Premiership: Ross County recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Dundee 2-1
DUNDEE. Ross County found a way to turn the table against Dundee to win 2-1.
DUNDEE. Ross County succeeded in turn the table against Dundee to win 2-1. It was Dundee to strike first with a goal of Z. Rudden at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Charles-Cook gave the win to Ross County in the 80′ minute with a goal. Ross County took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Dundee lost the match.
R. Charles-Cook missed a penalty (59′) for Ross County.
The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson with the help of Sean Carr and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was Lloyd Wilson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.95 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
Ross County was in firm control of the ball 56% while Dundee was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Ross County was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ross County won the encounter.
Dundee shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Ross County shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Dundee received 2 yellow cards (S. Byrne and L. Fontaine). On the opposite side, Ross County received 4 yellow cards (R. Callachan, C. Randall, A. Iacovitti and H. Paton).
(Dundee) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (90′).
After this match, Dundee will stay with 18 points like St. Johnstone to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Ross County will have 23 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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22'22'
R. Callachan
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24'24'
Z. Rudden
J. McGhee
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25'25'
S. Byrne
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45'45'
J. Hungbo
A. Iacovitti
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59'59'
R. Charles-Cook
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63'63'
C. Randall
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64'64'
L. McCowan
M. Anderson
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66'66'
A. Iacovitti
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74'74'
D. Mullen
Z. Rudden
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74'74'
D. Samuel
J. Hungbo
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78'78'
L. Fontaine
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78'78'
C. Adam
N. McGinn
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80'80'
R. Charles-Cook
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81'81'
H. Paton
B. Spittal
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88'88'
D. Drysdale
R. Charles-Cook
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90'90'
H. Paton
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90'90'
V. Daley-Campbell
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Dundee will play away against Hearts on the 9th of February with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Hearts (3 draws).
Ross County will host Livingston on the 9th of February with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Livingston (2 draws).
Dundee: Formation and Lineups
Dundee started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager James McPake chose to play with the following team: Adam Legzdins , Vontae Daley-Campbell , Liam Fontaine , Ryan Sweeney , Cammy Kerr , Shaun Byrne , Max Anderson , Jordan McGhee , Paul McMullan , Zak Rudden and Niall McGinn .
Substitutes
Dundee made 3 changes: M. Anderson for L. McCowan (64′), Z. Rudden for D. Mullen (74′) and N. McGinn for C. Adam (78′).
Top player: Zak Rudden
The player who no doubt impressed Dundee the most was Zak Rudden.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 13.
Ross County: Formation and Lineups
Ross County started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Malky Mackay played with: Ross Laidlaw , Connor Randall , Keith Watson , Alex Iacovitti , Jake Vokins , Blair Spittal , Joseph Hungbo , Jordan Tillson , Ross Callachan , Regan Charles-Cook and Jordan White .
Substitutes
Ross County made 3 changes: J. Hungbo for D. Samuel (74′), B. Spittal for H. Paton (81′) and R. Charles-Cook for D. Drysdale (88′).
Top player: Blair Spittal
Probably the most impressive player in Ross County was Blair Spittal even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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