Inverness CT 1 - 1 Ayr United

League Match
Saturday, March 25th, 2000, 3:00 PM at Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Attendance: 1,790
Referee: C Hardie
Inverness CT  Ayr United

Goalscorers
Barry Wilson (16)
Marvin Wilson (43)

Team Managers
Steve Paterson Gordon Dalziel

Starting Eleven
Les Fridge
Ross Tokely
Mark McCulloch
Andrew Allan
Bobby Mann
Stuart Golabek
Barry Wilson
Kevin Byers
David Craig
Davide Xausa
Dennis Wyness
Rovde
McMillan
Robertson
Shepherd
Campbell
Duffy
Teale
Wilson
Hurst
Tarrant
Lyons

Substitutes
Grant Munro
David Hind
Martin Bavidge
McNally
Crilly
Lindau

Substitutions
Martin Bavidge for Kevin Byers (68)
McNally -> Duffy (13)
Crilly -> Lyons (79)
Lindau -> Tarrant (81)

Bookings
Ross Tokely
A Lyons

Red Cards
None. None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Les Fridge (GK) 62 apps -
Stuart Golabek 36 apps1 goal
Bobby Mann 42 apps1 goal
Andrew Allan 16 apps -
Mark McCulloch 113 apps7 goals
Ross Tokely 115 apps6 goals
Barry Wilson 150 apps43 goals
Kevin Byers 34 apps2 goals
Dennis Wyness 26 apps3 goals
Davide Xausa 15 apps6 goals
David Craig 6 apps -
Martin Bavidge (sub) 43 apps5 goals

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (21 years 23 days)
Oldest Player:Andrew Allan (2001 years 236 days)
Average Player Age:26 years 339 days
Domestic Players:11 (100.00 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Ross Tokely (21 years 23 days)
Oldest Player:David Hind (2001 years 236 days)
Average Player Age:26 years 339 days
Domestic Players:14 (100.00 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

A lacklustre game and a draw was a fair result. ICT nearly went ahead in 8 minutes but Ayr keeper Marius Rovde did well to block Davide Xausa's shot. In 14 minutes Dennis Wyness sent in a high lob which went just past with Rovde off his line. The lead came two minutes later when David Craig sent over a low corner from the left and it fell for Barry Wilson, he found an opening in the crowded goalmouth and shot high into the net from 15 yards. Craig tried a long, high shot in 34 minutes but Rovde tipped it past. With two minutes of the first half remaining a high cross from Neil Tarrant on the right reached Marvin Wilson on the left just inside the ICT box. He scored with a low shot to make it 1-1. With only four minutes of the second half gone Tarrant was one-on-one with Les Fridge and should have scored. Fridge did well to touch it for a corner. There were few other openings but Martin Bavidge had a glorious chance to score the winner with four minutes left. A clearance rebounded into his path and he only had Rovde to beat. The keeper touched the shot away and Bavidge's second effort went past the post. A goal would have been an injustice as neither side deserved to win.

Match report written by Ian Broadfoot



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Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. St. Mirren 30 18 7 5 66 32 34 61
2. Falkirk 30 17 6 7 58 34 24 57
3. Dunfermline 30 15 11 4 51 29 22 56
4. Raith Rovers 30 15 7 8 51 33 18 52
5. Livingston 29 14 7 8 45 34 11 49
6. Inverness CT 30 11 9 10 49 44 5 42
7. Ayr United 30 9 7 14 35 40 -5 34
8. Morton 30 8 6 16 39 52 -13 30
9. Airdrieonians 29 5 7 17 19 61 -42 22
10. Clydebank 30 1 5 24 16 70 -54 8