| Date | Tuesday, 05 August 1997 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 3 |
| Fixture/Score | East Stirlingshire 1:3 Ross County |
| Venue | Firs Park |
| Attendance | 474 |
| Referee | Steve Kaney |
| Comments | Match Report Report from the Daily Record. East Stirlingshire 1 Ross County 3 Mark Haro fired in a double before half time to wrap victory for Ross County. And it ensured there would be no repeat of last season's horror start when they lost their opening four league games. Haro hit the first in four minutes when Gary Woods header from an Alex Taylor free-kick fell to him five yards out. He made it 2-0 with a header in 42 minutes and seconds from the break Scott Sneddon deflected a shot into his own net. County eased off in the second half, allowing David Watt to pull one back for a poor Shire side in 72 minutes. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Kevin Morgan, 2: David Matheson, 3: Mark Haro 2, 4: William Furphy, 5: Steven Ferguson 1, 6: Alexander Taylor 1, 7: Gerard Farrell, 8: Roy McBain 1, 9: Kenneth Gilbert, 10: Garry Wood, 11: Jamie MacPherson |
| Bench | 0: Robert (Robbie) Williamson, 0: Richard Hart, 0: Alexander (Sandy) Ross |
| East Stirlingshire | |
| Manager | John Brownlie |
| Starting 11 | Gordon McDougall, Colin Campbell, Alan Neill, Gordon Russell 1, Scott Sneddon 1, Mark Abercromby 1, David Muirhead, Davie Watt 1, Paul Patterson, Martin McBride, Derek Gardiner |
| Bench | Gordon Parks, Murray Hunter, Trialist |