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Inverness CT
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Queen of the South
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Thomson
McColligan
Bowey
O'Neil |
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McColligan (48)
Weatherson (45) |
Appearances & Goals To Date
Starting Lineup
| Youngest Player: | Ross Tokely (23 years 259 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Grant Munro (2004 years 107 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 23 years 259 days |
| Domestic Players: | 11 (100.00 % of starting eleven) |
Matchday Squad
| Youngest Player: | Ross Tokely (23 years 259 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Dennis Wyness (2004 years 107 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 30 years 67 days |
| Domestic Players: | 16 (100.00 % of matchday squad) |
First Team Debuts
Milestones
Caley Thistle made it six wins in a row but all credit to Queens� nine men who fought like terriers. Paul Ritchie scored the first of three in six minutes when he took a Dennis Wyness pass in the box and touched it past Andy Goram with a neat flick. Goram then touched over a low ball from Wyness and blocked a Roy McBain shot with his legs. Robbie Nielson made a strong run into the home area in 12 minutes but Barry Robson saved the day with a fine tackle. In 24 minutes Robson took a free kick from wide right and Ritchie�s low header went past the post. The Queens� defensive formation stood up to Caley Thistle�s pressure then they scored on the break in 37 minutes. A header from the left was met by the raised foot of Sean O�Connor at the back post. The ball went into the net but the assistant referee had his flag up. All expected a free kick for a high boot but after consultation the goal was given. Goram tipped over a Robson long shot in 41 minutes then two minutes later McBain was bundled in the box and a penalty given. Robson blasted it past Goram for 2-1. A straight red card on the whistle saw Peter Weatherson off for a bad foul on McBain. A second yellow for diving sent Brian McColligan to the dressing room in 48 minutes then a magnificent 20 yard strike from Robson made it 3-1. It should have been an easy win after that against nine men but O�Connor scored from close range in 53 minutes, after a fine run by Derek Lyle, to reduce the deficit to 3-2. In 59 minutes Ritchie scored the fourth with a low angled shot from just inside the box after a fine pass from McBain. Liam Keogh hit the post in 66 minutes after intense pressure but Queens grabbed another lifeline in 73 minutes when Robson brought down Nielson to concede a penalty. John O�Neil had only just come on before he took the penalty and scored. Goram touched over a Bobby Mann free kick in 83 minutes. Queens just would not lie down and they set up a scramble following a corner with four minutes left � this could easily have led to a 4-4 scoreline but with a minute left Ritchie completed his hat trick. Robson drove the ball in from the left, Goram parried and Ritchie hit it into the roof of the net. A welcome three points, a hat trick for Ritchie, second place consolidated and an amazing match.