DUFC

UNITED LOSE LIVE MATCH

28th September 2002

United Manager Alex Smith elected to retain the David McCracken and Jim Lauchlan central defensive partnership for today's match with Rangers at Tannadice Park. Midweek hat-trick hero Stephen O'Donnell also kept his place in Alex Smith's starting eleven.

The Tangerines weathered a strong Rangers start in the 12.30pm kick-off and kept the League leaders at bay with Steven Thompson ploughing a lone furrow up front. The match followed this fashion up until midway through the first half when Amoruso put Rangers ahead with a powerful header.

United then had their best period of the first half and appeared to be heading into the break one nil down however in the forty-fourth minute, Ferguson hit a shot into the roof of the United net two put Rangers two ahead.

The one other goal in the second half came from Arveladze when he pounced onto a Gallacher stop and Rangers ran out three nil winners, their eighth win in succession and their sixth clean sheet in a row.

The attendance of 10,013 was 11% down on the 11,117 who attended the 1-6 Tannadice defeat by Rangers in the live SKY TV match played on Saturday 22nd September last year.

UNITED GALLACHER, CUMMINGS, GRIFFIN