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Inverness CT
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Stirling Albion
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Erik Sula (41)
Alistair Roy (65)
Ricky Waugh (69) |
Appearances & Goals To Date
Starting Lineup
| Youngest Player: | Connall Ewan (18 years 185 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Billy Mckay (35 years 329 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 23 years 185 days |
| Domestic Players: | 6 (54.55 % of starting eleven) |
Matchday Squad
| Youngest Player: | Shae Keogh (17 years 154 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Szymon Rebilas (2026 years 43 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 22 years 102 days |
| Domestic Players: | 11 (61.11 % of matchday squad) |
First Team Debuts
Milestones
Trust Trophy Triumph
It's a couple of years since we edged past Stirling Albion in a Scottish Cup tie at the Caledonian Stadium and they were back today for a Challenge Cup 3rd Round tie against a Caley Jags club in crisis and ravaged by injury. Wallace Duffy was fit enough to start as did our two recent loan signings of James Nolan and Connall Ewan. In a first half dominated by the hosts, Adam Brooks scored twice to give the Caley Jags a comfortable lead at the interval. After the break Adam Mackinnon added a third after an hour with another deflected effort to kill the tie as Inverness cruised into the fourth round.
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Resplendent in our new away kit, Billy Mckay was first to make a keeper work when Derek Gaston saved his low effort. Inverness had a goal disallowed for offside before Adam Brooks backheeled to Mckay, but his shot from the edge of the box missed the target. Inverness had been knocking on the door in the opening stages and it was no surprise when Adam Brooks opened the scoring on the half hour after being fed through by Adam MacKinnon to slot behind the keeper. Musa Dibaga took a knock soon after but was able to continue after treatment as our medical staff held their breath. When Brooks was brought down 30yds out some ten minutes before the break, he took the kick himself and with the aid of a deflection the ball nestled behind Gaston for his second of the afternoon.
HALF TIME: 2-0
Lewis Milne replaced Aaron Weir at the break for the visitors. However, it was the hosts that added to their lead through Adam Mackinnon with deflection now topping the assist list after James Nolan's shot had been blocked. After a spate of substitutions the game became a bit more disjointed and Ally Roy brought a save out of Dibaga ten minutes from the end before shooting over moments later. Brooks failed to get his hat-trick as Gaston saved in the final minute and that was it for the first outing of the 30th Anniversary shirt.
FULL TIME 3-0
Match report written by tm4tj