![]() Each side missed a couple, then Watson blazed his into the Dingwall sky when finding the net would have won it. ![]() The Premiership side could, and perhaps should, then have won it without the need for extra time or penalties as Josh Sims struck an upright and Simon Murray ballooned a sitter with the last kick.Ĭhances came and went at both ends in extra time, but a game this dramatic was perhaps always destined for penalties. Podcast: 'That's the fighting spirit of this team'.County safe after epic play-off win over Thistle.Goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw celebrates Ross County's Premiership survival with fans Another VAR check prolonged the tension before the goal was given the OK. ![]() As the board went up for nine minutes of added time, only one was required as George Harmon leapt to level the tie at 3-3. Cue another VAR review going in the hosts' favour as Walsh realised he'd been too harsh, and rescinded the red.Ĭounty made the most of the reprieve. County captain Keith Watson was sent packing for cleaning out Scott Tiffoney to halt a Thistle counter. Within seconds that glimmer was becoming a blinding beacon as Simon Murray had County's second nestling in the net. He concurred, and Yan Dhanda put away the penalty. Video assistant referee Greg Aitken spotted a Brian Graham handball and invited Nick Walsh to check for himself. Then, an innocuous ball lobbed into the Thistle box lit the fuse. County fans were fighting the urge to head for the exits. Their team were three goals to the good and sauntering towards the Premiership promised land after a five-year absence. Who could blame the Jags' jaunty travelling support as they belted out "We are back"? How did it come to this? As the clocked ticked into the 71st minute in the play-off final, County were as good as down and Thistle fans were dancing in the sun-kissed Dingwall stands having the time of their lives.
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