| A strong Tannadice XI. headed north to play in a match to mark new floodlights at the Highland League club’s Dudgeon Park and were rewarded with a goal spree, which included a hat-trick for German striker Andis Shala and a double for David Goodwillie in the 8-0 rout.
“To be fair to Brora, we did put out quite a strong team,” revealed Craig, whose first-team charges are not back on SPL duty until they visit Hibs a week on Saturday.
“Also, Brora were a young side and I think they took a bit of stage fright in the opening part of the game.
“By the time they got their act together, we were four goals up, but Brora, to their credit, did not resort to doing anything untoward.
“I’ve got to praise my guys for the professional way they went about things.
“I’m not talking about results, but, really, I’ve always got a fear about games like that inasmuch as sometimes we don’t get anything out of them. However, it was quite the opposite.
“The players worked really hard, stayed focused, got a good run-out and several gained confidence with their displays.
“I was particularly happy to see Danny Grainger complete 90 minutes in what was his first full game for quite a while.
“With Paul Dixon out of our next game through suspension, it could well be that Danny will be fit and ready for the visit to Hibs. “We’ve also got another boost with Darren Dods now back in full training.”
United’s other goals last night came from Ryan McCord, Danny Swanson and Sean Dillon. |
