Evening Telegraph (First Edition)

Shaughness­y’s magic touch on Dundee’s travels pays off again

THERE is a common theme in Dundee’s away wins in this season’s Premiershi­p.

Saturday’s success on the road at Ross County doubled their away day victory tally, adding to the 2-0 win at Livingston in October.

Both came thanks to clean sheets – and to Joe Shaughness­y goals.

The Dens Park skipper has scored three times for Dundee since joining in the summer – two at Livingston and one at the weekend at Ross County.

Three goals, two away wins, six points.

And a combined distance of about 10 yards.

“The manager said to me that was my distance anyway! I think all my goals have been inside the sixyard box,” Shaughness­y said.

“I didn’t know too much about it,

“It came back off the post, hit their player, it’s come towards me and I just stuck my chest out.

“I gambled. I was confident Luke (McCowan’s free kick) would hit the target so you have to gamble and hope it falls to you.

“The game was pretty scrappy and it was always going to be a goal like that to win it.

“When it’s like that you just make sure you don’t get beat and hope you can nab one at the other end.”

Shaughness­y’s chest finish sparked bedlam in the away end as jubilant fans spilled on to the pitch and engulfed the Dundee players.

The defender, though, says it was a moment to savour.

“It was brilliant. Away days like that, moments like that are what they all come for,” the Dens skipper added.

“It’s great to give them something to go down the road happy with.

“I could hear them in the warm-up, they were brilliant.

“There was just under 1,000 so it was great to send them home happy.”