Alloa Athletic 1 - 2 Inverness CT

League - League 1
Saturday, January 25th, 2025, 3:00 PM at Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 741
Referee: Steven Kirkland
Alloa Athletic Inverness CT

Goalscorers
Cameron O'Donnell (46) Keith Bray (21)
Alfie Stewart (79)

Team Managers
Andy Graham

Starting Eleven
Peter Morrison
Scott Taggart
Morgyn Neill
Charlie Dewar
Kane Thomson
Luke Donnelly
Stefan Scougall
Miko Virtanen
Cameron O'Donnell
Conor Salmon
Luke Rankin
Musa Dibaga
Remi Savage
Daniel Devine
Charlie Gilmour
James Nolan
Paul Allan
Keith Bray
Alfie Stewart
Adam Mackinnon
Alfie Bavidge
Billy Mckay

Bench
Tochukwu Ogayi
Andrew Graham
Kevin Cawley
Kurtus Roberts
Scott Honeyman
Steven Buchanan
Reece Mullen
Joshua Gemtles
Tyrece McDonnell
Szymon Rebilas
Connall Ewan
Matthew Strachan
Robbie Thompson
Calum MacKay
Calum MacLeod
Ethan Cairns

Substitutions
Josh Gentles -> Luke Rankin (67)
Tyrece McDonnell -> Conor Sammon (86)
Steven Buchanan -> Cameron O'Donnell (86)
Ethan Cairns for Billy Mckay (83)

Bookings
Miko Virtanen (7)
Kane Thomson (48)
Cameron O'Donnell (57)
Stefan Scougall (70)
Morgyn Neill (90)
Daniel Devine (33)
Billy Mckay (73)
Keith Bray (75)
James Nolan (77)

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Musa Dibaga (GK) 22 apps -
Remi Savage 46 apps2 goals
Daniel Devine 240 apps10 goals
Charlie Gilmour 58 apps6 goals
James Nolan 21 apps1 goal
Paul Allan 20 apps3 goals
Keith Bray 33 apps5 goals
Alfie Stewart 4 apps1 goal
Adam Mackinnon 25 apps3 goals
Alfie Bavidge 4 apps3 goals
Billy Mckay 322 apps114 goals
Ethan Cairns (sub) 15 apps1 goal

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Alfie Stewart (18 years 183 days)
Oldest Player:Billy Mckay (36 years 104 days)
Average Player Age:23 years 262 days
Domestic Players:6 (54.55 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Alfie Stewart (18 years 183 days)
Oldest Player:Szymon Rebilas (2026 years 183 days)
Average Player Age:22 years 109 days
Domestic Players:12 (66.67 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones
Alfie Stewart scored his first goal for the Club.

Wasps Stung by Caley Jags



With storm Eowyn having passed over yesterday it was game on at the Indodrill Stadium within Recreation Park. The Caley Jags last visit here saw them relinquish a two goal lead within six minutes all too easily after Conor Sammon entered the fray. With the only League1 fixture failing to weather the storm being the Arbroath v Kelty game, this was an opportunity for Alloa to get up to second spot and for Inverness to keep abreast of the relegation zone with Dumbarton at Queen of the South.

Charlie Dewar started his first game with Josh Gentles on the bench for the hosts. Luis Longstaff failed to make the starting XI or the bench with Alfie Stewart starting again for an unchanged visitors. Inverness took a first half lead through a Keith Bray header but immediately after the break Cameron O'Donnell equalised however Alfie Stewart got his first goal for Inverness with ten minutes remaining. We saw out the game thereafter and took a big step towards safety.

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Alloa were keen to take the initiative and Dibaga had to save from Conor Sammon in the first couple of minutes followed by Luke Rankin having his effort blocked. James Nolan and Stefan Scougall exchanged misses at opposite ends of the park after ten minutes as the game settled down. Almost midway through the half and a Sammon header brought Dibaga back into action, but it was at the other end that the first goal came. Keath Bray won a corner when his effort had been blocked and when Alfie Stewart swung the ball in Bray headed home to open the scoring. That's three in three for Bray, becoming a habit now! Adam MacKinnon fired goalwards after twenty-five but Morrison saved. Danny Devine picked up a booking and from the free kick Cameron O'Donnell went close but missed the target. Three minutes before the interval Alfie Bavidge almost got his four in four but his first time shot from outside the box hit the post.

HALF TIME: 0-1

Here we go again as we lose a goal within a minute, Cameron O'Donnell scoring from close range to draw Alloa level. A bit of a lull in the game and possession had levelled out with a spate of corners for the Caley Jags producing nothing but a couple of bookings for Mckay, Bray and Nolan. Devine had a header pushed away from goal from an Allan free kick and with ten minutes left Alfie Stewart opened his account at the Caley Jags, slotting in after a great assist from Paul Allan. Kane Thomson had an effort saved by Dibaga in the bottom corner as the game approached the ninety minutes. Despite five minutes of time added on, the visitors saw out the game relatively unscathed and took a massive step towards safety.

This was a huge win for the Caley Jags with Dumbarton losing and Annan Athletic drawing today after equalising in the last minute. Meh! Only two points behind Annan now and twelve points ahead of Dumbarton although they have a game in hand over us. We showed great resilience to weather the storm and push on for the win. Pleasing and deserved result after the disappointment in midweek at Dumfries. Biggest surprise was no goals for Alfie Bavidge today. Send him back

Match report written by tm4tj



Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Arbroath 20 10 4 6 31 23 8 34
2. Stenhousemuir 22 9 5 8 29 24 5 32
3. Queen of the South 22 9 5 8 24 25 -1 32
4. Cove Rangers 21 9 4 8 34 25 9 31
5. Kelty Hearts 21 8 7 6 28 19 9 31
6. Alloa Athletic 22 7 8 7 28 25 3 29
7. Montrose 21 6 7 8 21 23 -2 25
8. Annan Athletic 22 5 6 11 20 39 -19 21
9. Inverness CT 22 9 7 6 26 24 2 19
10. Dumbarton 21 5 7 9 27 41 -14 7