| Date | Saturday, 21 March 1998 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 3 |
| Fixture/Score | Berwick Rangers 1:1 Ross County |
| Venue | Shielfield Park |
| Referee | George Clyde |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Joseph (Nicky) Walker, 2: Mark Haro, 3: Stuart Golabek, 4: William Furphy, 5: David MacKay, 6: Roy McBain 1, 7: Kenneth Gilbert 2 1, 8: Steven Ferguson 1 (1 pen) 1, 9: Gerard Farrell, 10: Derek Adams, 11: Connor Campbell |
| Bench | 0: Franck Escalon, 0: Garry Wood, 0: Jamie MacPherson |
| Berwick Rangers | |
| Manager | Paul Smith |
| Starting 11 | Gary O'Connor, Graeme Fraser, John Clark, Davie Beaton, Tommy Harrison, Neil Irvine 1, Martin Neil, Kenny Rafferty, John Martin, Paul Forrester 1 1, Tommy Cunningham |
| Bench | Murray Finley, Kevin Walton, Stevie Laidlaw |
| Attendance | 428 |
| Match Report | Ross County Goal Scorer: Steve Ferguson (29' Pen.) Ross County Substitution: Franck Escalon for Steve Ferguson (80') Ross County Cautions: Kenny Gilbert (? 47') Roy McBain (?) Steve Ferguson (?) Ross County Red Card: Kenny Gilbert (47') Berwick Rangers Goal Scorer: Paul Forrester (52') Berwick Rangers Substitutions: Kevin Walton for Kenny Rafferty (45') Steve Laidlaw for John Martin (72') Berwick Rangers Cautions: Paul Forrester (?) Neil Irvine (?) Report from the Daily Record. Berwick Rangers 1 Ross County 1 Neale Cooper insists his County troops will have to scrap twice as hard in tomorrow night's promotion crunch with leaders Alloa. The Dingwall gaffer said: "We've dropped further behind them because of this draw so Tuesday's clash is definitely a six-pointer towards the title." Steve Ferguson put County in front from the the spot on 29 minutes. Berwick boss Paul Smith was seething about the decision but Cooper swore there had been contact between Shielfield player-assistant John Clark and Connor Campbell. County's Kenny Gilbert was red-carded for a second bookable offence just after the break and five minutes later Paul Forrester levelled from close range. Smith said: "We lacked quality ball into the area and as a result the front players did not get the chances they deserved." |