Inverness CT
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Raith Rovers
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Appearances & Goals To Date
Starting Lineup
Youngest Player: | Jay Henderson (21 years 51 days) |
Oldest Player: | Billy Mckay (34 years 176 days) |
Average Player Age: | 26 years 269 days |
Domestic Players: | 6 (54.55 % of starting eleven) |
Matchday Squad
Youngest Player: | Lewis Nicolson (18 years 343 days) |
Oldest Player: | Billy Mckay (34 years 176 days) |
Average Player Age: | 25 years 71 days |
Domestic Players: | 11 (57.89 % of matchday squad) |
First Team Debuts
Milestones
Up to 5th: Jay Henderson was deemed fit enough to start but Danny Devine only made the bench. Wallace Duffy and Roddy MacGregor missed out again. That made it the same starting XI that won at Cappielow. Raith had a sparse bench with only three outfield players, but their starting XI still carried plenty of threats, making four changes from the side that lost to Hamilton in midweek. With Partick thrashing Queens Park last night this was a must win for both sides. In the end it was first half goals from Henderson and Shaw that gave Inverness all three points.
The ball was in the net early doors but Aaron Doran was flagged offside. First real action saw Aidan Connolly shoot from distance with Mark Ridgers making the save. The hosts went ahead after twelve minutes when Cammy Harper fed Jay Henderson in on the right and he buried his shot from fifteen yards across MacDonald. With twenty minutes gone Nathan Shaw scored a peach into the top corner to double our advantage after prsistent work by Billy Mckay. Great left footed strike by Shaw. McBride and Lewis Vaughan had efforts that missed the target as Rovers looked to get back into the game and five minutes before the break Aaron Doran shot from inside the box but MacDonald saved low to his right.
HALF TIME 2-0
Chances were at a premium in the second half and Billy Mckay shot over before being substituted for Austin Samuels with twenty minutes left. Mark Ridgers saved well from Vaughan. Inverness did what they had to do to see out the game and a series of substitutions littered the closing stages as Inverness kept a lacklustre Raith Rovers at bay. A lack of bookings maybe gave the game away that they have already downed tools. They now look destined for another season in the Championship while we hang on in the belief that we can still make the play-offs.
FULL TIME 2-0
Match report written by tm4tj