Date:23 Oct 2010
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Stark's Park

Goal!

Live Commentary

The match has reached full-time.

90mins Darren McCormack has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide left of the goal.

88mins (Ross County) makes a substitution, with Scott Morrison coming on for Steven Craig.

87mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jamie Mole on Gary Miller. Michael McGovern takes the direct free kick.

79mins Graham Weir comes on in place of Stephen Simmons. Andrew Barrowman challenges Laurence Ellis unfairly and gives away a free kick. Willie Dyer takes the direct free kick.

77mins Unfair challenge on Steven Craig by Gregory Tade results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Richard Brittain, Laurence Ellis manages to make a clearance.

72mins Booking for Gary Miller for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Miller on Jamie Mole. The ball is sent over by Allan Walker, Header from deep inside the area by Jamie Mole goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

71mins Richard Brittain gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Willie Dyer. Willie Dyer takes the free kick.

71mins Stephen Simmons concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Craig. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Richard Brittain, Iain Davidson manages to make a clearance.

70mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Iain Davidson. Free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

70mins Corner taken right-footed by Allan Walker from the right by-line, clearance made by Paul Lawson.

69mins Gregory Tade joins the action as a substitute, replacing John Baird. Iain Williamson goes off and Mark Ferry comes on.

68mins Effort on goal by Iain Davidson from just inside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the target.

66mins Jamie Mole takes a shot. Save made by Michael McGovern.

65mins Foul by Andrew Barrowman on Stephen Simmons, free kick awarded. Grant Murray takes the direct free kick.

63mins Jamie Mole booked. Jamie Mole challenges Richard Brittain unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Boyd takes the free kick.

62mins Andrew Barrowman gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stephen Simmons. David McGurn restarts play with the free kick.

60mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Scott on Iain Williamson. David McGurn takes the free kick.

60mins Corner taken right-footed by Richard Brittain from the left by-line, clearance made by Grant Murray.

58mins Effort on goal by Iain Davidson from 35 yards cleared the target.

56mins Corner taken by Allan Walker from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Martin Scott.

54mins Stuart Kettlewell leaves the field to be replaced by Andrew Barrowman.

54mins Unfair challenge on Steven Craig by Laurence Ellis results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Gary Miller.

52mins The official flags John Baird offside. Free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

51mins Richard Brittain takes a inswinging corner.

51mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Richard Brittain, clearance by Stephen Simmons.

50mins Gary Miller fouled by Jamie Mole, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Boyd takes the free kick.

49mins Craig Wilson takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save by Michael McGovern.

48mins Paul Lawson concedes a free kick for a foul on Stephen Simmons. Direct free kick taken by Allan Walker.

47mins Grant Murray challenges Steven Craig unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Richard Brittain.

46mins Michael McGovern fouled by John Baird, the ref awards a free kick. Michael McGovern takes the free kick.

45mins Stuart Kettlewell challenges Craig Wilson unfairly and gives away a free kick. A cross is delivered by Allan Walker, Iain Davidson takes a shot. Michael McGovern makes a save.

The referee starts the second half.

The ref blows to end the first period.

43mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Allan Walker from the right by-line, Scott Boyd manages to make a clearance.

42mins Jonathan Flynn gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Baird. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Willie Dyer, save by Michael McGovern.

42mins Allan Walker fouled by Michael Gardyne, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Craig Wilson.

41mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Grant Murray by Stuart Kettlewell. Free kick taken by David McGurn.

37mins Unfair challenge on John Baird by Scott Boyd results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by Grant Murray, clearance made by Paul Lawson.

35mins Iain Williamson fouled by Stuart Kettlewell, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed by Allan Walker, Gary Miller manages to make a clearance.

32mins Corner taken by Richard Brittain from the left by-line, David McGurn makes a save.

29mins Richard Brittain takes the outswinging corner, Jonathan Flynn takes a shot. Save made by David McGurn.

26mins Martin Scott is ruled offside. David McGurn takes the indirect free kick.

25mins Foul by Scott Boyd on Stephen Simmons, free kick awarded. David McGurn takes the free kick.

25mins Jamie Mole challenges Michael Gardyne unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Richard Brittain from left channel, clearance by Stephen Simmons.

21mins Jonathan Flynn gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Baird. Allan Walker delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, save made by Michael McGovern.

19mins Iain Davidson concedes a free kick for a foul on Michael McGovern. Free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

18mins Stuart Kettlewell challenges Grant Murray unfairly and gives away a free kick. Allan Walker takes the direct free kick.

17mins Iain Davidson has a header from close in and clears the crossbar.

16mins Stuart Kettlewell is given a yellow card. Handball decision goes against Scott Boyd. Free kick taken by Allan Walker.

15mins Corner taken by Allan Walker, clearance by Scott Boyd.

15mins The official flags John Baird offside. Free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

13mins Iain Davidson fouled by Paul Lawson, the ref awards a free kick. Allan Walker takes the direct free kick.

13mins Steven Craig gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Iain Davidson. Stephen Simmons takes the direct free kick.

12mins Stephen Simmons is penalised for a handball. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Richard Brittain from right channel, clearance made by Laurence Ellis.

9mins Effort from outside the penalty box by Allan Walker goes wide right of the goal.

7mins Outswinging corner taken by Allan Walker from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Scott Boyd.

7mins Foul by Paul Lawson on Iain Davidson, free kick awarded. Craig Wilson takes the free kick.

5mins Martin Scott has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.

4mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Iain Williamson. Indirect free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

2mins Steven Craig gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Willie Dyer. Willie Dyer takes the free kick.

The offside flag is raised against John Baird. Indirect free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

The referee gets the game started.

Match Preview

McNeil back for Raith Raith Rovers have goalkeeper Andy McNeil available after injury for their home match with Ross County. The second-placed side now have just Dougie Hill on the sidelines at Kirkcaldy. Raith manager John McGlynn is not getting fooled by Ross County's sluggish start to the season. He said: "Quite often at the end of the first quarter of a season there are teams in a false position and Ross County come into that category. "You do not reach the finals of the Scottish and the ALBA Cups without having quality and they have that. "They are a good side and it is only a matter of time before they start pushing up the table and I am hoping that it will be after their game with us." Ross County wideman Ian Vigurs sits out the second game of his two-match suspension. County's attacking threat has been further reduced with the absence of Paul Di Giacomo through a hernia problem, and the likely non-appearance of Andrew Barrowman because of illness. Steven Craig and Gary Wood are in line for striking positions as Derek Adams sends his men out looking for their first away win since the opening day of the league season. Adams said: "Raith Rovers have done really well and their home form has been really good apart from the wee blip against Stirling. "We are a wee bit short of front men but we have a reasonable record down there."

Formation:442Manager: John McGlynn

Raith

Formation: 4411Manager:

Ross County

David McGurn
Craig Wilson
Grant Murray
Laurence Ellis
Willie Dyer
Allan Walker
Stephen Simmons
Iain Davidson
Iain Williamson
Jamie Mole
John Baird
SUBS
Andrew McNeil
Mark Campbell
Graham Weir
Mark Ferry
Gregory Tade

Home

Away

Michael McGovern
Gary Miller
Scott Boyd
Darren McCormack
Jonathan Flynn
Michael Gardyne
Paul Lawson
Martin Scott
Stuart Kettlewell
Richard Brittain
Steven Craig
SUBS
Joseph Malin
Scott Morrison
Andrew Barrowman
Mark Corcoran
Garry Wood

Match Report

Mole digs Raith out of hole Jamie Mole's dramatic injury-time strike sent Raith to the top of the First Division as they beat Ross County 1-0. Rovers started the brighter of the two sides and could have gone ahead in the 18th minute but Iain Davidson headed over when presented with a good chance from six yards. Craig Wilson also went close in the 49th minute with a fierce long-range effort but it was well saved by County goalkeeper Michael McGovern. However, with the game looking increasingly likely to end in a draw, Mole popped up with a fine right-footed strike which found the bottom corner from the edge of the box to snatch his team the win.

Form Guide

WDDWLW Raith VS Ross County LDWDLL

Last Meetings

Ross County 0 - 0 Raith 11/09/2010 Raith 4 - 1 Ross County 01/05/2010 Raith 2 - 1 Ross County 09/03/2010 Ross County 1 - 0 Raith 06/03/2010 Ross County 0 - 1 Raith 22/08/2009 Ross County 2 - 0 Raith 05/03/2005

Top Scorers

Raith J Baird 4 M Ferry 2 G Tade 2 I Davidson 1 S Simmons 1 J Mole 1 L Ellis 1 W Dyer 1 Ross County G Wood 2 G Miller 1 P Di Giacomo 1 S Craig 1 M Gardyne 1 S Boyd 1

Goals

Raith Total goals 19 Goals per game 14 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Ross County Total goals 12 Goals per game 7 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins