| Date | Saturday, 27 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 1 |
| Fixture/Score | Partick Thistle 0:2 Ross County |
| Venue | Firhill Stadium |
| Attendance | 2,465 |
| Referee | Stephen Finnie |
| Comments | Match Report Report from the BBC. Partick Thistle 0 Ross County 2 Sean Higgins' double gave Ross County a First Division victory over 10-man Partick Thistle at Firhill. Higgins lobbed Partick goalkeeper Jonny Tuffey from 18 yards to give the visitors a 24th-minute lead. Thistle's Marc Twaddle was sent off with 18 minutes remaining after receiving a second booking. And County made sure of their win in the 84th minute when Higgins raced onto substitute David Winters' pass and lifted the ball over Tuffey. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Derek Adams |
| Starting 11 | 1: Derek Soutar, 2: Stuart Golabek, 3: Steven Watt, 4: Scott Morrison, 5: Scott Boyd, 6: Mark McCulloch, 7: Adam Strachan, 8: Richard Brittain, 9: Richard Hart, 10: Sean Higgins 2, 11: Steven Craig |
| Bench | 0: Joseph Malin, 0: Alexander Keddie, 0: Andrew Dowie, 0: Michael Gardyne, 0: David Winters |
| Partick Thistle | |
| Manager | Ian McCall |
| Starting 11 | Jonny Tuffey, Paul Paton, Marc Twaddle 1, Simon Storey, John Robertson, Alan Archibald 1, Kevin McKinlay, David Rowson, Liam Buchanan, Simon Donnelly, Gary Harkins |
| Bench | Craig Hinchliffe, Mark Roberts, Willie Kinniburgh, Stephen McKeown, Scott Chaplain |