Date	Saturday, 10 May 2014
Competition	Scottish Premiership
Fixture/Score	Partick Thistle 2:3 Ross County
Venue	Firhill Stadium
Attendance	4,390
Referee	Bobby Madden
Comments	Match Report Report from the BBC Premiership Bottom Six Partick Thistle 2 Ross County 3 Ross County won their final Scottish Premiership match of the season, after Partick Thistle had fought back from two down. Jordan Slew's first goal for County gave the visitors the lead and Yoann Arquin headed their second just after the break. Lyle Taylor nodded in to reduce Thistle's deficit and then set up George Moncur for the equaliser. But Melvin de Leeuw's strike secured victory for Derek Adams' side. With both sides having secured top-flight safety in midweek, the result served only to confirm their final positions in the league. County finish seventh, three places above Thistle. Having shed the pressure of trying to avoid the play-off spot, these sides served up an enthralling end-of-season encounter. Slew dragged an effort wide in 16 minutes after some neat footwork in the area, and four minutes later he finally broke his duck for the Dingwall men. The on-loan Blackburn Rovers striker collected an Arquin pass, beat Conrad Balatoni and then fired low past Scott Fox. Just before the break, County midfielder Alex Cooper tested Fox with a drive from distance which the Partick keeper palmed up into the air. As the ball dropped, Slew headed off the post and collided with Fox, and while the County man escaped with a bandaged wrist, the Jags goalkeeper had to go off, with Paul Gallacher brought on. The visitors doubled their lead three minutes after the interval, as Arquin rose to power home a header from Graham Carey's free-kick. Taylor then sparked Jags' revival, making full use of a few yards of space in the area to head past Mark Brown from Christie Elliott's delivery. The goalscorer turned provider as the hosts hauled themselves level in 73 minutes. He collected a Kallum Higginbotham pass and produced a clever back heel for Moncur, who drilled the ball beyond Brown. Staggies edged ahead again four minutes later, though. Dutchman De Leeuw turned inside Taylor and had a dig that took a deflection off James Craigen and flew past Gallacher. Partick piled forward late on in search of an equaliser but the Staggies stood strong to ensure they headed north with all three points. Manager Derek Adams has revealed his immediate future lies at Ross County, after sealing a seventh-place finish in their second season in the top flight. County won 3-2 at Partick Thistle on Saturday thanks to goals from Jordan Slew, Yoann Arquin and Melvin de Leeuw. And, when asked if the club matches his ambitions, Adams said: "Yes, they're a club that is doing well but you wait to see what transpires over many years." Adams led County into the top flight for the first time in 2012. And they secured a fifth-place finish in the table last term. "Finishing fifth last season and finishing seventh this season, for a club of Ross County's stature, it's a magnificent achievement," Adams added. "I'm delighted for the players, it's been a good week with two wins on the trot. "It was an amazing end to the season. All the fans wanted that excitement and we've been able to finish in a very good position again. "It felt more like a pre-season game to start with but then we got the goal, then the second and it all kicked off from there. Partick were able to get back to 2-2 and eventually we got the winner." The Staggies have several players on loan and the manager admitted he will have to spend the summer recruiting a host of new faces. "We'll probably have to start all over again, that's the nature of the business we're in, but they've all done very well for us," Adams added. "I'm delighted for the players who have been here for a while and those who came in in January. "It's great for the football club, the amount of money we've made today is delightful, we moved up a good few positions and to finish seventh is great."
Ross County
Manager	Derek Adams
Starting 11	1: Mark Brown, 2: Erik Cikos, 3: Benjamin Gordon, 5: Scott Boyd, 7: Filip Kiss 1, 10: Rocco Quinn, 16: Alex Cooper, 23: Graham Carey 1, 25: Jordan Slew 1, 27: Yoann Arquin 1, 28: Yann Songo'o
Bench	20: Michael Fraser, 11: Melvin De Leeuw 1, 14: Darren Maatsen, 18: Mark Klok, 21: Brian McLean, 24: Tony Dingwall, 26: Evangelos Oikonomou
Partick Thistle
Manager	Alan Archibald
Starting 11	Scott Fox, Jordan McMillan, Conrad Balatoni 1, Gary Fraser, Lee Mair, Gabriel Piccolo, Christie Elliott, James Craigen, Lyle Taylor 1, Kallum Higginbotham 1, Chris Erskine
Bench	Paul Gallacher, Steven Lawless, George Moncur 1, Dale Keenan, David Wilson, Declan McDaid, Simon Colina Dominguez