| Date | Tuesday, 21 March 2000 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 2 |
| Fixture/Score | Stenhousemuir 0:2 Ross County |
| Venue | Ochilview |
| Attendance | 486 |
| Referee | George Simpson |
| Comments | Match Report Report by Scott Macnab for the Press & Journal. Stenhousemuir 0 Ross County 2 Ross County stepped up their Second Division Promotion campaign with a victory at Stenhousemuir last night which lifts the Highlanders to second place in the table. County boss Neale Cooper handed a debut to new signing Craig Taggart from Stirling Albion. The breakthrough was always going to prove decisive in a game controlled by the visitors and County got it in 53 minutes. George Shaw swung in a cross from the right which was nodded on by Derek Holmes for Paul Kinnaird to bullet a header into the net. After a number of missed chances for both sides, the Dingwall outfit put the game beyond doubt two minutes from time. Substitute John McGlashan, returning after injury netting from the edge of the box. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Garry Hamilton, 2: Ian Maxwell, 3: Brian Irvine, 4: John Fraser, 5: Mark Duthie 1, 6: Paul Kinnaird 1, 7: Kenneth Gilbert, 8: Craig Taggart, 9: Steven Ferguson, 10: George Shaw, 11: Derek Holmes |
| Bench | 0: David MacKay, 0: John McGlashan, 0: Steven Boyle 1 |
| Stenhousemuir | |
| Manager | Graeme Armstrong |
| Starting 11 | Lindsay Hamilton, Alan Lawrence, Alan Banks, Gregg Watson, Tom Graham 1, Brian Welsh 1, Ross Hamilton, Colin McKinnon, Martin McLauchlan, Graeme Fraser, David Lorimer |
| Bench | Martin Mooney, Michael Hall, John Bradford |