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Linking up with the international squad was a brilliant experience for me and has helped my confidence no end."As for the other Dundee goalscorer, Scott is hoping to seal central defender Ireland's pounds 50,000 permanent move from Dunfermline later this week.Meanwhile, the Rangers pair of Darius Adamczuk and Craig Moore could be absent from the CIS Insurance League Cup game against Aberdeen on Wednesday. "Our attitude has always been great but in past games we have given the ball away far too often and not taken our chances.""It was a very good birthday present," Rae said "I was just pleased to hit the target with the shot. Advocaat had brought on the striker Gordon Durie for the midfield man Claudio Reyna in a bold attempt to grab the equaliser, and his side drew level when Wallace tapped the ball in after McCann's header from an Andrei Kanchelskis cross had rattled the postIt was Dundee's first league victory over Rangers in 13 years and their manager, Jocky Scott, was thrilled at the manner they achieved it."It was a great result and a great performance," he said "I thought we thoroughly deserved the victory. Albertz tried to place it but Douglas, who had an outstanding day, got down quickly to make a superb block.Rod Wallace levelled the scores with 20 minutes to go.
Steven Tweed was punished for bundling over Neil McCann and despite the defender's protests, the referee pointed to the spot. He steered a powerful header beyond Thomas Myhre and into the corner.Dundee's keeper Robert Douglas prevented Rangers from drawing level when he parried a penalty from Jorg Albertz in the 53rd minute. Shaun McSkimming played in a corner from the right and the big centre-half was left unmarked at the back post. Dundee's on-loan defender Craig Ireland put his side ahead in the 14th minute. It was a good shot by their player for the winning goal but someone should have picked him up."Rangers looked strangely lethargic yesterday. "I have to give credit to Dundee, they worked their socks off," he said.
"We had an opportunity to come back when we were given a penalty but unfortunately we missed it."Dundee were committed and we were not. It was like a cup final for them, although we had a number of good chances. The Scotland Under-21 midfielder took a pass from Steven Boyack on his chest before finding the corner. After their midweek Uefa Cup victory over Borussia Dortmund, Rangers' performance was a huge disappointment, and Advocaat offered no excuses for a below-par display. A goal in stoppage time from Gavin Rae on his 22nd birthday gave Dundee a 2-1 victory at Ibrox. Sending off: Colleter.Referee: R Harris (Oxford).Man of the match: Richards.Attendance: 39,288.. DICK ADVOCAAT, the Rangers manager, looked shell-shocked last night after seeing his side lose for the first time in 13 Premier League games. The bounce was high, his time and space was negligible but he lashed his shot into the top corner.
"Three points, that's the important thing," David O'Leary, the Leeds manager, said. "Not many teams come back from Europe and play wonderfully."Goal: Bridges (90) 1-0.Leeds United (4-4-2): Martyn; Kelly, Mills, Woodgate, Harte; Bowyer, Batty (Bakke, 30), McPhail, Kewell; Smith (Huckerby, 62), Bridges. Substitutes not used: Robinson (gk), Haaland, Hiden.Southampton (4-5-1): Jones; Tessem, Lundekvam, Richards, Colleter; Ripley, Soltvedt, Hughes (Beattie, 76), Oakley, Kachloul; Pahars (Dodd, 88). Substitutes not used: Le Tissier, Boa Morte, Moss (gk).Bookings: Leeds Bakke, Bowyer Southampton Kachloul, Pahars, Colleter, Hughes. Darren Huckerby squandered a chance with a wild shot after 79 minutes and the game seemed destined for a draw until Colleter, previously booked for a foul on Bowyer, flicked a hand at Bridges and was sent off.Only two minutes remained, Southampton still looked likely to hold out but when Dean Richards and Stephen McPhail tussled at a free-kick the rebound fell to Bridges. The Leeds goalkeeper smothered his effort but the ball bounced to Matthew Oakley, who attempted to pass into the net only to find Jonathon Woodgate on the line.That proved to be the apex of Southampton's performance and Leeds poured forward even if their play was untidy. Suddenly the Saints took flight and Leeds were fortunate to emerge unscathed when Kachloul's header was cleared off the line by Kewell after 34 minutes.Nigel Martyn had to thank his defence again in the 64th minute when Ian Harte's clearance rebounded off Kachloul and fell to Marian Pahars.