Further Cup success was enjoyed on Sunday at Victoria Park as Ross County beat Partick Thistle to progress to the Final of the ALBA Challenge Cup. It was another entertaining game of Cup football in Dingwall and despite going behind twice the Staggies once again showed great strength of character to take the tie into extra time and eventually penalties.

Partick took an early lead on 8 minutes after Kinniburgh was first to react following a great save from McGovern. It took until the 52^nd minute for Ross County to equalise, but it was worth the wait, following a reckless challenge on the edge of the box by McNamara, Scott Morrison smashed home a well worked free kick that came straight from the training ground. County were becoming increasingly dominant and came close to taking the lead minutes later, but it was Partick that once again went ahead on 63 minutes as Boyle followed up on a deflected Robertson drive. Lesser teams would have crumbled at this point, but County continued to push forward and with two minutes of normal time remaining Andy Barrowman gave the 1300 strong crowd something to cheer about as he calmly finished from close range.

Extra time passed with chances for both sides, the best of the lot falling to Partick's Liam Buchanan, finding himself with only the keeper to beat, defeat in such circumstances would have been hard to take, but another fine save from McGovern denied Partick and the game headed to penalties.

Solid penalties from Brittain, Barrowman and Lawson and further heroics from McGovern, pulling off two great saves, handed Steven Craig the opportunity to put Ross County into their third Challenge Cup Final in five years, he duly obliged and the Staggies can look forward to another Cup Final, the date for the diaries being Sunday 28^th November.

Further details on venue will be confirmed in due course. The away fixture to Stirling Albion on the 27^th November will be rescheduled.