| Date | Saturday, 09 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 1 |
| Fixture/Score | Greenock Morton 0:1 Ross County |
| Venue | Cappielow Park |
| Referee | Colin Hardie |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Joseph (Nicky) Walker, 2: Ian Maxwell 1, 3: Edward Cunnington, 4: David MacKay, 5: Darren Henderson, 6: John Fraser, 7: Kenneth Gilbert, 8: Steven Ferguson 1, 9: Mark Millar, 10: John McQuade, 11: Alexander Bone 1 |
| Bench | 0: Garry Hamilton, 0: Brian Irvine, 0: Stuart King, 0: Paul Kinnaird, 0: Franck Escalon |
| Greenock Morton | |
| Manager | Allan Evans |
| Starting 11 | Matthew Boswell, Derek Anderson, Robbie Raeside, David Murie, Parfait Medou-Otye 1, Paul McDonald 1, Andy Millen, Harry Curran 1, Stephen Aitken, Ross Matheson, Stephen Whalen |
| Bench | Andy Carlin, Stuart MacDonald, Darren Davies, Brian Kerr, Karim Boukraa |
| Attendance | 1,187 |
| Match Report | Ross County Goal Scorer: Alex Bone (14') Ross County Substitutions: Paul Kinnaird for John McQuade (46') Franck Escalon for Steve Ferguson (66') Brian Irvine for Ian Maxwell (90') Ross County Cautions: Ian Maxwell (49') Steve Ferguson (63') Greenock Morton Substitutions: Karim Boukraa for Harry Curran (56') Brian Kerr for Paul McDonald (80') Greenock Morton Cautions: Parfait Medou-Otye (26') Harry Curran (51') Paul McDonald (72') Report from the Press & Journal. Greenock Morton 0 Ross County 1 Ross County manager Neale Cooper was a happy man after his team's 1-0 First Division victory against Morton at Cappielow on Saturday. It was County's first league win of the season and Cooper described it as "a massive result". Cooper said: "This win was just fantastic, particularly with the derby against Caley Thistle our next match. We have been playing well, although not getting the results we want and there was a bit of a dip in confidence, even though there should not have been. This was a massive result and will help us. "It was a nervous ending. We were under pressure and the game seemed to be going on and on. I looked at my watch and it was 4.50 and I thought the referee was never going to blow." Striker Alex Bone scored the vital strike. He said: "A striker has always to look for a defender losing concentration and that's what I did. I was delighted to get that goal. "I felt we deserved to win. Our defence really tightened up in this game and did not allow Morton many chances." That goal came after only 14 minutes when Morton defender Derek Anderson was short with a pass back to his keeper and Bone nipped in to clip the ball behind keeper Matt Boswell. |