Date	Saturday, 16 November 1929
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Forres Mechanics 5:4 Ross County
Venue	Mosset Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	Thomas (Tom) Pirie
Starting 11	1: Jackie Cross, 2: R Johnstone, 3: Dot Garrow, 4: Murdo Cameron 1, 5: Robert Munro, 6: Paulo Grant, 7: ??? Patience 1, 8: Charlie Cameron, 9: A Morrison, 10: Dick Traill 2, 11: Tom Young
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Forres Mechanics 5 Ross County 4 Played at Forres on a frost-bound pitch, Ross County won the toss and made their way. Murdo Cameron was well placed near in, but shot poorly, and then the goalkeeper saved brilliantly. Cameron, outside left, let the centre forward through again, but the back got the ball first. Patience kept going, and literally walked through the defence to score, with the Forres players shouting for offside. Even pressure followed, till Forres scored through Maclennan, who beat Cross with a lovely, unsaveable shot. C. Cameron had a chance of scoring, but unaccountably shot wide and the ball sailed over the bar. A foul off Munro looked a likely chance for Forres, but the ball went wide. Cross was again beaten by Todd, who shot from far out, high into the corner of the net. Here Cross must have been unsighted through his defence bunching round their goal. Forres’s lead was against the run of play, but the County forwards had themselves to blame, they missed many valuable chances of pulling ahead. Johnstone averted a further County tragedy when he brilliantly tackled and cleared from Maclennan, Forres’s most dangerous and clever forward. A well-taken shot from Murdo Cameron brought the scores level, and his namesake was unlucky to fall on the slippery pitch when again well placed to score. Two corners were awarded Forres in succession, and Maclennan put both kicks behind. Shooting from an awkward angle, the Forres centre was on the mark, but Cross made a brilliant clearance. Half time arrived with a score of two goals each—rather lucky for Forres, as the County should have been at least one point up. Three minutes of the game had only gone when Forres were leading. Cross came out to intercept a ball crossing the goal, and, due to the treacherous ground, missed. Munro saved the situation, but could not clear, and in the melee which followed, Forres got their third goal. Charlie Cameron came into prominence with a solo run, and a resultant corner nearly brought the equaliser. Cross had difficulty in negotiating a high ball, but he cleverly hit it out. Charlie Cameron again got through. His shot was blocked, but Trail hung on to the rebound, and drove sure and fast into the net. Forres resumed keenly and a constant pressure on the visitors’ goal brought results. Scrappy defence work by the County allowed Mackenzie to score. Cross had no chance to stop the shot, as he was again unsighted, due to the defence being right on top of him. Young, having failed to stop his man, was the signal for the fifth and winning Forres goal. Cross saved brilliantly from Maclennan when the latter had only the goalkeeper to beat. Young changed to centre forward and M. Cameron went to left half. This looked hopeful, but Forres had the best of exchanges and kept up a constant pressure on the County defence. Cross was playing brilliantly at this period, and with Munro and Johnstone, ably staved off further defeat. County again scored through Trail. C. Cameron broke through; dispossessed, but as previously happened, Trail got the rebound, and beat the goalkeeper all ends up. Tommy Young was nearly through with a ball he flicked goalwards with his heel, but the hard ground changed the direction of the kick. The County were going whole-heartedly for the equaliser, and exciting football ensued, but when time came, Forres were still leading by five goals to four. Ross County should have been at least three goals up in the first twenty minutes, but bad shooting proved the forwards’ undoing. Paul Grant, with his first kick of the ball, severely strained a muscle in his leg, and though bravely hanging on in much pain, was handicapped throughout. Through this injury, the Forres forwards got more rope than they otherwise would have had, had Grant been fit. Cross kept a sound goal throughout, and at times showing brilliance. Though beaten five times, no reflection can be cast on his play. With two of the goals scored against him, he was, as already stated, unsighted, otherwise he could have got them. The backs, as usual, were on top form, and gave a masterly display. Garrow allowed the fast and speedy Maclennan too much rope, and it was from this wing that the danger came. Through his injury, Grant was at a discount, and Young on the left half, after a weak opening, warmed up and struck a great game with Patience and C. Cameron. Morrison did not get nearly enough of the ball, Trail playing his shots more to the centre. Murdo Cameron, at centre forward, showed a good understanding of the position, but his shooting was poor. However, Cameron will improve as a goalscoring centre forward. M. has speed and daring, and a good eye for a likely opening. Patience and Charlie Cameron were the best wing. Patience has improved greatly, and was easily the best player on view on Saturday. He fed Cameron splendidly, and was both clever and elusive in the open field. Cameron’s breakaways were the means of at least two of the County goals, and his football otherwise was a treat to watch, though at times he is inclined to hang on too long to the ball—a fault with both wings on Saturday’s display.