Date	Saturday, 25 September 1948
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Lossiemouth 2:2 Ross County
Venue	Grant Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: J C Ross, 2: , 3: W Findlay, 4: James MacDonald, 5: John Patience, 6: George Sutherland, 7: Jocky (SNR) Clark 1, 8: ??? Jarman, 9: Charles (Chic) Ogilvie 1, 10: Alick Ferguson, 11: Tommy Urquhart
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Lossiemouth 2 Ross County 2 George Sutherland was brought into the ward about 7 p.m. on Saturday, and put to bed alongside me. His nose was strapped across, but he was very cheerful. On Sunday morning he was taken to the operating theatre. At the time of writing he is conscious and says he is comfortable. The injured organ has been readjusted and indications are that there will be no disfigurement. Discussing the match at Lossiemouth, George says Ross County were lucky to get off with a draw, but that they would have been decidedly unlucky had they been defeated, considering the fact that for more than eighty minutes of the game they had to play with ten men. In three minutes Ogilvie gave his side the lead with a spectacular goal, which shocked the Lossiemouth support. It was a fine individual effort, the work of an inspired opportunist. A further three minutes had not passed when the accident happened. Sutherland and Catto the Lossiemouth outside right, jumped simultaneously for the ball and they collided in mid air. In the crash Sutherland's nose was broken and Catto was injured on the head. George had to be carried to the Pavilion where, after he had received first-aid, he became a spectator. Catto, after having his head bandaged, was able to resume. The loss of Sutherland was a disaster to Ross County. It disorganised the team, and put the defenders on their toes. They were hard put to it but never overwhelmed. Patience worked like a trojan. He stemmed the attack time after time and protected his backs admirably, and they in turn covered goalkeeper Ross to perfection, making his task much lighter than it otherwise might have been. With the halves and backs kept so busy, the forwards had to forage for themselves, and they did not let the team down. When they got going they were ever dangerous and the home defenders on occasions had enough to do to hold them. Notwithstanding their consistent pressure, Lossiemouth did not get the equaliser till close on half-time, when Mills, the new centre-forward, beat J. Ross. Lossiemouth naturally had much the better of the play in the second half, and Ross County deserve every credit for keeping the eager attackers at bay. Further disaster befell the County. Patience pulled a muscle and for relief he went to left back, putting Findlay at centre-half. The latter did wonderfully well, although obviously out of position. Twelve minutes after the re-start, Mills gave his team the lead, but try as they would, Lossiemouth could not get further ahead. Greatly to the surprise of everyone County equalised ten minutes from time. Clarke was the marksman, but the other forwards deserve equal credit. Lossiemouth went all out for the winner, and under pressure Ross County wilted and a penalty was given away. Mills, however, spoiled a good day's work by missing from the spot. This was the last incident in the game. J. Ross in goal deputised well for Newton, and newcomer Jarmen, if not a Miller, played a useful game. No complaint could be found with any of the defenders. Patience was the key man and James Macdonald gave him every support. The centre line did all that was required of them and on occasions a little more than was expected. They knew they were up against it and they faced the situation accordingly. George Sutherland accompanied the team back as far as Inverness, where he was detained in the Northern Infirmary.