| Date | Tuesday, 22 August 2000 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Cup |
| Fixture/Score | Ross County 1:3 Saint Mirren |
| Venue | Victoria Park |
| Attendance | 957 |
| Referee | Willie Young |
| Comments | Match Report Report from the Press & Journal. Ross County 1 Saint Mirren 3 Loss After Extra Time Ross County's CIS League Cup hopes were cruelly dashed in extra time by goals from St Mirren's Scott Walker and Tom Brown. County had looked like pulling off a shock result when George Shaw put them ahead in the 82nd minute, but Hugh Murray equalised with the aid of a cruel deflection two minutes later. Neale Cooper's side proved more than a match for their Premier League opponents over the 120 minutes, but a hotly-disputed headed goal from Walker and a late strike from Brown gave St Mirren a flattering victory. The best chance of the first half fell to County. Craig Taggart fed George Shaw and his piercing ball from the middle of the park beat the Saints offside trap and put Alex Bone clear, but he was thwarted by Ludovic Roy. Eddie Cunnington fouled Iain Nicolson on the edge of the County box and then the new 10-yard rule was used by referee Willie Young after a show of dissent from County full back Cunnington. Jens Paeslack's effort from inside the box was blocked. The Premier League side should have gone in ahead at half-time, but in the final minute Ricky Gillies somehow managed to head Colin Drew's cross over the bar from six yards. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Joseph (Nicky) Walker, 2: Edward Cunnington 1, 3: Ian Maxwell, 4: Brian Irvine, 5: Steven Ferguson 1, 6: Craig Taggart, 7: Mark Millar, 8: Kenneth Gilbert, 9: Alexander Bone, 10: George Shaw 1, 11: Derek Holmes |
| Bench | 0: Garry Hamilton, 0: Franck Escalon, 0: John Fraser, 0: John McQuade, 0: David MacKay |
| Saint Mirren | |
| Manager | Tom Hendrie |
| Starting 11 | Ludovic Roy, Paul Rudden, Colin Drew, Jamie McGowan 1, Scott Walker 1, Hugh Murray 1, Iain Nicolson 1, Jens Paeslack, Jose Quitongo, Ricky Gillies, Steven McGarry |
| Bench | Derek Scrimgour, Sergei Baltacha, Scott McKenzie, Mark Yardley, Tommy Brown 1 |