Date	Saturday, 05 November 2022
Competition	Scottish Premiership
Fixture/Score	Ross County 3:2 Saint Mirren
Venue	Global Energy Stadium at Victoria Park
Attendance	3,589
Referee	John Beaton
Comments	Match Report Report by Andrew Petrie for the BBC. Ross County 3 Saint Mirren 2 Ross County produced a spirited comeback to beat St Mirren and rise off the bottom of the Scottish Premiership. Jordan White put the hosts ahead after 10 minutes before Ryan Strain's fantastic free-kick levelled the score just three minutes later. Mark O'Hara's header put St Mirren ahead with the last touch of the first half, before Jordan Tillson and George Harmon earned County the win. County go three points clear of Dundee United, whilst St Mirren stay fifth. Despite their lowly position, it wasn't a huge surprise when White gave County the lead early on. Victor Loturi crossed in after a corner was half-cleared, and the big striker was unmarked as he poked in at the back post. St Mirren's response was immediate. Strain raised eyebrows when he lined up a free-kick from 30 yards out. He raised the roof of the away end when his effort whistled in. The remainder of the first half was dominated by County, but they failed to turn those chances into goals and it looked like the Buddies had punished them when O'Hara looped a header in with the last touch of the first half. The lead didn't last long. Owura Edwards crossed in and again, St Mirren failed to clear. The ball dropped kindly to Tillson and his half volley took a wicked deflection to wrong foot a furious Trevor Carson. Four minutes later, County had the lead. Again, Owura was the creator, but this time his cross was nodded in by Harmon, with the ball creeping beyond the outstretched Carson. Both sides became desperate in their search for another goal - County looking for a killer and St Mirren for an equaliser. The closest either side would come was when Ross Laidlaw denied Alex Greive. St Mirren have now conceded 17 goals in their six away games so far this season, but they remain just three points off third place. Meanwhile, Ross County now have a two-point buffer ahead of Dundee United at the bottom, while going level on 12 points with Kilmarnock. Malky Mackay has consistently shown a calm head in the last few weeks, and his faith was finally justified as his players fought back to beat a plucky St Mirren side. He's been insistent that the good performances would eventually lead to good results, and he's been proven right. For St Mirren, it's an incredibly tight league table and Stephen Robinson's side balance on the precipice of a European chase or a scramble to put distance between those struggling at the bottom. Unless they address this away form - five losses from six - they will struggle to hold on to their lofty perch. Ross County manager Malky Mackay: "We produced again. After the Hearts game, it was good we went back into the same flow. Plenty of possession against a team that started the day in fifth. I'm delighted for the boys and really pleased for them. "As for the [Tillson and Harmon], the bookies will be fine today. No one would have imagined either of them scoring a goal today. I don't think they've ever scored in training." St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson: "If you concede three goals away from home, you don't deserve to take anything. When you score two away from home you should, but we got punished for mistakes again. "I'm not going to criticise them too heavily, but I told them the truth in the dressing room. It's not often I lose my patience but I did today because we have let opportunities go in the last few games to move clear into third or fourth place."
Ross County
Manager	Malcolm (Malky) Mackay
Starting 11	1: Ross Laidlaw, 5: Jack Baldwin, 6: Alexander Iacovitti, 7: Owura Edwards, 10: Yan Dhanda, 12: Callum Johnson, 14: Victor Loturi 1, 16: George Harmon 1, 19: Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila, 22: Jordon Tillson 1, 26: Jordan White 1 1
Bench	21: Jake Eastwood, 4: David Cancola, 9: Dominic Samuel, 15: Keith Watson, 17: Kazeem Olaigbe, 18: William Akio, 21: Ross Munro, 30: Dylan Smith
Saint Mirren
Manager	Steven Robinson
Starting 11	Trevor Carson, Alexander Gogic, Charles Dunne, Marcus Fraser, Ryan Strain 1, Declan Gallagher, Mark O'Hara 1 1, Ethan Erhahon, Keanu Baccus, Jonah Ayunga 1, Curtis Main 1
Bench	Scott Tanser, Joe Shaughnessy, Ryan Flynn, Eamonn Brophy, Greg Kiltie, Jay Henderson, Alex Greive, Peter Urminsky, Luke Kenny