Queens Park 0 - 1 Inverness CT

League - Championship
Saturday, April 13th, 2024, 3:00 PM at Lesser Hampden, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,463
Referee: Alan Muir
Queens Park Inverness CT

Goalscorers
None. Cameron Harper (25)

Team Managers
Callum Davidson Duncan Ferguson

Starting Eleven
Calum Ferrie
Jack Thomson
Danny Wilson
Will Tizzard
Louis Longridge
Jack Turner
Sean Welsh
Mackenzie Carse
Joshua Scott
Ruari Paton
Cillian Sheridan
Mark Ridgers
Cameron Kerr
Wallace Duffy
Morgan Boyes
Cameron Harper
Daniel Devine
Max Anderson
Aaron Doran
Luis Longstaff
Alex Samuel
Billy Mckay

Bench
Tommy Robson
Alex Bannon
Charlie Fox
Cameron Bruce
Stuart McKinstry
Scott Williamson
Liam McLeish
Zach Mauchin
Jack Wills (GK)
Cameron Mackay
Nikola Ujdur
Samson Lawal
Roddy MacGregor
Austin Samuels
Aribim Pepple
Adam Brooks

Substitutions
Tommy Robson -> Will Tizzard (45)
Stuart McKinstry -> MacKenzie Carse (45)
Liam McLeish -> Cillian Sheridan (74)
Zach Mauchin -> Jack Turner (74)
Scott Williamson -> Joshua Scott (84)
Samson Lawal for Luis Longstaff (55)
Roddy MacGregor for Aaron Doran (77)
Aribim Pepple for Billy Mckay (80)

Bookings
Sean Welsh (86) Aaron Doran (76)
Roddy MacGregor (85)

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Mark Ridgers (GK) 273 apps -
Cameron Kerr 13 apps1 goal
Wallace Duffy 99 apps5 goals
Daniel Devine 210 apps7 goals
Morgan Boyes 25 apps2 goals
Cameron Harper 157 apps11 goals
Max Anderson 30 apps2 goals
Aaron Doran 391 apps57 goals
Billy Mckay 286 apps111 goals
Luis Longstaff 27 apps1 goal
Alex Samuel 12 apps5 goals
Samson Lawal (sub) 6 apps -
Roddy MacGregor (sub) 108 apps6 goals
Aribim Pepple (sub) 11 apps -

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Cameron Harper (22 years 160 days)
Oldest Player:Billy Mckay (35 years 182 days)
Average Player Age:27 years 348 days
Domestic Players:5 (45.45 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Samson Lawal (19 years 358 days)
Oldest Player:Billy Mckay (35 years 182 days)
Average Player Age:25 years 290 days
Domestic Players:8 (44.44 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

Massive three points



Dom Thomas missed out again for Queens Park who had former Inverness Captain Sean Welsh and Cillian Sheridan starting with Will Tizzard back in defence. James Carragher and Remi Savage were missing from the heart of the visitors defence who had Luis Longstaff and Aaron Doran getting a rare start. Just under 1500 fans rattled around inside the national stadium for the proverbial six-pointer at the bottom of the table with Inverness looking to get out of the play-off place and Queens one point ahead at the start of the game. In a tense first half Cammy Harper scored a stunning free kick after Cillian Sheridan had handled 25 yards out. Boom! That's how it ended despite QP upping their game in the second period as Inverness kept them at bay.

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Hampden Park was rocking as the game got underway and there was an early corner for the Spiders after Luis Longstaff blocked an effort from Jack Thomson in the second minute. Billy Mckay was fouled on the edge of the box but the free kick was wasted by Cammy Kerr who fired well over the bar. Sean Welsh had an effort blocked from the right side of the box after twenty minutes. With little happening in the opening exchanges, the visitors opened the scoring out of the blue through Cammy Harper direct from a free kick. Top corner from Harper from around twenty-five yards. What a strike to grace Hampden Park. Mckay shot over after being fed towards goal ten minutes before the break. Alex Samuel was denied by Ferrie five minutes before the interval as the keeper saved in the bottom corner to deny the striker from distance. On the stroke of half time Ruari Paton shot over and it remained 1-0 to the Caley Jags.

HALF TIME: 0-1

Queens made two changes at the break with Robson and McKinstry replacing Tizzard and Carse. Ridgers saved a thumping low effort from Cillian Sheridan after the restart and Welsh headed wide followed by Jack Turner being denied by Ridgers as Queens Park showed their intent after a poor first forty-five. Sub McKinstry was next to try as he shot wide, but the pressure was mounting on the visitors goal. Ferguson made his first change of the afternoon, replacing Longstaff with Samson Lawal. The wee midfilder saw no takers for a cut back after Mckay sent him into the box. Ridgers saved from Paton as Queens looked to get back on level terms. Mckay saw Ferrie stop him and Paton was denied another twice by Ridgers as the clock ticked down. Inverness held on to take a valuable three points home in the relegation battle. Check pulse..... And breathe...

FULL TIME: 0-1

What a strike from Cammy Harper to lift us above Queens Park.


Immortal Howden Ender summed up like this:

Well I wouldn't exactly say that it was comfortable but we looked in control for the most and survived some hairy moments. Ridgers wasn't really tested but that is due to the back four being simply immense. Devine was absolutely outstanding and Boyes, Duffy and Harper were close behind. What a free kick from Harper which turned out to be the winner. Kerr played in a strange position in a cross between a full back and wing back. Anderson outshone Longstaff although committment was never in doubt. Billy would have had a comfortable brace in days of yore. Samuel is a McGinn version of a centre forward and sure knows how to win a foul.

Match report written by tm4tj



Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Dundee Utd 33 20 8 5 68 22 46 68
2. Raith Rovers 33 18 8 7 52 42 10 62
3. Partick Thistle 33 13 12 8 58 50 8 51
4. Airdrieonians 33 15 6 12 44 38 6 51
5. Dunfermline 33 11 9 13 39 44 -5 42
6. Ayr United 33 12 6 15 50 57 -7 42
7. Morton 33 11 8 14 40 42 -2 41
8. Inverness CT 33 9 11 13 37 37 0 38
9. Queens Park 33 9 9 15 43 56 -13 36
10. Arbroath 33 6 5 22 34 77 -43 23