Inverness CT 2 - 3 Hamilton Academical
League (Playoff) - Final 2nd LegSaturday, 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 Remi Savage James Carragher Cameron Kerr Cameron Harper Morgan Boyes 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 Austin Samuels Alex Samuel Adam Brooks |
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 | - |
| Remi Savage |
|
17 apps | 1 goal |
| James Carragher |
|
20 apps | - |
| Cameron Kerr |
|
20 apps | 2 goals |
| Cameron Harper |
|
164 apps | 12 goals |
| Morgan Boyes |
|
32 apps | 3 goals |
| Samson Lawal |
|
13 apps | - |
| Max Anderson |
|
37 apps | 2 goals |
| Billy Mckay |
|
293 apps | 112 goals |
| Aribim Pepple |
|
18 apps | 2 goals |
| Luis Longstaff |
|
34 apps | 1 goal |
| Roddy MacGregor (sub) |
|
113 apps | 6 goals |
| Austin Samuels (sub) |
|
56 apps | 7 goals |
| Adam Brooks (sub) |
|
26 apps | 4 goals |
| Alex Samuel (sub) |
|
19 apps | 6 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
None.