Montrose 2 - 3 Inverness CT

League - League 1
Saturday, December 7th, 2024, 3:00 PM at Links Park, Montrose
Attendance: 502
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Montrose Inverness CT

Goalscorers
Graham Webster (27)
Blair Lyons (38)
Luis Longstaff (64)
Paul Allan (88)
Paul Allan (94)

Team Managers
Stewart Petrie Scott Kellacher

Starting Eleven
Cammy Gill
Keir Bertie
Blair McKenzie
Aiden Quinn
Sean Dillon
Michael Gardyne
Terry Masson
Blair Lyons
Matheus Machado
Graham Webster
Kane Hester
Musa Dibaga
Matthew Strachan
Remi Savage
Daniel Devine
Charlie Gilmour
Robbie Thompson
James Nolan
Adam Mackinnon
Paul Allan
Luis Longstaff
Billy Mckay

Bench
Alex Balfour
Craig Brown
Callum Hannah
Ben Maciver-Redwood
Ross Matthews
Ali Shrive
Andrew Steeves
Paul Watson
Szymon Rebilas
Sam Thompson
Ben Gardiner
Lee Walker
Calum MacKay
Calum MacLeod
Keith Bray
Ethan Cairns

Substitutions
Andrew Steeves -> Blair McKenzie (49)
Craig Brown -> Kane Hester (60)
Ben Maciver-Redwood -> Terry Masson (60)
Callum Hannah -> Blair Lyons 76)
Ali Shrive -> Graham Webster (76)
Keith Bray for Robbie Thompson (72)
Ethan Cairns for Matthew Strachan (76)

Bookings
Blair Lyons (32)
Terry Masson (40)
Craig Brown (88)
None.

Red Cards
Andrew Steeves (74) None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Musa Dibaga (GK) 15 apps -
Matthew Strachan 18 apps -
Remi Savage 39 apps1 goal
Daniel Devine 233 apps10 goals
Charlie Gilmour 51 apps4 goals
Robbie Thompson 25 apps -
James Nolan 14 apps1 goal
Adam Mackinnon 18 apps3 goals
Paul Allan 13 apps3 goals
Luis Longstaff 53 apps4 goals
Billy Mckay 315 apps113 goals
Keith Bray (sub) 26 apps2 goals
Ethan Cairns (sub) 9 apps1 goal

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:James Nolan (19 years 71 days)
Oldest Player:Billy Mckay (36 years 55 days)
Average Player Age:24 years 121 days
Domestic Players:5 (45.45 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Keith Bray (18 years 255 days)
Oldest Player:Sam Thompson (2026 years 134 days)
Average Player Age:22 years 360 days
Domestic Players:12 (63.16 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

It's behind you...



Inverness were without Jake Davidson, Charlie Reilly, Connall Ewan, and Lewis Nicolson. Remi Savage started after being injured last week and Keith Bray made the bench. Former Inverness players Michael Gardyne and Matheus Machado started for Montrose. With points at a premium, and despite the Caley Jags creating plenty with Cammy Gill the busier keeper, it was Montrose that went in at the break two goals up. Graeme Webster headed in Michael Gardyne's free kick to open the scoring before Blair Lyons added a second ten minutes before the break. The second half started in the same vein with Inverness pushing to get a goal back but squandering opportunities that came their way. We bucked the trend after the hour when Luis Longstaff drilled in from outside the box. Montrose were reduced to ten men when Steeve's was red carded and a late Paul Allan double saved the day in true pantomime fashion as he scored with a precise shot following a corner to take all three points back up the A9.

Oh no he didn't.......Oh yes he did

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Remi Savage took his place in defence but Keith Bray only made it onto the bench. Academy player Ben Gardiner was called into the squad for the first time. James Nolan shot wide early on and Adam MacKinnon brought out a save from Cammy Gill. That would be the order of the day as chances came and went. However, not so for Montrose who took the lead just before the half hour through Webster who headed in a Gardyne free kick. They doubled the lead ten minutes before the break when Lyons fired high into the net from the centre of the box. That apart, the half consisted of missed chances and saves by Cammy Gill who denied Billy Mckay and Adam MacKinnon amongst others.

Half Time: 2-0

The second half was similar to the first with Inverness probing, missing and Gill saving. However he could do nothing to stop Longstaff drilling into the bottom corner after the hour. Game on, and moreso ten minutes later when Steeves received a straight red card. Billy Mckay and Adam Mackinnon were notably denied by keeper Gill and it was all hands to the pumps for for Montrose now but they were powerless to stop Paul Allan slotting in an equaliser in the 88th minute. No more than Inverness deserved for their attacking endeavour. However, we weren't finished and absolute limbs in the 94th minute when Paul Allan's shot following a corner ended up in the net for the visitors to snatch a deserved win and three valuable points.

Full Time 2-3 (phew)

A dramatic ending to the game with Paul Allan snatching the win and up until that moment probably the MotM award from Cammy Gill who broke Inverness hearts on at least a dozen occasions throughout the game. When Paul's angled shot ended up in the net, the MotM award was diverted to the Inverness match winner with Gill holding his head in disbelief.

What a comeback. I doubt this would have happened under Duncan Ferguson's tenure. With his negative approach we would have been more likely to take on another couple of defenders and retain possession. Not for Scott Kellacher who continued to drive his team forward and deservedly got all three points at the death. 👏

Match report written by tm4tj



Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Stenhousemuir 16 8 3 5 24 15 9 27
2. Alloa Athletic 16 6 7 3 21 14 7 25
3. Arbroath 15 7 4 4 19 17 2 25
4. Kelty Hearts 15 6 4 5 23 15 8 22
5. Cove Rangers 16 6 3 7 24 23 1 21
6. Montrose 16 5 5 6 16 15 1 20
7. Queen of the South 15 5 3 7 13 17 -4 18
8. Annan Athletic 16 4 3 9 11 27 -16 15
9. Inverness CT 15 5 7 3 15 14 1 7
10. Dumbarton 16 3 7 6 21 30 -9 1