Inverness CT 1 - 0 Queen of the South

League - League 1
Saturday, August 31st, 2024, 3:00 PM at Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,703
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Inverness CT  Queen of the South

Goalscorers
Billy Mckay (19)
None.

Team Managers
Duncan Ferguson Peter Murphy

Starting Eleven
Musa Dibaga
Remi Savage
Jake Davidson
Wallace Duffy
Flynn Duffy
Daniel Devine
Adam Mackinnon
Charlie Gilmour
Paul Allan
Adam Brooks
Billy Mckay
Ross Stewart
Oscar MacIntyre
Jack Hannah
Matty Douglas
Michael Hewitt
Reece Lyon
Brennan Dickenson
Kai Kennedy
Benjamine Luissint
Kieran McKechnie
Leighton McIntosh

Substitutes
Szymon Rebilas
Connall Ewan
Matthew Strachan
Robbie Thompson
Calum MacKay
Calum MacLeod
James Nolan
Shae Keogh
Cameron Ferguson
Jay Hogarth (gk)
Daniel Church
Kyle Doherty
Ben Johnstone
Harry McLinden
Niall Rogerson
Euan Ross
Josh Walker
Pharrell Willis

Substitutions
Calum MacLeod for Paul Allan (45)
James Nolan for Wallace Duffy (67)
Connall Ewan for Flynn Duffy (76)
Calum MacKay for Adam Brooks (79)
Ben Johnstone -> Michael Hewitt (43)
Josh Walker -> Benjamin Luissint (58)
Kyle Doherty -> Kai Kennedy (85)

Bookings
Adam Brooks (48)
Daniel Devine (63)
Kieran McKechnie (19)
Ben Johnstone (70)

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Musa Dibaga (GK) 3 apps -
Remi Savage 26 apps1 goal
Daniel Devine 222 apps8 goals
Jake Davidson 27 apps1 goal
Wallace Duffy 107 apps5 goals
Flynn Duffy 5 apps -
Adam Mackinnon 5 apps1 goal
Charlie Gilmour 43 apps2 goals
Paul Allan 2 apps -
Adam Brooks 35 apps5 goals
Billy Mckay 302 apps113 goals
Connall Ewan (sub) 1 app (debut) -
Calum MacKay (sub) 8 apps -
Calum MacLeod (sub) 9 apps -
James Nolan (sub) 1 app (debut) -

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Musa Dibaga (20 years 131 days)
Oldest Player:Billy Mckay (35 years 322 days)
Average Player Age:24 years 318 days
Domestic Players:7 (63.64 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Shae Keogh (17 years 147 days)
Oldest Player:Szymon Rebilas (2026 years 36 days)
Average Player Age:22 years 180 days
Domestic Players:13 (65.00 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts
Connall Ewan(Signed August 29th, 2024)
James Nolan(Signed August 31st, 2024)

Milestones

First win for the Caley Jags



Another controversial week in the life and death of the Caley Jags culminated in a home fixture against Queen of the South at the Caledonian Stadium. A couple of new faces were acquired prior to kick-off with four faces missing, Newman, Longstaff, Bray and Cairns. In came Connall Ewan and James Nolan. Kai Kennedy was in the Doonhamers squad. A first half goal from Billy Mckay in a turgid encounter was enough to secure all three points. A bit of pinball around the visitors goal ended with Billy scoring from close range. Referee Gavin Duncan was the focal point of many a strange decision as he ignored two big penalty claims for the hosts, and a brilliant goalline clearance from an Adam Brooks effort kept Queens in with a chance. Despite a late flurry from Queens we held on for our first win of the League 1 campaign. The downside of these industrial challenges today was that both Duffy's left the field injured, Flynn on a stretcher. Duncan Ferguson was also redcarded for continuallly questioning the referee's decisions. One in particular when Brooks was booked for simulation instead of being awarded a penalty. Baffling incompetence from the ref! On the plus side, the pitch looked fantastic.

Full Time: 1-0

Match report written by tm4tj



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Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Kelty Hearts 5 2 3 0 8 3 5 9
2. Stenhousemuir 5 3 0 2 10 7 3 9
3. Alloa Athletic 5 2 3 0 5 3 2 9
4. Queen of the South 5 2 1 2 4 3 1 7
5. Montrose 5 1 3 1 3 3 0 6
6. Annan Athletic 5 2 0 3 5 9 -4 6
7. Cove Rangers 5 1 1 3 6 9 -3 4
8. Arbroath 5 0 3 2 3 7 -4 3
9. Inverness CT 5 1 3 1 3 3 0 -9
10. Dumbarton 5 0 5 0 9 9 0 -10