Dundee Utd 0
Ross County 0
League (SPL)


Dundee Utd 

0 - 0

Ross County


League (SPL)
Friday, September 14th, 2012
Tannadice Park. Att. 6,892
7:45 PM Kick-off


Goalscorers
None. None.

Team Managers
Peter Houston Derek Adams

Starting Eleven
Radoslaw Cierzniak
Keith Watson
Sean Dillon
Gavin Gunning
Brian McLean
John Rankin
Willo Flood
Stuart Armstrong
Michael Gardyne
Ryan Dow
Johnny Russell
Michael Fraser
Ross Tokely .6
Scott Boyd .5
Grant Munro
Marc Fitzpatrick .3
Stuart Kettlewell .7
Iain Vigurs .11
Richard Brittain
Rocco Quinn .12
Colin McMenamin
Gary Glen .20

Bench
Ryan Gauld
Steve Banks
Barry Douglas
Richie Ryan
Mark Millar
W Robertson
Dale Hilson
Mark Brown .25
Adam Porritt
Mihael Kovacevic
Martin Scott .14
Tony Dingwall .26
Steven Ross
Sam Morrow

Substitutions
Ryan Gauld-Ryan Dow (83) Sam Morrow for Colin McMenamin (61)
Mihael Kovacevic for Ross Tokely (74)
Martin Scott for Gary Glen (80)

Cautions
None. Rocco Quinn (33)
Richard Brittain (53)

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

Willie Collum (Referee)



Match Report


Source unknown.

Ross County claimed their fourth goalless draw of the season against Dundee United at Tannadice. The visitors looked more likely to break the deadlock in the first half, with Colin McMenamin's header hitting the crossbar early on. McMenamin squandered further chances as County asserted themselves.

But it was United who came closest to an opener in the second half, with Ryan Dow's floated effort ricocheting off the bar 20 minutes from the end.
County are now 40 league games unbeaten and sit equal on points with second-place United as well as Celtic and Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League.

The Highland side almost took the lead early on when McMenamin hit the bar with a header and the striker missed a great chance in the 10th minute when, from six yards, he knocked the ball wide of goal after United keeper Radoslaw Cierzniak had failed to control a passback from Keith Watson.

United responded and Johnny Russell beat two men on a 30-yard run but was thwarted when keeper Michael Fraser blocked his low shot with his foot, and Russell's follow-up hit the side net. Michael Gardyne also tested the County keeper with a neat first-half turn and shot, Fraser leaping to his left to beat the ball to safety.

County's Iain Vigurs whipped in a cross at the start of the second half and the ball skimmed off the head of McMenamin before flashing wide. United then gained the upper hand for a spell and created a clutch of opportunities. Ryan Dow went down under a challenge from Ross Tokely but referee Willie Collum waved aside the home crowd's claims for a penalty.

Fraser then had to race off his line to boot away a through ball meant for the onrushing John Rankin. On the hour mark, Dow lofted a Marc Fitzpatrick clearance over the County keeper only to hit the bar and Gavin Gunning's downward header was well saved at the far post by the ever-alert Fraser minutes later. Keith Watson's shot deflected off Richard Brittain and looped goalwards but Fraser dealt with the danger smartly and clutched the ball to ensure County left Tayside with a point.



Squad Statistics (as at September 14th, 2012)


2012/13 All Time
Age
Michael Fraser (GK)28 6 - 49 -
Grant Munro31 6 - 482
Scott Boyd26 7 - 19311
Ross Tokely33 6 - 6 -
Marc Fitzpatrick26 7 - 42 -
Rocco Quinn26 4 - 373
Richard Brittain28 6217934
Iain Vigurs24 6 - 12914
Stuart Kettlewell28 4 - 1056
Gary Glen22 2 - 2 -
Colin McMenamin31 6 - 4620
Mihael Kovacevic (sub)24 2 - 2 -
Martin Scott (sub)26 5 - 17811
Sam Morrow (sub)27 6 - 194






League Table (as at September 14th, 2012)


No league table has been added for this season.