Dundee United 1 Queen of the South 1

United secure the first point as a game of two halves at Tannadice finishes even. Summary by Tommy McKay After a cagey start which saw neither team record a shot on target, Jacobs brought out a comfortable save from Bell on 26 minutes. A half of few chances saw Queen of the South take the lead on 40 minutes with former United man Mark Millar finishing from  eight yards after an unselfish cut back from Grant Anderson. Into the second half and a much changed United posed constant threats to the QOS back line and in the 69^th minute Nick van der Velden chased a diagonal ball from Murdoch and after, beating the QOS defender all ends up, dispatched a wicked drive which flew past Robinson in the goal. Despite hitting the post and having near constant possession United couldn’t find the winning goal however the performance in the  second half will have left the home support in no doubt that we have an exciting squad which will cause a lot of problems to teams this season. Man of the Match Nick van der Velden – Never put a foot wrong all day, finding the correct pass time and time again.  The superb goal only enhanced his already growing reputation and he proved he will be a key man for United this season. Dundee United: Bell, Dillon, Durnan, Donaldson, Murdoch, Murray (Anier), Obedayi, Smith, Flood, van der Velden (Johnson), Robson Unused subs: Zwick, Spittal, Telfer, Johnson, Anier, Sukar, Souttar Booked: Murray Queen of the South: Robinson, Hamill, Marshall, Dowie, Higgins (Brownlie), Anderson, Millar, Lyle (Dobbie), Hilson (Tapping), Jacobs, Dykes Unused subs: Thomson, Brownlie, Dobbie, Rigg, Pickard, Tapping, Brotherson Booked: Hilson, Hamill