Staggies boss Malky Mackay handed game-time to 23 gamers all through the 90 minutes, as they stepped up their preparations for the brand new marketing campaign following final week’s coaching camp in Italy.
First half objectives from Kazeem Olaigbe and Dominic Samuel had been added to by second half efforts from Jordy Hiwula and Matthew Wright on a snug night for the Dingwall males. Martin Maclean pulled one again for the Cattachs within the closing phases.
Ross County cruised to a 4-1 victory of their first pre-season pleasant of the summer time towards Brora Rangers.
County will now flip their consideration to their first aggressive fixture away to Buckie Thistle within the Premier Sports activities Cup on Saturday, whereas Brora are gearing up for his or her Highland League opener away to Keith on July 23.
Mackay handed simply two of his new additions a beginning outing, with Kazeem Olaigbe and Victor Loturi among the many facet.
There was additionally a spot for teenage centre half Dylan Smith, who was lately amongst 4 kids to signal full-time apprenticeships, and he partnered Alex Iacovitti – who captained the facet from the beginning.
Brora, who had run Caley Thistle shut in a 1-0 defeat on Saturday, fielded winger Ross Gunn as a trialist, with Stephen Rennie among the many substitutes in boss Craig Campbell’s seek for contemporary faces.
The Staggies confirmed early intent, with Josh Sims inflicting issues in his play down the left-hand facet. It was his fellow winger Olaigbe who opened the scoring on 10 minutes, nonetheless, when he drifted in from the proper hand facet earlier than lofting an effort inside Joe Malin’s far publish.
County threatened a second purpose on 17 minutes, with Sims nodding into the trail of Dominic Samuel, who curled a shot narrowly over Malin’s crossbar from the sting of the field.
The Staggies had been to not be denied on 20 minutes although. Loturi strode by means of midfield earlier than selecting out fellow Canadian Ben Paton with a splendidly weighted by means of ball, with the stand-in left again’s cross tucked house on the far publish by Samuel.
Jordan White thought he had added a 3rd when he turned one other Paton cross past Malin, nonetheless the attacker was denied by an offside flag.
Alternatives grew to become extra restricted, nonetheless, Loturi had an opportunity of his personal when he flashed a header large from a Connor Randall supply on 35 minutes.
Sims handed up an amazing alternative to increase the lead three minutes later when he was performed clear by means of by White, however the former Southampton participant was thwarted by a high-quality save by Cattachs skipper Malin.
Brora had struggled to create openings all through the primary half, however a neat interchange between Tony Dingwall and Gunn down the proper led to the trialist delivering a harmful ball which was unable to seek out any takers.
On the stroke of half-time, Dale Gillespie teed up Martin Maclean, who struck a low effort large of the goal.
