Date	Saturday, 20 November 1948
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Inverness Clachnacuddin 1:1 Ross County
Venue	Grant Street Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: Fred Newton, 2: Jimmy Farmer, 3: Jock Finlay, 4: Finlay Browning, 5: John Patience, 6: George Sutherland, 7: Tommy Urquhart, 8: Jocky (SNR) Clark, 9: Charles (Chic) Ogilvie 1, 10: Alick Ferguson, 11: John (Johnny) Bremner
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Inverness Clachnacuddin 1 Ross County 1 This game can be called a tale of two halves. Both teams had most of the play with the wind behind them, but as County had a far better proportion of the game than the homesters enjoyed, Clach can count themselves fortunate in saving a point. On winning the toss, Patience elected to take advantage of the half-gale—a decision which soon proved correct when the eager County side, all barrels firing, bombarded the Clach fortress. After 12 minutes had elapsed, a long shot from Browning rose awkwardly and Macdougall could only palm on to the bar, to find Ogilvie there before him to net the dropping ball; a fine piece of opportunism. Then Wheeler brought Urquhart down dangerously near the box, and the right winger's free was beautifully placed on to Clark's head and the sphere nestled in the rigging. However, the Clach defence had moved forward and the scorer was adjudged off-side. A long punt by Findlay nearly resulted in a repetition of the first goal, but the ball, in rising over the goalkeeper, cleared the bar also. Again Urquhart rounded Wheeler, only to have his feet unceremoniously whipped away from behind. The resultant free-kick was only partially cleared and to the cheers of the Dingwall supporters, who seemed to be in the majority, Bremner rushed in and shot through a ruck of players into the corner of the net. To the consternation of crowd and players alike, the referee again disallowed the goal on the grounds of off-side. Immediately afterwards, Warburton was allowed to make ground from what was obviously an off-side position, but his parting shot was diverted by Newton with a cat-like spring. A Baxter free-kick was similarly dealt with. Swift ground passes were tearing holes in the Clach defence and the backs, Hazel and Wheeler, were having a roasting from speedy wingers. Urquhart had a terrific drive magnificently saved by Macdougall at full stretch—his finger-tips imposing the needed change of direction; then from fully forty yards, Bremner let loose a screamer which whizzed over the bar by inches, with the custodian vaguely clutching at the air. County continued to pile on the pressure, and Clark should have increased the lead when he ran through, but with a yawning goal he tamely kicked into the 'keeper's hands. The homesters went into their dressing room at the interval, no doubt pleased that the score against them was not greater, and immediately on the resumption, started as if they intended wiping off the arrears, but it was the visitors who nearly increased their lead. Urquhart gained possession on the wing, left Wheeler sprawling in the mud, and unleashed a tremendous shot which lifted Macdougall off his feet as he palmed it round the post. Then Clach came more into their stride and a corner brought a goal. Warburton after 18 minutes dodged about in front of the goal before Wemyss shot into the roof of the net. County defence were performing heroics and any shots which got through the barrier were capably dealt with by Newton, despite the frequent unwelcome and often robust attentions of Pines, who tried to bustle his way through. Two Baxter frees were tipped over the bar and a Pines drive was palmed out and the ball saved from crossing the line for a corner. The game ended with the County on the attack and a Clark pile-driver hit the cross-bar and rebounded into play. It would be unfair to pick out any individual in the County side for honours, but the most pleasing feature of the game was the tightening up of the defence, which has for a long spell been suspect. The forwards, even in the midst of a defensive struggle still retained their power to break away and ever prove a danger to the opposite goal. On this display County should have nothing to fear from any Highland League side and as long as the forwards continue to get the goals, the defence will bar the way.