| Date | Saturday, 07 February 1998 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 3 |
| Fixture/Score | Dumbarton 0:1 Ross County |
| Venue | Boghead Park |
| Attendance | 447 |
| Referee | Cammy Melville |
| Comments | Match Report Report from the Daily Record. Dumbarton 0 Ross County 1 Penalty kick king Derek Adams was spot-on again to keep alive County's promotion assault. Former Aberdeen youngster Adams,22, scored from a penalty in County's heroic mid-week cup win over Airdrie. After confidently converting Saturday's 72nd-minute match-winner, he beamed: "It's great to get on the score sheet, that's my 18th goal of the season which isn't bad. "Obviously we're pleased to get a victory. It wasn't easy on the heavy surface." His gaffer n Neale Cooper said: "I was very impressed with our fitness." |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Joseph (Nicky) Walker, 2: Mark Haro, 3: William (Billy) Herd, 4: David MacKay 1, 5: Roy McBain, 6: Kenneth Gilbert 1, 7: Franck Escalon, 8: Alexander Taylor, 9: Gerard Farrell, 10: Derek Adams 1 (1 pen), 11: Garry Wood |
| Bench | 0: Stuart Golabek 1, 0: Charles King, 0: Jamie MacPherson |
| Dumbarton | |
| Manager | Ian Wallace |
| Starting 11 | Kenny Meechan, Jamie Bruce, Stephen Gow, Lee Sharp 1, William Wilson, Alex Grace, Colin McKinnon, Paddy Flannery 1, Hugh Ward, James Meechan, Trialist |
| Bench | Martin Glancy, Ross McCuaig, Chris Ewing |