Match Report
| Ross County | Ross County |  |  | Dumbarton | Dumbarton | ||||||||||||||||
| Robbie Dademo | Robbie Dademo | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don McGrory | D. McGrory |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Dominic Gemmell | D. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Patrick Ndo | P. Ndo |  | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Billy Inglis | B. Inglis | |||||||||
| Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | | 79 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Callum Elliott | C. Elliott | |||||||||
| Leon Meyer | L. Meyer |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Matt Cleland | M. Cleland | |||||||||
| Duncan Morton | D. Morton | | 58 | M | | 5 | | D | 40 |  | Frank Adams | F. Adams | |||||||||
| Dominic Morton | D. Morton | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Nwankwo Lloyd | N. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Nicholas Viduka | N. Viduka |  | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Paul Elliott | P. Elliott | |||||||||
| Richard Mckinlay | R. Mckinlay | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 |  | Dayo Robbiati | D. Robbiati | |||||||||
| Ade Babayaro | A. Babayaro |  | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 |  | Carsten Laudrup | C. Laudrup | |||||||||
| Craig Meiklejohn | C. Meiklejohn | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 |  | Esteban Gallardo | E. Gallardo | |||||||||
| Daniel Montoya | D. Montoya |  | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 |  | Torsten Streich | T. Streich | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Victoria Park where Ross County play host to Dumbarton. A crowd of 15,711 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Ross County are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Ross County are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dumbarton appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Dumbarton kick off and get the match underway!
4.22
0-0Frank Adams deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Lloyd. Nwankwo Lloyd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carsten Laudrup. Carsten Laudrup controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
10.09
Dayo Robbiati makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Streich. Torsten Streich shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
16.23
Leon Meyer advances with the ball. Leon Meyer threads the ball through to Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.23
Dominic Morton flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Montoya. Daniel Montoya goes all the way! Daniel Montoya makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.51
Matt Cleland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dayo Robbiati. Dayo Robbiati makes a simple pass to Esteban Gallardo. Esteban Gallardo shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.38
Stuart McCoist threads the ball through to Nicholas Viduka. Nicholas Viduka decides to run forward with the ball. Nicholas Viduka makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ade Babayaro. Ade Babayaro tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
24.14
0-0Dayo Robbiati catches Dominic Morton on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominic Morton stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.56
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
28.16
Dominic Morton sees space and advances. Dominic Morton goes all the way! Dominic Morton rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.39
0-0Callum Elliott takes it forward alone. Callum Elliott threads the ball through to Torsten Streich. Torsten Streich lofts in a cross ball towards Carsten Laudrup. Carsten Laudrup flicks the ball with his head. Don McGrory easily smothers it.
33.34
Paul Elliott knocks the ball forward to Esteban Gallardo. Esteban Gallardo lofts in a cross ball towards Carsten Laudrup. Carsten Laudrup powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.34
Callum Elliott passes the ball forward to Dayo Robbiati. Dayo Robbiati flicks the ball to his team mate, Esteban Gallardo. Esteban Gallardo whips in a cross ball towards Carsten Laudrup. Carsten Laudrup is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.33
Dominic Morton makes a beautiful solo run. Dominic Morton goes all the way! Dominic Morton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Dominic Gemmell easily smothers it.
44.10
1-0Leon Meyer kicks a strong pass forward to Nicholas Viduka. Nicholas Viduka knocks the ball to his team mate, Ade Babayaro. Ade Babayaro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Dominic Gemmell had no chance!! Goal for Ross County!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Ross County kick off!
49.41
1-0Dayo Robbiati knocks the ball forward to Esteban Gallardo. Esteban Gallardo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carsten Laudrup but the linesman indicates offside!
54.19
1-0Stuart McCoist barges into Paul Elliott. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Elliott carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.13
Duncan Morton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ade Babayaro. Ade Babayaro finds some space and shoots from distance. Ade Babayaro scores for Ross County!!
61.14
Richard Mckinlay knocks the ball forward to Daniel Montoya. Daniel Montoya plays a perfect one-two with Craig Meiklejohn and rushes in on goal... Daniel Montoya makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Dominic Gemmell!
66.13
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
69.13
Leon Meyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Viduka. Nicholas Viduka makes a simple pass to Daniel Montoya. Daniel Montoya shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.30
Nicholas Viduka advances with the ball. Nicholas Viduka goes all the way! Nicholas Viduka cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.40
Nicholas Viduka decides to run forward with the ball. Nicholas Viduka shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.30
Nwankwo Lloyd catches Nicholas Viduka on the ankles. The referee calls over Nwankwo Lloyd and shows him a yellow card! Nicholas Viduka carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.00
3-0Duncan Morton clumsily knocks into Dayo Robbiati. Duncan Morton is warned by the referee! Dayo Robbiati hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.37
Nicholas Viduka knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Montoya. Daniel Montoya chips the ball to his team mate, Ade Babayaro. Ade Babayaro rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Dominic Gemmell!
90.00
Stuart McCoist makes a simple pass to Dominic Morton. Dominic Morton knocks the ball forward to Daniel Montoya. Daniel Montoya lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Meiklejohn. Craig Meiklejohn directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
22.2%
45.7%
32.1%
Scorers