Kilmarnock 2-2 Dundee: Kelle Roos saves stoppage time penalty in dramatic end to Scottish Premiership draw
Match report as Kelle Roose saved an injury-time penalty to keep Dundee from victory; the spot-kick was given after a six-minute penalty check, before Joe Westley saw his effort saved; Kilmarnock remain in the relegation play-off spot, moving to within two points of St Mirren
Saturday 11 April 2026 19:07, UK
Kelle Roos saved a stoppage-time penalty from Dundee striker Joe Westley to earn Kilmarnock a potentially precious point in their battle for survival.
In a wild ending to an absorbing 2-2 draw, Jamie Brandon conceded a spot-kick for a foul on Scott Wright.
VAR then intervened to check the decision for an offside.
Six minutes elapsed before referee Ross Hardie finally went to the monitor to confirm the penalty.
And the long wait weighed on Westley, who was denied as Roos guessed correctly to spring to his right and save.
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Kilmarnock remain in the relegation play-off spot, moving to within two points of St Mirren.
The home side's bright start was rewarded with a 14th-minute opener. In-demand Luke Graham's slack header out of defence dropped to Greg Kiltie and he helped the ball on to Bruce Anderson.
The striker turned smartly and his strike at goal was deflected into the path of Joe Hugill.
The former Manchester United prospect pounced to volley in his third goal for Killie.
Dundee hit back completely against the run of play in the 24th minute. Tony Yogane, a week-long injury doubt for the game, beat his man down the left and swung over a terrific delivery.
Simon Murray found space in between defenders to rise and bury a downward header from six yards.
Kilmarnock goalkeeper Roos was a relieved man three minutes later when he spilled a long-range Ethan Hamilton drive straight to Murray, who thought he had registered a rapid double.
VAR ruled it out for offside against Hardie.
Kilmarnock recovered well and got back on the front foot.
Billy Koumetio cleared Kiltie's shot as far as Michael Schjonning-Larsen on the edge of the penalty box.
The Estonia international lashed a superb left-footed drive low into the bottom right-hand corner of Jon McCracken's net.
Steven Pressley replaced Brad Halliday with Imari Samuels and moved Drey Wright to right-back for the second half.
That initially did not discourage Killie from hunting down a third.
Curtis went close with a back-post header and McCracken did well to smother from Hugill.
A trio of Pressley changes just before the hour, then Charlie Reilly's introduction for Yogane, saw Dundee commit their substitutions by the 70-minute mark.
The fresh legs eventually paid off as Kilmarnock ran out of ideas and stopped making the right decisions in the final third.
Two subs combined for the leveller when Samuels split the Killie defence to send Scott Wright down the inside left channel and the ex-Rangers and Aberdeen forward sent a lovely finish past Roos.
Koumetio and Graham mopped up well as Killie desperately tried for a winner, but it was Dundee, with the last attack of the game, who got the chance to snatch all three points - and spurned it.
What the managers said
Dundee manager Steven Pressley: "It's crazy. I actually feel for our officials. I don't put any blame on our officials - none at all.
"We've put them in a really, really difficult situation. The problem we have in this country is the lack of investment into the technology that's required. As a result, it's really difficult for them to make the correct decision because our technology is not fit for purpose.
"That's the reality. In a situation like that, it is absolutely so crucial for both teams that it's the correct decision.
"I know that they were having trouble deciding whether it was offside or not and, of course, without that technology, it's near-on impossible. They're nearly guessing and we can't leave our officials exposed to that type of situation. It's so wrong.
"I think we have to support our officials better and that will only come from the SFA giving the appropriate investment in our game.
"You have the penalty-taker having to wait seven minutes or so - and not for the first time. I don't want to put the blame on that, but I think it's far from ideal. There is no blame at Joe's door. The one thing I do know is that there will be more penalties missed in his career."
Kilmarnock boss Neil McCann: "That's a game we should have won. We were the better side. It feels tough right now; I think we deserve three points.
"But, in hindsight, when you look at the end of that game, you might be thankful for what we've got.
"I'm so confident in our group. If they continue to play their best and how we want them to play then we'll get to where we want to be in the table."
