Kilmarnock |
0 - 3 |
Ross County |
League (SPFL Premiership) |
Goalscorers | |
None. |
Graham Carey (33) Michael Gardyne (40) Paul Quinn (45) |
Team Managers | |
Allan Johnston |
Jim McIntyre |
Starting Eleven | |
Craig Samson Ross Barbour Mark Connolly Manuel Pascali Chris Chantler Rory McKenzie Sammy Clingan Jamie Hamill Chris Johnston Alexei Eremenko Josh Magennis |
Mark Brown .21 Paul Quinn .43 Jamie Reckord .12 Scott Boyd .5 Michael Gardyne .40 Graham Carey .23 Martin Woods .26 Richard Brittain Jackson Irvine .36 Tony Dingwall .30 Jake Jervis .9 |
Bench | |
Robbie Muirhead Lee Miller Craig Slater Conor Brennan Lee Ashcroft Aaron Splaine Mark O'Hara |
Antonio Reguero Lewis Toshney Ben Frempah .18 Filip Kiss .10 Darren Maatsen .14 Liam Boyce .16 Yoann Arquin .15 |
Substitutions | |
Robbie Muirhead for Jamie Hamill (38) Lee Miller for Chris Johnston (56) Craig Slater for Alexei Eremenko (74) |
Filip Kiss for Martin Woods (68) Liam Boyce for Jake Jervis (74) Lewis Toshney for Michael Gardyne (80) |
Cautions | |
Jamie Hamill (29) Alexei Eremenko (45) Mark Connolly (51) Ross Barbour (59) Sammy Clingan (70) Rory McKenzie (79) |
Jamie Reckord Richard Brittain Jackson Irvine |
Red Cards | |
None. | None. |
Match Officials | |
Stephen Finnie (Referee) |
Source unknown.
Jim McIntyre's side are now level with St Mirren at the bottom after the Buddies' loss to Partick Thistle.
Graham Carey cracked home a shot for County via the crossbar and Kilmarnock goalkeeper Craig Samson in 32 minutes.
Michael Gardyne scampered clear down the left and slotted in a simple second and Paul Quinn third volleyed a third, from which Kilmarnock never recovered.
The Staggies were in command of the match by half-time as they made the most of their chances while Killie did not.
Carey had tested Killie keeper Craig Samson's alertness early in the game with a long-range effort but the home side had enjoyed the bulk of the opportunities without managing to score.
Mark Brown made a solid save to knock a fierce Josh Magennis shot wide from 10 yards after the big striker had been set up by Alexei Eremenko, and from the resultant corner Mark Connolly headed a foot wide.
Rory McKenzie also had a chance for the hosts but, whether it was a lack of technique or poor composure, he blazed wide.
McIntyre believes he and assistant manager Billy Dodds have made County harder to beat since they took over from the sacked Derek Adams. Scoring three goals in 45 minutes certainly helps.
A little after half an hour, Carey collected Tony Dingwall's pass out on the right and hammered a 20-yard shot against the bar that crossed the line via a ricochet off the despairing Samson to give the Staggies the lead.
Robbie Muirhead came on for Killie's Jamie Hamill, who looked to be carrying a knock as he headed off the pitch and who had been booked for a nasty challenge eight minutes earlier.
Samson made impressive stops from the confident Carey and Jake Jervis but was left isolated when Gardyne had an age to pick his spot and shoot home from 10 yards.
Worse was to follow for the home fans when
Graham Carey's in-swinging corner was volleyed into the net by defender Paul Quinn, who had peeled off his back-post marker.
Killie improved after the break but it was County who forced the first chance, with Martin Woods pinging a shot wide.
McKenzie stung Mark Brown's palms with a shot but later failed to get enough purchase on a right-foot shot as the ball dropped kindly for him in the box.
Jackson Irvine headed a Carey cross over his former team's crossbar and his County team-mate Brown made a brave, painful save from centre-half Connolly as it became clear County would be heading north with a precious three points.
2014/15 | All Time | |||||
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Age | Nat | ![]() |
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Mark Brown (GK) | 33 |
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10 | - | 56 | - |
Paul Quinn | 29 |
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4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Scott Boyd | 28 |
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13 | - | 266 | 12 |
Jamie Reckord | 22 |
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1 | - | 1 | - |
Tony Dingwall | 20 |
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3 | - | 3 | - |
Jackson Irvine | 21 |
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8 | - | 8 | - |
Richard Brittain | 31 |
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13 | - | 258 | 50 |
Martin Woods | 28 |
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3 | - | 3 | - |
Graham Carey | 25 |
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14 | 2 | 52 | 5 |
Michael Gardyne | 28 |
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8 | 2 | 219 | 49 |
Jake Jervis | 23 |
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13 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
Lewis Toshney (sub) | 22 |
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6 | - | 6 | - |
Filip Kiss (sub) | 24 |
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14 | - | 31 | 6 |
Liam Boyce (sub) | 23 |
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11 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
No league table has been added for this season.