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Hibs 5 Dundee 2, 25 August 1979

That mercurial twosome, Ally MacLeod and Ralph Callachan, were at their winsome best on Saturday. They gave Hibs an elegant, streamlined look going forward that proved much, too much for promoted Dundee to handle.

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Which was perhaps just as well, for impressive as Hibs were going forward, they were less than commanding at the back.

As Dundee were even more prone to defensive inconsistencies, this match turned out to be a supremely enjoyable 90 minutes. There was a great goal, a good goal, a silly goal, an own goal and a penalty goal - in other words there was plenty of what the paying public truly enjoy watching. this was a game where defences were on bottom and there was genuine skill up front.

Most prominently when Ralph Callachan had the entire stand on its feet in the 34th minute with an individual effort of mesmerising quality. He weaved through a posse of Dundee defenders who had failed miserably to work an offside trap and then found themselves going the wrong way as the Hibs midfield player danced into a scoring position.

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If Callachan took the plaudits for the outstanding moment in the match, Ally MacLeod overall stood out as the significant difference between the teams. Dundee had no-one of his vision or ability. He was outstanding in his use of the ball in midfield, chopping and changing the play, putting balls in behind the Dundee defence for Higgins , Duncan, Hutchison and Rae to chase.

MacLeod also pulled Hibs out of the fire early on. Dundee had taken the lead in the 13th minute when a Barr free kick was missed by goalkeeper Mike McDonald and turned into his own goal by young centre-back Craig Paterson. Hibs needed to come back quickly after that self-inflicted body blow and MacLeod did the trick in the 19th minute with a powerful piece of finishing after a fine Duncan run.

He also laid on a beautiful through ball for Hibs' third goal six minutes from half time which Callachan had attempted to win from goalkeeper Donaldson and Hutchison slammed home.

It was MacLeod again who laid on the crucial fourth goal for Hibs in the 71st minute. Having conceded a penalty on the interval which Redford belted past McDonald, Hibs needed the cushion of an extra score and it was from MacLeod's corner that Rae - an opportunistic player which a pleasing readiness to shoot first time - connected with a delicately angled volley.

After that it was a question of how many and Hutchison duly scored his second and Hibs' fifth three brahmin handbags sale minutes from time to bring about the Easter Road club's highest tally of goals in any Premier Division match.

After the game Hibs boss Eddie Turnbull was asked if he felt that by leaving out Ally Mac Leod for a number of matches the player would come back to the first team scene as a more determined contributor. Said Turnbull: "I would look a fool if I was to say anything other than that Ally MacLeod has tremendous ability. I know he has that ability. But you have got to put in the effort along with the ability - and MacLeod did that for us today."

Having sorted out a number of things in midfield and up front, Hibs still have room for improvement and that can't be a bad thing when you've just won 5-Replica Watches
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