Date	Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Competition	Scottish Premier League
Fixture/Score	Ross County 0:0 Saint Mirren
Venue	Global Energy Stadium at Victoria Park
Attendance	2,837
Referee	Steven McLean
Comments	Match Report Report from the BBC. Ross County 0 Saint Mirren 0 Ross County and St Mirren edged further clear of Scottish Premier League bottom club Dundee with a point apiece at Victoria Park. A bullet header from County's Sam Morrow hit Craig Samson's bar in a first half which saw John McGinn and Jim Goodwin go close for St Mirren. The Buddies dominated the second half and were unlucky not to claim victory. Sam Parkin struck the post and McGinn had an effort cleared off the line by Scott Boyd. County, who sit 10th, are now six points clear of Dundee, with the Buddies five points ahead of the Dens Park side, who have a game in hand. Though the match in Dingwall was entertaining, there was to be no repeat of the nine-goal thriller between the two sides at St Mirren Park earlier this season, which the Paisley side won 5-4. After kick-off had been delayed by five minutes due to a floodlight problem, County made a bright start. Iain Vigurs' shot was blocked in front of goal after he had played a one-two with Rocco Quinn. Richard Brittain's cross picked out the head of Morrow in the 16th minute and the youngster crashed an effort against the crossbar. The visitors came into the game and Jim Goodwin's drive just cleared Mark Brown's bar. Vigurs' whipped free-kick flew just wide as the hosts finished the half strongly. Colin McMenamin and Marc Fitzpatrick replaced Morrow and Grant Munro at the break and St Mirren also made a change with Steven Thompson making way for Sam Parkin. And Parkin almost broke the deadlock when his rebound shot following a Brown save cannoned off the keeper's right-hand post. McMenamin's glancing went wide as County sought to score against the run of play. Boyd, making his 200th appearance for County, was in the right place at the right time to clear after McGinn had made contact with a Parkin knock down 13 minutes from the end. And neither side could find a winner in the closing stages. Ross County manager Derek Adams explained his decision to change goalkeeper for the meeting with St Mirren at Victoria Park. Mark Brown made his league debut in the scoreless encounter after regular stopper Michael Fraser was dropped. "Michael Fraser had made a couple of errors and it was just probably the right time for Mark Brown to get that opportunity," said Adams "It gives Michael Fraser a bit of pressure now." Adams felt his side had been "unfortunate" not to take a first-half lead but conceded St Mirren had edged the second half on chances. "Iain Vigurs has had a free-kick just past the post and Sam Morrow's hit the bar," added Adams. "But in the second half, St Mirren came out and were the better side in the second half. "St Mirren had the better opportunities in the second half and I would say that we'll take a point tonight. "It's good to get a clean sheet. We would've liked to have scored a goal but it's good for Mark Brown coming in for his first start and getting a clean sheet."
Ross County
Manager	Derek Adams
Starting 11	25: Mark Brown, 4: Grant Munro, 5: Scott Boyd, 6: Ross Tokely, 7: Stuart Kettlewell, 10: Richard Brittain, 11: Iain Vigurs, 12: Rocco Quinn, 17: Samuel Morrow, 22: Mihael Kovacevic, 29: Mark Fotheringham 1
Bench	1: Michael Fraser, 3: Marc Fitzpatrick, 8: Paul Lawson, 9: Colin McMenamin, 21: Alex Cooper, 23: Archie Macphee, 24: Steven Ross
Saint Mirren
Manager	Danny Lennon
Starting 11	Craig Samson, David van Zanten, Paul Dummett, Lee Mair, Marc McAusland 1, Jim Goodwin, Kenneth McLean, Gary Teale, Steven Thompson, Lewis Guy, John McGinn
Bench	Wallace Christopher Smith, David Barron, Jon Robertson, Graham Carey, Dougie Imrie, Sam Parkin, Thomas Reilly