‘This feels like the worst defeat ever’ says Mcpake after Pars hit back from 3-0 down to draw at Dens
Dunfermline did not fully eat into Hearts’ advantage at the top of the Championship but the second-placed Pars are heading into Christmas feeling good about themselves after coming back from three goals down to draw 3-3 at Dundee.
The Dark Blues, who sit seventh, took the lead on 35 minutes when former Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam cracked home from 35 yards and it was 2-0 six minutes into the second half when Osman Sow rose to glance in an Adam freekick with his head to regis te rh is first goal for the club.
The game looked dead and buried with 20 minutes left when another Adam delivery was turned in by Liam Fontaine, but Paul Watson’ s header brought the Pars alive on 78 minutes.
Four minutes later Lewis M cC ann was fouled by Lee Ash croft and Declan M cM an us converted the result ant penalty. Three minutes into injury time, Mcmanus curled in a 25-yard free-kick to secure a point that had looked lost. Dunfermline manager Stevie Crawford said: “We lost bad goals and I could not complain about being three down as Dundee had been the better side. However, the effort and the commitment in the second half shows what playing for this club means to the boys.”
Dundee manager James Mcpake said: “We had made a good Dunfermline side look ordinary and I am disgusted by the final 12 minutes.
"It feels like the worst defeat ever and it is not even a defeat.”
Morton, who looked to be in crisis 10 days ago when David Hopkin walked away, now sit third after a 2-0 home win over Queen of the South. AntonMc Elho ne, who stepped in as interim manager, was told before the game that he was in position until the end of the season and his side opened the scoring four minutes from the break when K alvin Or si turned the ball in after JoshMcPake and Cameron Salkeld had been denied by Rohan Ferguson.
Queen’s midfielder Rhys M cc abe hit the under side of the baron 73 minutes, but just three minutes later, Orsi grabbed his second with a fierce header.
Alloa came from behind to defeat their visitors from Inverness Caledonia nT histle 2-1 and record their second Championship win in a row.
Ca leyhitt he front on seven minutes when Brad Mckay cracked a shot past Neil Parry, with the levell er coming on the hour mark, Inn es Murray curlin gina free-kick. The winner came with 12 minutes left when Robert Thomson forced the ball in from two yards out.
Arbroath saw off A yr United 2-1 at Gay field to break their duck for the season and push Queen of the South into bottom spot. James Craigen nodded the Gay field men ahead on 36 minutes and three minute slate rt he midfielder grabbed his second with a well-placed effort from 16 yards.
Ayr’ s Jack Baird sent a header flashing into the net with two minutes to go, but the Honest Men could not rustle up an equaliser.