Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians
Will SullyWill Sully Computer Player Computer Player
Oberdan MaccaroneO. Maccarone69
G
1
G
63Scott BremnerS. Bremner
Bill CarterB. Carter62
D
2
D
65Guerino TedoldiG. Tedoldi
Samuele PinziS. Pinzi67
D
3
D
63Stephen LiddellS. Liddell
Emile SongE. Song67
D
4
D
57Garry GemmillG. Gemmill
Paul HamiltonP. Hamilton59
D
5
M
68Stuart SounessS. Souness
Frank StamF. Stam61
M
6captain
M
65John BrightonJ. Brighton
Romain FrétardR. Frétard69
M
7
M
64Eoin SheringhamE. Sheringham
Wes MooreW. Moore64
M
8
M
57Duncan GemmillD. Gemmill
Craig MortonC. Morton72
A
9
A
69Tony Van WesteropT. Van Westerop
Arturo MasperoA. Maspero70
A
captain10
A
59Billy McCoistB. McCoist
Ashley BoltonA. Bolton65
A
11
A
58Mick MilliganM. Milligan
 
Simon SzepanS. Szepan54
D
12
G
62Kevin McinnesK. Mcinnes
Gary JamesG. James61
M
13
A
57Jorge MoutinhoJ. Moutinho
Stephen CarltonS. Carlton51
A
14
A
56Craig GoughC. Gough

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 8,857 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Liddell.


0.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off!
2.37
Guerino Tedoldi knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Gemmill. Duncan Gemmill threads a neat ball through to Tony Van Westerop. Tony Van Westerop threads the ball through to Billy McCoist but he's offside!
4.49
Guerino Tedoldi flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Souness collects the pass. Stuart Souness makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart Souness cuts inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Stuart Souness provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's drastically wayward!
16.33
Samuele Pinzi hits a low pass to Wes Moore. Wes Moore flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Maspero who takes it down. Arturo Maspero whips in a cross ball towards Craig Morton. Craig Morton shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Scott Bremner manages to keep it out.
21.34
Eoin Sheringham makes a probing pass to Tony Van Westerop. Tony Van Westerop makes a simple pass, allowing Mick Milligan to run into the box. Mick Milligan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Oberdan Maccarone. What a great pair of hands!
22.16
Eoin Sheringham threads a neat ball through to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist plays a one-two with Tony Van Westerop and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Billy McCoist provides some space. He shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.32
Samuele Pinzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wes Moore. Wes Moore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Morton. Craig Morton shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
36.20
Wes Moore barges into John Brighton. The referee warns Wes Moore to calm down! John Brighton runs off the knock.
45.00
Guerino Tedoldi flicks a high ball forward to John Brighton who takes it down. John Brighton flicks a high ball forward to Tony Van Westerop who takes it down. Tony Van Westerop knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuele Pinzi.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Airdrieonians also appear unchanged since the first half. The Inverness Caledonian Thistle players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Airdrieonians start the second half!
48.20
Emile Song threads the ball through to Frank Stam. Frank Stam deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton cuts inside the box! Ashley Bolton strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
51.18
Bill Carter sees space and advances. Bill Carter makes a probing pass to Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Scott Bremner manages to keep it out.
53.42
Romain Frétard hacks Eoin Sheringham from behind! Romain Frétard is warned by the referee! Eoin Sheringham stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.39
Frank Stam flicks a high pass forward to Arturo Maspero who brings the ball under control. Arturo Maspero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guerino Tedoldi.
59.19
Samuele Pinzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romain Frétard. Romain Frétard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.28
Frank Stam makes a beautiful solo run. Frank Stam lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Morton. Craig Morton finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.19
Samuele Pinzi flicks a high pass forward to Frank Stam who brings the ball under control. Frank Stam sees Craig Morton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Morton knocks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.55
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have made a substitution with Stephen Carlton replacing Arturo Maspero .
84.50
Samuele Pinzi sees space and advances. Samuele Pinzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Morton. Craig Morton knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Carlton. Stephen Carlton makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Scott Bremner had no chance!! Goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!
89.20
Frank Stam flicks a high pass forward. Craig Morton controls it well on his chest. Craig Morton whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Carlton. Stephen Carlton rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Airdrieonians
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
28.8%
39.4%
31.8%

Scorers
Ashley Bolton 48
Stephen Carlton 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ashley Bolton of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Oberdan Maccarone (GK)
6
2.Bill Carter (DEF)
6
3.Samuele Pinzi (DEF)
8
4.Emile Song (DEF)
6
5.Paul Hamilton (DEF)
6
6.Frank Stam (MID)
9
7.Romain Frétard (MID)
6
8.Wes Moore (MID)
6
9.Craig Morton (ATT)
8
10.Arturo Maspero (ATT)
6
11.Ashley Bolton (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Simon Szepan (DEF)
0
13.Gary James (MID)
0
14.Stephen Carlton (ATT)goal scored
8

1.Scott Bremner (GK)
7
2.Guerino Tedoldi (DEF)
7
3.Stephen Liddell (DEF)
6
4.Garry Gemmill (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Souness (MID)
7
6.John Brighton (MID)
6
7.Eoin Sheringham (MID)
6
8.Duncan Gemmill (MID)
6
9.Tony Van Westerop (ATT)
6
10.Billy McCoist (ATT)
6
11.Mick Milligan (ATT)
6
 
12.Kevin Mcinnes (GK)
0
13.Jorge Moutinho (ATT)
0
14.Craig Gough (ATT)
0