| Date | Saturday, 09 December 1933 |
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| Competition | Highland League |
| Fixture/Score | Ross County 0:0 Inverness Citadel |
| Venue | Victoria Park |
| Referee | |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | The Management Committee |
| Starting 11 | 1: J MacKay, 2: Alexander (Ackie) MacPherson, 3: Thomas Anderson, 4: Roddie Garrow, 5: Albert MacRae, 6: James (Mollie) Ross, 7: John Tarrell, 8: Ackie MacKay, 9: William MacKenzie, 10: John Alex MacKenzie, 11: William Bowie |
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| Match Report | Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 0 Inverness Citadel 0 Ross County deserved to win because of the bombardment on the Citadel goal which persisted during three-quarters of the second half. Citadel did not deserve to lose in view of the splendid defence of the backs, half-backs, and the clever saving of a gyrating goalkeeper. When this has been said, the real feature of Saturday's game at Victoria Park, Dingwall, has been stated. County persisted in the same fault as they showed last week against Clach, i.e., the forwards shoving the ball past the backs but too far for themselves to profit, the goalkeeper running out and clearing without effort. This repeatedly happened, and made the Citadel task all the easier. Minus Skinner and Urquhart, the County team was not greatly affected, as both substitutes were a success. Indeed, Ross, playing at left-half, was the hit of the game. On the frost-bound pitch, the football suffered through the players being unable to keep their feet and the way the ball came off the ground. The County had the bulk of the game; in fact, in the second half, Citadel forwards were seldom seen other than in an occasional breakaway. The County resumed the second half with a reshuffled team, but even this failed to pierce the sterling defence of Mackenzie, Munro, and Shand, all three playing the game of their lives. County forwards, in this half, were constantly round P. Mackenzie's charge, but try as they would, they could not get the ball into the net. Besides the defence, the Citadel centre-half, Macaulay, and Reid stood out. For the County, Macrae was the mastermind. He subdued the Citadel attack to impotence, in which task he was greatly helped by Ross and Macpherson. Forward, the County were all triers, but they met a defence at top form and also all the luck was with the Citadel. A good clean game was marred by the state of the ground. A draw was a fair reflection of play. |