Match Report
| Ross County | Ross County |  |  | Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alec Hansen | A. Hansen |  | 50 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Billy Mason | B. Mason | ||||||||
| Don Dickov | D. Dickov | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Gary Ritchie | G. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Stephen White | S. White | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Nascimento | R. Nascimento |  | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Richard White | R. White | |||||||||
| Ger Gronkjaer | G. Gronkjaer |  | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Martin Marbus | M. Marbus | |||||||||
| Dominic Gough | D. Gough | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Paul Morton | P. Morton | |||||||||
| Craig McGrory | C. McGrory | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 |  | Sylvain Forbes | S. Forbes | |||||||||
| Paul Matteo | P. Matteo | | 64 | A | | 8 | | | M | 51 | | Carl Bowyer | C. Bowyer | ||||||||
| Richard Gemmill | R. Gemmill | | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Scott Telfer | S. Telfer | |||||||||
| Scott Niven | S. Niven | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Ugo Christie | U. Christie | |||||||||
| Don Inglis | D. Inglis | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Tiago Viana | T. Viana | |||||||||
| Carlo Strasser | C. Strasser |  | 45 | G | | 12 | | M | 50 | | Dominic Bremner | D. Bremner | |||||||||
| Stephen Burley | S. Burley | | 45 | D | | 13 | | A | 50 | | Stephen McStay | S. McStay | |||||||||
| Luis Ribeiro | L. Ribeiro | | 43 | M | | 14 | | D | 46 | | Callum Gough | C. Gough | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Victoria Park where Ross County play host to Dunfermline Athletic. A crowd of 4,271 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ross County are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Ritchie.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ross County are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Ritchie.
0.00
0-0Ross County kick off and get the match underway!
3.48
0-0Carl Bowyer makes a beautiful solo run. Carl Bowyer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Elliott.
4.06
0-0Rodrigo Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig McGrory. Craig McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Niven. Scott Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
8.16
0-0Rodrigo Nascimento knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig McGrory. Craig McGrory makes a simple pass to Don Inglis. Don Inglis puts a great ball through. Paul Matteo runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
9.17
Gavin Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Gough. Dominic Gough changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dominic Gough skips past Richard White! Dominic Gough tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.32
0-0Craig McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Don Inglis controls it well on his chest. Don Inglis flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Matteo. Paul Matteo shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
24.36
Paul Morton threads a neat ball through to Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.35
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
28.04
Dominic Gough makes a probing pass to Scott Niven. Scott Niven puts a great ball through. Don Inglis runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
33.14
Carl Bowyer advances with the ball. Carl Bowyer plays a scrappy one-two with Ugo Christie and advances towards the goal... Carl Bowyer tries a spectacular strike but it's well over the bar!
34.10
0-0Martin Marbus barges into Richard Gemmill. Martin Marbus is given a warning by the referee! Richard Gemmill gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.15
0-0Sylvain Forbes catches Craig McGrory on the ankles. The referee calls over Sylvain Forbes and shows him a yellow card! Craig McGrory stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.49
Richard White threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Forbes. Sylvain Forbes knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer rushes past Rodrigo Nascimento! Scott Telfer shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
40.24
Martin Marbus flicks a high ball forward to Carl Bowyer who takes it down. Carl Bowyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
42.18
Gary Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Morton. Paul Morton sees a break and surges forward. Paul Morton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ross County appear unchanged since the first half. Dunfermline Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Dunfermline Athletic kicking off!
48.04
Carl Bowyer sees a break and surges forward. Carl Bowyer controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Tiago Viana through on goal. Tiago Viana makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
51.32
Craig McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Matteo. Paul Matteo shoots from distance. Billy Mason easily gets down and covers it.
59.00
1-0Craig McGrory hits a low pass to Scott Niven. Scott Niven cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Scott Niven provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ross County!
65.40
Sylvain Forbes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Hansen who gathers it comfortably.
75.41
With great vision, Gary Ritchie plays the ball forward to Carl Bowyer. Carl Bowyer kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
78.33
Dominic Gough threads a neat ball through to Don Inglis. Don Inglis shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.01
Stephen White knocks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Forbes. Sylvain Forbes darts forward. Sylvain Forbes runs straight at the defence! Sylvain Forbes tries a spectacular strike but it flies just off target!
87.04
Paul Morton knocks the ball forward to Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
32.1%
42.9%
25%
Scorers
| Scott Niven 59 | Scott Telfer 87 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Scott Niven of Ross County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alec Hansen (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gavin Elliott (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Rodrigo Nascimento (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Ger Gronkjaer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dominic Gough (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Craig McGrory (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Paul Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Richard Gemmill (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Scott Niven (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Don Inglis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Carlo Strasser (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen Burley (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Luis Ribeiro (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Billy Mason (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary Ritchie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Richard White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Martin Marbus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul Morton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sylvain Forbes (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Carl Bowyer (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Scott Telfer (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Ugo Christie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Tiago Viana (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Dominic Bremner (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen McStay (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Callum Gough (DEF) | 0 | |