Date	Saturday, 01 September 1990
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Ross County 2:1 Elgin City
Venue	Victoria Park
Referee	Andy Robb
Ross County
Manager	Robert (Bobby) Wilson
Starting 11	1: Michael Ure, 2: Christopher (Chris) Somerville, 3: Gary Campbell, 4: Robert (Robbie) Williamson, 5: Johnston Bellshaw, 6: Scott Lemmon, 7: Keith (Billy) Ferries, 8: Cameron Robertson, 9: Alan Duff 1, 10: Gordon Connelly 1 (1 pen), 11: Albert Allan
Bench	0: Barry Wilson, 0: Jim Laidlaw
Attendance
Match Report	Match Report Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 2 Elgin City 1 What a turn-up for the books, but then last season Ross County were every bit as good on the day as their Elgin City opponents, but the breaks just would not come for them. On this occasion--last Saturday on Victoria Park, Dingwall--the boot was on the other foot, and County had a deserved victory, and narrow though it might be, it was deserved. Elgin City, the League Champions, looked good in the first half, and one felt if they were to open out their command of the game would have been complete, especially when they were looking to a wind-supported second half. In the first half, Elgin contained eager County forwards, who were combining well, supported by a strong and guileful midfield, backed-up by a defence, which knew what it was doing in the sense of covering for each other; or clearing accurately and strongly. County were playing confidently against the might of Elgin, and well they weathered the storms, with the confidence of an inform Mike Ure behind them in goal. One felt the presence of Scott Lemmon also steadied the rear guard, for he was steady, and could have been intimidated by the antics of John Teasdale on occasions. His perfectly placed headers were always a danger to the City defence coming from well within the County defensive zone. He was always there or there about, but will be the first to admit the Elgin goal came courtesy of him. A careless pass inside, when County were in possession, saw John Teasdale run on to the ball in the 28th minute, take on the County right of defence, and cross to the far post to his brother, Mike, who slipped the ball across goal to an unmarked Gary LOCH, and he scored an excellent counter. The speed and execution of this move led to heavy hearts in the County camp, for at this stage, Elgin had the edge on play, and the goal seemed to put more heart into City. However, there were no heads-down in the County camp. It was up-and-at-them, and from then until the final whistle exciting end-to-end play ensued, with plenty of goalmouth incidents, and entertaining football to enthuse over. The county front-runners are becoming sharper, and Gordon Connelly has recaptured the play-making skills, which won for him honours in his first years with County. He was in tor form, as he endeavoured to bring Alan Duff into the scheme of things. Duff too is much sharper than he was in the past, and he scored a deserved goal, showing something of the touch that made him such a deadly striker in his Caley days, and last season with Tain St Duthus. Billy Ferries was a target on the day, and sustaining an injury midway through the second half was substituted without delay. However, by this time he had made his mark in the game, and for the rest of the season fans can look forward to savouring his skill on the ball. Albert Allan too has made a welcome return to the fold, and played a confident midfield role. The stars of last year continue to shine with increased brilliance, each playing his part in the general scheme of things. Anyway, Elgin held on to their lead at half-time, and withstood steady County pressure in the second half, holding out well, but at the same time setting up strong attacks of their own, in a fast-flowing game which went from one end of the field to the other in a twinkling. Shortly after Barry Wilson was brought on for Gary Campbell, Connelly sent him into the Elgin penalty area, and following a somewhat innocuous tackle he went full-length on the ground, covering the ball with his body as he did so. As he struggled to get to his feet, he was "poleaxed", and lay on the ball holding his back, seeming in great pain. A penalty was awarded, despite Elgin protests, which led to a yellow-card for one defender. Gordon CONNELLY scored with a well directed shot, which had the keeper going the wrong way. Minutes afterwards Elgin broke om the left and Mike Ure did well to turn John Teadale's shot on to the upright, when it could have so easily gone into goal. A few more nail-biting seconds, and the ball was whipped clear, and County were on their way to the other end of the park. The winning goal came with but a minute to go, when Connelly lofted a freekick on the right to the far post, where Both Lemmon and Johnston Bellshaw were waiting. The ball fell to the head of the former and he neatly nodded it down into the path of Alan DUFF, who headed it beyond a stranded keeper.