Raith Rovers 2 - 0 Inverness CT

League Match
Saturday, April 8th, 2000, 3:00 PM at Starks Park, Kirkcaldy
Attendance: 2,538
Referee: J Underhill
Raith Rovers Inverness CT

Goalscorers
Craig Dargo (60)
Steve Tosh (78)
None.

Team Managers
Peter Hetherston Steve Paterson

Starting Eleven
Van de Kamp
McCulloch
Opinel
Andrews
Browne
Javary
Agathe
Owusah-Anasah
Dargo
Burns
Stein
Les Fridge
Richard Hastings
Mark McCulloch
Grant Munro
Andrew Allan
Bobby Mann
Barry Wilson
Kevin Byers
David Craig
Davide Xausa
Dennis Wyness

Bench
S Tosh
McEwan
P Tosh
Mike Teasdale
David Hind
Martin Bavidge

Substitutions
S Tosh -> Agathe (13)
McEwan -> McCulloch (53)
P Tosh -> Owusah-Anasah (67)
Mike Teasdale for David Craig (73)

Bookings
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Les Fridge (GK) 64 apps -
Bobby Mann 44 apps1 goal
Andrew Allan 18 apps -
Mark McCulloch 115 apps7 goals
Grant Munro 6 apps -
Richard Hastings 190 apps2 goals
Kevin Byers 36 apps2 goals
Barry Wilson 152 apps43 goals
Davide Xausa 17 apps7 goals
David Craig 8 apps -
Dennis Wyness 28 apps4 goals
Mike Teasdale (sub) 173 apps15 goals

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Richard Hastings (22 years 331 days)
Oldest Player:Andrew Allan (2001 years 250 days)
Average Player Age:27 years 207 days
Domestic Players:10 (90.91 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Richard Hastings (22 years 331 days)
Oldest Player:Mark McCulloch (2001 years 250 days)
Average Player Age:28 years 130 days
Domestic Players:13 (92.86 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

Injuries and suspension reduced Steve Paterson's selection options and three Skillseekers were in the starting line-up.
In the 13th minute Raith's Steve Tosh replaced the injured Didier Agathe and the substitute nearly made an immediate impact. He spotted Les Fridge off his line and tried a 30 yard lob which dropped just wide. Close to the interval Kevin Byers set up Davide Xausa at the other end but Guido Van De Kamp saved with his legs. Ten minutes after the restart Fridge acrobatically tipped over a Tosh drive. Raith took the lead on the hour mark when Alex Burns found Craig Dargo just onside and he hit it over Fridge. Steve Tosh made it two in 78 minutes when he took a deep Jay Stein cross from the left and scored from 10 yards.

Match report written by Ian Broadfoot



Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. St. Mirren 32 20 7 5 68 32 36 67
2. Falkirk 32 18 6 8 59 35 24 60
3. Dunfermline 31 16 11 4 55 30 25 59
4. Raith Rovers 32 17 7 8 54 33 21 58
5. Livingston 32 16 7 9 51 41 10 55
6. Inverness CT 32 12 9 11 51 46 5 45
7. Ayr United 31 9 7 15 35 41 -6 34
8. Morton 32 8 6 18 39 57 -18 30
9. Airdrieonians 32 6 7 19 24 65 -41 25
10. Clydebank 32 1 5 26 17 73 -56 8