| Date | Tuesday, 10 February 1998 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 3 |
| Fixture/Score | Ross County 0:0 East Stirlingshire |
| Venue | Victoria Park |
| Attendance | 910 |
| Referee | Kevin Bisset |
| Comments | Match Report Report by Alasdair Fraser from the Scotsman. Ross County 0 East Stirlingshire 0 Derek Adams' luck deserted him last night as a penalty miss cost last night as a penalty miss cost Ross County two precious promotion points. Adams, who clinched a Scottish Cup shock result against Airdrie and victory against Dumbarton on Saturday from the penalty spot, blasted his 84th-minute kick straight at goalkeeper Gordon McDougall. It took 23 minutes for the home side to produce their first spark of inventive play. Charlie King's cross from the left was head-flicked to Gary Wood, who turned an acrobatic circle to come close with an overhead kick. The second half offered the same pattern--County domination but little penetration--with David Watt coming closest to securing three points for County with a well-taken header. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Joseph (Nicky) Walker, 2: Stuart Golabek, 3: Mark Haro, 4: William (Billy) Herd, 5: David MacKay, 6: Gerard Farrell, 7: Roy McBain, 8: Charles King, 9: Kenneth Gilbert, 10: Garry Wood, 11: Derek Adams |
| Bench | 0: James Slavin, 0: Franck Escalon, 0: Jamie MacPherson |
| East Stirlingshire | |
| Manager | John Brownlie |
| Starting 11 | Gordon McDougall, Scott Walker 1, Andy Storrar, Colin Campbell, Alan Neill, Brian Ross, David Muirhead, Davie Watt, Tony Barr, Murray Hunter 1, Paul Patterson |
| Bench | Gordon Parks, Matthew Cochrane, Martin McBride |