Match results 2008–09 Dundee United F.C. season
1 match results
1.1 friendlies
1.2 scottish premier league
1.2.1 post-split (top six)
1.3 scottish cup
1.4 league cup
match results
dundee united have played total of 44 competitive matches during 2008–09 season, 6 first team pre-season friendlies. team finished fifth in scottish premier league.
in cup competitions, united lost celtic in league cup semi-final, while beaten hamilton academical in scottish cup fifth round.
friendlies
the club began pre-season winning keyline cup in oban on 12 july before embarking on short trip dublin played 2 friendlies against local sides. upon returning scotland, united beat raith rovers 4-0 , fellow fife side dunfermline athletic 3-2 before match against barcelona second year running. friendlies culminated in win @ plymouth argyle united faced former terror paul sturrock. united sent sides play in victories against cowdenbeath, arbroath, forres mechanics, dundee north end , blairgowrie. final friendly planned against lochee united postponed due heavy rain. in april, club racked 8-0 win @ brora rangers mark opening of ground s new floodlights, andis shala scoring hat-trick.
scottish premier league
action during 2–0 spl home win against st mirren
league positions
united began season televised match away promoted hamilton academical, – despite taking lead – lost 3–1. subsequent 1–1 draws @ home celtic – televised match in francisco sandaza scored first goal – , away motherwell produced first points of season home defeat kilmarnock , narrow defeat away hibernian left united bottom of league after 5 matches. united s third televised match of season saw them pick first league win @ aberdeen , first of 4 successive league victories, preceding home triumphs against hearts, inverness ct , st mirren. run of victories saw first league goals summer signings scott robertson , roy o donovan, 3 clean sheets goalkeeper lukasz zaluska. st mirren match played 3 weeks after inverness match following death of chairman eddie thompson, led match against rangers being postponed. st mirren match first match following death of chairman, prices reduced £5, prompting on 11,000 fans attend , pay respects minute s silence. united failed make 5 league wins in row when drew 0–0 @ falkirk kept unbeaten run going exciting 3–3 draw against rangers @ ibrox , got winning ways home wins on aberdeen , hibernian. second successive 2–0 defeat kilmarnock – time away home – preceded 1–1 draw @ home hamilton, before wins @ st mirren , inverness brought united back-to-back away victories first time since april 2007. united involved in high scoring match against rangers in 2-2 draw @ tannadice , followed holding hearts 0-0 draw @ tynecastle, closing 2008 home win against falkirk.
united players warming before cup match against east stirlingshire
united beat east stirlingshire 4-0 @ ochilview park in scottish cup fourth round, goals prince buaben, darren dods, jon daly , johnny russell. shortly before match, united drawn away hamilton academical in fifth round, narrowly beaten 2-1, despite leading @ half-time.
league cup
last season s runners-up united began league cup campaign away cowdenbeath, hat-trick jon daly helped them 5–1 win. in third round, airdrie united – united faced in second round of last year s competition – beaten 2–0, before quarter-final win @ home dunfermline athletic. united faced celtic in semi-finals in late january lost11-10 on penalties, record scottish cup match.
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