Match Report
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |  |  | Ross County | Ross County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Billy Davidson | B. Davidson |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Garry McCoist | G. McCoist | |||||||||
| Scott Booth | S. Booth | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Don Bremner | D. Bremner | |||||||||
| Matt Hopkin | M. Hopkin | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Marcel Arndt | M. Arndt | |||||||||
| Stuart Johnstone | S. Johnstone | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Mansour Fernandez | M. Fernandez | |||||||||
| Garry Mcallister | G. Mcallister | | 63 | M | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Guy Bondel | G. Bondel | |||||||||
| David Burley | D. Burley | | 60 | M |  | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Gavin Brady | G. Brady | ||||||||
| Gavin Collins | G. Collins | | 60 | M | | 7 | | | M | 60 | | Colin Dalglish | C. Dalglish | ||||||||
| Gavin Rae | G. Rae | | 59 | M | | 8 | | A | 61 |  | Gary Best | G. Best | |||||||||
| John Mason | J. Mason | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 |  | Aladino Cois | A. Cois | |||||||||
| Neil Matteo | N. Matteo | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Gary Hutchison | G. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Felice Biagioni | F. Biagioni | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Gavin Brady | G. Brady | |||||||||
| Guido Ambrosino | G. Ambrosino | | 64 | D | | 12 | | M | 58 | | Kevin Mckinlay | K. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Matthew Gargo | M. Gargo |  | 64 | D | | 13 | | M | 56 | | Scott Morrison | S. Morrison | |||||||||
| Alex Hendry | A. Hendry | | 61 | G | | 14 | | D | 53 | | Alex Naysmith | A. Naysmith | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Ross County in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Morton.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Morton.
0.00
0-0Ross County kick off the first half!
8.54
0-0Gavin Brady clumsily knocks into Scott Booth. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott Booth carries on, but is struggling a bit.
15.17
0-0David Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Felice Biagioni. Felice Biagioni tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
16.04
0-0Gavin Rae clumsily knocks into Colin Dalglish. The referee warns Gavin Rae to calm down! Colin Dalglish hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.49
0-0David Burley takes it forward alone. David Burley skips past Mansour Fernandez! David Burley takes a shot at goal but somehow Garry McCoist manages to keep it out.
24.16
Gavin Collins runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gavin Collins controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
27.55
With a delightful solo run, Colin Dalglish stretches the opposition's defence. Colin Dalglish shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Billy Davidson manages to gather it easily.
30.52
0-0Gavin Collins knocks the ball forward to John Mason. John Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcel Arndt.
39.17
Gavin Collins makes a probing pass to Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister whips in a cross ball towards John Mason. John Mason jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
0-0Colin Dalglish flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Brady who brings the ball under control. Gavin Brady puts a great ball through. Gary Best runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Ross County also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Inverness Caledonian Thistle kicking off!
47.13
0-0John Mason clumsily knocks into Colin Dalglish. The referee calls over John Mason and shows him a yellow card! Colin Dalglish hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.53
With great vision, Marcel Arndt plays the ball forward to Gary Hutchison. Gary Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Johnstone.
53.33
Guy Bondel hacks Scott Booth from behind! The referee calls over Guy Bondel and shows him a yellow card! Scott Booth runs off the knock.
54.17
1-0David Burley sees Gavin Collins in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Collins knocks in a cross ball towards David Burley. David Burley gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.08
Scott Booth makes a probing pass to John Mason. John Mason threads a neat ball through to Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.05
Don Bremner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Dalglish. Colin Dalglish runs straight at the opposition's defence. Colin Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards Aladino Cois. Aladino Cois knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Billy Davidson!
63.16
Gavin Brady clumsily knocks into Scott Booth. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott Booth gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
66.45
Gavin Collins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Burley. David Burley shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
67.27
With great vision, Gavin Collins plays the ball forward to Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo hits a low pass to Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is miles over!
71.42
Gavin Brady threads the ball through to Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.24
Don Bremner threads the ball through to Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady knocks the ball forward to Gary Best. Gary Best controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.40
Colin Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Gary Hutchison. Gary Hutchison shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
79.02
Colin Dalglish barges into Gavin Collins. Colin Dalglish is shown the yellow card! Gavin Collins stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.42
Stuart Johnstone sees Matt Hopkin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Hopkin plays the ball forward to Gavin Rae. Gavin Rae knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.26
Gavin Collins flicks a high pass forward. Garry Mcallister controls it well on his chest. Garry Mcallister plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Matteo and advances towards the goal... Garry Mcallister strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to David Burley of Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Billy Davidson (GK)
6
2. Scott Booth (DEF)
6
3. Matt Hopkin (DEF)
6
4. Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
6
5. Garry Mcallister (MID)
8
6. David Burley (MID)
9
7. Gavin Collins (MID)
8
8. Gavin Rae (MID)
6
9. John Mason (ATT)
6
10. Neil Matteo (ATT)
6
11. Felice Biagioni (ATT)
6
12. Guido Ambrosino (DEF)
0
13. Matthew Gargo (DEF)
0
14. Alex Hendry (GK)
0
1. Garry McCoist (GK)
7
2. Don Bremner (DEF)
6
3. Marcel Arndt (DEF)
6
4. Mansour Fernandez (DEF)
6
5. Guy Bondel (DEF)
5
6. Gavin Brady (MID)
5
7. Colin Dalglish (MID)
6
8. Gary Best (ATT)
6
9. Aladino Cois (ATT)
6
10. Gary Hutchison (ATT)
6
11. Gavin Brady (ATT)
5
12. Kevin Mckinlay (MID)
0
13. Scott Morrison (MID)
0
14. Alex Naysmith (DEF)
0