Dundee 1-1 Ross County: Ronan Hale penalty keeps visitors' hopes of avoiding Scottish Premiership relegation play-off hopes alive

[ad_1] Ronan Hale’s controversial stoppage-time penalty stored alive Ross County’s hopes of avoiding the relegation play-offs as they drew 1-1 at fellow strugglers Dundee.

The Darkish Blues took the lead within the second half by means of Scott Tiffoney and appeared on the right track to safe their William Hill Premiership standing.

However deep in added time Hale salvaged a degree for the Staggies from the spot after Ryan Astley headed the ball on to Antonio Portales' arm.

With simply two factors separating the perimeters, it can go proper right down to the wire this Sunday to find out who can be within the relegation play-offs.

The hosts made two adjustments to the staff that misplaced to Kilmarnock on the weekend with Oluwaseun Adewumi coming in for Scott Tiffoney whereas Clark Robertson changed Aaron Donnelly in defence.

The guests made three alterations to the aspect that was overwhelmed by St Johnstone on Saturday with Eli Campbell, Michee Efete and Noah Kenneth being drafted in for Kieran Philips, George Harmon and Zac Ashworth, who was suspended after his purple card within the Saints recreation.

Dundee had a fantastic likelihood within the twenty second minute when Simon Murray latched on to a slack backpass from Akil Wright and tried a lofted shot from a good angle that was cleared off his line by Kacper Lopata.

<img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e0.365dm.com/25/05/768x432/skysports-dundee-scott-tiffoney_6916737.jpg?20250514230401" srcset="https://e0.365dm.com/25/05/384x216/skysports-dundee-scott-tiffoney_6916737.jpg?20250514230401 380w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/05/768x432/skysports-dundee-scott-tiffoney_6916737.jpg?20250514230401 760w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/05/1600x900/skysports-dundee-scott-tiffoney_6916737.jpg?20250514230401 1024w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/05/2048x1152/skysports-dundee-scott-tiffoney_6916737.jpg?20250514230401 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="DUNDEE, SCOTLAND - MAY 14: Dundee's Scott Tiffoney celebrates scoring to make it 1-0 during a William Hill Premiership match between Dundee and Ross County at the Scot Foam Stadium at Dens Park, on May 14, 2025, in Dundee, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)"/> Picture: Dundee's Scott Tiffoney opened the scoring within the Scottish Premiership conflict The Staggies produced an instantaneous response and got here near taking the lead when Hale launched into a fantastic run earlier than hitting a shot from the sting of the Dundee field that was deflected on to the crossbar and over.

The Highland aspect's tails had been up and so they had one other two quickfire probabilities with Wright sending a free header over earlier than Alex Samuel's low shot was simply gathered by residence goalkeeper Trevor Carson.

Adewumi then discovered Seb Palmer-Houlden with an excellent crossfield move and the striker hit a shot from 22 yards that keeper Jordan Amissah acrobatically turned away for a nook.

Pressure continued to mount in the beginning of the second half however the impasse was lastly damaged within the fifty fifth minute. Cameron performed an excellent move into the toes of Tiffoney down the left and he broke into the County field and stored his cool to calmly shoot previous Amissah.

The keeper then got here to his aspect's rescue, making two beautiful stops in fast succession from a Palmer-Houlden shot and a Joe Shaughnessy header.

<img class="sdc-article-image__item" loading="lazy" intrinsicsize="768x432" src="https://e0.365dm.com/25/05/768x432/skysports-ross-county-dundee_6916733.jpg?20250514230312" srcset="https://e0.365dm.com/25/05/384x216/skysports-ross-county-dundee_6916733.jpg?20250514230312 380w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/05/768x432/skysports-ross-county-dundee_6916733.jpg?20250514230312 760w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/05/1600x900/skysports-ross-county-dundee_6916733.jpg?20250514230312 1024w, https://e0.365dm.com/25/05/2048x1152/skysports-ross-county-dundee_6916733.jpg?20250514230312 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" alt="DUNDEE, SCOTLAND - MAY 14: Dundee's Simon Murray and Ross County's Will Nightingale look dejected during a William Hill Premiership match between Dundee and Ross County at the Scot Foam Stadium at Dens Park, on May 14, 2025, in Dundee, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)"/> Picture: Dundee and Ross County might each nonetheless face the relegation play-off The Staggies then squandered an enormous likelihood to equalise when Samuel teed up Hale however with the objective at his mercy, blasted nicely large.

Nevertheless, the striker made amends within the sixth minute of stoppage time.

Referee Nick Walsh controversially awarded County a penalty when Astley headed on to Portales' arm, with the choice rubber-stamped by VAR.

Hale stepped as much as take the spot-kick and he made no mistake, sending Carson the incorrect technique to finish any fears of automated relegation and increase his aspect's hopes of avoiding the play-offs.