Ross County Database

DateSaturday, 09 March 2019
CompetitionScottish Championship
Fixture/ScoreRoss County 2:0 Greenock Morton
VenueGlobal Energy Stadium at Victoria Park
Attendance3,110
RefereeGreg Aitken
CommentsMatch Report
Report by Eilidh Davies for the BBC.
Ross County 2 Greenock Morton 0
Ross County took a significant step towards the Scottish Championship title after moving eight points clear with a win over Morton.
The Dingwall side also have a game in hand over nearest challengers Dundee United, who lost at Partick Thistle.
Josh Mullin broke the deadlock with a right-footed effort from 12 yards.
Michael Tidser had a chance for the visitors, but Brian Graham made the points safe for County when he finished from close range.
Ross County co-manger Stuart Kettlewell: "It wasn't a great game to watch but I believe we deserved to win the game.
"We have been conceding a lot of goals as well as scoring them of late so it was nice to get a clean sheet."
Morton manager Jonatan Johansson: "I think the game was lost because of the way we defended - especially the first goal which was really, really poor and that gave Ross County a lift.
"Up until the goal I was very happy with the game except for not enough shots on target."
Ross County
ManagerSteven Ferguson Stuart Kettlewell
Starting 111: Scott Fox, 2: Marcus Fraser 1, 7: Michael Gardyne 1, 8: Jamie Lindsay, 10: Declan Mcmanus, 14: Joshua Mullin 1, 15: Keith Watson, 16: Lewis Spence 1, 19: Brian Graham 1, 28: Kenny Van der Weg, 44: Tom Grivosti
Bench21: Ross Munro, 12: Andrew Boyle, 18: Callum Semple, 24: Harrison Paton, 26: Don Cowie (SNR), 31: Daniel Armstrong, 43: James Wallace
Greenock Morton
ManagerJonatan Johansson
Starting 11Roddy McCrorie, Lee Kilday, Jack Iredale, Gregor Buchanan, Kerr Waddell, Chris Millar, Robert Thomson, Michael Tidser, Reghan Tumilty, Reece Lyon, Greg Kiltie
BenchDerek Gaston, Charlie Telfer, Jim McAlister, Dylan Dykes, Keelan O'Connell, Gary Oliver, Andrew Dallas