Inverness CT 0 - 1 Motherwell

League Match
Saturday, December 2nd, 2006, 3:00 PM at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,668
Referee: Eddie Smith
Inverness CT  Motherwell

Goalscorers
None. Foran (90 pen)

Team Managers
Charlie Christie Mark McGhee

Starting Eleven
Mark Brown
Richard Hastings
Ross Tokely
Grant Munro
Darren Dods
Barry Wilson
Roy McBain
Russell Duncan
Ian Black
Graham Bayne
Craig Dargo
Meldrum
Quinn
Craigan
Reynolds
Paterson
McGarry
Lasley
Kerr
Foran
Clarkson
McDonald

Substitutes
Michael Fraser
Stuart McCaffrey
Richie Hart
Zander Sutherland
John Rankin
Dennis Wyness
Rory McAllister
Elliot
D Smith
Connolly
Fitzpatrick
Kinniburgh
Corrigan
G Smith

Substitutions
Rory McAllister for Craig Dargo (64)
Richie Hart for Russell Duncan (68)
John Rankin for Barry Wilson (82)
Elliot -> Clarkson (72)
Corrigan -> Lasley(74)
Kinniburgh -> Craigan (89)

Bookings
Ross Tokely (13)
Darren Dods (35)
Roy McBain (90)
Lasley (71)

Red Cards
Darren Dods (89)
None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Mark Brown (GK) 195 apps -
Richard Hastings 277 apps2 goals
Darren Dods 91 apps3 goals
Ross Tokely 380 apps28 goals
Grant Munro 186 apps5 goals
Barry Wilson 289 apps75 goals
Roy McBain 244 apps13 goals
Russell Duncan 201 apps5 goals
Ian Black 56 apps1 goal
Craig Dargo 55 apps25 goals
Graham Bayne 80 apps13 goals
Richie Hart (sub) 148 apps16 goals
John Rankin (sub) 16 apps2 goals
Rory McAllister (sub) 33 apps3 goals

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (27 years 276 days)
Oldest Player:Ian Black (2008 years 124 days)
Average Player Age:30 years 260 days
Domestic Players:10 (90.91 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (27 years 276 days)
Oldest Player:Zander Sutherland (2008 years 124 days)
Average Player Age:30 years 260 days
Domestic Players:17 (94.44 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

Inverness CT 0-1 MOTHERWELL

Motherwell make it 3 wins in their last 3 visits to the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium. However, it took until the 90th minute for that victory to be achieved when Darren Dods made a last man challenge that was judged as a foul meaning a red card for him and a penalty for 'Well. Richie Foran made no mistake from the spot. Ian Broadfoot reports.

Not a game to write home about and with neither side showing any real cutting edge it looked like ending goalless. All that changed two minutes from the end of normal time when Darren Dods upended Scott McDonald and Richie Foran netted from the penalty spot to give Motherwell three precious points.

Dods received a second yellow card and headed for an early shower, just minutes after being named ‘Man of the Match’. It was no consolation that Foran was booked for his celebrations in front of the small but vocal travelling support.

Charlie Christie made just one change to the starting line-up with Dennis Wyness making way for Graham Bayne. There was heavy overnight rain, and more in the hour leading to kick-off, but it was dry overhead for the match although the surface was slippy. Scott McDonald was always a threat for the visitors and he had two chances from kick-off. First he shot miles wide from 25 yards then he ran for half the length of the park before hitting over the bar.

In the fourth minute an excellent ICT move nearly paid off. A Richard Hastings header reached Craig Dargo via Graham Bayne and it was knocked on for Barry Wilson to chase. He did enough to ensure that ‘keeper Colin Meldrum missed it and it fell for Dargo. He hit it across goal from wide left and, with Meldrum stranded, a defender cleared off the line. It was to be a rare moment of excitement in a lacklustre game.

A Hastings cross in 14 minutes was volleyed first time by Dargo but Colin Meldrum held it confidently. Meldrum dived to hold a Bayne header in 21 minutes then the move and result were repeated on the half hour mark.

Two Dods shots were blocked five minutes from the break then came the best chance of the half. A poor ball out of defence was pounced on by Wilson and, with just Meldrum blocking his route to goal, he hit an angled shot from the right. Meldrum did well to scramble it clear.

Motherwell shots were rare in the first half and most were off target. They did create danger seconds before the half time whistle when a low ball from the left skidded across goal and was missed by everybody. Strangely a corner was awarded.

Half Time: 0-0

Into the second half and a flurry of activity from the visitors. They still rarely found a route to goal but a David Clarkson header did go just wide in 49 minutes.

At the other end Meldrum dealt with anything that came his way and there was little to enthuse about. In 70 minutes Keith Lasley fouled Ian Black and was injured in the process. After a four minute delay, during which Motherwell made two substitutions, Lasley was booked and stretchered off.

By now ICT had introduced Rory McAllister and Richie Hart but still nothing came off. Motherwell came close in 78 minutes when McDonald shot over from close range.

With two minutes left McDonald was bearing down on Mark Brown’s goal with Dods in pursuit when the defender tackled him and he went down spectacularly. There were half-hearted protests but it was a penalty. Richie Foran gave Brown no chance and the goal proved to be the winner despite five added minutes.

Full Time: 0-0

A worrying four games without a goal but seventh spot retained.

Match report written by Ian Broadfoot



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Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Celtic 17 14 2 1 34 12 22 44
2. Rangers 16 8 4 4 26 16 10 28
3. Aberdeen 17 8 4 5 22 14 8 28
4. Hibernian 17 7 5 5 32 19 13 26
5. Kilmarnock 17 7 4 6 24 27 -3 25
6. Hearts 17 6 6 5 23 18 5 24
7. Inverness CT 17 4 8 5 16 20 -4 20
8. Falkirk 16 5 3 8 20 23 -3 18
9. Motherwell 17 5 3 9 21 29 -8 18
10. St. Mirren 17 4 5 8 16 23 -7 17
11. Dundee Utd 17 4 5 8 16 30 -14 17
12. Dunfermline 17 3 3 11 12 31 -19 12