Date:26 Feb 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Victoria Park
Attendance:2,316

Goal!

Live Commentary

87mins Close range effort by Andrew Barrowman goes wide of the left-hand post.

86mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Miller on Chris Erskine. Bryan Hodge restarts play with the free kick.

84mins Headed effort from inside the area by Scott Boyd misses to the right of the goal.

83mins Caution for Iain Flannigan. Foul by Iain Flannigan on Scott Morrison, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Scott Morrison.

82mins Jason Marr joins the action as a substitute, replacing Paul Lawson. Unfair challenge on Martin Grehan by Mark Corcoran results in a free kick. Scott Fox restarts play with the free kick.

81mins Alan Archibald concedes a free kick for a foul on Stuart Kettlewell. Free kick taken by Paul Lawson.

80mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stuart Kettlewell on David Rowson. John Robertson restarts play with the free kick.

80mins Kris Doolan is ruled offside. Michael McGovern restarts play with the free kick.

80mins Andrew Barrowman on for Garry Wood.

79mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Chris Erskine by Paul Lawson. Iain Flannigan delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, save by Michael McGovern.

77mins The official flags Garry Wood offside. Paul Paton takes the free kick.

75mins Martin Grehan takes a shot.

73mins Shot from just outside the box by Paul Cairney goes over the bar.

71mins Martin Grehan joins the action as a substitute, replacing Simon Donnelly.

71mins Unfair challenge on Richard Brittain by Paul Paton results in a free kick. Paul Lawson takes the direct free kick.

69mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Morrison by Iain Flannigan. Direct free kick taken by Scott Morrison.

67mins Header by Garry Wood from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

67mins Chris Erskine is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Gary Miller takes the direct free kick.

65mins Richard Brittain fouled by Kris Doolan, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Boyd takes the direct free kick.

65mins Shot from just outside the area by Steven Milne goes over the bar.

63mins Corner taken by Scott Morrison, Scott Boyd takes a shot. Save made by Scott Fox.

62mins Mark Corcoran on for Paul Di Giacomo.

62mins Kris Doolan takes a shot. Michael McGovern makes a save.

60mins Paul Cairney comes on in place of Jackie McNamara.

59mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Steven Milne. Scott Fox takes the free kick.

56mins Stuart Kettlewell shown a yellow card. Foul by Stuart Kettlewell on Iain Flannigan, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Iain Flannigan.

54mins Scott Morrison takes a shot. Save made by Scott Fox.

53mins Header from close in by Steven Milne misses to the left of the goal.

52mins Jackie McNamara concedes a free kick for a foul on Garry Wood. Direct free kick taken by Gary Miller.

51mins Unfair challenge on Chris Erskine by Paul Lawson results in a free kick. Jackie McNamara takes the free kick.

50mins Kris Doolan produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the target.

47mins Richard Brittain takes a shot. Save by Scott Fox.

47mins Chris Erskine fouled by Richard Brittain, the ref awards a free kick. Jackie McNamara restarts play with the free kick.

45mins Scott Morrison takes the inswinging corner, clearance by John Robertson.

45mins Garry Wood fouled by Alan Archibald, the ref awards a free kick. Paul Lawson produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

44mins Iain Flannigan produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.

41mins Iain Flannigan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Richard Brittain. Gary Miller takes the direct free kick.

41mins Foul by Gary Miller on Chris Erskine, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Iain Flannigan.

40mins Gary Miller handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Scott Fox restarts play with the free kick.

39mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Richard Brittain from the left by-line.

38mins Jackie McNamara gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stuart Kettlewell. Scott Morrison takes the free kick.

34mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stuart Kettlewell on Kris Doolan. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Bryan Hodge, Michael McGovern makes a save.

33mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stuart Kettlewell on Paul Paton. Direct free kick taken by Scott Fox.

30mins Steven Milne takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar.

29mins William Kinniburgh goes off and Chris Erskine comes on.

27mins Garry Wood produces a header from deep inside the area and strikes the post.

26mins Kris Doolan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott Boyd. Scott Boyd takes the free kick.

25mins David Rowson concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul Lawson. Free kick taken by Scott Boyd.

24mins Scott Boyd gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Rowson. Iain Flannigan takes the free kick, Kris Doolan takes a shot. Save made by Michael McGovern.

23mins Foul by Stuart Kettlewell on Simon Donnelly, free kick awarded. Alan Archibald takes the free kick.

17mins Effort on goal by Paul Paton from long range goes harmlessly over the target.

15mins Stuart Kettlewell challenges Simon Donnelly unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Bryan Hodge.

14mins Corner taken by Scott Morrison from the right by-line, clearance by Alan Archibald.

9mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Iain Flannigan from the right by-line, Garry Wood manages to make a clearance.

2mins Long range shot by Gary Miller goes wide right of the target.

2mins Foul by Jackie McNamara on Stuart Kettlewell, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Paul Di Giacomo.

2mins Kris Doolan is ruled offside. Direct free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

1mins Corner taken right-footed by Iain Flannigan from the left by-line, save made by Michael McGovern.

Iain Flannigan takes the inswinging corner, Scott Boyd manages to make a clearance.

Unfair challenge on David Rowson by Steven Milne results in a free kick. Jackie McNamara takes the free kick.

Match Preview

Double boost for County Ross County welcome back defender Jason Marr and winger Darren Smith for the visit of Partick Thistle. But defender Darren McCormack and striker Steven Craig remain sidelined as recently-installed manager Jimmy Calderwood eyes another clean sheet after the one they kept in his first game in charge against Dunfermline in midweek. Calderwood said: "The goalless draw with Dunfermline was a decent performance and a good start. "We need to be at our best for this one as Thistle may have been quietly thinking about promotion as they had been on a good run before losing in midweek and they will want to hit back." Partick Thistle boss Ian McCall has a full squad to pick from as the Glasgow club hope to bounce back. Thistle's eight-game unbeaten run was halted by Morton in midweek and assistant manager Ian Maxwell hopes they can put the disappointment behind them. Maxwell said: "We were poor on Tuesday, especially after we went behind to their goal and to be honest we got what we deserved. "With the games coming thick and fast just now there's no point in dwelling on it, so we'll look to put it behind us up at Ross County." Maxwell added: "We have won up there already in the league this season and only lost on penalties in the ALBA Challenge Cup, so we'll travel with confidence."

Formation:442Manager:

Ross County

Formation: 4411Manager: Ian McCall

Partick

Michael McGovern
Gary Miller
Scott Morrison
Paul Lawson
Scott Boyd
Jonathan Flynn
Steven Milne
Stuart Kettlewell
Garry Wood
Richard Brittain
Paul Di Giacomo
SUBS
Joseph Malin
Andrew Barrowman
Michael Gardyne
Mark Corcoran
Jason Marr

Home

Away

Scott Fox
Paul Paton
Bryan Hodge
John Robertson
William Kinniburgh
Alan Archibald
Jackie McNamara
David Rowson
Kris Doolan
Simon Donnelly
Iain Flannigan
SUBS
Graeme Shepherd
Ryan McGowan
Chris Erskine
Paul Cairney
Martin Grehan

Match Report

Bore draw for duo Ross County and Partick Thistle played out a goalless draw at Victoria Park, with Andrew Barrowman going closest for the home side three minutes from time. It proved to be a golden opportunity for Barrowman to win the game in the closing stages but he dragged his shot wide of the post. County threatened early on with Garry Wood striking a post with a powerful header before Steven Milne saw his 20-yard strike sail over the crossbar. Partick rarely threatened Michael McGovern's goal with the goalkeeper easily saving Kris Doolan's 30-yard effort in the second half. In the final stages, Scott Boyd wasted a good chance as he headed wide from 12 yards before Barrowman saw his late strike fall the wrong side of the post.

Form Guide

LLLDDD Ross County VS Partick DWWDDL

Last Meetings

Partick 1 - 1 Ross County 11/12/2010 Ross County 0 - 2 Partick 02/10/2010 Ross County 1 - 2 Partick 24/04/2010 Partick 2 - 1 Ross County 27/02/2010 Ross County 2 - 2 Partick 24/10/2009 Partick 0 - 0 Ross County 15/08/2009

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 Partick K Doolan 7 I Flannigan 4 C Erskine 3 P Boyle 2 P Paton 1 B Hodge 1 M Grehan 1 J Campbell 1 S Fraser 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 Partick Total goals 48 Goals per game 24 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins