Stenhousemuir 3 - 2 Inverness CT

League Match
Saturday, August 30th, 1997, 3:00 PM at Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Attendance: 400
Referee: D McDonald
Stenhousemuir Inverness CT

Goalscorers
Farrell (18)
Fisher (45)
Roseburgh (pen 50) 		Brian Thomson (pen.) (47)
Wayne Addicoat (85)

Team Managers
Unknown. Steve Paterson

Starting Eleven
Alexander
Sprott
Roseburgh
Armstrong
Innes
Law
Farrell
Fisher
Little
Brown
Henderson 		Les Fridge
Richard Hastings
Iain MacArthur
Paul Cherry
Vetle Andersen
Mark McCulloch
Charlie Christie
Mike Teasdale
Barry Wilson
Iain Stewart
Brian Thomson

Bench
Stewart
Brown 		Mike Noble
Davie Ross
Wayne Addicoat

Substitutions
Campbell => Roseburgh (84) Davie Ross for Paul Cherry (75)
Wayne Addicoat for Iain Stewart (75)

Bookings
Henderson Charlie Christie (70)
Vetle Andersen (70)
Iain MacArthur (70)

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Les Fridge (GK) 7 apps -
Paul Cherry 44 apps2 goals
Iain MacArthur 76 apps -
Richard Hastings 93 apps2 goals
Vetle Andersen 7 apps -
Mark McCulloch 2 apps -
Mike Teasdale 72 apps5 goals
Charlie Christie 110 apps22 goals
Barry Wilson 42 apps6 goals
Iain Stewart 91 apps54 goals
Brian Thomson 58 apps21 goals
Davie Ross (sub) 81 apps9 goals
Wayne Addicoat (sub) 21 apps3 goals

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Richard Hastings (20 years 109 days)
Oldest Player:Mark McCulloch (1999 years 28 days)
Average Player Age:28 years 354 days
Domestic Players:9 (81.82 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Wayne Addicoat (18 years 79 days)
Oldest Player:Mark McCulloch (1999 years 28 days)
Average Player Age:28 years 67 days
Domestic Players:12 (85.71 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

The game started at a fast pace and the home side thought they had scored in 4 minutes when an Innes effort was cleared off the line. In 7 minutes an excellent McCulloch 20 yard shot was painfully blocked by a defender and it fell harmlessly into the arms of Alexander. Wilson had a great chance in the 11th minute - he was clean through after a good pass from Thomson but he dithered too long. Stenhousemuir took the lead in 18 minutes when a Roseburgh cross from the left was knocked in by Farrell from close range. The visitors fought back and in 26 minutes a Wilson corner led to an Alexander save from Cherry and a Teasdale header off the bar. The Warriors took control and came close in 29 minutes when a 25 yard blast from Fisher flew low past the post. On 45 minutes Fisher collected a pass 30 yards out, calmly drew Fridge and slotted the ball home. On 47 minutes the visitors came back into the game when Wilson was brought down and Thomson hammered home the penalty. The revival lasted for 3 minutes. MacArthur was judged to have handled in the box to the amazement of all who saw the ball hit his shoulder. The soft penalty was converted by Roseburgh. In 73 minutes Henderson had the miss of the season. He was one yard out when the ball came across the face of the goal but he failed to connect. In the 85th minute a 25 yard McCulloch strike was tipped over by Alexander. Ross took the corner and Addicoat forced the ball over the line with his chest to make it 3-2. Caley Thistle chased the equaliser in the last 5 minutes but could not penetrate the well organised home defence and overall the final score of 3-2 flattered the Inverness side.

Match report written by Ian Broadfoot



Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Stenhousemuir 4 3 1 0 9 4 5 10
2. Clydebank 4 2 2 0 9 4 5 8
3. Livingston 4 2 2 0 6 3 3 8
4. Stranraer 4 2 1 1 6 2 4 7
5. East Fife 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 6
6. Brechin City 4 1 1 2 7 11 -4 4
7. Forfar Athletic 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 3
8. Inverness CT 4 0 2 2 5 7 -2 2
9. Clyde 4 0 2 2 3 7 -4 2
10. Queen of the South 4 0 1 3 5 9 -4 1