St. Mirren 1 - 1 Inverness CT

League Match
Saturday, August 25th, 2001, 3:00 PM at Love Street, Paisley
Attendance: 3,444
Referee: J Undehill
St. Mirren Inverness CT

Goalscorers
McGarry (50) Bobby Mann (pen.) (88)

Team Managers
Tom Hendrie Steve Paterson

Starting Eleven
Roy
MacKenzie
Bowman
Turner
McLaughlin
Walker
Quitongo
Murray
McGarry
Gillies
Yardley
Nicky Walker
Ross Tokely
Bobby Mann
Stuart McCaffrey
Charlie Christie
Barry Robson
Roy McBain
Russell Duncan
Martin Bavidge
Dennis Wyness
Paul Ritchie

Bench
Kerr
Rudden
Burns
Baltacha
Robertson
Jim Calder
Stuart Golabek
Paul Bradshaw
Mike Teasdale
Graeme Stewart

Substitutions
Burns -> McGarry (66)
Kerr -> Bowman (68)
Rudden -> Quitongo (70)
Graeme Stewart for Paul Ritchie (69)

Bookings
None. Russell Duncan (30)
Charlie Christie (80)

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Nicky Walker (GK) 1 app (debut) -
Ross Tokely 159 apps7 goals
Bobby Mann 94 apps7 goals
Stuart McCaffrey 40 apps -
Roy McBain 45 apps3 goals
Charlie Christie 242 apps30 goals
Barry Robson 86 apps9 goals
Russell Duncan 4 apps -
Dennis Wyness 75 apps32 goals
Martin Bavidge 86 apps14 goals
Paul Ritchie 5 apps2 goals
Graeme Stewart (sub) 8 apps -

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (22 years 176 days)
Oldest Player:Russell Duncan (2003 years 24 days)
Average Player Age:28 years 349 days
Domestic Players:11 (100.00 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (22 years 176 days)
Oldest Player:Nicky Walker (2003 years 24 days)
Average Player Age:32 years 307 days
Domestic Players:16 (100.00 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts
Nicky Walker(Signed )

Milestones

Not a great game but a better performance from Caley Thistle. They snatched a point two minutes from time just when Saints seemed assured of victory. Steve Paterson made several changes including the introduction of new signing Nicky Walker in goal. In 11 minutes Martin Bavidge robbed St Mirren�s Gary Bowman and ran at goal but he shot wide. Saints came close in 19 minutes when Steve McGarry just failed to connect with a Hugh Murray cross - Russell Duncan stepped in and nudged it to Walker. Dennis Wyness played a one-two with Charlie Christie to set up a run on goal but Ludo Roy came out to block. Late in the half Jose Quitongo made some runs on the Caley Thistle defence but they came to nothing. A Paul Ritchie shot was touched away by Roy then Barry Robson shot wide. Five minutes after the restart Saints took the lead when McGarry took a Bowman cross and sent a looping header past Walker. There were few scoring opportunities after that but Wyness had an effort saved by the legs of Scott Walker in 70 minutes. With time running out a cross from the right by Ross Tokely was met by the head of Bobby Mann and he scored the equaliser. Mann has now scored all three of Caley Thistle�s league goals this season.

Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Airdrieonians 4 3 1 0 11 3 8 10
2. Partick Thistle 4 3 1 0 9 5 4 10
3. Ayr United 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 7
4. Falkirk 4 2 1 1 7 6 1 7
5. St. Mirren 4 1 2 1 10 8 2 5
6. Clyde 4 1 2 1 4 6 -2 5
7. Ross County 4 1 0 3 1 5 -4 3
8. Arbroath 4 1 0 3 3 10 -7 3
9. Raith Rovers 4 0 2 2 4 6 -2 2
10. Inverness CT 4 0 2 2 3 5 -2 2