Date	Saturday, 08 September 1934
Competition	Scottish Qualifying Cup
Fixture/Score	Ross County 4:2 Thurso Pentland
Venue	Victoria Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: Philip MacKay, 2: Tom Anderson, 3: Hector Stewart, 4: Roddie Garrow, 5: Albert MacRae 1, 6: Paulo Grant, 7: J.A MacKay 1, 8: William Skinner, 9: John Alex MacKenzie 1, 10: J.A Ross, 11: William MacKenzie
Bench
Attendance	1,000
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 4 Thurso Pentland 2 A crowd of about one thousand people witnessed this game at Victoria Park, Dingwall. There was a strong breeze blowing from the South-East when the game started and Macrae, having the good fortune to win the toss, appropriated the assistance of the elements. At the outset the visitors set up a fierce attack and in the first minutes Mackay had to field a strong shot from the left. He showed marked confidence. Ross County retaliated and in a raid Ross compelled R. Macleod to concede a corner. W. Mackenzie took the kick but the wind carried the ball over the line. The home forwards were not combining as usual and they were kicking too strongly with the wind. It was left to Albert Macrae to open the scoring. The point was perhaps a lucky one. It was a well-taken drive from about 30 yards. Macpherson took up position in goal but Shearer caught the ball with the crown of his head and deflected it into the corner of the net. Macpherson had not the ghost of a chance. This was cheering to Ross County and they settled down. For a time they hemmed their opponents in and both Anderson and Stewart came well up the field to help the forwards. The only fault was the strong kicking of the ball, which was constantly going wide. J. A. Mackay tried a shot, but the angle was too acute. Immediately after, Mackay got a fine pass from Macrae. He tricked D. Macleod and centred. J. A. Mackenzie connected with his head and the ball went into the back of the net. It was a clever goal. Thurso did not lie down. The left wing made good progress. Angus Munro's parting shot was a teaser, but goalkeeper Mackay made a great save at the post, although he had to be content with tipping the ball over the bar. Nothing accrued from the resultant corner. A delightfully combined movement on the part of Garrow, Ross and W. Mackenzie saw Macrae in a good shooting position. The goalkeeper, however, saved splendidly. Another shot from Skinner brought the goalkeeper to his knees, but he cleared the danger. Again when well-placed, Macrae shot recklessly over. The Thurso players showed some very pretty close passing in the open, but it seldom came to anything and Anderson and Stewart did not get too much to do. J. A. Mackenzie had another good try with his head, but the ball slipped past the wrong side of the upright. This was followed by a spate of corners for the County, but W. Mackenzie invariably failed to allow for the wind. At the other end Munro again brought out Mackay’s abilities as a goalkeeper. It was a raking shot which was just tipped over the bar. Paulo Grant had a good shot at the other end and then Macrae got his second goal. The pass came from the left, Macrae took it in his stride and sent in a lightning shot. The County supporters were well pleased with the three-goal lead at halftime, but one never knew what might happen with such a wind. It was gratifying therefore to see at the outset that Ross County had realised the circumstances. They kept the ball low and were thus able to make good progress. They were playing better football against the wind than their opponents had done. Naturally Thurso were dangerous, but like the County men, could not control their kicks and bye kicks were very frequent. Rosie at centre was a raider and in one of these he deservedly opened the scoring for his team. Anxious thoughts were quickly dispelled, however, when Mackay put his side three goals up. It was the best goal of the match. The ball came from Ross across the goalmouth, Mackay trapped it, studied his position, and with great deliberation placed the ball in the corner of the net. Ross County continued to hold their own. W. Mackenzie showed great improvement and he had some lightning runs down the wing which were always dangerous. Indeed with a little luck he might have registered on two occasions. J. A. Mackenzie also got away on his own but the goalkeeper smothered the ball on the goal line. This became somewhat of a habit of his and the referee was prompt in awarding a foul if any Ross County player touched him as he lay. Among the 'fans' the legality of the awards is being strongly questioned. The visitors increased their total before the end, but by that time the game was lost and won. Ross County, on the day’s play, were worthy winners. They took advantage of the wind when they had it and in the second half they were more dangerous than their opponents. Paulo Grant was as tricky as ever, but he has slowed down considerably. Of the others no complaint can be made. The weakness of the visitors was at back. The halves were steady and on occasions their combination with their forwards was pretty to witness. The left was the better wing and Rosie was a dangerous centre. It was not the best exhibition of football seen on Victoria Park, but that was the fault of the wind, and not the players.