Connor Allan scored a elegant late winner as Falkirk moved as much as fourth within the Scottish Premiership after coming from behind to beat Dundee 2-1 on the Falkirk Stadium.
The centre-back, who was solely within the facet after an harm to defender Lewis Neilson, received the ball within the Dundee half and coolly jinked previous a few challenges earlier than slotting the ball previous Jon McCracken to seal victory within the 89th minute.
Dundee defender Clark Robertson had earlier scored at each ends as a aggressive match gave the impression to be heading for a draw.
Robertson, who’s the Darkish Blues’ high scorer this season with 4 targets, headed dwelling a Cameron Congreve nook to provide Dundee a first-half lead.
However the hosts, who had been poor within the opening 45 minutes, improved markedly after the break and the unlucky Robertson directed Ethan Williams’ effort into his personal web shortly after half-time.
Falkirk additionally hit the woodwork via Calvin Miller and Ross MacIver throughout a frantic 10-minute interval after the interval, however they might not maintain the strain because the match seemed to be ambling in direction of a draw earlier than Allan’s late intervention.
It was the away facet who created the primary alternative after simply two minutes when a nook broke to Simon Murray on the far publish however Falkirk goalkeeper Scott Bain got here out effectively to dam the scuffed shot.
Falkirk’s first probability of be aware didn’t come till the twenty second minute when Miller jinked his solution to the sting of the field earlier than skewing an effort harmlessly broad with the skin of his boot.
Dundee took the lead out of the blue within the twenty sixth minute with the best of targets, as Congreve’s nook was met by Robertson who headed the ball into the bottom and previous the helpless Bain.
There was a delay simply earlier than the break as VAR checked for a doable penalty to Dundee after Ethan Hamilton was challenged by Kyrell Wilson, however the declare was ultimately waved away, whereas Hamilton was booked, regardless of showing to get a contact on the ball first.
Falkirk got here flying out of the traps after the interval.
First, Miller’s side-footed try got here again off the crossbar within the forty ninth minute after Dundee goalkeeper McCracken gifted the ball to Wilson.
And the Bairns have been degree moments later as Robertson may solely divert the ball into his personal web after Williams had volleyed a free-kick throughout the face of purpose.
Dundee have been shellshocked and the house facet have been inches away from taking the lead within the 56th minute as MacIver directed Keelan Adams’ inviting cross in opposition to McCracken’s right-hand publish.
It was one-way site visitors now and McCracken was pressured into two saves simply after the hour, diving to his proper to maintain out an improvised Miller shot, earlier than parrying a long-range Dylan Tait shot over the bar.
Because the clocked ticked in direction of the ninetieth minute, Allan beat Emile Acquah and confirmed unbelievable composure to skip previous two Dundee challenges earlier than coolly guiding the ball into the far nook from eight yards.
