Date:14 Dec 2010
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Victoria Park

Barrowman (22) Boyd (90)
Graham (25)
Jenkins (30)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The final whistle is blown by the referee.

94mins Scott Boyd grabs a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Ross County 2-2 Morton.Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Michael Gardyne from the right by-line, assist by Michael Gardyne.

90mins Carlo Monti joins the action as a substitute, replacing David O'Brien.

88mins Scott Morrison fouled by Allan Jenkins, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Scott Morrison from left wing.

86mins The ball is sent over by David O'Brien, Scott Boyd makes a clearance.

85mins Unfair challenge on Kevin Kelbie by Darren McCormack results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Marc Smyth.

84mins Martin Scott goes off and Garry Wood comes on.

83mins Martin Scott has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the goal.

82mins Foul by Martin Scott on Michael Tidser, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Colin Stewart.

80mins Michael Tidser is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Michael Tidser gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Gardyne. Scott Morrison restarts play with the free kick.

78mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kevin Kelbie on Paul Lawson. Michael McGovern takes the free kick.

75mins Kevin Kelbie on for Brian Graham. Unfair challenge on Stewart Kean by Scott Boyd results in a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Michael Tidser, clearance made by Andrew Barrowman.

74mins Effort from 20 yards by Graeme Holmes. Save by Michael McGovern.

73mins Graeme Holmes comes on in place of Darren Young. Mark Corcoran is caught offside. Colin Stewart takes the free kick.

71mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by David O'Brien, clearance by Andrew Barrowman.

69mins Foul by Grant Evans on Mark Corcoran, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed left-footed by Scott Morrison from left wing.

68mins Richard Brittain leaves the field to be replaced by Steven Craig. Free kick awarded for a foul by David MacGregor on Michael Gardyne. Free kick crossed left-footed by Scott Morrison, clearance made by Marc Smyth. Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Scott Morrison, Scott Boyd takes a shot. Michael Gardyne gets a block in.

64mins Stuart McCaffrey concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew Barrowman. Scott Morrison produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.

63mins Brian Graham challenges Scott Morrison unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Morrison takes the direct free kick.

62mins Brian Graham concedes a free kick for a foul on Martin Scott. Scott Boyd restarts play with the free kick.

61mins Mark Corcoran replaces Iain Vigurs. Unfair challenge on Michael Tidser by Paul Lawson results in a free kick. Darren Young delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, Scott Boyd makes a clearance.

58mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Iain Vigurs by Grant Evans. Free kick taken by Scott Morrison. Paul Lawson takes a shot. Michael Tidser gets a block in. Corner taken right-footed by Richard Brittain.

57mins The referee penalises Scott Boyd for handball. Michael Tidser shoots direct from the free kick.

55mins Martin Scott gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Darren Young. Stuart McCaffrey takes the free kick.

52mins Martin Scott takes a short corner.

50mins Foul by Darren Young on Iain Vigurs, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Scott Morrison.

47mins David MacGregor challenges Martin Scott unfairly and gives away a free kick. Gary Miller restarts play with the free kick.

46mins Michael Tidser fouled by Darren McCormack, the ref awards a free kick. Stuart McCaffrey takes the free kick.

The second half begins.

The match has reached half-time.

45mins Close range headed effort by Stewart Kean misses to the right of the goal.

42mins Darren Young takes a shot.

39mins Andrew Barrowman challenges Marc Smyth unfairly and gives away a free kick. Colin Stewart takes the direct free kick.

39mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Lawson by Darren Young. Free kick crossed by Iain Vigurs, Marc Smyth makes a clearance.

38mins David MacGregor fouled by Paul Lawson, the ref awards a free kick. David MacGregor crosses the ball in from the free kick.

37mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew Barrowman on Stuart McCaffrey. Free kick taken by Colin Stewart.

35mins Corner taken by Iain Vigurs from the right by-line to the near post, Michael Tidser makes a clearance.

32mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Richard Brittain by Michael Tidser. Gary Miller takes the free kick.

30mins Allan Jenkins finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close range. Ross County 1-2 Morton.The assist for the goal came from Brian Graham.

28mins Michael Gardyne is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Colin Stewart.

27mins Shot from just outside the area by Iain Vigurs misses to the left of the target.

25mins Goal scored by Brian Graham from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Ross County 1-1 Morton.

22mins Andrew Barrowman grabs a headed goal from close in. Ross County 1-0 Morton.Assist on the goal came from Martin Scott.

21mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Andrew Barrowman on David MacGregor. David MacGregor takes the free kick.

19mins The referee penalises Stewart Kean for handball. Richard Brittain restarts play with the free kick.

17mins Paul Lawson concedes a free kick for a foul on Stewart Kean. Direct free kick taken by Stewart Kean.

13mins David O'Brien takes a shot. Save made by Michael McGovern.

11mins Stuart McCaffrey concedes a free kick for a foul on Michael Gardyne. Iain Vigurs delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing, save by Colin Stewart.

9mins Unfair challenge on Stewart Kean by Scott Boyd results in a free kick. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Michael Tidser from left channel.

8mins Martin Scott fouled by Allan Jenkins, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Morrison takes the free kick.

7mins Andrew Barrowman is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Colin Stewart.

6mins Andrew Barrowman produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the right-hand post.

5mins Handball decision goes against Michael Tidser. Free kick taken by Paul Lawson.

3mins Brian Graham takes a shot. Save made by Michael McGovern.

2mins The referee blows for offside. Michael McGovern restarts play with the free kick.

1mins The offside flag is raised against Andrew Barrowman. Marc Smyth takes the indirect free kick.

The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.

Match Preview

Gardyne returns for County Ross County welcome back striker Michael Gardyne from suspension as manager Willie McStay makes his home debut against Morton. However, striker Paul Di Giacomo and wide-man Darren Smith remain out through knocks. "I had to wait three weeks for a game after being appointed and now I have two in the space of three days," McStay said. The Dingwall boss has picked up quickly on the rigours of life in the First Division. "All the games in this league are really tight and I would suspect that Morton at home will be exactly the same. "The players worked incredibly hard in our draw at Partick at the weekend but I identified a couple of areas that we need to work on starting against Morton." Morton look set to be without striker Peter Weatherson through a back injury for the trip. Manager Allan Moore's options are further reduced as on-loan Celtic youngster Sean Fitzharris has returned to Parkhead. The Greenock men went down to Dundee at the weekend, however Moore is wanting more of the same from his players. "If we tackle things in the same confident mood that we did against Dundee then we will do okay at Ross County," he said. "One thing we have to do is take any chances that come our way that was the difference at the weekend. "Dingwall is a hard place to go to but we will be well up for it as we have a sense of injustice after a lot of bad luck against Dundee."

Formation:442Manager:

Ross County

Formation: 4411Manager: David Irons

Morton

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

Home

Away

Colin Stewart
Grant Evans
David MacGregor
Marc Smyth
Stuart McCaffrey
Michael Tidser
Allan Jenkins
Darren Young
Brian Graham
Stewart Kean
David O'Brien
SUBS
Kevin Cuthbert
Carlo Monti
Kevin Kelbie
Graeme Holmes
Fouad Bachirou

Match Report

Boyd leaves it late Scott Boyd's equaliser five minutes into injury time denied Morton their first away win of the season as Ross County salvaged a 2-2 draw. County were the better side early on and took the lead midway through the first halfwhen Andrew Barrowman nodded in from Martin Scott's cross. The lead lasted just three minutes, though, as Brian Graham latched on to a sloppy backpass by Scott to equalise from close range. Morton then edged in front when Graham centred for Allan Jenkins to head home and Stewart Kean nearly made it 3-1 on the stroke of half-time but he headed wide from six yards. County did not really threaten in the second half but got their barely-deserved equaliser with virtually the last touch when Boyd headed in Michael Gardyne's corner.

Form Guide

LLDWLD Ross County VS Morton WDLWDL

Last Meetings

Morton 0 - 0 Ross County 25/09/2010 Ross County 2 - 1 Morton 26/04/2010 Morton 1 - 1 Ross County 13/04/2010 Ross County 3 - 1 Morton 08/12/2009 Morton 0 - 1 Ross County 10/10/2009 Morton 0 - 2 Ross County 09/05/2009

Top Scorers

Ross County G Wood 2 G Miller 1 P Di Giacomo 1 S Craig 1 M Gardyne 1 A Barrowman 1 I Vigurs 1 S Boyd 1 Morton S Kean 3 P Weatherson 2 B Graham 2 A Jenkins 1 M Tidser 1

Goals

Ross County Total goals 26 Goals per game 10 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Morton Total goals 27 Goals per game 11 1 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins