| Date | Saturday, 13 August 2011 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 1 |
| Fixture/Score | Hamilton Academical 5:1 Ross County |
| Venue | New Douglas Park |
| Attendance | 1,744 |
| Referee | Calum Murray |
| Comments | March Report Report from the BBC. Hamilton Academical 5 Ross County 1 Hamilton romped to victory against 10-man Ross County at New Douglas Park. Mark McLaughlin's opener was added to by Ali Crawford's volley as the home side took command. County's Jonathan Flynn was dismissed for a professional foul on Matthew Paterson and James Chambers converted the resulting penalty on 42 minutes. Paterson and Grant Anderson added more goals for Hamilton either side of a 77th-minute Kurtis Byrne volley for Ross County. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Derek Adams |
| Starting 11 | 1: Michael Fraser, 2: Jonathan Flynn 1, 3: Gary Miller, 4: Scott Morrison, 5: Grant Munro, 6: Stuart Kettlewell, 7: Rocco Quinn 1, 8: Richard Brittain 1, 9: Michael Gardyne, 10: Steven Craig, 11: Colin McMenamin |
| Bench | 0: Joseph Malin, 0: Scott Boyd, 0: Mark Corcoran, 0: Paul Lawson, 0: Kurtis Byrne 1 |
| Hamilton Academical | |
| Manager | Billy Reid |
| Starting 11 | Tomas Cerny, Martin Canning, Mark McLaughlin 1 1, Stephen Hendrie, James McAlister, Alister Crawford 1, Simon Mensing, Grant Gillespie, James Chambers 1 (1 pen), Matthew Paterson 1, Dougie Imrie 1 |
| Bench | David Hutton, Lee Kilday, Grant Anderson 1, David Hopkirk, Derek Lyle |