Inverness CT 1 - 2 Falkirk

League Match
Saturday, November 1st, 2003, 3:00 PM at Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Attendance: 2,223
Referee: M Ritchie
Inverness CT  Falkirk

Goalscorers
Hughes (o.g.) (80)
Lawrie (69)
Lee (83)

Team Managers
John Robertson John Hughes

Starting Eleven
Mark Brown
Ross Tokely
Bobby Mann
Stuart Golabek
Stuart McCaffrey
Barry Wilson
Roy McBain
Russell Duncan
Richie Hart
David Bingham
Steven Hislop
Ferguson
Lawrie
McPherson
MacKenzie
Hughes
James
Sharp
O'Neil
Lee
Latapy
Xausa

Substitutes
Ally Ridgers
Grant Munro
Liam Keogh
Darran Thomson
Paul Ritchie
McMensamin
Rahim
Henry
McAnespie
Hill

Substitutions
Paul Ritchie for Steven Hislop (78)
Liam Keogh for Bobby Mann (87)
McMensamin -> Xausa (56)
Rahim -> Latapy (61)
Henry -> O'Neil (90)

Bookings
Barry Wilson (60)
Ross Tokely (60)
Bobby Mann (60)
Roy McBain (60)
None.

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Mark Brown (GK) 60 apps -
Stuart Golabek 137 apps2 goals
Stuart McCaffrey 119 apps4 goals
Ross Tokely 253 apps18 goals
Bobby Mann 186 apps17 goals
Richie Hart 50 apps11 goals
Barry Wilson 165 apps47 goals
Roy McBain 139 apps6 goals
Russell Duncan 89 apps1 goal
David Bingham 15 apps4 goals
Steven Hislop 28 apps8 goals
Liam Keogh (sub) 33 apps -
Paul Ritchie (sub) 101 apps48 goals

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (24 years 244 days)
Oldest Player:David Bingham (2005 years 92 days)
Average Player Age:28 years 73 days
Domestic Players:11 (100.00 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (24 years 244 days)
Oldest Player:Darran Thomson (2005 years 92 days)
Average Player Age:28 years 73 days
Domestic Players:16 (100.00 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones
Richie Hart played his 50th major competitive game for the Club.

Caley Thistle felt they should have taken something form this game, they had good possession and looked more likely to score first.

The first half produced little on target but Russell Duncan and Richie Hart forced saves from Allan Ferguson and, at the other end, Andy Lawrie sent a dangerous ball across Mark Brown's goal. Kevin James also headed over the bar following a Craig McPherson free kick from the right.

Half Time 0-0

The home side pushed hard at the start of the second half and Barry Wilson hit just over the bar. Hart then looked to have the chance of the match when he took a David Bingham cross on the six yard line in space but hit wide although the offside flag saved his blushes. Falkirk started to probe the Caley Thistle defence and Brown saved well from Andy Lawrie. It was Lawrie who then gave Falkirk the lead although he knew little about it. Scott MacKenzie chipped from the left over the defence and it hit off Lawrie into the net. Bobby Mann headed a Jason Lee header off the line before the equaliser came in 80 minutes from an unlikely source, the head of Falkirk player/manager John Hughes. Barry Wilson crossed from the left and Hughes headed powerfully past a stunned Allan Ferguson. This could have been the goal of the match but Jason Lee's winner three minutes later took that title. Lawrie turned provider and his cross from the right was met by Lee's diving header which gave Mark Brown no chance. There was no way back and Falkirk took the points.

Match report written by Ian Broadfoot



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Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Queen of the South 11 6 2 3 17 13 4 20
2. Ross County 11 5 3 3 23 14 9 18
3. St. Johnstone 11 5 3 3 18 10 8 18
4. Falkirk 11 5 3 3 11 10 1 18
5. Inverness CT 10 5 2 3 14 10 4 17
6. Clyde 10 4 3 3 15 13 2 15
7. Raith Rovers 11 4 2 5 13 16 -3 14
8. St. Mirren 11 3 4 4 10 12 -2 13
9. Ayr United 11 2 5 4 12 19 -7 11
10. Brechin City 11 1 1 9 10 26 -16 4