| Date | Saturday, 28 January 1933 |
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| Competition | Highland League |
| Fixture/Score | Huntly 7:2 Ross County |
| Venue | Christie Park |
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| Ross County | |
| Manager | The Management Committee |
| Starting 11 | 1: Peter Brett, 2: Hector Stewart, 3: Thomas Anderson, 4: Dick Traill, 5: Fred MacLeod, 6: Roddie Garrow, 7: ? Matheson, 8: Dave Cowie 1, 9: John Alex MacKenzie, 10: Robert MacLeod, 11: ??? Maclaren 1 |
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| Match Report | Report from the North Star. Huntly 7 Ross County 2 This collapse has caused considerable anxiety in the County camp, especially with the cup ties so near to being decided. For some time, the forward line has failed to fulfill expectations, but few anticipated that the defence would "crack up" as easily as it did at Huntly. Certainly, the first-half injury to Traill weakened the half-back line, while Macpherson’s second-half "knock" made him a passenger on the wing and left the County practically with nine men; but nevertheless, that did not account for Huntly being able to register five goals within the last half hour. It was simply that the County backs could not overcome the treacherous ground, and so were no match for the opposing forwards. The first fifteen minutes saw the County hitting a splendid understanding, which enabled Maclaren and Cowie to score. But once Huntly opened their account, the visitors lost their grip on the game, with the result that the hosts wiped off the arrears by the interval and gained a substantial victory by the finish. Up until the disorganisation, the County attack promised well, with Maclaren having shown a fine conception of the requirements of a centre, while Mackenzie at inside left gave a display worthy of his best and combined well to get the best out of his winger, Mackenzie (Inverness Nelson), who responded generally to his clubmate's promptings. Similarly, Macpherson, while fit, put to good purpose all that came his way. That the home centre completed a hat-trick did not belittle Macleod’s appearance as pivot, for he strove hard to ward off what ultimately happened. |