A colleague of mine, who must remain nameless, suggested shortly before kick-off that he had a sneaking suspicion this game was destined to end goal-less.
I am not exactly sure why he came to that particular conclusion but he was certainly well wide of the mark.
Dundee and Ross County served up a feast of goals with the home side in particular creating several clear-cut chances for more after the Staggies were reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of their captain Andrew Davies.
The Dark Blues deserve great credit for coming back from 3-1, albeit against a side without their full complement.
It would have been all too easy for the heads to go down, especially as the wounds were still raw following the mauling Paul Hartley’s side received against Celtic at Parkhead last week when they shipped six goals without reply.
Instead, Dundee refused to throw in the towel against the Staggies and managed to secure a draw and probably deserved more from the game.
There were several plus points for the Dens manager, including the home debut of on-loan Aston Villa winger Riccardo Calder.
By the youngster’s own admission, he took some time to adjust to the speed of the game but once he did, he showed flashes of the pace and trickery that will trouble defences.
Calder admitted that Hartley has urged him to provide the ammunition for the front men and Greg Stewart, Rory Loy and Kane Hemmings once again looked a potent triple threat.