Date	Saturday, 03 November 2012
Competition	Scottish Premier League
Fixture/Score	Ross County 2:1 Aberdeen
Venue	Global Energy Stadium at Victoria Park
Attendance	6,094
Referee	Craig Thomson
Comments	Match Report Report by Andy Campbell for the BBC. Ross County 2 Aberdeen 1 Teenage forward Steven Ross netted his first senior goal as Ross County defeated Aberdeen in Dingwall. County moved ahead through Mark Reynolds' headed own goal but the Dons could have been level by the break with Gavin Rae and Scott Vernon going close. Ross finished well with a shot across the bows of Jamie Langfield early in the second half. Niall McGinn pulled one back for Aberdeen but the visitors could not find a leveller. Aberdeen went into the match knowing victory would move them above Scottish Premier League leaders Celtic. And while the Dons enjoyed plenty of possession and territory in the first half, it was County who had the better first-half chances. Grant Munro almost got a telling touch on Richard Brittain's inswinging free-kick before Brittain fired over from 35 yards. Langfield came under pressure after dithering on a passback and his attempted clearance was straight at the onrushing Rocco Quinn. However, Langfield reacted quickly to palm away the County midfielder's header. Niall McGinn had a shot blocked inside the hosts' penalty area before County opened the scoring. Another searching Brittain free-kick into a crowded area was nodded past Langfield by Reynolds. The Dons were quickly presented with an excellent chance to level as Marc Fitzpatrick's wayward header across his own box was intercepted by Rae and the midfielder's curling strike rattled the bar. And another mistake, this time a short Brittain passback, sent Vernon through on goal but the striker stabbed his shot wide as Michael Fraser raced from his line. Aberdeen continued to press at the start of the second half and Russell Anderson's low shot was blocked after the captain had wandered forward from defence. And County soon doubled their lead with Ross latching on to Brittain's through pass and confidently beating Langfield. However Aberdeen responded, and after Vernon had headed wide his replacement Jonny Hayes weaved his way to the byeline to set up the in-form McGinn for an easy tap-in. The Dons continued to press but their chances of avoiding a first league defeat since the opening day of the season ended when Rae headed wide in injury time. And County's win moves them level on points with seventh-place Kilmarnock. Ross County manager Derek Adams hailed forward Steven Ross after the teenager's strike proved to be the winner against Aberdeen. Ross fired County two up against the Dons before Niall McGinn's consolation, with Mark Reynolds' own goal having given the hosts the lead. "I thought he was exceptional at times," Adams told BBC Scotland. "Steven's got a good future in the game, it was good for him to get a goal." For Ross it was a first goal in senior football and Adams was also pleased with his side's overall performance. "I've seen him finish like that in training and in games and he stuck it past [Jamie] Langfield and he had no chance," added Adams. "A very good performance for us and I'm delighted to get the win, especially at home and especially against Aberdeen - a team that's riding high. "Aberdeen started the game particularly well, we coped with it well and we scored a goal from a set piece, which is always pleasing. "We knew they would have a lot of possession but, chances-wise, they didn't really create much. If they created something it was a mistake by one of us. "Second half, we performed well and were able to get further ahead."
Ross County
Manager	Derek Adams
Starting 11	1: Michael Fraser, 3: Marc Fitzpatrick 1, 4: Grant Munro, 5: Scott Boyd, 7: Stuart Kettlewell 1, 10: Richard Brittain, 11: Iain Vigurs, 12: Rocco Quinn 1, 22: Mihael Kovacevic, 24: Steven Ross 1, 29: Mark Fotheringham
Bench	25: Mark Brown, 6: Ross Tokely, 9: Colin McMenamin 1, 14: Martin Scott, 20: Gary Glen, 21: Alex Cooper, 27: Adam Porritt
Aberdeen
Manager	Craig Brown
Starting 11	James Langfield, Russell Anderson, Andrew Considine, Gary Naysmith, Mark Reynolds 1, Gavin Rae 1, Niall McGinn 1, Isaac Osbourne, Stephen Hughes, Ryan Fraser, Scott Vernon
Bench	Danny Rogers, Clark Robertson, Christopher Clark, Jonny Hayes, Jordon Brown, Josh Magennis, Cameron Smith