- Scottish Premier League
- 19 January 2013, 12:45pm
- St Mirren Park
- Attendance: 3,802
St Mirren![]() | v | Ross County![]() |
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Match ends, St Mirren 1, Ross County 4.
90+3 mins:Second Half ends, St Mirren 1, Ross County 4.
90+3 mins:Penalty saved! Lewis Guy (St Mirren) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
90+2 mins:Penalty conceded by Grant Munro (Ross County) after a foul in the penalty area.
90+2 mins:Penalty St Mirren. Lewis Guy draws a foul in the penalty area.
88 mins:Substitution, Ross County. Alex Cooper replaces Iain Vigurs.
88 mins:Offside, St Mirren. Lewis Guy tries a through ball, but Lewis Guy is caught offside.
84 mins:Attempt missed. Marc McAusland (St Mirren) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gary Teale.
84 mins:Corner, St Mirren.
84 mins:Attempt saved. John McGinn (St Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
82 mins:Foul by John McGinn (St Mirren).
82 mins:Paul Lawson (Ross County) wins a free kick.
80 mins:Substitution, Ross County. Steven Ross replaces Ivan Sproule.
79 mins:Substitution, St Mirren. John McGinn replaces Paul McGowan.
79 mins:Corner, St Mirren.
78 mins:Corner, St Mirren.
77 mins:Offside, Ross County. Sam Morrow tries a through ball, but Sam Morrow is caught offside.
74 mins:Goal! St Mirren 1, Ross County 4. Ivan Sproule (Ross County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rocco Quinn.
74 mins:Attempt saved. Rocco Quinn (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
74 mins:Corner, Ross County.
73 mins:Foul by David Barron (St Mirren).
73 mins:Ivan Sproule (Ross County) wins a free kick.
72 mins:Attempt missed. Lewis Guy (St Mirren) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
71 mins:Goal! St Mirren 1, Ross County 3. Ivan Sproule (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iain Vigurs.
67 mins:Goal! St Mirren 1, Ross County 2. Sam Morrow (Ross County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
67 mins:Attempt saved. Steve Thompson (St Mirren) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
66 mins:Attempt missed. Ivan Sproule (Ross County) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
64 mins:Substitution, Ross County. Sam Morrow replaces Gary Glen.
64 mins:Foul by Paul Lawson (Ross County).
64 mins:John Robertson (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
61 mins:Offside, Ross County. Ivan Sproule tries a through ball, but Ivan Sproule is caught offside.
59 mins:Offside, St Mirren. Lewis Guy tries a through ball, but Lewis Guy is caught offside.
56 mins:Iain Vigurs (Ross County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56 mins:Foul by Iain Vigurs (Ross County).
56 mins:David Barron (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
54 mins:Corner, St Mirren.
54 mins:Attempt saved. Ivan Sproule (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
53 mins:Substitution, St Mirren. Lewis Guy replaces Sam Parkin.
52 mins:Foul by Rocco Quinn (Ross County).
52 mins:Paul McGowan (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
52 mins:Foul by Gary Glen (Ross County).
52 mins:James Goodwin (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
50 mins:Goal! St Mirren 1, Ross County 1. Steve Thompson (St Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Barron.
46 mins:Substitution, St Mirren. Dougie Imrie replaces Conor Newton.
Second Half begins St Mirren 0, Ross County 1.
45+3 mins:First Half ends, St Mirren 0, Ross County 1.
45+1 mins:Corner, Ross County.
45 mins:Offside, St Mirren. Steve Thompson tries a through ball, but Steve Thompson is caught offside.
43 mins:Attempt saved. Gary Glen (Ross County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
42 mins:Offside, St Mirren. Steve Thompson tries a through ball, but Steve Thompson is caught offside.
40 mins:Attempt missed. Paul Lawson (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
38 mins:Foul by James Goodwin (St Mirren).
38 mins:Ivan Sproule (Ross County) wins a free kick.
35 mins:Foul by Steve Thompson (St Mirren).
35 mins:Grant Munro (Ross County) wins a free kick.
33 mins:Attempt missed. Ivan Sproule (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
33 mins:Foul by Grant Munro (Ross County).
33 mins:Steve Thompson (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
26 mins:Offside, Ross County. Gary Glen tries a through ball, but Gary Glen is caught offside.
22 mins:Goal! St Mirren 0, Ross County 1. Richard Brittain (Ross County) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
22 mins:Hand ball by Marc McAusland (St Mirren).
20 mins:Foul by Scott Boyd (Ross County).
20 mins:Sam Parkin (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
18 mins:Attempt saved. Sam Parkin (St Mirren) header from the centre of the box is saved.
16 mins:Attempt missed. David Barron (St Mirren) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
15 mins:Attempt saved. Iain Vigurs (Ross County) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved.
14 mins:Graham Carey (St Mirren) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14 mins:Foul by Graham Carey (St Mirren).
14 mins:Ivan Sproule (Ross County) wins a free kick.
13 mins:Offside, St Mirren. Steve Thompson tries a through ball, but Steve Thompson is caught offside.
13 mins:Foul by Paul Lawson (Ross County).
13 mins:John Robertson (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
11 mins:Attempt missed. Rocco Quinn (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
11 mins:Attempt saved. Richard Brittain (Ross County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
9 mins:Foul by Evangelos Ikonomou (Ross County).
9 mins:Steve Thompson (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
7 mins:Corner, Ross County.
7 mins:Attempt saved. Iain Vigurs (Ross County) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved.
6 mins:Foul by Steve Thompson (St Mirren).
6 mins:Evangelos Ikonomou (Ross County) wins a free kick.
4 mins:Attempt saved. Steve Thompson (St Mirren) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved.
3 mins:Foul by Scott Boyd (Ross County).
3 mins:Sam Parkin (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
2 mins:Attempt saved. Grant Munro (Ross County) header from the centre of the box is saved. Assisted by Richard Brittain.
2 mins:Corner, Ross County.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- Scottish Premier League
- 19 January 2013, 12:45pm
- St Mirren Park
- Attendance: 3,802
St Mirren![]() | v | Ross County![]() |
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match report
Ivan Sproule scored twice on his debut as Ross County moved 12 points clear of danger in the SPL with a 4-1 win at St Mirren.
Richard Brittain fired the visitors ahead with an excellent 25-yard free-kick and the Highland side passed up numerous opportunities to extend their advantage during the first half.
St Mirren were rewarded for a bright start to the second half when Steven Thompson rocketed a shot past Mark Brown from just inside the area, but it was to be the highlight of the afternoon for Danny Lennon's side.
Sam Morrow took advantage on a horrific defensive error by David Barron to restore County's lead and Ivan Sproule marked his debut with a goal four minutes later.
Sproule capped off an excellent display when he tapped home a fourth and a miserable day for St Mirren was completed when Lewis Guy's penalty was saved by Brown in injury time.
Craig Samson had earlier made a fine save for the hosts, diving full stretch to keep out Iain Vigurs' free-kick, while Gary Teale forced Brown into a good stop just before their late penalty as St Mirren looked for a consolation.
team line-up
| 1 | Craig Samson | |
| 14 | Marc McAusland | |
| 23 | David Barron | |
| 24 | Conor Newton | 46 |
| 10 | Paul McGowan | 79 |
| 8 | John Robertson | |
| 6 | James Goodwin | |
| 21 | Gary Teale | |
| 11 | Graham Carey | |
| 19 | Sam Parkin | 53 |
| 9 | Steve Thompson |
substitutes
| 16 | Grant Adam | |
| 25 | Sean Kelly | |
| 7 | Dougie Imrie | 46 |
| 29 | John McGinn | 79 |
| 27 | Lewis Guy | 53 |
| 5 | Lee Mair | |
| 2 | David van Zanten |
referee
Euan Norristeam line-up
| 25 | Mark Brown | |
| 22 | Mihael Kovacevic | |
| 18 | Evangelos Ikonomou | |
| 5 | Scott Boyd | |
| 4 | Grant Munro | |
| 12 | Rocco Quinn | |
| 11 | Iain Vigurs | 88 |
| 16 | Ivan Sproule | 80 |
| 10 | Richard Brittain | |
| 8 | Paul Lawson | |
| 20 | Gary Glen | 64 |
substitutes
| 24 | Steven Ross | 80 |
| 23 | Archie Macphee | |
| 6 | Ross Tokely | |
| 1 | Michael Fraser | |
| 3 | Marc Fitzpatrick | |
| 21 | Alex Cooper | 88 |
| 17 | Sam Morrow | 64 |
referee
Euan Norrismatch stats
| possession % | 49 | 50 | |
| shots on target | 6 | 11 | |
| shots off target | 3 | 4 | |
| corners | 4 | 4 | |
| tackles won | 0 | 0 | |
| offsides | 5 | 3 |





