Stenhousemuir 0 - 1 Inverness CT

League - League 1
Saturday, December 21st, 2024, 3:00 PM at Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Attendance: 719
Referee: Graham Grainger
Stenhousemuir Inverness CT

Goalscorers
None. Charlie Gilmour (86)

Team Managers
Gary Naysmith Scott Kellacher

Starting Eleven
Darren Jamieson
Ross Meechan
James Berry
Nat Wedderburn
Euan O'Reilly
Kyle Banner
Matt yates
Corey O'Donnell
Kinlay Bilham
Michael Anderson
Aaron Steele
Musa Dibaga
Remi Savage
Matthew Strachan
Daniel Devine
Keith Bray
Charlie Gilmour
Paul Allan
Adam Mackinnon
James Nolan
Luis Longstaff
Billy Mckay

Bench
Curtis Lyle
Euan Cameron
Ross Taylor
Blair Alston
Corey Paterson
Sam Thompson
Lee Walker
Ben Gardiner
Calum MacKay
Calum MacLeod
Ethan Cairns

Substitutions
Blair Alston -> Euan O'Reilly (67)
Ross Taylor -> Matty Yates (79)
Euan Cameron -> Nat Wedderburn (89)
Ethan Cairns for Billy Mckay (94)

Bookings
Matty Yates (61) Daniel Devine (62)

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Musa Dibaga (GK) 17 apps -
Remi Savage 41 apps1 goal
Matthew Strachan 20 apps -
Daniel Devine 235 apps10 goals
Keith Bray 28 apps2 goals
Charlie Gilmour 53 apps5 goals
Paul Allan 15 apps3 goals
Adam Mackinnon 20 apps3 goals
James Nolan 16 apps1 goal
Billy Mckay 317 apps113 goals
Luis Longstaff 55 apps4 goals
Ethan Cairns (sub) 10 apps1 goal

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Keith Bray (18 years 269 days)
Oldest Player:Billy Mckay (36 years 69 days)
Average Player Age:24 years 71 days
Domestic Players:5 (45.45 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Keith Bray (18 years 269 days)
Oldest Player:Sam Thompson (2026 years 148 days)
Average Player Age:23 years 70 days
Domestic Players:12 (66.67 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

Stormy at Stenny



It was a wild wet and windy weekend at the foot of the Ochil's as troubled Inverness took to the park for the tenth meeting between the sides. Matty Aitken and Buchanan were out for the hosts with Corey O'Donnell starting up top and Bannon covering for Buchanan. On top of the visitors injury list, Robbie Thompson was suspended with Keith Bray starting and Ethan Cairns making the bench. A great save from big Musa denied Yates early in the first half but it remained goalless at the break in an even contest. Inverness forced the pace after the interval and Paul Allan did it again (we think) with four minutes of normal time remaining. There may have been a touch in the box but at the moment Allan is the hero. After the game it was confirmed that it was Charlie Gilmour that got the final touch. Still, another great ball in from Paul Allan.  An important win with Dumbarton also winning at Montrose.

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There was massive early save from Musa Dibaga and his bar as he tipped a wicked shot by top scorer Matty Yates from half a mile out onto the bar and behind for a corner. Oooooft! Paul Allan responded but missed the target before Dibaga then had to save an effort from Michael Anderson off Ross Meechan's cross. The hosts were pushing Inverness back at every opportunity and O'Reilly saw an effort blocked in the next attack. An Inverness 'goal' was ruled out for offside as we settled into the match. Charlie Gilmour headed wide from Allan's flighted free kick into the box midway through the half. The tide was turning somewhat and Billy Mckay had a header saved in the bottom corner by Jamieson before Adam MacKinnon was also denied by the keeper when his shot was deflected towards the keepers gloves. Ten minutes before the break Remi Savage knocked on Allan's free kick but Gilmour shot over. In the final few minutes of the half Stenny made a late push for an opener and James Berry was denied by the Inverness keeper before James Nolan brought Jamieson back into action. Yates had the final say of the half but Dibaga was equal to it and that was the last action of the first forty-five.

HALF TIME: 0-0

After a fairly even first half the visitors started the second on the offensive and Keith Bray and Luis Longstaff missed the target in the opening exchanges. Longstaff headed goalwards but Jamieson was able to gather relatively comfortably. MacKinnon and Gilmour were next up to have a go but again Jamieson was alert enough to deny the visitors. With half an hour remaining the game was still up for grabs. A thirty-five yarder from Allan was tipped behind for a corner off the woodwork as the pressure mounted on the home goal and he almost did it again direct from the corner, alas his ball in struck the post. MacKinnon was next to be denied as he shot from outside the box, the keeper again in the right place. Mathew Strachan ventured forward, but he too missed the target from distance, as did Mckay from a Longstaff delivery. He's done it again. Paul Allan swung his corner in and the ball ended up in the net. There may have been another touch in the box, but at the moment, Allan has been credited with the goal and that's how it ended after four minutes of time added on. However the goal has now been awarded to Charlie Gilmour. As long as it's in the net, that's all that matters. 

FULL TIME: 0-1

Match report written by tm4tj



Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Arbroath 18 9 4 5 27 20 7 31
2. Kelty Hearts 18 8 5 5 28 17 11 29
3. Stenhousemuir 18 8 3 7 25 18 7 27
4. Alloa Athletic 18 6 7 5 22 18 4 25
5. Cove Rangers 18 7 4 7 26 23 3 25
6. Montrose 18 6 5 7 19 18 1 23
7. Queen of the South 17 6 3 8 15 20 -5 21
8. Annan Athletic 18 5 3 10 16 32 -16 18
9. Inverness CT 17 6 7 4 16 16 0 10
10. Dumbarton 18 4 7 7 24 36 -12 4