Date	Saturday, 21 September 1935
Competition	Scottish Qualifying Cup
Fixture/Score	Inverness Citadel 0:1 Ross County
Venue	Shore Street Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: A Ross, 2: Alexander (Ackie) MacPherson, 3: Tom Anderson, 4: William Fraser, 5: Albert MacRae, 6: Ackie Urquhart, 7: John Alex MacKenzie, 8: J.A MacKay, 9: Ian Aird, 10: J.A Ross 1, 11: J Sutherland
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Inverness Citadel 0 Ross County 1 Ross County won their second-round Qualifying Cup match on Saturday by beating Inverness Citadel by one goal to nil at Inverness. The win is satisfactory, but the performance of the County against a team of "veterans" did anything but infuse confidence into their supporters. County had at least 85 percent of the play, but a goal by Ross, taken from well out and catching the goalkeeper off-guard, was all they had to show for it. The County, from goal to half-back, were the really fighting County, but the extreme wing forwards, to put it mildly, were inert. At centre, Aird was always awaiting that scoring pass up the centre. When the ball did come his way, Corbett saw that he did not get it. Ross and Mackay can be exonerated from all blame; both played hard and well. In the first half, Sutherland could get the ball over and, on occasion, shoot; in the second half, he was completely out of it. The first half gave Mackenzie numerous chances of winning the game; he somehow lost touch and was always found in two minds. Neither would his centres go over, nor would his attempted slips past the back get through. His was a real day off. County’s start was auspicious. They quickly found their feet and raised the Ross-shire hopes. Aird was all but through when Corbett stepped in. A long shot from Urquhart was fumbled by Meredith, and Citadel were lucky to get away without a score being registered. County’s attack was persistent but anything but impressive. Time and again they were all over the Citadel defence, and their ineptitude in front of goal gave the Citadel defence an added confidence. Brindal, a real "veteran"—if not in years, at least in length of playing service—could do what he liked with both County wing men; yes, he was left and right back as the occasion demanded. A run through by Citadel, quickly arrested by Macrae, and County, from Macrae’s clearance, was again attacking. Ross got the ball, and apparently fed-up with the poor response from his wing men, tried a shot. It was a good one, but not of the unsaveable order, although Meredith spoiled a really good performance by letting it slip through his hands. The second half was a repetition of the first. County still held the grip thanks to their backs and half-backs, but the only bit of ginger in the forwards came from Ross and Mackay. Both tried real hard to get through, or let their outside men through; they refrained from shoving the ball to Aird, who was either blanketed by Corbett or rudely shoved off the ball when it came to him. Many were the "thrills" but never another goal. In fact, but for the sterling defence of Macrae and his men, Citadel might have scored; at one time, with quick thrusts and first-time methods, it looked as if they would. Although a disappointing game from the County point of view, they may take courage from the fact that seldom indeed do two wing men lose touch on the same afternoon. Their defence, as already stated, is more than sound. Anderson was at his best, while Macpherson played the game of his life. Fraser, at half-back, has often been seen to better advantage. His was an arduous task and consequently he came in for a good number of hard knocks.