Inverness CT 3 - 0 Queens Park

League Cup - Rd 1
Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 3:00 PM at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,099
Referee: S Mclean
Inverness CT  Queens Park

Goalscorers
Lee Cox (20)
Eric Odhiambo (55)
Ross Tokely (58)
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Team Managers
Terry Butcher Gardner Spiers

Starting Eleven
Ryan Esson
Ross Tokely
Grant Munro
Stuart Golabek
Kevin McCann
Russell Duncan
Lee Cox
Nick Ross
Gil Blumenshtein
Adam Rooney
Dani Sanchez
Hamilton
Little
Burns
Gallagher
Brough
McBride
Anderson
Eagleshan
O Hara
Watt
Murray

Substitutes
Jonny Tuffey
Chris Innes
Roy McBain
Eric Odhiambo
Shane Sutherland
McPherson
Meggatt
Smith
Quinn
Harkins

Substitutions
Chris Innes for Grant Munro (46)
Eric Odhiambo for Gil Blumenshtein (54)
Roy McBain for Chris Innes (60)
Harkins => O Hara (58)
Smith => Murray (66)
Quinn => Eagleshan (71)

Bookings
Ross Tokely (71)
Stuart Golabek (72)
Burns (53)

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Ryan Esson (GK) 72 apps -
Kevin McCann 1 app (debut) -
Stuart Golabek 259 apps5 goals
Ross Tokely 518 apps34 goals
Grant Munro 329 apps12 goals
Lee Cox 44 apps3 goals
Nick Ross 13 apps1 goal
Gil Blumenshtein 1 app (debut) -
Russell Duncan 324 apps9 goals
Adam Rooney 83 apps33 goals
Dani Sanchez 40 apps7 goals
Chris Innes (sub) 1 app (debut) -
Roy McBain (sub) 339 apps19 goals
Eric Odhiambo (sub) 36 apps7 goals

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Lee Cox (20 years 40 days)
Oldest Player:Grant Munro (2012 years 1 days)
Average Player Age:27 years 111 days
Domestic Players:11 (100.00 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Shane Sutherland (19 years 286 days)
Oldest Player:Chris Innes (2012 years 1 days)
Average Player Age:25 years 18 days
Domestic Players:16 (100.00 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts
Gil Blumenshtein(Signed )
Kevin McCann(Signed )
Chris Innes(Signed )

Milestones

Hislopsoffsideagain has given us the first match report of the season from the fans view.

Caley Thistle swept into the second round of the league cup with minimum fuss, kicking off their season with a comfortable win over the amateurs of Queen’s Park.

Lee Cox gave the SPL side a half-time lead, and quick second half goals from Eric Odhiambo and Ross Tokely ensured a routine victory, with the visitors displaying plenty of endeavour but precious little quality.

Gardner Speirs had stuck with same eleven that defeated Livingston the previous week, but Terry Butcher went into the match without the injured duo of Jonny Hayes and Richie Foran, plus the suspended David Proctor. Kevin McCann, on loan from Hibs, and Israeli Gil Blumenshtein made their debuts. It was no surprise that Inverness, playing their first competitive game of the campaign, looked a bit rusty in the early stages, creating little in the first 20 minutes other than a sharp shot on the turn from Adam Rooney that was well held by Spiders keeper Peter Hamilton. That finally sparked the game into life, and Rooney saw a headed effort drift wide shortly before Cox grabbed the opener on 22 minutes.

The former Leicester midfielder grabbed his first goal for eleven months, racing from midfield to get onto Nick Ross’ through-ball. His initial effort was well parried, but Cox kept his head to slide the rebound into the empty net. Inverness looked comfortable from then on, with Blumenshtein heading a McCann cross wide after a clever build-up on the right, while Tokely should have done better with a free header at a corner, but saw his effort fly over with the goal gaping. Queen’s Park did briefly threaten just before the break, when Ian Watt’s cross flew across the goalmouth and somehow evaded his teammates in the middle, but Caley looked very comfortable at half-time.

That was the end of Grant Munro’s day, however, as he went off with a gash in his foot which needed four stitches and was replaced by another debutant, Chris Innes. The former St. Mirren man was to last only 20 minutes himself before tweaking a groin muscle, but by that point the game was up. Another substitute, Eric Odhiambo, doubled the lead, charging down Hamilton’s attempted clearance after the goalkeeper was sold a short passback; the ball appeared to hit the striker on the chin and spun into the net before anyone realized where it had landed. And only two minutes later Tokely atoned for his earlier miss, coolly driving into the roof of the net from twelve yards after Queen’s Park failed to deal with a corner.

With a three goal lead, the first division champions understandably took their foot off the gas, and the rest of the match was largely a non-event. The visitors continued to work hard, and Watt came up with their best chance of the afternoon, weaving past three players and bringing a good one handed stop out of Ryan Esson. But it was to be a clean sheet and a straightforward result, and Terry Butcher’s thoughts can now turn towards the league opener with Celtic.

Official Report: HERE

Match report written by hislopsoffsideagain



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