article_snippet.sent: Scorers: McAlister 87 .
article_snippet.sent: Jim McAlister’s goal in the 87th minute was too little, too late.
article_snippet.sent: ’s equaivalent of a thumbscrew last night.
article_snippet.sent: Against a Parkhead side missing Adam Matthews and Stefan Johansen, the Dark Blues struggled to make inroads until the late McAlister strike.
article_snippet.sent: James McPake clattered into Armstrong 20 yards from goal.
article_snippet.sent: James McPake was the same proximity as last Sunday’s opener at Hampden — and the same devastating result.
article_snippet.sent: Late on, Substitute Luka Tankulic miscued from close range after van Dijk made a hash of a downward defensive header, but McAlister finished in composed fashion with three minutes to play after Paul McGinn’s progress down the right flank ended in a low cross.
highlights_snippet.sent: Jim McAlister grabbed a late consolation for the home side on 87 minutes .