Ross County Database

DateFriday, 08 July 2016
CompetitionFRIENDLY
Fixture/ScoreSoroksár SC 1:1 Ross County
VenueGloball Sport Complex
Attendance
Referee
CommentsMatch Report
Report By David Halliday for the Press & Journal
Soroksar 1 Ross County 1
Manager Jim McIntyre rested his weary Ross County players yesterday after two weeks of solid work on the training ground.
The Dingwall men will tonight face Soroksar, a second-tier Hungarian side they drew 1-1 with a year ago, at Telki on the outskirts of the Hungarian capital Budapest.
Missing will be defenders Marcus Fraser, with four weeks of recovery on a shoulder operation still to go, and Paul Quinn, who is returning from a minor groin operation.
Defender Scott Boyd returned home immediately after his arrival at Budapest to greet the arrival of his new baby daughter.
New signing Christopher Routis, a French defensive midfielder, is recovering from a calf strain, but McIntyre hopes to have attacker Michael Gardyne back after a bout of blisters.
The manager said: “It should be another very stern test. We have seen how good Hungarian opposition can be, but also how they like to mix it a little bit physically.
“That is ideal for us as it reminds the players we are in a competitive match, rather than a meaningless friendly. The players have put in a tremendous amount of work both before and since we arrived in Hungary and I’m delighted with how they’re progressing.”
McIntyre has no new trialists in Hungary but is still open to recruiting more signings to add to the five players already brought in.
Ross County
ManagerJim McIntyre
Starting 111: Scott Fox, 3: Erik Cikos, 28: Kenny Van der Weg, 15: Andrew Davies, 6: Christopher Robertson, 36: Jackson Irvine 1, 7: Michael Gardyne, 16: Tony Dingwall, 18: Ian McShane, 11: Craig Curran, 19: Brian Graham
Bench12: Richard Foster, 8: Martin Woods, 4: Christopher Routis, 17: Jonathan Franks, 10: Liam Boyce, 23: Alex Schalk
Soroksár SC
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Starting 11
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