Dundee Utd 5
Forfar Athletic 0
League Cup (2nd Round)
Dundee UtdDundee Utd |
5 - 05 - 0 |
Forfar AthleticForfar Athletic |
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League Cup (2nd Round) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Paul Sturrock (43) John Reilly (63) Stuart Beedie (65) Stuart Beedie (70) Eamonn Bannon (pen.) (80) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
|
Jim McLean |
Doug Houston |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Billy Thomson Richard Gough Maurice Malpas Paul Hegarty Dave Narey Eamonn Bannon John Reilly Billy Kirkwood Ralph Milne Stuart Beedie Paul Sturrock |
Stewart Kennedy Ray Lorimer Ian McPhee Rab Morris Alex Brash John Weir Jim Liddle Ray Farningham Billy Gallacher Gordon Scott Kenny MacDonald |
| Bench | |
|
John Holt Tommy Coyne |
Gary Murray Billy Bennett |
| Substitutions | |
|
John Holt for Stuart Beedie (78) Tommy Coyne for Paul Sturrock (85) |
Gary Murray for Kenny MacDonald (46) Billy Bennett for Billy Gallacher (75) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Hugh Young (Bellshill) (Referee) |
Match Report
After last week's fright against Brechin City in the Forfarshire Cup, United ensured that there was no repeat against their County neighbours.
It wasn't as easy as the scoreline may suggest. Chances came and went and it wasn't until the 43rd minute that United eventually made the breakthrough. A Bannon throw to Ralph Milne was played in to Paul Sturrock. Luggy turned the Forfar defence before sending a shot well wide of Kennedy.
Only when John Reilly neatly headed in a second from a Ralph Milne cross in the 63rd minute could United breathe easily. From then on the football flowed and further goals followed quickly. Two minutes later, Paul Sturrock chipped the ball in to Stuart Beedie who controlled it, shrugged off a defender's challenge before sweeping the ball past Kennedy. Five minutes later, Ralph Milne played an Eamonn Bannon pass to Stuart Beedie, who netted from close-in. The final goal came from the spot when Eamonn Bannon netted after Ralph Milne had been tripped by Kennedy.
Squad Statistics (as at August 21st, 1984)
| 1984-85 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Billy Thomson (GK) | 26 |
|
3 | - | 3 | - |
| Maurice Malpas | 22 |
|
3 | - | 133 | 4 |
| Dave Narey | 28 |
|
3 | - | 508 | 35 |
| Richard Gough | 22 |
|
3 | - | 158 | 19 |
| Paul Hegarty | 30 |
|
3 | - | 464 | 63 |
| Eamonn Bannon | 26 |
|
3 | 1 | 245 | 64 |
| Billy Kirkwood | 25 |
|
2 | - | 318 | 64 |
| John Reilly | 22 |
|
2 | 1 | 66 | 23 |
| Ralph Milne | 23 |
|
3 | 2 | 208 | 62 |
| Stuart Beedie | 24 |
|
2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Sturrock | 27 |
|
3 | 1 | 404 | 125 |
| John Holt (sub) | 27 |
|
3 | - | 290 | 23 |
| Tommy Coyne (sub) | 21 |
|
2 | - | 23 | 3 |
League Table (as at August 21st, 1984)
No league table has been added for this season.