Date:05 Mar 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Victoria Park
Attendance:2,676

Brittain (23) Barrowman (86)
Stewart (36)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Carl Finnigan concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Miller. Indirect free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

91mins Chris Mitchell fouled by Gary Miller, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Robert Olejnik.

89mins Darren Smith on for Stuart Kettlewell.

87mins Unfair challenge on Burton O'Brien by Andrew Barrowman results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Kieran Duffie.

86mins Andrew Barrowman finds the net with a goal from inside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Ross County 2-1 Falkirk.Assist on the goal came from Michael Gardyne.

84mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ryan Flynn by Richard Brittain. Free kick taken by Burton O'Brien.

83mins Shot by Ryan Flynn from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

83mins Carl Finnigan takes a shot. Save by Michael McGovern.

81mins Outswinging corner taken by Iain Vigurs, Scott Boyd takes a shot. Kieran Duffie makes a clearance.

80mins Unfair challenge on Andrew Barrowman by Thomas Scobbie results in a free kick. Iain Vigurs crosses the ball in from the free kick, Thomas Scobbie makes a clearance.

79mins The official flags Carl Finnigan offside. Jason Marr takes the free kick.

78mins Richard Brittain produces a cross, Thomas Scobbie makes a clearance.

77mins Headed effort from inside the area by Carl Finnigan misses to the left of the goal.

75mins Corner taken by Iain Vigurs from the left by-line, Ross Perry manages to make a clearance.

74mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Carl Finnigan by Jason Marr. Burton O'Brien takes the free kick.

73mins Michael Gardyne has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the goal.

73mins Marc Fitzpatrick takes a shot. Blocked by Thomas Scobbie.

72mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Richard Brittain, Marc Twaddle manages to make a clearance.

71mins Iain Vigurs on for Steven Milne.

71mins Chris Mitchell goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Mitchell on Stuart Kettlewell. Free kick taken by Paul Lawson.

70mins Gary Miller challenges Carl Finnigan unfairly and gives away a free kick. Burton O'Brien takes the free kick.

69mins Michael Gardyne takes a shot. Robert Olejnik makes a save.

67mins The ball is delivered by Pedro Moutinho, clearance by Scott Boyd.

66mins Gary Miller concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Mitchell. Chris Mitchell takes the free kick.

64mins Foul by Pedro Moutinho on Marc Fitzpatrick, free kick awarded. Scott Boyd takes the free kick.

62mins (Falkirk) makes a substitution, with Pedro Moutinho coming on for Mark Stewart.

61mins Booking for Richard Brittain. Free kick awarded for a foul by Richard Brittain on Kallum Higginbotham. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Chris Mitchell from right wing, clearance by Stuart Kettlewell.

60mins The referee cautions Marc Twaddle for unsporting behaviour. Marc Twaddle challenges Michael Gardyne unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul Lawson crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel.

59mins Corner taken by Richard Brittain from the left by-line, Ross Perry manages to make a clearance.

57mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Marc Fitzpatrick by Kieran Duffie. Kieran Duffie is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Richard Brittain, blocked by Burton O'Brien.

56mins Unfair challenge on Kallum Higginbotham by Gary Miller results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Thomas Scobbie.

55mins Mark Stewart concedes a free kick for a foul on Stuart Kettlewell. Free kick taken by Scott Boyd.

55mins Paul Lawson crosses the ball, save by Robert Olejnik.

55mins Outswinging corner taken by Richard Brittain from the right by-line, Marc Twaddle makes a clearance.

54mins Corner taken by Richard Brittain from the right by-line, Chris Mitchell manages to make a clearance.

53mins Steven Milne takes a shot. Save by Robert Olejnik.

52mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Burton O'Brien by Michael Gardyne. Burton O'Brien takes the free kick.

51mins Stuart Kettlewell fouled by Chris Mitchell, the ref awards a free kick. The ball is swung over by Richard Brittain, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Andrew Barrowman misses to the right of the target.

49mins Unfair challenge on Kieran Duffie by Andrew Barrowman results in a free kick. Thomas Scobbie takes the free kick.

47mins Header by Andrew Barrowman from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

46mins Corner taken by Richard Brittain from the right by-line, clearance made by Thomas Scobbie.

46mins Paul Lawson takes a shot. Save by Robert Olejnik.

46mins Unfair challenge on Michael Gardyne by Burton O'Brien results in a free kick. Gary Miller takes the free kick.

44mins Steven Milne sends in a cross, save by Robert Olejnik.

41mins Unfair challenge on Kieran Duffie by Richard Brittain results in a free kick. Ross Perry takes the free kick.

37mins Ross Perry replaces Brian McLean.

36mins A goal is scored by Mark Stewart from just inside the area to the top left corner of the goal. Ross County 1-1 Falkirk.

35mins Andrew Barrowman takes a shot. Save made by Robert Olejnik.

34mins The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

33mins The referee gives a free kick against Andrew Barrowman for handball. Robert Olejnik takes the free kick.

33mins Centre by Kieran Duffie.

29mins Thomas Scobbie takes a shot. Save by Michael McGovern.

28mins Unfair challenge on Carl Finnigan by Paul Lawson results in a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Chris Mitchell from right wing, Jason Marr makes a clearance.

27mins Foul by Ryan Flynn on Gary Miller, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Gary Miller.

26mins Marc Twaddle gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jason Marr. Michael McGovern restarts play with the free kick.

25mins Marc Fitzpatrick gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Flynn. Kallum Higginbotham takes the free kick.

25mins Mark Stewart challenges Scott Boyd unfairly and gives away a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

23mins Richard Brittain fires in a goal from outside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Ross County 1-0 Falkirk.Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael Gardyne by Ryan Flynn.

21mins Kallum Higginbotham takes a shot. Save made by Michael McGovern.

20mins A cross is delivered by Marc Fitzpatrick, Marc Twaddle manages to make a clearance.

19mins Chris Mitchell is brought on as a substitute for Mark Millar.

18mins Kieran Duffie produces a cross.

16mins Kieran Duffie fouled by Richard Brittain, the ref awards a free kick. Burton O'Brien takes the free kick.

15mins Corner taken right-footed by Mark Millar, save by Michael McGovern.

14mins Carl Finnigan takes a shot. Paul Lawson gets a block in.

12mins Burton O'Brien concedes a free kick for a foul on Stuart Kettlewell. Paul Lawson crosses the ball, Header on goal by Steven Milne from just inside the area goes over the target.

11mins Richard Brittain takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, Burton O'Brien manages to make a clearance.

10mins The ball is swung over by Marc Fitzpatrick, Shot by Stuart Kettlewell from 12 yards. Save by Robert Olejnik.

9mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew Barrowman by Thomas Scobbie. Gary Miller restarts play with the free kick.

6mins Outswinging corner taken by Mark Millar from the right by-line, Jason Marr makes a clearance.

5mins Corner taken by Richard Brittain, Scott Boyd takes a shot. Save made by Robert Olejnik.

4mins Richard Brittain takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Marc Twaddle.

3mins Corner taken by Mark Millar played to the near post, clearance by Steven Milne.

3mins The ball is delivered by Kieran Duffie, Jason Marr manages to make a clearance.

2mins Mark Stewart concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Boyd. Scott Boyd restarts play with the free kick.

1mins Andrew Barrowman gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Thomas Scobbie. Free kick taken by Marc Twaddle.

1mins Richard Brittain produces a cross, clearance made by Brian McLean.

Richard Brittain takes the inswinging corner, save by Robert Olejnik.

Marc Fitzpatrick takes a shot. Blocked by Kieran Duffie.

Match Preview

Flynn misses out for Bairns Ross County are without defender Jonny Flynn through suspension for the home clash with promotion chasing Falkirk. Long-term injury absentees Darren McCormack and Steven Craig also remain sidelined but manager Jimmy Calderwood is determined that his men score the first goal of his reign and pick up their first three point haul after a run of three successive goalless draws. Calderwood said: "I have watched Falkirk recently and they have impressed me greatly especially in an away game at Dunfermline that they should have won. They are a good footballing side and so are we so it should be a good game." "The last game Ross County won was against Falkirk and I would be pleased if the next game they won was also against Falkirk." Falkirk welcome back midfielder Mark Millar from suspension as they look maintain their title challenge at Ross County. However, manager Steven Pressley has several injury concerns and said: "We have doubts over a number of lads, who I do not wish to name, with two of them being extreme doubts." The Bairns boss added: "We have been on a decent run of form but just could not force a goal at Morton in midweek and by the looks of things it is not going to be easy to score up at Ross County. "Jimmy Calderwood has made them a very difficult side to break down but I am sure my players are up for the challenge."

Formation:4312Manager:

Ross County

Formation: 442Manager: Steven Pressley

Falkirk

Michael McGovern
Gary Miller
Scott Boyd
Jason Marr
Marc Fitzpatrick
Richard Brittain
Paul Lawson
Stuart Kettlewell
Michael Gardyne
Steven Milne
Andrew Barrowman
SUBS
Joseph Malin
Scott Morrison
Iain Vigurs
Garry Wood
Darren Smith

Home

Away

Robert Olejnik
Kieran Duffie
Brian McLean
Thomas Scobbie
Marc Twaddle
Mark Millar
Burton O'Brien
Ryan Flynn
Kallum Higginbotham
Mark Stewart
Carl Finnigan
SUBS
Jamie Barclay
Ross Perry
Chris Mitchell
Pedro Moutinho
Tom McManus

Match Report

Vital victory for Staggies Ross County picked up a vital three points in their battle against relegation with a narrow 2-1 victory over Falkirk at Victoria Park. Richard Brittain gave the home side the lead in the 24th minute with a stunning 25-yard free-kick which flew round the wall before nestling in the bottom corner of the net. Falkirk pulled level in the 37th minute through Mark Stewart's unstoppable strike from the edge of the 18-yard box which flew past Ross keeper Michael McGovern and into the top corner. Just as the game looked to be heading for a draw, Andrew Barrowman slotted home after receiving Michael Gardyne's cross in the 87th minute to hand Ross all three points and lifting them out of the First Division dropzone.

Form Guide

LDDDDD Ross County VS Falkirk LWWDWD

Last Meetings

Falkirk 0 - 1 Ross County 06/11/2010 Ross County 0 - 1 Falkirk 14/08/2010 Falkirk 1 - 0 Ross County 09/04/2005 Ross County 0 - 1 Falkirk 29/01/2005 Falkirk 2 - 2 Ross County 27/11/2004 Ross County 0 - 1 Falkirk 02/10/2004

Top Scorers

Ross County S Craig 2 A Barrowman 2 S Boyd 2 G Wood 2 G Miller 1 P Di Giacomo 1 M Gardyne 1 I Vigurs 1 J Marr 1 Falkirk M Stewart 8 R Flynn 5 C Finnigan 4 J Compton 3 T McManus 2 M Twaddle 2 K Higginbotham 2 B McLean 1 T Scobbie 1 M Millar 1 S Murdoch 1

Goals

Ross County Total goals 38 Goals per game 14 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Falkirk Total goals 62 Goals per game 38 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 9 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins