Livingston leave Ross County stunned as late goal from Andrew Shinnie knocks them out of Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Ross County 2
Livingston 3
Scorers - County: White (55) Hale (72) Livingston: Muirhead: (45 pen) Montano (62) Shinnie (119)
Andrew Shinnie scored a late winner as Livingston stunned Ross County to knock them out of the Scottish Cup.
His 119th minute winner saw the Championship outfit cause arguably the shock of the day and progress to the fifth round.
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Ross County made one change to the team that lost 4-1 to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership the previous week, with striker Jordan White coming into the squad to replace Connor Randall who was dropped to the bench.
New signings Zac Ashworth and Jonathan Tomkinson were named on the substitutes bench.
The Staggies took on a Livingston outfit who were relegated from the Premiership last season but are looking to get back into the top flight at the first time of asking. They are third place in the Championship, four points behind current league leaders Falkirk.
The hosts started brightly with James Brown almost finding the net with a cross-cum-shot in the 12th minute when his effort from the right wing was goalbound, forcing goalkeeper Jerome Prior to tip the ball over the bar.
But Livingston responded well and came close to taking the lead minutes later. Stevie May was allowed to fire a shot unchallenged from the edge of the box, forcing Jordan Amissah to tip the ball around the post for a corner.
Livingston continued to press for the opener and came close on the half hour mark when May was unchallenged to nod a Robbie Muirhead throw-in to the box towards goal which had to be parried away by Amissah.
But Livingston went in front on the stroke of half time in bizarre circumstances when they were awarded a penalty. Defnder Akil Wright inexplicably raised his hand in the air to palm Scott McAlear's free kick into the box away leaving referee Chris Graham no option but to point to the spot.
Muirhead made no mistake from 12 yards as he fired past Jordan Amissah to put Livingston in front.
But the Staggies levelled 10 minutes into the second half when a cross to the edge of the box found Kacper Lopata, whose cross into the six-yard box found Jordan White who fired home.
However, Livingston retook the lead in the 61st minute when Muirhead launched a a long throw-in which was not picked up by the County defence and Cristian Montano fired a low drive into the net.
The visitors could have went 3-1 in front minutes later when Daniel Finlayson was allowed a free header in the box which hit the left post.
Ross County did level in a counter attack when Jack Grieves’ cross from the right wing found Ronan Hale in the box and the striker fired home for his ninth goal of the season.
The match went into extra time with Kieran Phillips coming close to giving County the lead at the start of the second period. His shot from eight yards out was tipped over by Prior who did well to stop the ball finding the net.
Livingston came close to regaining the lead for the third time when McAlear fired a low drive which Amissah did well to stop.
Shinnie then scored in the last minute of extra time when he was left unchallenged to latch on to a cross from the right wing and fired into the net.
Ross County: Amissah, Brown, Wright, Hale, Chilvers, Harmon (Greives 45) (Telfer 115), Campbell (Ashworth 45), Lopata, Nisbet (Phillips 65), White (Randall 80), Kenneh (Allardice 115).
Substitutions: Hamilton, Allardice, Tomkinson.
Livingston: Prior, McGowan, McAlear, Pittman, Fraser, Brandon, ,May (Shinnie 115), Finlayson, Muirhead, Montano.
Substitutions: Newman, Smith, Winter, Green, Ubochioma, Stark, Lawal.
Referee: Chris Graham.
Attendance: 1802
