| Date | Saturday, 31 October 2009 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 1 |
| Fixture/Score | Queen of the South 2:0 Ross County |
| Venue | Palmerston Park |
| Referee | John McKendrick |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Derek Adams |
| Starting 11 | 1: Michael McGovern, 2: Gary Miller, 3: Alexander Keddie, 4: Steven Watt, 5: Scott Morrison, 6: Stuart Kettlewell, 7: Paul Lawson, 8: Richard Brittain 1, 9: Iain Vigurs, 10: Garry Wood, 11: Michael Gardyne |
| Bench | 0: Joseph Malin, 0: Scott Boyd, 0: Ross Grant, 0: Steven Craig, 0: Paul Di Giacomo |
| Queen of the South | |
| Manager | Gordon Chisholm |
| Starting 11 | David Hutton, Craig Reid, Robert Harris 1, David Lilley, Gerry McLauchlan, Willie McLaren, Stephen McKenna, Paul Burns 1, Rocco Quinn, Stewart Kean 1, Derek Holmes |
| Bench | Marc McAusland, Jamie McQuilken, Barry Wilson, Dennis Wyness, Mark McGeonn |
| Attendance | 2,245 |
| Match Report | Ross County Substitutions: Paul Di Giacomo for Stuart Kettlewell (46') Steven Craig for Michael Gardyne (46') Ross Grant for Iain Vigurs (83') Ross County Caution: Richard Brittain (87') Queen of the South Goal Scorers: Paul Burns (26') Stewart Kean (43') Queen of the South Substitutions: Barry Wilson for Willie McLaren (66') Dennis Wyness for Derek Holmes (83') Queen of the South Caution: Robert Harris (11') Report from the BBC. Queen of the South 2 Ross County 0 Queen of the South returned to the top of the Scottish First Division with victory at home over Ross County. Paul Burns opened the scoring on 26 minutes when his first-time shot from 20 yards flew past County goalkeeper Michael McGovern. Minutes before the break Queens doubled their advantage when a sweeping move was finished off by Stewart Kean. County applied more pressure in the second period using three attackers, but Queens held firm for the points. |