Match Report


Ross CountyRoss County     DundeeDundee
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Craig MortonC. Morton60
G
1
G
45Dominic McNeillD. McNeill
Craig BoothC. Booth60
D
2
D
58Kurt HilgerinkK. Hilgerink
Matt GlassM. Glass53
D
3
D
51Callum WhiteC. White
Alexander EberleA. Eberle45
D
4captain
D
51JŸrgen SchultzJ. Schultz
Craig McCoistC. McCoist63
M
captain5
D
50Alex ServideiA. Servidei
Mauricio RodriguezM. Rodriguez58
M
6
M
51Nicolas KuzorraN. Kuzorra
Gavin GreigG. Greig57
M
7
M
50Federico GaravelliF. Garavelli
Stuart GreigS. Greig55
M
8
M
47Jean-Philippe JavaryJ. Javary
Billy MatteoB. Matteo65
A
9
A
54Duncan YoungD. Young
Duncan McallisterD. Mcallister63
A
10
A
52Jose Fortes VegaJ. Vega
Alex LiddellA. Liddell56
A
11
A
50Dominic JohnstoneD. Johnstone
 
Don CampbellD. Campbell53
G
12
D
50Dean GilchristD. Gilchrist
David BradyD. Brady52
G
13
A
49David PottsD. Potts
Richard McNeillR. McNeill52
M
14
M
46Stuart LawS. Law

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Victoria Park where Ross County play host to Dundee. A crowd of 4,639 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ross County are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dundee appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Hopkin.


0.00
Ross County start the match!
3.36
Jean-Philippe Javary makes a beautiful solo run. Jean-Philippe Javary runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jean-Philippe Javary shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Craig Morton easily smothers it!
8.31
Nicolas Kuzorra passes the ball forward to Duncan Young. Duncan Young whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Johnstone. Dominic Johnstone finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
10.02
Craig Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Rodriguez. Mauricio Rodriguez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig McCoist. Craig McCoist sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
12.23
Gavin Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Matteo. Billy Matteo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
14.14
Alex Servidei flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Philippe Javary who brings the ball under control. Jean-Philippe Javary makes a probing pass to Nicolas Kuzorra. Nicolas Kuzorra lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Johnstone. Dominic Johnstone knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
15.25
Mauricio Rodriguez flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Greig who takes it down. Stuart Greig shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Dominic McNeill. Excellent save.
20.26
Alex Servidei threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Kuzorra. Nicolas Kuzorra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Morton who gathers it comfortably.
21.24
Nicolas Kuzorra makes a probing pass to Duncan Young. Duncan Young whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Philippe Javary. Jean-Philippe Javary directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Craig Morton has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.56
Craig McCoist sees Alex Liddell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alex Liddell threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Duncan Mcallister provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
30.09
Craig Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Rodriguez. Mauricio Rodriguez knocks the ball forward to Billy Matteo. Billy Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic McNeill who gathers it comfortably.
32.32
Billy Matteo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kurt Hilgerink.
33.04
Jean-Philippe Javary clumsily knocks into Alex Liddell. Jean-Philippe Javary is given a warning by the referee! Alex Liddell runs off the knock.
38.57
Callum White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Servidei. Alex Servidei threads the ball through to Nicolas Kuzorra. Nicolas Kuzorra knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Vega. Jose Fortes Vega makes a convincing header but it curls horrendously wide!
39.21
Craig McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Mcallister holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duncan Mcallister shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
40.03
Duncan Young barges into Craig Booth. The referee calls over Duncan Young and warns him to calm down! Craig Booth stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.57
Jose Fortes Vega makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Federico Garavelli. Federico Garavelli plays a scrappy one-two with Nicolas Kuzorra and advances towards the goal... Federico Garavelli makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Craig Morton. What a save!
45.00
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
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. Dundee also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Dundee kick off!
48.08
Gavin Greig flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Mcallister collects the pass. Duncan Mcallister plays a quick one-two with Billy Matteo and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Duncan Mcallister provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
49.34
Craig Booth plays the ball forward to Stuart Greig. With a delightful solo run, Stuart Greig stretches the opposition's defence. Stuart Greig knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kurt Hilgerink.
51.13
Craig McCoist threads a neat ball through to Duncan Mcallister. Duncan Mcallister whips in a cross ball towards Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
53.36
Jean-Philippe Javary surges forward with the ball. Jean-Philippe Javary finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.13
Federico Garavelli catches Gavin Greig on the ankles. The referee calls over Federico Garavelli and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Greig runs off the knock.
55.17
Jean-Philippe Javary barges into Craig McCoist. The referee calls over Jean-Philippe Javary and shows him a yellow card! Craig McCoist hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.38
Craig McCoist knocks the ball forward to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum White.
60.13
Dundee have made 2 substitutions with David Potts replacing Federico Garavelli and Stuart Law replacing Dominic Johnstone .
66.12
Jean-Philippe Javary threads a neat ball through to Stuart Law. Stuart Law knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Glass.
72.09
Nicolas Kuzorra makes a probing pass to Duncan Young. Duncan Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.27
Craig McCoist takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Gavin Greig. Gavin Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Mcallister. Duncan Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Craig McCoist. Craig McCoist powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
79.33
Jean-Philippe Javary kicks a strong pass forward to David Potts. David Potts knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Booth.
83.45
Craig McCoist hacks Jean-Philippe Javary from behind! The referee calls over Craig McCoist and shows him a yellow card! Jean-Philippe Javary runs off the knock.
84.59
Gavin Greig flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Mcallister collects the pass. Duncan Mcallister kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Greig but the referee indicates it's offside!
89.20
Craig McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig passes the ball forward to Duncan Mcallister. Duncan Mcallister sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ross County

Dundee
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
27.3%
46.6%
26.1%

Scorers
Duncan Mcallister 25
Jean-Philippe Javary 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Philippe Javary of Dundee

Match Ratings
1.Craig Morton (GK)
7
2.Craig Booth (DEF)
7
3.Matt Glass (DEF)
6
4.Alexander Eberle (DEF)
6
5.Craig McCoist (MID)yellow card
7
6.Mauricio Rodriguez (MID)
7
7.Gavin Greig (MID)
7
8.Stuart Greig (MID)
7
9.Billy Matteo (ATT)
6
10.Duncan Mcallister (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Alex Liddell (ATT)
7
 
12.Don Campbell (GK)
0
13.David Brady (GK)
0
14.Richard McNeill (MID)
0

1.Dominic McNeill (GK)
8
2.Kurt Hilgerink (DEF)
6
3.Callum White (DEF)
6
4.JŸrgen Schultz (DEF)
6
5.Alex Servidei (DEF)
6
6.Nicolas Kuzorra (MID)
7
7.Federico Garavelli (MID)yellow card
6
8.Jean-Philippe Javary (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
9.Duncan Young (ATT)
7
10.Jose Fortes Vega (ATT)
6
11.Dominic Johnstone (ATT)
6
 
12.Dean Gilchrist (DEF)
0
13.David Potts (ATT)
6
14.Stuart Law (MID)
6