Saints slammed in painful defeat
WITH FOOTBALL IN COLD STORAGE WE TAKE A LOOK BACK AT
out, side-stepped a defender, then fired low into the bottom left hand corner.
County regained the lead when Barron was slack with a passback and Morrow nipped in to capitalise, firing beyond Samson and into the bottom right hand
Star Saint:
Steven
Thompson
The veteran striker was one of few players to receive pass marks.
Thommo,’at least, sparked a mini comeback with his second half goal but ultimately it proved to be just a consolation. corner. Disaster struck when a Saints’ throw-in on the far side was knocked on by Vigurs and Sproule steered himself before firing a half volley beyond Samson from 18 yards for 3-1.
It was soon 4- 1 with 15 minutes
Match Facts
Score - St Mirren 1 Ross County 4
Scorers - Brittain (22), Thompson (50), Morrow (67), Sproule (71, 75)
Bookings - Carey (13), Vigurs (57)
Red Carded - No-one
Referee -Euan Norris
Attendance -3,802
Teams: St Mirren (4-1-3-2): Samson, Robertson, McAusland, Barron, Teale, Carey, Parkin (Guy 53), Thompson, Newton (Imrie 46), McGowan (McGinn 79), Goodwin. Subs not used: Adam, van Zanten, Kelly, Mair. Ross County (4-5-1): Brown, Munro, Boyd, Lawson, Brittain, Quin, Vigurs (Cooper 88),Sproule (Ross 81), Ikonomou, Glen (Morrow 64), Kovacevic. Subs not used: Fraser, Tokely, MacPhee, Fitzpatrick.
remaining when Sproule was on hand to tuck home the rebound from close range after Rocco Quinn’s initial shot from 20 yards was blocked.
Into injury time, Lewis Guy looked to have been impeded as he tried to connect
with a Dougie Imrie cross and ref Norris pointed to the spot.
To complete a miserable afternoon, Guy looked on in horror as his resultant penalty kick was blocked by the feet of Brown.