Mckay enjoys a double as Ross County beat Aberdeen
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Aberdeen 1
Ross County 2
Scorers Aberdeen: Cosgrove (30) County: Mckay (45, 88)
Ross County gained a valuable three points at Pittodrie Stadium as they came from behind to win against ten-man Aberdeen.
Billy Mckay scored twice to cancel out Curtis Main’s opener for Aberdeen who had Dean Campbell sent off in the first half.
The win means Ross County in ninth place move seven points ahead of St Mirren in 10th and 10 points above Hearts at the bottom.
Mckay has now scored five goals in his last four games.
The Dons broke the deadlock on the half hour mark when Cosgrove beat the Staggies’ defence in the air to nod Campbell’s corner down in the six yard box to give Main a tap-in.
But minutes later Aberdeen were down to 10 men as Campbell was sent off for not being 10 yards back from a free kick as he picked up a second yellow card.
The Staggies took advantage by drawing level just before half time when Richard Foster’s cross from the left wing found Mckay who beat the Dons defence in the air to nod the ball past Joe Lewis into the bottom left corner.
Ross County had a golden chance in the second half when Scott McKenna gave the ball away and Mckay pounced with only the goalkeeper to beat.
But his shot was saved by Lewis. Lee Erwin followed up with the rebound but his shot was also saved by Lewis.
Ross Laidlaw then made a double save at the other end, first from Lewis Ferguson from 25 yards then from Niall McGinn to force a corner.
Staggies searched for a winner late in the game when from 20 yards out Josh Mullin forced a fantastic save from Joe Lewis.
But two minutes from time Mckay latched on to a long ball from Don Cowie who fired past Lewis for the winner and all three points.
Aberdeen: Lewis, Logan, Taylor, McKenna, Considine, Ferguson, Campbell, McLennan (Kennedy 60), McGinn (Hedges 78), Main, Cosgrove (McGeoch 84).
Subs (Unused) Cerny, Devlin, Hernandez, Anderson.
Ross County: Laidlaw, Fraser, Fontaine, Morris, Erwin (Shaw 83), Mckay (Draper 89), Vigurs, Mullin, Foster, Paton (Spittal 73), Cowie.
Subs (Unused) Baxter, Kelly, Watson, Tillson.
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Attendance 14,806
