Ross County 2-4 Livingston (agg 3-5): Analysis
Having survived the play-off final in the previous two seasons, the question was whether County could make it a hat-trick.The Staggies found themselves in a three-way battle with St Johnstone and Dundee in the closing weeks of the season, with Saints finishing bottom and going down automatically and Dundee securing safety on the final day by finishing 10th.Ronan Hale's late penalty on Thursday had levelled the tie before he notched goal 18 of an impressive campaign by sliding in after Stephen Kelly's error, having set up Josh Nisbet's close-range opener. Hale continued to threaten to no avail as Livi turned the final around.But overall goals were hard to come by for County. With 37, they were the Premiership's lowest scorers.And now they and St Johnstone face the prospect of trying to bounce back at the first time of asking via next season's Championship.
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