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Motherwell and Ross County could not be split on the opening day of the new season as they registered a goalless draw at Fir Park.
County were in good spirits pre-match, still riding the wave of winning the relegation play-off in May, but struggled to create much of note and would have been the happier side with a point.It took 20 minutes for a chance to arrive, but when it came it should have ended in a goal. Zach Robinson robbed Will Nightingale near the halfway line, but shot wide when one-on-one.
County had to wait until the hour mark for their best chance, when summer signing Ronan Hale curled a free-kick round the wall but his shot was pushed past the post by Aston Oxborough. Late on, left-back Wilson almost crowned his league debut with a winning goal. The ball broke well to him on the edge of the box and he sent a sliced half-volley towards the top corner, but Laidlaw produced a brilliant one-handed diving save.Stuart Kettlewell was not a happy man last weekend when his side drew with Patrick Thistle in the League Cup - and he was quite right.
That said, they battled well and Laidlaw kept them in the game, leaving them with the opportunity to steal all three points late on - but Will Nightingale blazed his chance over.
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