Ten-man Dundee battled to an incredible 2-2 draw at home to Kilmarnock thanks to a last-gasp Zak Rudden strike.
A VAR double-whammy left the Dark Blues reeling in the first half after Amadou Bakayoko had given the home side a 1-0 lead.
Within five minutes referee David Munro had been to the monitor twice – the first time to award a penalty for handball against Bakayoko in the area.
Dan Armstrong fired in the resultant penalty before the same player was taken down by Josh Mulligan on 34 minutes.
A straight red card came out from Munro but, after VAR review, stuck to his original decision.
Armstrong then looked to have won it on 81 minutes before Rudden levelled things again in stoppage time.
There was still time for Derek McInnes to be shown a straight red card as well.
First half
Zach Robinson and Owen Beck shook off injury worries to start with Tony Docherty making three changes – Mulligan, Jordan McGhee and Scott Tiffoney in for Fin Robertson, Cammy Kerr and the injured Ryan Howley.
Things got off to a positive start for the Dark Blues with Beck impressing once more.
The opening goal came from his clipped corner delivery, flicked on by Joe Shaughnessy and buried at the far post by Bakayoko.
It was the big striker’s first goal at Dens Park and his third in four games for club and country.
Slowly Killie grew into the game and two VAR decisions in five minutes swung it in their favour.
Half-an-hour in referee David Munro was sent to the monitor to check a handball decision and blew for a penalty.
Dan Armstrong stepped up to fire past Trevor Carson for 1-0 before Armstrong was taken down by Mulligan four minutes later.
It was a tired challenge after running the length of the pitch but, to the surprise of many, out came the red card from Munro.
VAR instructed him to go to the monitor to review the decision but the referee stuck to his red card assessment and the Dee were down to 10 men.
From there every decision was met with anger and derision from a furious home support.
Second half
Docherty swapped Tiffoney for Robertson at the break as he tweaked his tactics, opting for a narrow midfield and Robinson dropping in on the left.
He would come off for the fresh legs of Rudden on 63 minutes with Dundee a man down but holding their own.
But despite restricting their opponents to few chances, there was a big blow to come on 81 minutes.
Andrew Dallas created it with a pintpoint low cross from the left dissecting the Dundee defence and giving Armstrong an open goal for his second of the day.
That looked like game over but Rudden had other ideas.
It was so late Trevor Carson was up for the corner but Beck’s delivery was headed down by Lamie and Rudden was in the right place to knock home.
But there was still time for another red card, this time for McInnes. With Killie throwing everything forward, the ball looked to have gone out of play and the away boss stopped it on the pitch.
However, it hadn’t gone out and a bemused McInnes was shown red.
Finally the whistle went and brought a deserved point for the Dark Blues.
And a big moment for Rudden – his first Premiership goal of the season.
Player Ratings
Dundee: Carson 6, McGhee 6 (Kerr 76), Shaughnessy 7, Lamie 7, Beck 9, Boateng 7, McCowan 6 (Cameron 86), Mulligan 5, Tiffoney 6 (Robertson 46, 7), Robinson 6 (Rudden 63, 8), Bakayoko 7.
Subs not used: Legzdins, Pineda, Ashcroft, Sylla, Lewis.
Kilmarnock: Dennis, Wright, Mayo, Deas (Davies 46), Lyons (Polworth 73), Vassell, Kennedy, Armstrong (McKenzie 89), Magennis, Findley, Watkins (Dallas 38).
Subs not used: Watson, Sanders, Murray, Cameron, O’Hara.
Referee: David Munro
Attendance: 6,101
Star Man: Owen Beck
On-loan Liverpool man Beck was the outstanding player on the park.
Relentless running, taking on men and defensively sound.
Beck had it tough against Killie star man Armstrong but rarely came off second best in one-on-ones.
And played his part in both goals with two fine corner-kick deliveries.
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