Ross CountyRoss County |
7 - 07 - 0 |
East FifeEast Fife |
League Cup (Group Stage) |
Goalscorers | |
Victor Loturi (26) Ben Purrington (37) Jordy Hiwula (46) Owura Edwards (48) Owura Edwards (53) Kazeem Olaigbe (59) Kazeem Olaigbe (66) |
None. |
Team Managers | |
Malky Mackay |
Stevie Crawford |
Starting Eleven | |
1. Ross Laidlaw 6. Alex Iacovitti 3. Ben Purrington 2. Connor Randall 5. Jack Baldwin 7. Owura Edwards 11. Josh Sims 8. Ross Callachan 10. Yan Dhanda 14. Victor Loturi 19. Jordy Hiwula |
1 Jude Smith 2 Stewart Murdoch 3 Scott Mercer 5 Aaron Steele 15 Samuel Denham 4 Kieran Millar 7 Ryan Schiavone 12 Liam Newton 14 Brogan Walls 18 Lucas Williamson 9 Scott Shepherd |
Bench | |
31. Jake Eastwood 12. Callum Johnson 16. George Harmon 15. Keith Watson 24. Ben Paton 22. Jordan Tillson 17. Kazeem Olaigbe 26. Jordan White 18. William Akio |
6 Keir Allan 8 Patrick Slattery 10 Sam martin 11 Jack Healy 16 Michael Cunningham 17 Lewis Anderson 19 Mackenzie Williamson 20 Ciaran Healy 21 Allan Fleming |
Substitutions | |
William Akio for Josh Sims (30) George Harmon for Alex Iacovitti (45) Kazeem Olaigbe for Owura Edwards (56) Callum Johnson for Jack Baldwin (56) Ben Paton for Yan Dhanda (67) |
Patrick Slattery for Ryan Schiavone (75) Michael Cunningham for Scott Shepherd (81) |
Cautions | |
Yan Dhanda (62) |
Stewart Murdoch (33) |
Red Cards | |
None. | None. |
Match Officials | |
Mike Roncone (Referee) |
Source unknown.
Ross County secured top spot in Group C of the Premier Sports Cup this afternoon with the sensational 7-0 demolition over East Fife in Dingwall.
Goals from Victor Loturi, Ben Purrington, Jordy Hiwula, Owura Edwards and Kazeem Olaigbe secured three points and a place in the last 16.
Loturi opened the scoring with a sensational hit on the edge of the box, leaving goalkeeper Jude Smith with no chance, before Purrington doubled the advantage just over ten minutes later with a low finish from a Yan Dhanda cross. The second half saw five goals in less than 20 minutes with a brace for both Owura and Olaigbe as well as Hiwula finish.
Manager Malky Mackay made seven changes to the starting XI from our midweek win at Alloa Athletic, with Ross Laidlaw, Connor Randall, Ross Callachan, Yan Dhanda, Victor Loturi and Jordy Hiwula coming in to face the Fifers.
Meanwhile new signing William Akio was involved for the first time, taking a place among the substitutes whilst his brother, Loturi, made his first competitive start for the Staggies.
The game began as it meant to go on with County in control, with the visitors camped in their own half for the majority of the first period. Despite this, it would be East Fife who troubled goal first as Scott Shepherd's cross had to be cut out inches away from the line by Purrington.
Aside from that one chance, the Staggies remained in control with efforts from Dhanda, Ross Callachan and Jordy Hiwula blocked before the first half double. Loturi's long range effort was unstoppable and in truth had been coming, whilst Purrington got forward constantly down the left hand side and deserved his goal.
Half-Time: County 2-0 East Fife
As the whistle blew for the second half, County ran riot. Within seconds Dhanda made his way into the visitors half before playing Akio down the right who in turn squared it for Hiwula to finish from close range. Two minutes later, almost the same again as Akio this time played in Owura for his first.
There was nothing simple about County's fifth though. Owura picked the ball up on the left and stepped inside before smashing an effort top right corner for an early goal of the season contender. In ten or so minutes of magic, it was wrapped up by substitute Kazeem Olaigbe - who moments earlier replaced Owura - to put an end to some carnage in the box by finishing well.
Olaigbe had a brace on 64 minutes when threaded through down the left, bringing the ball into the box and smashing past a hapless Smith.
The frantic pace of the game began to die down as County saw out a comfortable win.
* Match report courtesy of Ross County Football Club *.
2022/23 | All Time | |||||
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Age | Nat | |||||
Ross Laidlaw (GK) | 30 | 2 | - | 87 | - | |
Ben Purrington | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Alex Iacovitti | 24 | 4 | - | 79 | 8 | |
Jack Baldwin | 29 | 2 | - | 32 | 2 | |
Connor Randall | 26 | 4 | - | 53 | - | |
Ross Callachan | 28 | 3 | - | 41 | 4 | |
Josh Sims | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
Owura Edwards | 21 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Victor Loturi | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Yan Dhanda | 23 | 4 | - | 4 | - | |
Jordy Hiwula | 27 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
George Harmon (sub) | 21 | 2 | - | 2 | - | |
Callum Johnson (sub) | 25 | 2 | - | 2 | - | |
Ben Paton (sub) | 22 | 3 | - | 13 | - | |
Kazeem Olaigbe (sub) | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
William Akio (sub) | 24 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
No league table has been added for this season.