| Date | Saturday, 19 December 2009 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 1 |
| Fixture/Score | Ross County 5:3 Airdrie United |
| Venue | Victoria Park |
| Attendance | 1,823 |
| Referee | Stephen Finnie |
| Comments | Match Report Report from the BBC. Ross County 5 Airdrie United 3 Ross County moved up to second with a thrilling win over 10-man Airdrie. Steven Craig headed County into the lead in the first minute, before Airdrie's Richard Waddell blasted in. Richard Brittain fired County ahead, but O'Carroll's neat finish levelled. Michael Gardyne's strike restored the lead before Alan Trouten was sent off. A Brittain penalty made it four, then O'Carroll missed a spot-kick for Airdrie before Kevin McDonald made amends, but Martin Scott added a fifth. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Derek Adams |
| Starting 11 | 1: Michael McGovern, 2: Scott Morrison, 3: Alexander Keddie 1, 4: Gary Miller, 5: Scott Boyd 1, 6: Martin Scott 1, 7: Paul Lawson, 8: Richard Brittain 2 (1 pen), 9: Michael Gardyne 1, 10: Garry Wood, 11: Steven Craig 1 1 |
| Bench | 0: Joseph Malin, 0: Graham Girvan, 0: Stuart Kettlewell 1, 0: Paul Di Giacomo, 0: Iain Vigurs |
| Airdrie United | |
| Manager | Kenny Black |
| Starting 11 | Stephen Robertson, Paul Lovering, Simon Storey, Bobby Donnelly, Kevin McDonald 1 (1 pen) 1, Darren Smith, Ricky Waddell 1, Alan Trouten 2 1, Diarmuid O'Carroll 1, John Baird, Frankie Lagana 1 |
| Bench | Lee Hollis, Tom Parratt, Ryan McCann, Paul Keegan, Scott Gemmill |