| Date | Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish Challenge Cup |
| Fixture/Score | Ross County 2:1 Saint Johnstone |
| Venue | Victoria Park |
| Referee | Craig Thomson |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Derek Adams |
| Starting 11 | 1: Anthony (Tony) Bullock, 2: Andrew Dowie, 3: Stuart Golabek, 4: Scott Boyd, 5: Daniel Griffin, 6: Adam Strachan, 7: Mark McCulloch, 8: Paul Lawson 1, 9: Richard Hart 1, 10: Sean Higgins 1 1, 11: David Winters 1 |
| Bench | 0: Joseph Malin, 0: Graham Girvan, 0: Scott Morrison, 0: Alexander Keddie, 0: Martin Scott |
| Saint Johnstone | |
| Manager | Derek McInnes |
| Starting 11 | Ewan McLean, Gary Irvine, Steven Anderson, Chris Millar, Kevin Rutkiewicz, Stuart McCaffrey 1, Liam Craig 1, Martin Hardie, Derek Holmes, Steven Milne, Paul Sheerin |
| Bench | Greg Kelly, Gavin Swankie, Colin Samuel 1, Andy Jackson, Peter MacDonald |
| Attendance | 2,365 |
| Match Report | Ross County Goal Scorers: David Winters (53') Sean Higgins (65') Ross County Substitutions: Martin Scott for Paul Lawson (69') Scott Morrison for Adam Strachan (85') Ross County Cautions: Paul Lawson (35') Sean Higgins (60') Richie Hart (61') Saint Johnstone Goal Scorer: Colin Samuel (84') Saint Johnstone Substitutions: Colin Samuel for Steven Milne (18') Gavin Swankie for Steven Anderson (26') Andy Jackson for Paul Sheerin (59') Saint Johnstone Cautions: Liam Craig (62') Stuart McCaffrey (79') Report from the BBC. Ross County 2 Saint Johnstone 1 Ross County produced a fine display to knock holders St Johnstone out of the Challenge Cup in the first round. David Winters forced the ball home from close range after 53 minutes for the side returning to Division One. County, who won the Challenge Cup two seasons ago, went further ahead 12 minutes later through Sean Higgins. Saints, among the favourites for the First Division title, pulled one back through Collin Samuel on the striker's competitive debut for the Perth side. |