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Inverness CT
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Queen of the South
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Appearances & Goals To Date
Starting Lineup
| Youngest Player: | Ross Tokely (25 years 47 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Mark Brown (2005 years 260 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 28 years 241 days |
| Domestic Players: | 11 (100.00 % of starting eleven) |
Matchday Squad
| Youngest Player: | Ross Tokely (25 years 47 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Michael Fraser (2005 years 260 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 28 years 241 days |
| Domestic Players: | 16 (100.00 % of matchday squad) |
First Team Debuts
Milestones
Two goals in 45 seconds set up this win on a cold windy day against a lively Queens� side. The score was a repeat of December�s match and once more Steve Hislop scored twice. Barry Wilson was set up by David Bingham in the fourth minute but his angled close range shot cleared the bar. Queens� �keeper Craig Samson dived to push round a Richie Hart free kick in the eighth minute then in 16 minutes Hart�s through ball sent Wilson clear in on goal. He was one-on-one with the �keeper but shot low and well wide from 15 yards. Two minutes later Queens had a chance when a Stephen Payne corner was quickly returned to him and his cross was punched away by Mark Brown. Steve Bowey�s follow up shot was blocked. Willie Gibson closed in on the Caley Thistle goal from the right in 25 minutes but instead of the expected cross he shot hard � the swerving ball forced a punch away from Brown. David Bingham volleyed over the bar on the half hour mark then Brown pushed a Payne shot for a corner. The deadlock was broken in 39 minutes when Bingham slipped a neat reverse pass to Hislop on the edge of the box and he shot past Samson with the aid of a deflection. 45 seconds later Hart crossed from the right and Bingham headed home from six yards for 2-0. The wind strengthened in the second half and it was in Caley Thistle�s favour. In the 65th minute a long high ball from Bobby Mann reached Wilson just outside the Queens� box. He controlled it first time but pulled a hamstring in the process. Despite the obvious pain he ran forward and stroked it past Samson. At 3-0 the game was effectively over and so was Wilson�s involvement. Queens scored a consolation goal in 78 minutes when Paul Burns crossed low from the left and substitute Alex Burke hit it in from six yards out. Hislop�s second goal came three minutes later but most of the credit went to Roy McBain. McBain shot hard from 30 yards and Samson pulled off a tremendous save. The �keeper could not hold it and Hislop was on hand to net from the rebound. With three minutes left substitutes Liam Keogh and Paul Ritchie combined to create a chance. Keogh crossed from the left and Ritchie had a sight of goal from 15 yards. He was quickly shut down and his shot was deflected for a corner. Clyde matched the 4-1 result against Raith Rovers and the gap remains four points with four games left. St Johnstone drew with Ross County and now lie a further five points adrift. It now looks like it is back to a two horse race.