Annan Athletic 1 - 0 Inverness CT

League Cup - Group D
Saturday, July 13th, 2024, 3:00 PM at Galabank Stadium, Annan
Attendance: 427
Referee: Jordan Curran
Annan Athletic Inverness CT

Goalscorers
Tommy Goss (21) None.

Team Managers
Wullie Gibson Duncan Ferguson

Starting Eleven
Jamie Smith
Wullie Gibson
Josh Dixon
Tommy Muir
Rico Quintongo
Josh Todd
Paul McGowan
Ryan Muir
Paul Smith
Aidan Smith
Tommy Goss
Jack Newman
Matthew Strachan
Jake Davidson
Remi Savage
Daniel Devine
Keith Bray
Calum MacLeod
Charlie Gilmour
Luis Longstaff
Adam Brooks
Billy Mckay

Bench
Greg Fleming (GK)
Kyle Fleming
Charlie Maxwell
Aaron Quigg
Szymon Rebilas
Sam Nixon
Shae Keogh
Calum MacKay
Robbie Thompson
Ben Corner
Cameron Ferguson

Substitutions
Kyle Fleming -> Rico Quitongo (69)
Aaron Quigg -> Josh Dixon (87)
Robbie Thompson for Adam Brooks (69)
Calum MacKay for Luis Longstaff (75)
Cameron Ferguson for Charlie Gilmour (75)
Ben Corner for Billy Mckay (75)
Shae Keogh for Matthew Strachan (79)

Bookings
Tommy Goss (24)
Aidan Smith (52)
Rico Quitongo (55)
Shae Keogh (88)

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Jack Newman (GK) 1 app (debut) -
Jake Davidson 19 apps1 goal
Daniel Devine 215 apps7 goals
Remi Savage 18 apps1 goal
Matthew Strachan 7 apps -
Charlie Gilmour 35 apps2 goals
Keith Bray 11 apps -
Calum MacLeod 1 app (debut) -
Billy Mckay 294 apps112 goals
Luis Longstaff 35 apps1 goal
Adam Brooks 27 apps4 goals
Calum MacKay (sub) 4 apps -
Shae Keogh (sub) 1 app (debut) -
Robbie Thompson (sub) 10 apps -
Cameron Ferguson (sub) 1 app (debut) -
Ben Corner (sub) 1 app (debut) -

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Keith Bray (18 years 108 days)
Oldest Player:Billy Mckay (35 years 273 days)
Average Player Age:23 years 289 days
Domestic Players:7 (63.64 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Shae Keogh (17 years 98 days)
Oldest Player:Szymon Rebilas (2025 years 352 days)
Average Player Age:22 years 138 days
Domestic Players:12 (66.67 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts
Calum MacLeod(Signed August 1st, 2023)
Jack Newman(Signed June 27th, 2024)
Ben Corner(Signed August 2nd, 2024)
Cameron Ferguson(Signed June 26th, 2024)
Shae Keogh(Signed August 2nd, 2024)

Milestones

League Cup Opener ends in defeat



New look Inverness made the long trek to Galabank Stadium for the opening game of the season to face Annan Athletic in the League Cup group stages. Most of our injured players made the game but Jack Walker and Ethan Cairns missed out. Annan added Aaron Quigg to their squad today and in former Dundee midfielder Paul McGowan they won't lack determination, skill or experience, something we lost over the summer. We'll just have to see how it pans out. Tommy Goss headed in the opening goal midway through a fairly even first half but we trailed at the break. No more goals after the interval and it ended 1-0 to Annan.

In other news, Cammy Harper has changed his shirt number to No3 at Carlisle United and Roddy MacGregor scored on his debut for Queens Park... Sigh!

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Inverness got the season underway on the 3G surface as captain Billy Mckay sets the ball rolling. Annan were first to threaten through Aidan Smith who saw Keeper Jack Newman save low to his left after eight minutes. Adam Brooks had our first effort after being fed through on goal but shot just wide five minutes later. Annan opened the scoring in the 21st minute through a Tommy Goss header. Brooks was denied from outside the box as Jamie Smith saved his effort on the half hour and following a corner Aidan Smith's header from a tight angle was denied by Newman with a super save. Billy Mckay shot over ten minutes before the break as the visitors looked to draw level before the interval. Brooks again missed the target shooting over after a lengthy injury break for Jake Davidson. Possession was even over the first 45 but it's the hosts that have the one goal advantage.

HT: 1-0

No changes at the interval and we were very close to an equaliser two minutes into the second half as Adam Brooks saw his initial effort hit the post and the rebound fell to Calum MacLeod in the box. Alas, his effort came off the bar and Billy Mckay couldn't quite scramble the ball in. Meh! Keith Bray brought out a save from the keeper and Aidan Smith did likewise at the other end before being booked a minute later for a late tackle on Charlie Gilmour. The hosts continued to dish out the rough treatment and Quitongo was booked minutes later for being late on Bray. Brooks continued missing the target, shooting wide after the hour and he would be replaced by Robbie Thompson for the last twenty minutes. Thereafter a spate of substitutions and one of them, Calum Mackay, had an effort saved by Jamie Smith. A late header by Ferguson never troubled the keeper and it was defeat in our opening match.

FT: 1-0

Match report written by tm4tj