| Date | Saturday, 02 November 1935 |
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| Competition | Highland League |
| Fixture/Score | Ross County 3:3 Inverness Clachnacuddin |
| Venue | Victoria Park |
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| Ross County | |
| Manager | The Management Committee |
| Starting 11 | 1: A Ross, 2: Tom Anderson, 3: J MacMillan, 4: William Fraser, 5: Albert MacRae, 6: Ackie Urquhart, 7: John Tarrell 2, 8: J.A MacKay, 9: Ian Aird 1, 10: J.A Ross, 11: William Bowie |
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| Match Report | Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 3 Inverness Clachnacuddin 3 At the close of the League game between Clachnacuddin and Ross County at Dingwall on Saturday, the result of which was a three-all draw, it was a highly debatable point whether County, after leading by a three-nil score, were unlucky to concede a point, or whether Clach, by their brilliant and determined rally in the last twenty minutes, did not deserve the two points. Clach, once they secured their third goal, looked all the way like a side bent on victory. The whistle balked them, however. But the fact cannot be overlooked that Ross County should have had the game well won in the first half. They were clearly the more clever and thrustful side, while their defence was very sound in this period. They led at half-time by two goals to nil, Aird scoring the first point with a fine header from a well-placed Urquhart punt into the goalmouth. Tarrel, in converting a long cross from Bowie, secured the second goal. The County opened the second half with great vigour. In the first seconds, they should have clinched the game, but somehow, a scrappy Clach defence with a sound goalkeeper behind them was allowed to clear with relative ease. From this point, the Clach revival set in. Corner followed corner for them, but the County defence, if not polished, was always there to clear. Against the run of play, County notched their third point. Tarrel was the scorer, but it was the fine engineering of Urquhart that made the goal possible. Almost immediately, the Clach scoring started. Main, always well up-field, secured the ball, fought off all challengers, and ran right in on Ross, to give the goalkeeper no chance. It was a splendidly taken point and did not show the County backs in too good a light. Another few minutes elapsed and the then greatly heartened Clach secured their second point, Lawson being the scorer. The game now took on an entirely new aspect. County, instead of as previously practically calling the tune, found themselves in the role of defenders. Clach had the County where they wanted them, and kept them there. The constant Clach spirited dashes in on the County defence were bound to tell. Both Macmillan and Anderson wavered before the onslaught, and a defensive slip let Roy in to equalise the score with a good goal. Clach enthusiasm now knew no bounds. They tore in to secure the winning goal, but the whistle for time went before they could further push home their advantage. It was a poor game until Clach set about making a fight of it. Then the crowd got their money’s worth, and were kept on tenterhooks until the very last kick. County, as already stated, never should have let Clach get up on them. They played in patches. Macmillan and Anderson, until twenty minutes from the end, did very well. Anderson was especially in good form until then, but lapses after that spoilt an otherwise fine display. Ross, in goal, is of the unworried type of goalkeeper, and a good one at that. His all-round efficiency stamps him as a first-class keeper. Fraser in the half-line, always a willing worker, does not fit in. There was too little play on the County wings. Bowie was particularly starved, mainly due to Ross, his inside man, not finding him with the ball. |