Ross County midfielder Don Cowie has urged his side to build on one of their biggest results of the campaign by securing their Premiership status.
The Staggies picked up only their second away win of the season on Saturday as they beat Aberdeen 2-1 at Pittodrie.
The result takes Steven Ferguson and Stuart Kettlewell’s side 10 points clear of bottom club Hearts with 10 games of the season remaining and Cowie, pictured, insists his side is ready for task ahead.
He said: “It’s huge. We got a massive point last week when we maybe didn’t deserve it. Getting a late winner on Saturday gives us a real platform for the final 10 games.
“We knew the Friday night game between St Mirren and Hearts was postponed so it was an opportunity to get three points on the table.
“We know where we are. We know what we’re pitching against. Survival is the main thing.
“On the back of being promoted, it’s just ‘can you survive?’ And these three points give us a great chance going into the run-in.”
The Staggies had to dig deep after falling behind to Curtis Main’s third goal of the season but the dismissal of Dean Campbell of Aberdeen gave County an extra-man advantage for the final hour and they made it count as Billy Mckay struck twice to record a famous win.
Cowie knows the red card was a major turning point in the game and said: “It’s just because we know how much it means, coming away to a team like Aberdeen and getting three points.
“We said at half-time that we don’t get these opportunities very often and it’s just one of those that we have got to make the most of. It was just relief to get that great finish from Billy.
“We knew they’d had a long week. We’re all players, we know what it’s like. They had a tough game last week against Celtic and they put an awful lot into it.
“Then they played 120 minutes at Kilmarnock – getting back late and all that – so going into the second half against 10 men, we had to make it count.
“Before the game, we’d have taken a 1-1 draw but at half-time, we wanted to make the most of it. We did that.
“You don’t get that kind of chance too often at Aberdeen. They’ve shown so much consistency over the last few years.”
