Craig Gordon rode to 10-man Hearts’ rescue to keep Dundee at bay for a 1-0 win on Sunday that keeps the Jambos on track for a first league title in 66 years.<\/p>\n
The 43-year-old was forced into his first club minutes of the season after Alexander Schwolow<\/a> was sent off on the stroke of half-time.<\/p>\n Derek McInnes<\/a>‘ men already led through Claudio Braga<\/a>‘s 27th-minute strike.<\/p>\n But the visitors were forced to cling on in the second period and needed a miraculous save from Gordon<\/a> deep into stoppage time to claw away Emile Acquah<\/a>‘s downward header.<\/p>\n Victory restores a six-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership for Hearts<\/a> over both Celtic<\/a> and Rangers<\/a>, who travel to Aberdeen later on Sunday.<\/p>\n Gordon had played twice for Scotland in October to help his country qualify for a first World Cup since 1998.<\/p>\n However, he had not featured for Hearts since May due to a shoulder injury and then losing his place to Schwolow.<\/p>\n Dundee were seeking a fourth consecutive top-flight win for the first time since 1999 and had already taken points off Celtic and Rangers this season.<\/p>\n The home side were furious that the only goal was allowed to stand after Cammy Devlin took a free-kick from the wrong spot before the ball fell to Braga to drill in his 11th goal of the season.<\/p>\n