Late drama was the order of the day in Dingwall as Ross County got here from 3-1 down late on to salvage a 3-3 draw in opposition to St Johnstone.
County had initially taken the lead by Ronan Hale within the first half, however Drey Wright expertly picked out the underside nook simply earlier than half-time.
It was the Perth facet who claimed the benefit within the second half, going forward by two Nicky Clark free-kicks, however with simply minutes left on the clock it was first Alex Samuel who bought a objective again after which Akil Wright who scored an equaliser deep into added time.
Either side struggled to seek out their rhythm within the early going, giving the ball away repeatedly when attempting to construct up assaults.
It was maybe becoming, then, that the breakthrough within the twentieth minute stemmed from a poorly-placed go out from the again.
Jack Sanders, again into the facet after suspension, gave the ball away to Josh Nisbet inside his personal half, and the Australia worldwide discovered Hale contained in the St Johnstone field and he slotted into the underside nook.
St Johnstone’s Nicky Clark celebrates scoring his first objective to make it 2-1
The Staggies had probabilities to double their benefit by Wright, who noticed a header cleared off the road, and Hale, earlier than St Johnstone started to develop again into the tie as half-time approached.
They’d discover an equaliser simply minutes earlier than the break, with Wright operating on to a half-cleared Matthew Smith nook and firing by a crowd of gamers to pick the underside nook.
St Johnstone would take the lead on the hour mark, after Mackenzie Kirk was fouled by Kacper Lopata on the sting of Ross County’s field as each he and team-mate Wright slid in to try to cease the striker bearing down on the house objective.
Clark stepped as much as take it, and beat Ross Laidlaw on the ‘keeper’s facet to place the guests forward 2-1.
Ross County’s Alex Samuel made it 3-2 to the hosts
Within the final 10 minutes, Clark would repeat the feat with an excellent higher striker, selecting out the highest nook instantly from a free-kick 25 yards from objective to beat Laidlaw and put St Johnstone 3-1 forward.
Instantly afterwards, County would get a objective again when Samuel headed in from shut vary, and with 9 minutes added they’d each probability of getting an equaliser.
That might come within the 97th minute, when Jack Grieves’ free-kick was curled in direction of Wright, who powered a header previous Sinclair and into the far nook from 15 yards out to stage the scores at 3-3.
What the managers stated
Ross County supervisor Don Cowie: “It was a strange game in terms of us being in control and looking comfortable and threatening.
“We most likely ought to have been additional forward than the one objective we had, however we weren’t scientific sufficient and we bought punished.
“We showed great character to get a point out of the game, which is the least we deserved. It’s a massive positive, because it didn’t feel like a 3-1 game at that stage, but we kept going.
“I believe the momentum was there for us to try to win the sport, however there wasn’t sufficient time for that. General, I am simply delighted to get it again to 3-3.”
St Johnstone caretaker manager Andy Kirk: “The gamers have been clearly not pleased with the state of affairs, however they put in an influence of labor and to not take all three factors is difficult to take.
“It’s not the first time, so we need to learn from it. The players were rightly angry. We got ahead thanks to two wonderful strikes from Nicky Clark, so we should be coming away with three points.
“It is the gamers who’re struggling in the meanwhile on the pitch. It appears like we have come away with nothing, and that is laborious to take.
“They need to start demanding more from each other on the pitch. I have no issues with their application during the week, but at key moments during the game it’s hurting us.”
