Bruce Anderson (ROS) is not available as a sub today due to suspension.
Ross County                               Cove Rangers
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Logan Ross                31  7  p     GK Nick Suman                32  7  n
DF Ryan Leak                 21  7  p     SW Scott McKenna             17  6  n
DF Scott Allardice           20  6  p     DF Ryan Harrington           31  4  n
DF Max Aarons                18  9  p     DF Michael Doyle             26  5  n
DF Jack Baldwin              17  5  p     MF Dylan Lobban              26  6  n
MF Jay Henderson             28  8  p     MF Arron Darge               25  6  n
MF Joshua Nisbet             26  2  p     MF Mikey Milnes              13  6  n
MF Zak Ashworth              17  4  p     WG Blair Yule                30  8  n
MF Stephen Kelly             13  3  p     FW Mitch Megginson           32  6  n
FW Ronan Hale                28  2  p     FW Billy Dodds               32  4  n
FW Jack Grieves              26  5  p     FW Boel Jitonio              27  7  n

Min 0: Ross County opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the Highlanders will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Fran Morillo (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 1: Age 0 player out of position: Scott McKenna...
        ...Scott McKenna(COV) is forced to reposition to DF (Age 0 player).
Min 2: Joshua Nisbet (ROS) and Jay Henderson  break for Ross County...
        ...Jay Henderson  looks to have found space into which to recieve Joshua Nisbet's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Michael Doyle (COV) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 3: Joshua Nisbet opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Ryan Harrington greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 5: Brilliant play by Ronan Hale (ROS) on the right...
        ...he whizzes clear and crosses low for Jay Henderson ...
        ...who tries to strike it but clumsily knocks it out of play.
Min 5: Scott McKenna (COV) does well on the left and crosses towards Billy Dodds...
        ...the Scotsman meets it with a neat header...
        ...punched to safety by Logan Ross.
Min 6: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Cove players are waiting...
        ...Billy Dodds (COV) out jumps Blair Yule...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Logan Ross...
        ...and nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Steve Gregory's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: ROS 0 - COV 1
Min 7: Boel Jitonio (COV) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Mitch Megginson...
        ...and the Scotsman knocks it straight at Logan Ross who calmly collects it.
Min 11: STRAMASH!  Long ball over the top as Mikey Milnes...
        ...blasts a hot shot wide but was his jersey being pulled?  VAR says NO penalty and the crowd respond with some fruity language.
Min 14: Superb sliding block by Jack Baldwin  (ROS) denies Mitch Megginson a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Billy Dodds in the Ross County box.
Min 29: Arron Darge's (COV) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Max Aarons (ROS)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Logan Ross.
Min 30: Blair Yule crosses for the Highlanders...
        ...Logan Ross plucks that comfortably out of the air.
Min 34: Dylan Lobban (COV) passes a great ball to Michael Doyle...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Staggies keeper Logan Ross...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 37: Jack Baldwin 's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Blair Yule (COV)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Staggies man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 39: Billy Dodds (COV) loops a ball over the top for Boel Jitonio...
        ...he finds the back of the net but is clearly yards offside 
Min 41: Haud yer weesht bawbag...Billy Dodds (COV) flicks on into the path of Michael Doyle...
        ...who spins away like a dancer on Strictly from Jack Baldwin ...
        ...to lob over the advancing Logan Ross but wide. A-HA! But that was... liquid football. 
Min 42: Mitch Megginson (COV) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Jack Baldwin  (ROS) muscles out the big striker before he can control.


HALFTIME SCORE: Ross County 0 - Cove 1

Min 51: Boel Jitonio picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Mitch Megginson to chase...
        ...it drops over Jack Baldwin 's shoulder and right into Mitch Megginson's path...
        ...the Scotsman hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that is stopped by Logan Ross.
Min 58: WHAT A NUMPTY! Ross County counter attack  with Joshua Nisbet...
        ...he only has Nick Suman to beat...
        ...great save by Nick Suman but the ball falls to Stephen Kelly...
        ...who shoots wide but VAR shows he was offside anyway.
Min 59: Cove gives the ball away and Joshua Nisbet gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...heunleashes an drive that ends up in the hands of Nick Suman.
Min 60: With Ross County so far forward a rare Cove break sees Dylan Lobban play a long diagonal pass for Boel Jitonio...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 64: Ryan Harrington (COV) swings a ball in to the Ross County box...
        ...but the presence of Jack Baldwin  (ROS) means it is easily cleared.
Min 65: Superb sliding block by Scott McKenna (COV) denies Ronan Hale a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Jay Henderson  in the Cove box.
Min 69: Jack Baldwin 's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Mikey Milnes (COV)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Staggies man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 73: With Ross County so far forward a rare Cove break sees Dylan Lobban play a long diagonal pass for Billy Dodds...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 76: Great tackle by Jack Baldwin  (ROS)...
        ...to prevent Boel Jitonio (COV) from latching onto Blair Yule's pass. 
Min 79: Stephen Kelly's (ROS) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Ryan Harrington (COV)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Nick Suman.
Min 82: Jack Baldwin  hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Billy Dodds (COV) latches on...
        ...he has the easiest of tap-ins GOAL!...
        ...Cove are looking strong now...
        ...score now: ROS 0 - COV 2
Min 87: Joshua Nisbet (ROS) finds Ronan Hale...
        ...but he hesitates and Scott McKenna (COV) is able to make the tackle.
Min 87: Great tackle by Max Aarons (ROS)...
        ...to prevent Dylan Lobban (COV) from latching onto Mitch Megginson's pass. 
Min 89: Great tackle by Scott Allardice (ROS)...
        ...to prevent Blair Yule (COV) from latching onto Billy Dodds's pass. 


FINAL SCORE: Ross County 0 - Cove 2


Man Of The Match: Billy Dodds (COV)

Ross County
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Logan Ross                31 31 31 13  2  p  0  5  0  0 90  6
DF Ryan Leak                 21 12 12 14  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Scott Allardice           20 15 15 18  1  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Max Aarons                18 13 13 14  4  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Jack Baldwin              17 12 12 13  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Stephen Kelly             13  9  9 11 -2  p  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Zak Ashworth              17 12 12 15 -1  p  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Jay Henderson             28 21 21 25  3  p  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Joshua Nisbet             26 15 15 20 -3  p  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Jack Grieves              26 19 19 26  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Ronan Hale                28 21 21 28 -3  p  0  0  0  0 90  6

Cove Rangers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Nick Suman                32 32 32 14  1  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
DF Scott McKenna             17 17 17 13  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Michael Doyle             26 26 26 20 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Ryan Harrington           31 31 31 24 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Dylan Lobban              26 26 26 23  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Mikey Milnes              13 13 13 11  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Arron Darge               25 25 25 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Blair Yule                30 30 30 27  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Boel Jitonio              27 27 27 27  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Mitch Megginson           32 32 32 32  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Billy Dodds               32 32 32 32 -2  n  0  0  2  3 90  7

Statistics       ROS COV
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Halftime           0   1
Fulltime           0   2
Shots On Target    1   7
Shots              3   9
Saves              5   1
Offsides           0   5
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      69  68
Revenue           80  80

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  ROS  N  23.45  95.17 107.82 
  1  COV  N  44.40 115.40 206.70 

 Trainer's Report
Ryan Harrington (COV) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.