Inverness CT 2 - 3 Hamilton Academical

League (Playoff) - Final 2nd Leg
Saturday, May 18th, 2024, 5:30 PM at Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,873
Referee: Euan Anderson
Inverness CT  Hamilton Academical

Goalscorers
Cameron Kerr (31)
Alex Samuel (98)
Kevin O'Hara (8)
Lewis Smith (12)
Kevin O'Hara (41) pen

Team Managers
Duncan Ferguson John Rankin

Starting Eleven
Mark Ridgers
James Carragher
Cameron Kerr
Cameron Harper
Morgan Boyes
Remi Savage
Samson Lawal
Max Anderson
Aribim Pepple
Luis Longstaff
Billy Mckay
Dean Lyness
Fergus Owens
Dylan McGowan
Jackson Longridge
Reghan Tumilty
Lewis Smith
Scott Martin
Jamie Barjonas
Kevin O'Hara
Euan Henderson
Ben Williamson

Substitutes
Cameron Mackay
Nikola Ujdur
Wallace Duffy
Roddy MacGregor
Alex Samuel
Adam Brooks
Austin Samuels
Lee Kilday
Jamie Smith
Stephen Hendrie
Connor Murray
Ahkeem Rose
Jake Hastie
Kyle MacDonald
Andy Winter
Michael Hewitt

Substitutions
Alex Samuel for Remi Savage (45)
Roddy MacGregor for Billy Mckay (71)
Austin Samuels for Luis Longstaff (77)
Adam Brooks for Aribim Pepple (80)
Kyle MacDonald -> Jamie Barjonas (21)
Michael Hewitt -> Reghan Tumilty (45)
Lee Kilday -> Jackson Longridge (62)
Connor Murray -> Scott Martin (89)
Ahkeem Rose -> Euan Henderson (89)

Bookings
None. Reghan Tumilty (43)
Ben Williamson (51)
Scott Martin (82)

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Mark Ridgers (GK) 280 apps -
James Carragher 20 apps -
Cameron Kerr 20 apps2 goals
Cameron Harper 164 apps12 goals
Morgan Boyes 32 apps3 goals
Remi Savage 17 apps1 goal
Samson Lawal 13 apps -
Max Anderson 37 apps2 goals
Billy Mckay 293 apps112 goals
Aribim Pepple 18 apps2 goals
Luis Longstaff 34 apps1 goal
Roddy MacGregor (sub) 113 apps6 goals
Adam Brooks (sub) 26 apps4 goals
Alex Samuel (sub) 19 apps6 goals
Austin Samuels (sub) 56 apps7 goals

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Samson Lawal (20 years 28 days)
Oldest Player:Billy Mckay (35 years 217 days)
Average Player Age:25 years 19 days
Domestic Players:4 (36.36 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Samson Lawal (20 years 28 days)
Oldest Player:Billy Mckay (35 years 217 days)
Average Player Age:24 years 271 days
Domestic Players:8 (44.44 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

Shambolic Inverness have hit their darkest day since their formation in 1984 after being relegated to League one by virtue of being humiliated and embarrassed by Hamilton Accies at the Caledonian Stadium. Yes, you read that right, embarrassed by Hamilton Accies. It had been predicted for months that this was the poorest side that Inverness have fielded since the early days. Nobody listened, especially the board and the blame lies squarely with them. Duncan Ferguson is not blameless in this saga, his style of play and lack of knowledge of the lower reaches of the Scottish game have been there for all to see. Loan deals no better than what we already discarded, and players with no heart for the battle. Players played out of position, strikers that can't strike, defenders that can't defend and a lack of leadership on and off the the park is the perfect recipe for relegation. And so it happened, not a surprise, but still sickening given our financial plight. I'm not sure many regular fans still have the energy to get behind this regime. We are all looking for wholesale changes, but will it happen. If they have any decency then they will walk tonight and close the door behind them.

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Despite Inverness needing to get off the mark quickly, it was Accies that killed the tie inside the first fifteen minutes with strikes from Kevin O'Hara and Lewis Smith. Cammy Kerr reduced the leeway with a good strike from distance, but O'Hara struck again with a penalty before the break to diffuse the revival. We struggled to create anything of note and this reporter could not stomach any more and left the stadium. I'm told Alex Samuel pulled a goal back in stoppage time, but like the rest of the season it was too little too late.


A lovely day ruined by a game of football!



FULL TIME 2-3

ACCIES PROMOTED 5-3 on aggregate

Nothing for us to get excited about.

Match report written by tm4tj

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