Date	Saturday, 25 October 2014
Competition	Scottish Premiership
Fixture/Score	Saint Mirren 2:2 Ross County
Venue	Saint Mirren Park
Attendance	3,459
Referee	Don Robertson
Comments	Match Report Report by Colin Moffat for the BBC. Saint Mirren 2 Ross County 2 St Mirren picked up their first home point of the season after coming from behind twice against fellow strugglers Ross County. Paul Quinn headed the visitors ahead from a corner on 11 minutes, with Adam Drury stooping to nod in a leveller. A precise finish from former Buddie Graham Carey gave the Premiership's bottom side the lead again. But the hosts replied swiftly as Jeroen Tesselaar crashed in a powerful strike in an open, entertaining match. The Staggies remain at the foot of the table but have edged closer to Motherwell, while St Mirren stay in 10th spot after finally finding their scoring touch in Paisley. Prior to kick-off, five league matches had passed on home soil, with a miserable yield of just one goal. Tommy Craig's side did all the pressing in the opening 10 minutes, but Callum Ball was guilty of dithering in front of goal and Kenny McLean's header from a corner was ruled out for shoving. But, with the rain hammering down, County took the lead as the St Mirren defence gave Quinn the freedom of the penalty box to power in a header from Carey's corner. Mark Brown then made a splendid double save to keep out a Thomas Reilly volley and Ball's follow-up effort before a moment of controversy. Visiting manager Jim McIntyre was apoplectic when a very late offside decision was given against Michael Gardyne, who had coolly rolled a shot beyond Marian Kello, who did well to tip away a header from Jackson Irvine soon after. And McIntyre's mood will have darkened further when his defence failed to deal with a long throw-in, as Drury arrived at the back post to connect with Ball's flick-on. Ball passed up a glorious chance after the interval when the cumbersome striker lost his bearings in front of goal, failing to connect with a cushioned lay-off from Reilly. With the action ebbing and flowing, County moved in front for a second time on 58 minutes as Yoann Arquin outmuscled Jim Goodwin before moving the ball on to Martin Woods, who picked out Carey for a fine low strike into the net from 18 yards. But St Mirren's response was immediate, with Tesselaar smashing in a great shot from the edge of the penalty box. County were the more menacing side in the final stages but the only real moment of concern for Kello came when a lofted free-kick from Carey caught the wind and clattered down on the crossbar before bouncing behind. Jim McIntyre believes the officials cost Ross County a win at St Mirren. The Staggies were 1-0 up when Michael Gardyne had a goal ruled out for offside, and the game eventually finished 2-2. "We've just looked at it and it's definitely onside, it's a poor decision," manager McIntyre said. "It's onside and at that stage we go 2-0 up - it's a crucial moment in a big match and unfortunately it went against us." Jim McIntyre "I thought we had the cutting edge, they had a bit more of the ball but our shape was good and we restricted them to very little" And he added: "Yeah, we do [feel like they should have won the match] and I think that moment would have been pivotal. "We responded well to it, it would have been easy to let our heads go down both times we got pegged back but we kept fighting to the end and I think if any team was going to win it was going to be us." Paul Quinn nodded the opener for County before Adam Drury replied. Graham Carey made it 2-1 for the visitors but Jeroen Tesselaar ensured the spoils were shared. "I thought we had the cutting edge, they had a bit more of the ball but our shape was good and we restricted them to very little," McIntyre added. "It's a better result for the away team but that's hard to take at this moment because we feel we did enough to maybe win the match. We just need to put that final touch on it and take the game."
Ross County
Manager	Jim McIntyre
Starting 11	21: Mark Brown, 5: Scott Boyd, 8: Richard Brittain, 10: Filip Kiss, 13: Darren Barr, 15: Yoann Arquin, 23: Graham Carey 1, 25: Lewis Toshney, 36: Jackson Irvine, 40: Michael Gardyne, 43: Paul Quinn 1
Bench	1: Antonio Reguero Chapinal, 9: Jake Jervis, 16: Liam Boyce, 17: Steven Ross, 18: Benedict Frempah, 26: Martin Woods 1, 30: Tony Dingwall
Saint Mirren
Manager	Tommy Craig
Starting 11	Marian Kello, Jason Naismith, Sean Kelly, Jeroen Tesselaar 1, Marc McAusland, Kenny McLean, Jim Goodwin, John McGinn, Adam Drury 1, Callum Ball, Thomas Reilly
Bench	Mark Ridgers, Ross Caldwell, James Marwood, Adam Brown, Jack Baird, Lewis Morgan, Gary Teale