Birthday boy Noah Chilvers gave himself the best current with a aim in Ross
County’s 3-1 victory over Dundee, which strikes the Highlanders 5 factors away from the relegation zone.
Former Staggies striker Simon Murray put the guests in entrance after three minutes earlier than Kieran Phillips levelled in a frantic begin to the primary half.
However a second-half blitz within the first three minutes introduced objectives from Akil Wright and Chilvers which put the hosts 3-1 up.
Don Cowie named an unchanged line-up to the staff which impressively defeated Motherwell 3-0 at Fir Park final weekend.
Dundee went into the sport in opposition to Dingwall having failed to search out victory of their final 5 league matches having conceded 18 objectives. Nevertheless, that run of outcomes did embody attracts in opposition to Celtic and Rangers.
They made three adjustments to the staff that misplaced to Aberdeen final weekend. Ryan Astley, Finlay Robertson, and Seb Palmer-Houlden got here in, with Mo Sylla, Aaron Donnelly and Scott Tiffoney dropping to the bench.
County made the brighter begin and got here near opening the scoring after three minutes when Ronan Hale arrange George Harmon, whose low drive was effectively saved by Jon McCracken.
Dundee broke the impasse after 4 minutes when Simon Murray fired a spectacular effort from the left wing from 20 yards out which sailed straight into high proper nook, giving goalkeeper Jordan Amissah no likelihood.
County pushed ahead for an equaliser and Connor Randall fired a low drive from 20 yards which McCracken diverted across the put up for a nook.
The hosts’ perseverance was rewarded within the 18th minute when a cross from the fitting wing discovered Hale and he put the ball into the field to search out Phillips unchallenged within the six-yard field to faucet residence.
It was Phillips’ first aim for the membership, since arriving from Huddersfield on a two-and-a-half-year deal in January.
County began the second half strongly when Chilvers noticed his shot saved and Hale’s effort from the rebound hit the put up earlier than it was cleared for a nook.
However the resultant flag kick from George Harmon discovered Wright, who fired a spectacular bicycle kick into the online from six yards to revive the hosts’ benefit.
A minute later it was 3-1 when Phillips despatched a ball into the field to search out Chilvers, who fired residence from eight yards on his twenty fourth birthday.
Halfway by the second half, Sylla tripped Chilvers on the sting of the field however Harmon’s curling free-kick was parried away by McCracken.
Dundee hardly ever threatened within the the rest of the sport and County comfortably held on for all three factors.
What the managers stated…
Ross County supervisor Don Cowie: “In all probability what I am most delighted about is how we responded after going a aim down so early in such an necessary recreation.
“Simon Murray scored an excellent aim to offer Dundee the benefit however we by no means received spooked by that. I assumed we deservedly received again within the recreation at 1-1, given how we performed.
“And I am actually completely satisfied, by way of the best way we got here out initially of the second half, to get these two objectives.
“I imagine we had 20 pictures on aim, 10 on course, which might be a mirrored image of how good a efficiency it was. That composure is one thing we have spoken about and collectively we knew we had to enhance on it.
“Once you concede a aim, there isn’t any drama – it may well occur. Murray’s a top quality participant who has the aptitude of doing what he did, however it’s about remaining calm in that second and never letting the sport get away from you.
“The boys caught to the gameplan rather well in that second. We received the reward of it within the second half.”
Dundee supervisor Tony Docherty: “I’ve to say that I believe the pitch is terrible.
“However we ready for that each one week – that the sport wasn’t going to be fancy or fairly and that it was going to be all about first contact and preserve possession within the last third.
“Ross County did all these issues higher than us.
“That’s arduous for me to say as that’s one thing I would like my gamers to do higher and that’s the reason we had a poor efficiency and a poor end result.”
