Date	Saturday, 07 November 1992
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Ross County 4:1 Elgin City
Venue	Victoria Park
Referee	Kevin Bisset
Ross County
Manager	Robert (Bobby) Wilson
Starting 11	1: Stephen Hutchison, 2: Christopher (Chris) Somerville, 3: Gary Campbell, 4: Robert (Robbie) Williamson, 5: Johnston Bellshaw, 6: Cameron Robertson, 7: Tommy Drummond, 8: Brian Grant 3, 9: Alan Duff 1, 10: Gordon Connelly, 11: Barry Wilson
Bench	0: Alexander (Sandy) MacLeod, 0: Keith (Billy) Ferries
Attendance	1,000
Match Report	Match Report Report by Mike Tremlett for the Press & Journal. Ross County 4 Elgin City 1 Ross County manager Bobby Wilson believes Saturday's 4-1 Press and Journal Highland League win over Elgin City could be a launchpad for the Dingwall club's quest for a title hat-trick. Last Tuesday, he pitched re-signed touchline terror Barry Wilson and cultured new recruit Tom Drummond at Kingsmills into a comfortable 4-0 Press and Journal Inverness Cup win over Inverness Thistle. On Saturday, he stuck with them against a powerful Elgin City side and was rewarded with follow-up performances which had the shrewd Fifer oozing with optimism. He said: "Barry added one or two things to his game during his spell with Southampton which have undoubtedly made him a better player and I have no doubt Tom Drummond is going to get better with every game. "After just two games I would rate him as one of the best signings I have made as a manager. He has great control, he makes perfectly-timed runs off the ball and he is a good listener. "Both he and Barry have brought a fresh spark into the camp and they showed the first inklings of the effect they could have on our performances this season against Elgin." After looking somewhat off-colour last month, County ran out comfortable 4-1 winners in a game where the most widely-recalled statistic will no doubt be the 11 yellow and two red cards dished out by referee Kevin Bissett. County went ahead thanks to a Graeme DALLAS (own goal) in 10 minutes and Brian GRANT, who scored the memorable third goal which sealed the points 10 minutes from full time, put them 2-0 ahead six minutes later. The one bright spot for Elgin, who struggled up front, was a great cross from player-manager John Teasdale which was met with an unstoppable headed from brother Mike TEASDALE in 19 minutes. At 2-1, Elgin were in with a chance but they had no reply to GRANT's third goal and Alan DUFF's injury-time counter ended up being the icing on the cake at the end of a game which City will want to forget. Around 1,000 fans left Victoria Park with sharply contrasting opinions--coloured, no doubt, according to their allegiance--of what they saw. Most of the yellow cards were shown to City players, two of whom--defender Ian Macarthur and player-manager Teasdale--were sent for early baths for second bookable offences within a minute of each other just before the final whistle. What could have been a football feast became a dog's dinner when referee Bissett failed to take action after County sweeper Robbie Williamson launched a two-footed tackle on City striker Peter Maguire. The ex-Leeds man was left with his right sock torn to shreds and when referee Bisset missed the chance to quieten things down with a lecture which would have snuffed out what followed, the game boiled over. "We felt a bit aggrieved at the way one or two incidents were handled, but I can't argue with result because we were beaten by the better side on the day," said City player-manager Teasdale. "I think the saddest thing about Saturday's game is the fact that we missed a chance to out ourselves in the title frame because our forwards, and I include myself, were awful." County manager Wilson preferred to dwell on three critical one-on-one battles, which he had identified as crucial to the final outcome. He said: "I always felt we would have to snuff out Sammy Leonce, who looks a terrific player; Mike Teasdale, who is back to his best; and Graeme Cameron, who can stamp his authority on any game if you let him. "Johnston Bellshaw did a good job handling Leonce, Cammy Robertson stuck to his task and eventually got the better of Teasdale and Gordon Connelly edged his battle with Cameron. "But the most satisfying aspect of the game was the way we matched Elgin, who are billed as one of the league's most powerful outfits, in the fitness stakes."