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Inverness CT
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Kelty Hearts
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None. |
Luke McCarvel (79)
Robbie Cole (87)
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Appearances & Goals To Date
Starting Lineup
| Youngest Player: | Ben Brannan (18 years 77 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Billy Mckay (36 years 181 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 23 years 323 days |
| Domestic Players: | 7 (63.64 % of starting eleven) |
Matchday Squad
| Youngest Player: | Ben Brannan (18 years 77 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Szymon Rebilas (2026 years 260 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 22 years 110 days |
| Domestic Players: | 12 (66.67 % of matchday squad) |
First Team Debuts
Milestones
The Caley Thistle Way
Scott Kellacher was buoyed by the feelgood factor this week and was looking to keep the Caley Jags ahead of Annan. For the visitors, with Charlie Mulgrew gone, it was Tam O'Ware that was tasked with getting the wee Hearts back on track or at least halting their freefall on a bright Saturday afternoon in the Highlands.
The game got underway with Inverness shooting towards the North Stand in the first half for a change. It was a largely uneventful opening forty-five and if anything, Kelty created the better of the meagre opportunities with Dibaga making two decent stops. Meanwhile Inverness were mainly restricted to blocked shots and missed headers as we approached the break. We all held our breath before the interval when Dibaga went to collect the ball and crumpled to the turf. He resumed after treatment much to our relief. Gilmour hit the base of the post just on the break as a grateful Adams grabbed the ball after it bounced off the post and then hit him on the arse before he grabbed it. Alas Dibaga was unable to continue in the second period with young Szymon Rebilas taking the gloves. We still failed to trouble Adams after play resumed and it was no surprise when we went behind with Kelty looking much faster when they broke forward compared to our pedestrian approach. McCarvel raced through to slot home ten minutes from the end before Cole tied up the points with our defence in disarray. A thoroughly disappointing afternoon with little entertainment value. Let's hope Calum Jones puts on a better show in Bar94.
After last weeks win at Cove, this was a massive disappointment. The only thing in our favour was that Annan lost as well and they remain three points behind us.
It's the Caley Thistle Way; one step forward and two steps backward. Another difficult game next week away to Stenhousemuir.
Scott Kellacher lamented: “We didn’t start well, and we didn’t work anywhere near hard enough like we did when we won at Cove last weekend. “This is really frustrating – there are no excuses for that. “We might not play well, or some things don’t come off in play, but we need to work much harder.
Match report written by tm4tj
