Dunfermline 0 - 0 Inverness CT

League Match
Saturday, December 23rd, 2006, 3:00 PM at East End Park, Dunfermline
Attendance: 4,216
Referee: William Collum
Dunfermline Inverness CT

Goalscorers
None. None.

Team Managers
Stephen Kenny Charlie Christie

Starting Eleven
De Vries
Shields
Wilson
Bamba
McGuire
Ross
Muirhead
Young
Mason
Crawford
Hamilton
Mark Brown
Richard Hastings
Ross Tokely
Grant Munro
Darren Dods
Barry Wilson
Roy McBain
Ian Black
John Rankin
Dennis Wyness
Rory McAllister

Bench
Daquin
O Morrison
Williamson
S Morrison
Woods
Tod
McKenzie
Michael Fraser
Stuart McCaffrey
Russell Duncan
Alan Morgan
Zander Sutherland
Graham Bayne
Gary McSwegan

Substitutions
Daquin -> Ross (60)
O Morrison -> Muirhead (66)
Tod -> Hamilton (89)
Graham Bayne for Dennis Wyness (69)
Russell Duncan for Ian Black (75)
Gary McSwegan for Rory McAllister (84)

Bookings
Mason (65)
De Vries (66)
Wilson (68)
Hamilton (72)
Crawford (76)
Barry Wilson (51)
Ian Black (65)
Grant Munro (72)

Red Cards
Crawford (77) None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Mark Brown (GK) 198 apps -
Darren Dods 93 apps5 goals
Richard Hastings 280 apps2 goals
Grant Munro 189 apps5 goals
Ross Tokely 383 apps28 goals
Ian Black 59 apps1 goal
Roy McBain 247 apps13 goals
John Rankin 19 apps2 goals
Barry Wilson 292 apps76 goals
Dennis Wyness 207 apps92 goals
Rory McAllister 34 apps3 goals
Russell Duncan (sub) 202 apps5 goals
Gary McSwegan (sub) 2 apps -
Graham Bayne (sub) 83 apps13 goals

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (27 years 297 days)
Oldest Player:Rory McAllister (2008 years 145 days)
Average Player Age:30 years 281 days
Domestic Players:10 (90.91 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (27 years 297 days)
Oldest Player:Zander Sutherland (2008 years 145 days)
Average Player Age:30 years 281 days
Domestic Players:17 (94.44 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

Caley Thistle club historian Ian Broadfoot provides the official report from East End Park - A no-score draw that could certainly not be described as a classic !!

DUNFERMLINE 0-0 ICT

With Dunfermline at the foot of the SPL this was a realistic target for three points but it did not happen. Both sides had to settle for a point in what was rather a bad-tempered match.

The final crime count was eight yellow cards plus a red for the home side's Stevie Crawford - but others could easily have followed Crawford for an early shower. Referee Willie Collum was not slow with the yellow cards but was clearly reluctant to issue upgrades to red.

The Pars are now under the management of Stephen Kenny and in midweek he was successful in persuading Mark Burchill to extend his contract the striker was however unfit and missed this match.

Caley Thistle were without the injured Craig Dargo and Rory McAllister started up front with Dennis Wyness. This was not a match to write home about with Dunfermline upfor the challenge and the ICT defence holding firm.

Crawford was through in seven minutes but Mark Brown was equal to his shot. A minute later GaryMason was poised to shoot from 12 yards when Darren Dods stepped in to block and in 15 minutes Ian Black tested Dorus De Vries.

There was little to report up to the break apart from Ross Tokely denying Crawford a shooting opportunity (resulting in penalty claims from the home support) and John Rankin hitting the side netting.

Half Time: 0-0

In 52 minutes De Vries blocked a BarryWilson shot and defenders charged down Wyness's follow up shot. The most notable event of the second half was a clash between Ian Black and Gary Mason just after the hour mark in the centre circle with the result that tempers flared all round. When order was resumed Black and Mason were booked when red cards were a distinct possibility.

Russell Duncan replaced Black in 75 minutes which did not go down well with the outgoing player but he was clearly in danger of a second yellow card. Stevie Crawford's foul on Richard Hastings in 77 minutes resulted in a second yellow card and an involuntary departure then a minute later De Vries tipped over substitute Graham Bayne's header following a blocked Roy McBain shot. Gary McSwegan replaced McAllister with eight minutes left but there was to be no breakthrough.

Full Time: 0-0

A disappointing 0-0 draw, ninth place retained and Dunfermline five points adrift at the foot of the table. All thoughts now turn to the post Christmas visit of Rangers to Inverness in front of a sell-out crowd.

Match report written by Ian Broadfoot



Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Celtic 20 16 3 1 38 14 24 51
2. Rangers 20 10 5 5 32 19 13 35
3. Aberdeen 20 10 4 6 26 17 9 34
4. Hearts 20 8 6 6 28 20 8 30
5. Hibernian 20 8 5 7 38 25 13 29
6. Kilmarnock 20 8 5 7 30 33 -3 29
7. Falkirk 20 7 3 10 24 27 -3 24
8. Dundee Utd 20 6 5 9 22 34 -12 23
9. Inverness CT 20 4 9 7 20 27 -7 21
10. Motherwell 20 6 3 11 26 37 -11 21
11. St. Mirren 20 4 7 9 18 29 -11 19
12. Dunfermline 20 3 5 12 13 33 -20 14