Appearances & Goals To Date
Starting Lineup
| Youngest Player: | Ross Tokely (24 years 160 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Bobby Mann (2005 years 8 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 24 years 160 days |
| Domestic Players: | 11 (100.00 % of starting eleven) |
Matchday Squad
| Youngest Player: | David Proctor (19 years 161 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Michael Fraser (2005 years 8 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 27 years 32 days |
| Domestic Players: | 16 (100.00 % of matchday squad) |
First Team Debuts
Milestones
Yaz:
A disappointing start to the league campaign at Falkirk's temporary home in Stenhousemuir.
Lord MacFarlane presented Falkirk with the 2002/03 Championship flag before the match and they went on to dominate most of the 90 minutes.
It was Caley Thistle, however, who took the lead in 13 minutes when a curling Roy McBain corner from the right eluded the defence and Stuart McCaffrey scrambled it home.
From then on the visitors were forced to defend back to their 18 yard line and to hit only on the break. The man who made all the difference was Russell Latapy whose pace and trickery were constant problems. Falkirk's pressure finally paid off in 36 minutes when a low Davie Nicholls ball came in from the left and Colin McMenamin turned it into the roof of the net.
Scott MacKenzie was stretchered off in 43 minutes and replaced by trialist Andy MacLaren.
A poor kick out by Falkirk keeper Darren Hill just after the break gave a glimmer of hope but Steve Hislop was outnumbered before he could take advantage.
Latapy shot wide in 52 minutes then two minutes later only a brilliant McCaffrey block denied Jason Lee in the box. Davie Nicholls shot low and wide in 61 minutes then a Latapy free kick curled past the post.
Mark Brown tipped the ball off the head of Lee in 78 minutes but the game turned Falkirk's way when goalscorer Stuart McCaffrey was inexplicably shown a straight red card. He brought down McMenamin, a free kick was given then the referee spotted the raised flag of his far side assistant. After some consultation the red card was shown. Apparently McCaffrey's attempt to retrieve the ball from McMenamin's illegal hold was deemed to be stamping. This conclusion was a mystery to most at the game, including the Falkirk camp.
Yellow cards were flourished at Caley Thistle players as frustration mounted and it was no real surprise when Lee volleyed home the winner after a Latapy cross in 83 minutes.
In the closing minutes the score was only kept down by brilliant defending ; a Stuart Golabek tackle on Latapy who had an open goal and a Brown block from a Lee close-range shot. Things can only get better.
Match report written by Ian Broadfoot
