| Date | Tuesday, 09 March 1999 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 3 |
| Fixture/Score | Ross County 2:1 Brechin City |
| Venue | Victoria Park |
| Attendance | 1,537 |
| Referee | Ian Fyfe |
| Comments | Match Report Report by Alasdair Fraser for the Scotsman. Ross County 2 Brechin City 1 Dunfermline last night joined the clamour of clubs watching Ross County striker Neil Tarrant as the Third Division leaders opened up a 15-points lead at the top. Dunfermline manager Dick Campbell made the long trip north and saw the 19-year-old net his 22nd goal of the season from the penalty spot. But it was a county performance bereft of the flair of Saturday's six-goal triumph over Berwick. For Brechin, defeat was a serious blow, leaving them three points adrift of second-placed Stenhousemuir. After a quiet opening, the game came alive after 22 minutes with County scoring. Steve Ferguson drilled a shot low at Stuart Garden and then followed up the rebound from Garden's feet with a header which trickled into the net--his 17th goal of the campaign. County's celebrations were short-lived, however, as centre-half Graeme Christie equalised, unwittingly deflecting Greg Smith's strike to beat wrong-footed keeper Nicky Walker. The penalty came six minutes before the break, Tarrant's cut-back finding Dave Ross, who was brought down by Smith. The second half was a disappointing affair, although Craig Tully, a recent signing from Dundee, injected pace on the right flank with a piercing run and cross in 65 minutes, but the action fizzled out in the closing 20 minutes. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Joseph (Nicky) Walker, 2: Ian Maxwell, 3: Mark Haro, 4: Craig Tully 1, 5: John McGlashan, 6: Alexander Taylor, 7: Roy McBain, 8: Paul Kinnaird, 9: Steven Ferguson 1, 10: David Ross, 11: Neil Tarrant 1 (1 pen) |
| Bench | 0: Stuart Golabek, 0: David MacKay, 0: Garry Wood |
| Brechin City | |
| Manager | John Young |
| Starting 11 | Stuart Garden, Karl Williamson, Greig Smith, Graeme Christie 1, Kevin Bain, Roddy Black, Jamie McKellar, Steve Kerrigan, Stuart Sorbie 1, John Dickson, Steven Boyle |
| Bench | Garry Buick, Andrew Hutcheon, Marcus Dailly |