Alloa Athletic 1 - 1 Inverness CT

League Match
Saturday, August 22nd, 1998, 3:00 PM at Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 616
Referee: G Mitchell
Alloa Athletic Inverness CT

Goalscorers
Simpson (64) Ross Tokely (39)

Team Managers
Terry Christie Steve Paterson

Starting Eleven
Cairns
Valentine
Nelson
McAneny
Cowan
Pew
Wilson
Ramsay
Simpson
Irvine
McKechnie
Jim Calder
Richard Hastings
Ross Tokely
Mark McCulloch
Charlie Christie
Mike Teasdale
Barry Wilson
Paul Sheerin
Gary Farquhar
Scott McLean
Duncan Shearer

Bench
Cameron -> McKechnie (72)
McKay -> Pew (77)
Gilmour -> Ramsay (77)
Iain MacArthur
Barry Robson
Martin Bavidge

Substitutions
McKay
Cameron
Gilmour
Barry Robson for Gary Farquhar (52)
Martin Bavidge for Duncan Shearer (81)

Bookings
Wilson
Ramsay
Mike Teasdale
Ross Tokely

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Jim Calder (GK) 118 apps -
Ross Tokely 52 apps3 goals
Mark McCulloch 42 apps3 goals
Richard Hastings 133 apps2 goals
Barry Wilson 81 apps17 goals
Charlie Christie 125 apps22 goals
Paul Sheerin 25 apps6 goals
Gary Farquhar 5 apps -
Mike Teasdale 101 apps8 goals
Scott McLean 34 apps11 goals
Duncan Shearer 33 apps8 goals
Barry Robson (sub) 30 apps5 goals
Martin Bavidge (sub) 5 apps -

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (19 years 172 days)
Oldest Player:Mark McCulloch (2000 years 20 days)
Average Player Age:27 years 17 days
Domestic Players:10 (90.91 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (19 years 172 days)
Oldest Player:Mark McCulloch (2000 years 20 days)
Average Player Age:27 years 191 days
Domestic Players:13 (92.86 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

Caley Thistle missed a chance to go clear at the top of Division 2. From the kick-off Alloa's McKechnie raced down the left but his pass was turned away by McCulloch. In 20 minutes Cairns reacted well to clutch a McLean shot. On the half hour mark Calder tackled and beat McKechnie then made a double save from the same player in 36 minutes. In 39 minutes Caley Thistle took the lead when Sheerin sent in an angled shot which hit the bar and Tokely headed it home. Alloa livened up in the second half and from the restart they came close.
A McAney cross reached McKechnie 18 yards out but he drove past. A minute later Irvine sent in a corner from the left but Nelson headed over. Alloa's pressure looked as if it was going to pay off when Hastings was penalised for handling the ball. Willie Irvine took the penalty but hit the post. It was all Alloa and in 64 minutes a Simpson shot rebounded back to the tall striker and he drove past Calder from close range. Caley Thistle pressed and a Wilson run led to a Teasdale shot over the bar from outside the box. Cairns then made a great double save from McLean and Sheerin. At the other end in 71 minutes there was danger when Mark Wilson sent over a fine cross but Nelson and Irvine collided. With 10 minutes left Mike Teasdale seemed to have scored the winner for Caley Thistle. Wilson took a corner on the left, Shearer headed it into Teasdale's path and he drove low into the net. The referee gave a goal but the assistant's flag was up - Ross Tokely was offside. Caley Thistle continued to press and in 81 minutes McLean sent a drive past the post, Cairns saved a Wilson shot in 82 minutes and Christie shot over in 84 minutes. Overall Caley Thistle had the edge but Alloa's second half display earned them a valuable point.

Match report written by Ian Broadfoot



Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Clyde 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 7
2. Inverness CT 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 7
3. East Fife 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 5
4. Stirling Albion 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 4
5. Forfar Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
6. Partick Thistle 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
7. Alloa Athletic 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 2
8. Livingston 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
9. Queen of the South 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2
10. Arbroath 3 0 1 2 0 5 -5 1