseverance but it also needs quality.
"Obviously the key moment in the game was the sending off. My staff said he has already been booked and I thought it was a yellow card offence.
"I like Mo Sylla, he is a physical player but a good player and you never want to see anyone sent off. But you could see Matty's stitches and I think he has caught him.
"We spoke at half-time about trying to take advantage of that. I always thought the last part of the game was going to be so important because as the Dundee defenders start to get tired, little openings start to open up.
"We thought if we could get one early enough we might salvage something from the game but thankfully we did more than that.
"It was a real nod to the players' personality, perseverance and quality - you still need the quality. I thought Matty Kennedy was man of the match because he carried personality the whole game.
"He took a sore one and became the pantomime villain here but he kept wanting the ball and he got two goals."
