Match Report


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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 20,202 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Mendes.


0.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off and get the match underway!
2.08
Craig Gallagher barges into Tommy Hunt. The referee calls over Craig Gallagher and shows him a yellow card! Tommy Hunt runs off the knock.
3.30
Richard Inglis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Santiago Chacon smothers it!
4.57
Andy Booth makes a probing pass to Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Callum Sullivan punches it away to safety.
6.54
Oleg Oakes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabio De Palma. Fabio De Palma advances with the ball. Fabio De Palma shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.11
Showing composure, Richard Inglis laces a weighted ball forward to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek shoots from outside the area but somehow Santiago Chacon manages to keep it out.
10.17
Oleg Oakes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabio De Palma. Fabio De Palma runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Fabio De Palma knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham makes a convincing header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Hamilton Academical!
14.02
Fabio De Palma hacks Duncan Gough from behind! The referee calls over Fabio De Palma and shows him a yellow card! Duncan Gough gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.17
Oleg Oakes flicks the ball to his team mate, Greg Parker. Greg Parker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Callum Sullivan as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
17.23
Corner kick to Hamilton Academical. Greg Parker plays it short to Jason Unsworth. Jason Unsworth heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Antonio Gomez jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
18.19
Antonio Gomez flicks a high ball forward to Richard Inglis who takes it down. Richard Inglis flicks the ball to his team mate, Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleg Oakes.
22.31
Andy Booth flicks a high ball forward to Greg Parker who takes it down. Greg Parker knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.34
Fabio De Palma threads a neat ball through to Greg Parker. Greg Parker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Gomez.
33.03
Callum Burley knocks the ball forward to Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Santiago Chacon!
34.33
Richard Inglis knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Burley. Callum Burley shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
38.35
Tommaso Baldini makes a beautiful solo run. Tommaso Baldini changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Tommaso Baldini shoots from long range. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!
42.05
Oleg Oakes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Unsworth. Jason Unsworth hits a low pass to Greg Parker. Greg Parker whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Callum Sullivan reads it well. Nice save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Hamilton Academical have changed their lineup with Carlos Dijkstra replacing Fabio De Palma and Paquito Pires Viera replacing Eduardo Serna.

45.00
The whistle blows and Hamilton Academical get the second half underway!
47.21
Craig Gallagher sees space and advances. Craig Gallagher flicks a high pass forward to Greg Parker who brings the ball under control. Greg Parker kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Dijkstra but the referee indicates it's offside!
48.37
Duncan Gough flicks a high pass forward. Callum Burley collects the pass. Callum Burley kicks a strong pass forward to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek shoots from distance but is denied by Santiago Chacon. Excellent save.
53.20
Pedro Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.47
Paquito Pires Viera flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Peckham collects the pass. Stuart Peckham whips in a cross ball towards Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera directs the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.17
Hamilton Academical have made a substitution with Scott Young replacing Craig Gallagher .
61.21
Simon Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward. Richard Inglis easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Inglis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
67.21
Carlos Dijkstra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Greg Parker. Greg Parker lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham makes a convincing header. Callum Sullivan comfortably picks it out of the air!
69.28
Simon Ljungberg hacks Paquito Pires Viera from behind! The referee calls over Simon Ljungberg and shows him a yellow card! Paquito Pires Viera hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.48
Andy Booth sees space and advances. Andy Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.45
Duncan Gough sees a break and surges forward. Duncan Gough knocks the ball forward to Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but slams it into the crowd!
87.33
With great vision, Richard Inglis plays the ball forward to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
With a delightful solo run, Ernest van der Hoek stretches the opposition's defence. Ernest van der Hoek shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
29.9%
44.8%
25.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Peckham of Hamilton Academical

Match Ratings
1.Callum Sullivan (GK)
7
2.Duncan Gough (DEF)
7
3.Antonio Gomez (DEF)
6
4.Tommaso Baldini (DEF)goal scored
8
5.Neil Bremner (MID)
6
6.Richard Inglis (MID)
7
7.Simon Ljungberg (MID)yellow card
5
8.Callum Burley (MID)
6
9.Tomás Jiménez (ATT)
6
10.Ernest van der Hoek (ATT)
7
11.Tommy Hunt (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Henderson (GK)
0
13.Dominic Mason (GK)
0
14.John Cooper (ATT)
0

1.Santiago Chacon (GK)
8
2.Dominique Petereyns (DEF)
6
3.Craig Gallagher (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Oleg Oakes (DEF)
7
5.Andy Booth (MID)
6
6.Pedro Pinto (MID)
7
7.Fabio De Palma (MID)yellow card
7
8.Jason Unsworth (MID)
6
9.Eduardo Serna (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Greg Parker (ATT)
7
11.Stuart Peckham (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Scott Young (DEF)
6
13.Carlos Dijkstra (MID)
6
14.Paquito Pires Viera (ATT)goal scored
8