| Date | Saturday, 01 September 2012 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish Premier League |
| Fixture/Score | Ross County 0:0 Kilmarnock |
| Venue | Global Energy Stadium at Victoria Park |
| Attendance | 4,006 |
| Referee | John Beaton |
| Comments | Match Report Report from the BBC. Ross County 0 Kilmarnock 0 Ross County and Kilmarnock fought out a goalless Scottish Premier League draw that extended the hosts' unbeaten league run to 39 games. Iain Vigurs flashed a shot wide and Marc Fitzpatrick could not convert a close-range chance as County pressed. Killie's Borja Perez threatened with long-range shot just before the break. Rory McKenzie had the game's best chance in the second half but the Kilmarnock forward could not beat Michael Fraser. County have conceded only once so far in their debut Scottish Premier League season and they sit fourth in the table, with Killie seventh. Vigurs let fly from long range and Letheren was relieved as the ball cleared his left-hand post. At the other end, Liam Kelly's effort was blocked by Scott Boyd. A Vigurs corner was headed down by Ross Tokely to Alex Cooper, who nodded the loose ball over the bar from eight yards. Colin McMenamin just failed to connect with Rocco Quinn's inviting cross as County continued to press. Another Vigurs corner was spilled by Letheran and neither Fitzpatrick or McMenamin could convert the chance. The visitors threatened towards the end of the second half with Borja testing Fraser from distance. Kelly's shot deflected off target early in the second half, while Quinn's shot did not dip enough as Killie found themselves under pressure again. Danny Racchi's free-kick brushed the side net in Kilmarnock's next meaningful attack and McMenamin's header for County suffered a similar fate. McKenzie went through on goal 14 minutes from the end but Fraser made the block to preserve Ross County's unbeaten record. Derek Adams hopes to bolster Ross County's squad by signing free agents. County loaned Steven Craig to Partick Thistle before Friday's transfer deadline and Adams is keen to attract new players to Dingwall. "I'm still looking to take in players," said Adams after the 0-0 Scottish Premier League draw with Kilmarnock at Victoria Park. "I've got players that I can take in, outside of the transfer window; players that are out of contract." County's third goalless draw of the season maintained their unbeaten start to their debut SPL campaign and stretched their league record to 39 games without loss. "We've gone five games in the Premier League and it's a tough league," added Adams. "We did create chances today. If the first chance had gone in, I think we'd have gone on to win the game convincingly. "We just keep on picking up points and if we can do that and pick up wins along the way then we'll do fine. "It's a very good start and I'm just delighted. The teams we've had to play against have been very difficult opposition and we just continue this fabulous unbeaten run." |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Derek Adams |
| Starting 11 | 25: Michael Fraser, 3: Marc Fitzpatrick, 4: Grant Munro 1, 5: Scott Boyd 1, 6: Ross Tokely, 7: Stuart Kettlewell, 9: Colin McMenamin 1, 10: Richard Brittain, 11: Iain Vigurs 1, 12: Rocco Quinn 1, 21: Alex Cooper |
| Bench | 25: Mark Brown, 14: Martin Scott, 17: Samuel Morrow, 18: Russell Duncan, 22: Mihael Kovacevic, 23: Archie Macphee, 24: Steven Ross |
| Kilmarnock | |
| Manager | Kenny Shiels |
| Starting 11 | Kyle Letheren, James Fowler 1, Michael Nelson, Ryan O'Leary, Rory McKeown, Danny Racchi, Manuel Pascal, Liam Kelly 1, Borja Perez, James Dayton, Rory McKenzie |
| Bench | Willie Gros, Rory Boulding, Anssi Jaakkola, Lee Johnson, Alex Pursehouse, Jude Winchester, Mark O'Hara |