Ross County defeated Livingston 2-0 to earn what can be a crucial three points in their battle against relegation.
Alex Iacovitti and Alex Samuel scored goals in either half to give County, who entered the weekend four points behind Livi and at the bottom of the standings, a crucial victory.
With eight minutes left in the game, replacement Kurtis Guthrie was ejected after a VAR review, leaving Livingston with 10 men.
The stakes for the Staggies may have affected how they approached the game at the outset because it was the visitors who conducted the majority of the probing.
Although Ross Laidlaw in the home goal scarcely touched the ball over the first 20 minutes, Livingston undoubtedly held the most of possession.
County eventually began to develop a sort of rhythm.
Victor Loturi used some deft footwork to beat his defender just inside Livingston's box, but Morgan Boyes was able to clear his low cross off the line.
In response, Bruce Anderson—County's victor in their previous encounter in Dingwall—created a shooting opportunity for himself at the edge of the box, but he was only able to hit the side-netting.
Then, when Yan Dhanda's cross was met by Simon Murray at the back post, the hosts should have scored, but Nicky Devlin and the woodwork prevented it.
The breakthrough, though, came from a similar ball from Dhanda five minutes before halftime when Iacovitti took advantage of going completely unmarked to head into the far corner.
Samuel came on during a triple change made by manager Malky Mackay just before he scored the first goal for the team.
Once more, it was Dhanda who made the assist, crossing for the Welshman to score his first goal almost 20 months after relocating to Dingwall and after a cruciate injury sidelined him for 10 months.
While that gave County a sizable advantage on the scoreboard, things for the visitors in Dingwall took a turn for the worse in the 82nd minute.
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