| Date | Saturday, 17 March 2012 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 1 |
| Fixture/Score | Ross County 2:1 Falkirk |
| Venue | Victoria Park |
| Attendance | 4,302 |
| Referee | Alan Muir |
| Comments | Match Report Report from the BBC. Ross County 2 Falkirk 1 Ross County took a huge stride towards sealing the First Division title with victory over nine-man Falkirk at Victoria Park. The league leaders are now 15 points clear of nearest challengers Dundee. The visitors got off to a nightmare start as goalkeeper Michael McGovern was dismissed after bringing down Colin McMenamin. Richard Brittain converted the penalty kick that followed to give the Staggies the lead after 19 minutes. The hosts doubled the advantage six minutes later, Rocco Quinn on hand to fire home Gary Miller's cross. The Bairns pulled a goal back just after the hour mark through Mark Millar's stunning, long-range free-kick. But striker Farid El Alagui received a second yellow card eight minutes from time to blight their chances of a dramatic comeback. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Derek Adams |
| Starting 11 | 1: Michael Fraser, 2: Scott Morrison, 3: Gary Miller, 4: Scott Boyd, 5: Grant Munro, 6: Rocco Quinn 1, 7: Stuart Kettlewell, 8: Paul Lawson, 9: Richard Brittain 1 (1 pen), 10: Michael Gardyne, 11: Colin McMenamin |
| Bench | 0: Joseph Malin, 0: Jonathan Flynn, 0: Mark Corcoran, 0: Steven Craig, 0: Kurtis Byrne |
| Falkirk | |
| Manager | Steven Pressley |
| Starting 11 | Michael McGovern 1, Rhys Bennett 1, Thomas Scobbie, Stephen Kingsley, Murray Wallace, Stewart Murdoch, Jay Fulton 1, Mark Millar 1, William Gibson, Farid El Alagui 2 1, David Weatherston |
| Bench | Graham Bowman, Liam Dick, Blair Alston, Craig Sibbald, Jordan White |