Match Report


Raith RoversRaith Rovers     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
James MorrisonJames Morrison Computer Player Computer Player
Copain SchultzC. Schultz74
G
1
G
67Callum SullivanC. Sullivan
Duncan GlassD. Glass85
D
2captain
D
78Duncan GoughD. Gough
Jean-Philippe BellosoJ. Belloso74
D
3
D
72Antonio GomezA. Gomez
Gavin McNeillG. McNeill75
D
4
D
71Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini
Scott InglisS. Inglis88
M
5
M
77Neil BremnerN. Bremner
Niccolo WrightN. Wright79
M
6
M
76Richard InglisR. Inglis
Eerik CarlbohmE. Carlbohm80
M
7
M
75Simon LjungbergS. Ljungberg
Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie82
M
8
M
75Callum BurleyC. Burley
Billy WhiteB. White76
A
9
A
74Tomás JiménezT. Jiménez
Andri Már SverrissonA. Sverrisson80
A
10
A
72Ernest van der HoekE. van der Hoek
Meziane ZeraraM. Zerara78
A
captain11
A
71Tommy HuntT. Hunt
 
Hauke RöslerH. Rösler81
M
12
G
66Gary HendersonG. Henderson
Elena SuarezE. Suarez77
M
13
G
63Dominic MasonD. Mason
David SimonssonD. Simonsson78
A
14
A
61John CooperJ. Cooper

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Starks Park where Raith Rovers play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A crowd of 18,739 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Raith Rovers and Inverness Caledonian Thistle are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Hendry.


0.00
Raith Rovers start the match!
2.02
Meziane Zerara flicks a high ball forward to Billy White who takes it down. Billy White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.46
Neil Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Hunt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommy Hunt lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Ljungberg. Simon Ljungberg beats his man to it with a header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.46
Gavin McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson lofts in a cross ball towards Billy White. Billy White connects with a diving header. Superb reactions from Callum Sullivan. What a save!
14.19
Jean-Philippe Belloso flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Wright collects the pass. Niccolo Wright knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Solid save from Callum Sullivan. What a great pair of hands!
18.19
Eerik Carlbohm threads a neat ball through to Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
20.10
Gavin McNeill makes a probing pass to Duncan Glass. Duncan Glass passes the ball forward to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Callum Sullivan!
21.14
Richard Inglis knocks the ball forward to Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
24.48
Callum Burley hits a low pass to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.06
Simon Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward to Tomás Jiménez who brings the ball under control. Tomás Jiménez shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
27.11
Niccolo Wright chips the ball to his team mate, Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.50
Niccolo Wright threads the ball through to Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Callum Sullivan is on top of his game. Excellent save!
30.41
Richard Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Ernest van der Hoek collects the pass. Ernest van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Copain Schultz is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.49
Meziane Zerara catches Tommaso Baldini on the ankles. The referee warns Meziane Zerara to calm down! Tommaso Baldini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.37
Jean-Philippe Belloso passes the ball forward to Gavin McNeill. Gavin McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Niccolo Wright. Niccolo Wright finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Callum Sullivan didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
39.21
Dominic Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Gough.
40.19
Seeing a gap ahead, Duncan Glass plays the ball forward to Billy White. Billy White shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Billy White!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Raith Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Inverness Caledonian Thistle get the second half underway!
49.53
Niccolo Wright passes the ball forward to Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
53.24
Jean-Philippe Belloso knocks the ball forward to Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm threads the ball through to Andri Már Sverrisson. Andri Már Sverrisson lofts in a cross ball towards Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
59.52
Gavin McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Dominic Ritchie hits a low pass to Eerik Carlbohm. Eerik Carlbohm lofts in a cross ball towards Billy White. Billy White heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
63.10
Antonio Gomez passes the ball forward to Callum Burley. Callum Burley threads a neat ball through to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.18
Scott Inglis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy White. Billy White shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
69.14
Neil Bremner flicks a high pass forward to Richard Inglis who brings the ball under control. Richard Inglis flicks a high pass forward to Tomás Jiménez who brings the ball under control. Tomás Jiménez skips past Jean-Philippe Belloso! Tomás Jiménez strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Copain Schultz gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
71.24
Antonio Gomez sees Simon Ljungberg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Ljungberg hits a low pass to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Copain Schultz didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
72.41
Jean-Philippe Belloso hits a low pass to Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis flicks a high pass forward to Meziane Zerara who brings the ball under control. Meziane Zerara knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tommaso Baldini.
75.18
Tommaso Baldini makes a probing pass to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Copain Schultz with no chance!! Goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!
78.56
Callum Burley makes a probing pass to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek lofts in a cross ball towards Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Tomás Jiménez scores for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!!
84.22
Antonio Gomez makes a simple pass to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner makes a simple pass to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Hunt. Tommy Hunt rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Raith Rovers

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
25%
40%
35%

Scorers
Billy White 40, 60
Tommy Hunt 30, 75, 84
Tomás Jiménez 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tommy Hunt of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Copain Schultz (GK)
6
2.Duncan Glass (DEF)
6
3.Jean-Philippe Belloso (DEF)
6
4.Gavin McNeill (DEF)
6
5.Scott Inglis (MID)
6
6.Niccolo Wright (MID)
6
7.Eerik Carlbohm (MID)
7
8.Dominic Ritchie (MID)
6
9.Billy White (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Andri Már Sverrisson (ATT)
6
11.Meziane Zerara (ATT)
6
 
12.Hauke Rösler (MID)
0
13.Elena Suarez (MID)
0
14.David Simonsson (ATT)
0

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