| Date | Saturday, 13 September 1997 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 3 |
| Fixture/Score | Arbroath 2:2 Ross County |
| Venue | Gayfield Park |
| Referee | Kevin Bissett |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Kevin Morgan, 2: Stuart Golabek, 3: William Furphy, 4: Paul Bradshaw 1 1, 5: Mark Haro, 6: David MacKay, 7: Alexander Taylor, 8: Kenneth Gilbert, 9: Steven Ferguson, 10: Derek Adams, 11: Garry Wood 1 1 |
| Bench | 0: Thomas Callaghan 1, 0: Roy McBain, 0: Alexander (Sandy) Ross |
| Arbroath | |
| Manager | Dave Baikie |
| Starting 11 | Craig Hinchcliffe, Jon Crawford 1, John McAulay, Brian Mitchell, Scott Peters, John Gallagher, Craig Cooper 1 (1 pen) 1, Neil Thomson, Mark McWalter, Billy Spence, Brian Grant |
| Bench | Kevin Burns, Paul Moonlight, Steve Scott |
| Attendance | 644 |
| Match Report | Ross County Goal Scorers: Garry Wood (49') Paul Bradshaw (71') Ross County Substitutions: Roy McBain for Steve Ferguson (64') Tom Callaghan for Alex Taylor (80') Ross County Cautions: Paul Bradshaw (?) Tom Callaghan (?) Ross County Red Card: Garry Wood (90') Arbroath Goal Scorers: Jon Crawford (82') Craig Cooper (90' Pen.) Arbroath Substitutions: Steve Scott for Mark McWalter (75') Kevin Burns for Neil Thomson (79') Arbroath Caution: Craig Cooper (?) Report by John Gardner for the Daily Record. Arbroath 2 Ross County 2 County gaffer Neale Cooper refused to blame Garry Wood for conceding the penalty that led to Arbroath's last-gasp equaliser. The striker was sent off for clearing the ball off the line with his hands--and Craig Cooper netted from the spot as Arbroath came from two down. But Cooper praised Wood, who had earlier grabbed his side's opener, and said: "I can't fault the lad because he was outstanding. He was unfortunate that the ball hit his hand." Paul Bradshaw put County two-up in 71 minutes before John Crawford pulled one back with an 82nd minute header. |