Summary

  • Tie finished 3-3 on aggregate - County win 5-4 on penalties and will stay in Premiership for next term

  • Sims scores decisive penalty after captain Docherty misses for Thistle in sudden death

  • County trailed 3-0 on aggregate with 19 minutes left but forced extra-time

  • Fitzpatrick strike had given Championship Thistle three-goal advantage

  • Dhanda levelled match with controversial VAR penalty & Murray netted a minute later

  • County captain Watson had red card rescinded before Harmon levelled in stoppage-time

  • Referee Walsh earlier stuck with on-field decision not to award Thistle penalty after being called over to screen

  • Kris Doolan's side finished fourth in second tier; County were 11th in top flight

Live Reporting

Nick McPheat

  1. malky mackaySNS

  2. Thistle were three goals up with 19 minutes to play.

  3. Thistle fans are in tears.

  4. ROSS COUNTY SURVIVE!

    A game for the ages.

    Fans are on the pitch. Thistle players are on the deck.

  5. HE'S DONE IT!!!

  6. Josh Sims, if you score, County win the play-off...

  7. Thistle survive. But Ross Docherty misses!

    Ross Laidlaw tips round the post and it's advantage County again...

  8. This is unbelievable.

  9. If County score. They win.

    Keith Watson...

    HE HAS SKIED IT!

  10. Sudden death.

    Here comes Stuart Bannigan. Ohhh my. He misses! Off the right-hand post and out.

  11. George Harmon. He has to find the net.

    Aaaand he does. It's cool as you like. Fantastic stuff.

  12. Jack McMillan... scores!

    What a pen that is. County now have to score...

  13. County centre-back Jack Baldwin is next up...

    Saaaaved! Huge moment. David Mitchell saves high to his right.

  14. Brian Graham's turn now...

    It's in. Confident stuff from the Thistle striker.

  15. Jordan White, how's your bottle?

    Goal. You don't place them much better. 3-2 County.

  16. This is a huge penalty now for Kyle Turner...

    And he scores. Again, brilliant spot kick. Smashes it side-footed to the right.

  17. Simon Murray has the chance to put County ahead...

    And he does! David Mitchell guess right, but Murray still finds the net low to the left. Superb.

  18. It's now Kevin Holt's turn...

    He misses! Ross Laidlaw saves. Thistle blink first.

  19. Just as he did in regulation time, he buries with ease.

    Low down to the right. Another top penalty.

  20. Here comes Yan Dhana for County's first...