A late Austin Samuels goal denied Dundee a key victory away at Inverness Caley Thistle.
Despite dominating for much of the contest, the Championship leaders only had a superb Lyall Cameron goal to show for it.
The youngster backheeled a loose ball into the net after Alex Jakubiak saw a shot blocked to give the Dark Blues the lead on 61 minutes.
But in-form Inverness found their way back into the game as substitute Samuels popped up at the far post on 75 minutes.
The result keeps Dundee top of the table by one point with two matches remaining.
Key moments
Dundee started the stronger of the two sides as they pushed Inverness back early on.
The Dark Blues created two real chances inside the opening 10 minutes.
The first came as Zach Robinson found strike partner Jakubiak free in the area but the former Watford man sclaffed his finish and the ball flew wide
Two minutes later a sweeping passing move found its way to Luke Hannant on the left flank. The loanee cut inside before seeing his low effort deflected just wide.
Inverness weren’t offering much in the opening 45 with a close-range Robbie Deas effort the closest they came to testing Adam Legzdins.
The second half largely followed the same thread – Dundee on top but struggling to find a way past the home defence.
That changed when Robinson released Jakubiak to cut inside his man and strike at goal.
The shot was blocked but dropped in the six-yard box for Cameron, who adjusted brilliantly to backheel the ball into the far corner.
Inverness boss Billy Dodds made attacking subs and two of them combined to score the equaliser on 75 minutes.
Daniel MacKay turned Ryan Sweeney before cutting into space on the corner of the area. His cross found its way to the far post where Samuels knocked in for 1-1 in their only real opportunity of the game.
That lifted the home team but there were no real chances created by either side as the two settled for a point apiece.
Dundee’s star man: Lyall Cameron
It wasn’t his best game ever, in fact much of it passed him by. But he was the one with the real bit of quality that put his side in front.
At this stage of the season goals and points are all that matter.
And it was a wonderful finish to break the deadlock. Thirteen goals now for the season.
Player ratings
Legzdins 6, Mulligan 6, Sweeney 7, Ashcroft 7, Marshall 6 (Clampin 82), Maguire 6, Cameron 7 (Williamson 85), Hannant 7 (Reedy 82), McCowan 7 (McMullan 68, 6), Robinson 6, Jakubiak 7 (Thomas 82).
Subs not used: Lawlor, Byrne, Kerr, Fisher.
Manager under the Microscope
Dundee boss Gary Bowyer stuck with the same team that lined up last week at home to Greenock Morton.
That made it six starts in a row for nine of the XI chosen, Zach Robinson and Barry Maguire the only two who haven’t started every match since the win over Ayr on March 21.
Robinson continued up front alongside Jakubiak in a 4-4-2 formation.
First sub saw Paul McMullan replace Luke McCowan before Caley Thistle’s equaliser sparked a three-man change.
Kwame Thomas was back on up front after his two-goal super sub appearance last time out while Ryan Clampin and Pierre Reedy replaced the left flank of Jordan Marshall and Hannant.
Ben Williamson would follow in place of the goalscorer Cameron but there was to be no big finale for the Dark Blues.
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