Match Report
| Ross County | Ross County |  |  | Falkirk | Falkirk | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Garry McCoist | G. McCoist |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 |  | Michael Barton | M. Barton | |||||||||
| Stuart Ferguson | S. Ferguson | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Ezio Pagliarini | E. Pagliarini | |||||||||
| Filipe Castro | F. Castro |  | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Del Proctor | D. Proctor | |||||||||
| Nick Beattie | N. Beattie | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Richard Brady | R. Brady | |||||||||
| Spencer Lisbie | S. Lisbie | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Neil Gallacher | N. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Roberto Postiga | R. Postiga | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Don Cleland | D. Cleland | |||||||||
| Scott Morrison | S. Morrison | | 56 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Matt Davidson | M. Davidson | ||||||||
| Dominic Mason | D. Mason | | 58 | A | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Alec Rae | A. Rae | |||||||||
| Duncan Venus | D. Venus | | 52 | A | | 9 | | | M | 42 | | Callum Greig | C. Greig | ||||||||
| Don Hopkin | D. Hopkin | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Steven Wiltord | S. Wiltord | |||||||||
| Scott Inglis | S. Inglis | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Helder Lopes | H. Lopes | |||||||||
| David Dickov | D. Dickov | | 56 | M | | 12 | | A | 51 | | Alberto Santos | A. Santos | |||||||||
| Garry Telfer | G. Telfer | | 51 | M | | 13 | | G | 50 | | Niccolo Bramble | N. Bramble | |||||||||
| Malcolm Greaves | M. Greaves | | 49 | A | | 14 | | D | 48 | | David Mccall | D. Mccall | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Victoria Park where Ross County play host to Falkirk. A crowd of 8,575 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ross County are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Falkirk appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Liddell.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ross County are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Falkirk appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Liddell.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Ross County kick off!
8.24
0-0Stuart Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
9.12
Scott Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Venus. Duncan Venus shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.01
Scott Morrison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Hopkin. Don Hopkin knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison makes a convincing header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.16
Don Cleland passes the ball forward to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Steven Wiltord. Steven Wiltord is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.29
Stuart Ferguson sees Scott Inglis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Inglis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Venus. Duncan Venus whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga makes a deft header. It's miles wide!
38.00
0-0Scott Morrison flicks a high pass forward to Don Hopkin who brings the ball under control. Don Hopkin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Michael Barton!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ross County appear unchanged since the first half. Falkirk also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Falkirk kick off the second half!
48.59
0-0Helder Lopes clumsily knocks into Filipe Castro. The referee calls over Helder Lopes and warns him to calm down! Filipe Castro runs off the knock.
49.57
Stuart Ferguson clumsily knocks into Alec Rae. Stuart Ferguson is warned by the referee! Alec Rae hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.25
0-0Alec Rae threads a neat ball through to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Ferguson.
54.46
Filipe Castro sees Scott Morrison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Morrison changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Scott Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Mason. Dominic Mason is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
55.40
Scott Morrison hits it upfield. Duncan Venus shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
57.20
0-0Matt Davidson flicks a high ball forward to Helder Lopes who takes it down. Helder Lopes cuts inside the box! Helder Lopes shoots from just inside the box. The ball strikes Scott Morrison's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
58.30
0-0Don Cleland takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Filipe Castro reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
61.57
Alec Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry McCoist who gathers it comfortably.
63.52
66.40
Nick Beattie threads the ball through to Dominic Mason. Dominic Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Brady.
72.59
Filipe Castro flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison threads the ball through to Dominic Mason. Dominic Mason shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Michael Barton!
73.30
Showing composure, Filipe Castro picks a pass forward to Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison sees Duncan Venus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan Venus shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
77.31
With some swift thinking, Del Proctor plays the ball forward to Alec Rae. Alec Rae kicks a strong pass forward to Steven Wiltord. Steven Wiltord knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry McCoist who gathers it comfortably.
79.45
From the throw-in, Filipe Castro picks out Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison breaks forward. Scott Morrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Michael Barton!
84.49
Roberto Postiga makes a probing pass to Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
85.50
Scott Morrison clumsily knocks into Alec Rae. The referee calls over Scott Morrison and warns him to calm down! Alec Rae stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Don Cleland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steven Wiltord. Steven Wiltord shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
28.6%
51.2%
20.2%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Scott Morrison of Ross County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Garry McCoist (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Stuart Ferguson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Filipe Castro (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Nick Beattie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Spencer Lisbie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Roberto Postiga (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Morrison (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Dominic Mason (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Duncan Venus (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Don Hopkin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Scott Inglis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Dickov (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Garry Telfer (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Malcolm Greaves (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Michael Barton (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Ezio Pagliarini (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Del Proctor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Richard Brady (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil Gallacher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Don Cleland (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Matt Davidson (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Alec Rae (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Callum Greig (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Steven Wiltord (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Helder Lopes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alberto Santos (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Niccolo Bramble (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Mccall (DEF) | 0 | |