GOODWIN PRAISES FATAH FOR BEING BRAVE FROM SPOT

DUNDEE UNITED boss Jim Goodwin hailed Amar Fatah for his bravery in taking a vital penalty as his side beat 10-man St Mirren 3-1.

- BY MICHAEL ROBERTSON

The Buddies opened the scoring through Dan Nlundulu with Zac Sapsford equalising with a free-kick.

United were awarded a penalty following a VAR review with Alex Gogic being shown a straight red card by ref John Beaton for his challenge on Nikolaj Moller.

Fatah, who missed a crucial spot-kick in a shootout that saw his side exit Europe against Rapid Vienna in August, was chosen to take it and he calmly converted, with Craig Sibbald adding a third late on.

And Goodwin praised on-loan Troyes winger Fatah’s bravery.

Goodwin said: “I thought it was a penalty. I thought Niko Moller had an opportunity to have a strike and it was a foul.