Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical
Computer Player Computer Player Chris Frost Chris Frost
Stuart StrachanS. Strachan72
G
1
G
80Santiago ChaconS. Chacon
Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini72
D
captain2
D
86David MüllerD. Müller
Diaw RamoraD. Ramora65
D
3
D
74Dominique PetereynsD. Petereyns
Garry HansenG. Hansen65
D
4
D
76Tommy HoweyT. Howey
Hugo CabreraH. Cabrera64
M
5
M
78Peter WrightP. Wright
Richard MorrisonR. Morrison56
M
6
M
81Hauke RöslerH. Rösler
Danny MccannD. Mccann50
M
7
M
83Carlos DijkstraC. Dijkstra
Anton ThieleA. Thiele43
M
8captain
M
83Jason UnsworthJ. Unsworth
Neil MortonN. Morton73
A
9
A
90Eduardo SernaE. Serna
Dale HallD. Hall64
A
10
A
76Stuart PeckhamS. Peckham
John CooperJ. Cooper62
A
11
A
77Tarik RayT. Ray
 
Callum SullivanC. Sullivan67
G
12
D
72Ricardo CarvalhoR. Carvalho
John McNeillJ. McNeill63
D
13
M
79Ernesto GomezE. Gomez
Nigel ClemenceN. Clemence62
D
14
A
69Stephen FergusonS. Ferguson

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 19,291 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Telfer.


0.00
The first half starts with Hamilton Academical kicking off!
3.45
Neil Morton flicks a high pass forward. Dale Hall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dale Hall tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.32
Danny Mccann passes the ball forward to Dale Hall. Dale Hall sees Richard Morrison just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Richard Morrison cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Inverness Caledonian Thistle are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
8.53
Eduardo Serna flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Rösler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hauke Rösler plays a one-two with Jason Unsworth and rushes in on goal... Hauke Rösler looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Stuart Strachan. Excellent save.
12.48
Eduardo Serna clumsily knocks into Garry Hansen. Eduardo Serna is warned by the referee! Garry Hansen gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.42
Hugo Cabrera makes a beautiful solo run. Hugo Cabrera controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
20.37
Garry Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Anton Thiele. Anton Thiele flicks a high pass forward. John Cooper controls it well on his chest. John Cooper lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Morton. Neil Morton directs the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
21.16
Tommy Howey takes a quick throw-in, which David Müller takes on the chest. David Müller flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Dijkstra who brings the ball under control. Carlos Dijkstra flicks a high pass forward. Jason Unsworth collects the pass. Jason Unsworth lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Stuart Strachan. What a great pair of hands!
22.26
Carlos Dijkstra flicks a high ball forward to Hauke Rösler who takes it down. Hauke Rösler shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
24.12
Tommaso Baldini launches a long ball forward. John Cooper sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
30.46
Carlos Dijkstra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Müller. David Müller takes it forward alone. David Müller knocks in a cross ball towards Tarik Ray. Tarik Ray rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent block by Diaw Ramora!
32.17
Showing composure, Tommy Howey plays the ball forward to Peter Wright. Peter Wright makes a simple pass to Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna plays a one-two with Stuart Peckham and advances towards the goal... Eduardo Serna takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
33.03
Hauke Rösler plays the ball forward to Jason Unsworth. Jason Unsworth whips in a cross ball towards Tarik Ray. Tarik Ray directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
38.41
Diaw Ramora plays the ball forward to Hugo Cabrera. Hugo Cabrera makes a simple pass to John Cooper. John Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominique Petereyns.
40.44
Tommaso Baldini sees Richard Morrison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Mccann. Danny Mccann tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.56
Diaw Ramora hits a low pass to Hugo Cabrera. Hugo Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Richard Morrison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Morrison finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
David Müller flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Peckham collects the pass. Stuart Peckham shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Hamilton Academical also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hamilton Academical players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off and get the second half underway!
47.25
With great vision, Danny Mccann plays the ball forward to John Cooper. John Cooper tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
48.21
Anton Thiele sees Dale Hall in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dale Hall plays a one-two with John Cooper and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Dale Hall provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
49.27
Diaw Ramora pushes up the pitch. Diaw Ramora controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dale Hall. Dale Hall knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Mccann. Danny Mccann powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Santiago Chacon.
50.43
Hugo Cabrera takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Tommaso Baldini shows great control and tries a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
51.23
Jason Unsworth sees space and advances. Jason Unsworth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
53.06
Carlos Dijkstra plays the ball forward to Tarik Ray. Tarik Ray whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.38
With imagination, David Müller laces a through ball forward to Peter Wright. Peter Wright kicks a strong pass forward to Tarik Ray. Tarik Ray whips in a cross ball towards Peter Wright. Peter Wright powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
60.38
Hamilton Academical have made 3 substitutions with Ricardo Carvalho replacing Tommy Howey, Ernesto Gomez replacing Carlos Dijkstra and Stephen Ferguson replacing Stuart Peckham .
65.40
Hauke Rösler threads a neat ball through to Jason Unsworth. Jason Unsworth flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson directs the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Stuart Strachan. What a save!
67.09
Richard Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Cabrera controls it well on his chest. Hugo Cabrera shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
69.10
David Müller chips the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Gomez. Ernesto Gomez makes a probing pass to Hauke Rösler. Hauke Rösler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.51
Peter Wright chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson cuts inside the box! Stephen Ferguson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stephen Ferguson!
78.48
Dominique Petereyns kicks a strong pass forward to Ernesto Gomez. Ernesto Gomez knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna beats his man to it with a header but Stuart Strachan is on top of it.
79.25
Hauke Rösler flicks a high pass forward. Peter Wright holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter Wright whips in a cross ball towards Hauke Rösler. Hauke Rösler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Stuart Strachan picks it out of the air!
81.39
David Müller threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Gomez. Ernesto Gomez flicks a high pass forward. Jason Unsworth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jason Unsworth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
84.23
David Müller kicks a strong pass forward to Ernesto Gomez. Ernesto Gomez knocks the ball forward to Tarik Ray. Tarik Ray knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Wright. Peter Wright connects with a diving header. Stuart Strachan picks it out of the air!
87.30
Peter Wright chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
Peter Wright clumsily knocks into Danny Mccann. Peter Wright is shown the yellow card! Danny Mccann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Hamilton Academical
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
2
11
Shots off Target
10
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
35.9%
40.2%
23.9%

Scorers
Stuart Peckham 53
Stephen Ferguson 76
Jason Unsworth 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jason Unsworth of Hamilton Academical

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Strachan (GK)
9
2.Tommaso Baldini (DEF)
6
3.Diaw Ramora (DEF)
7
4.Garry Hansen (DEF)
6
5.Hugo Cabrera (MID)
6
6.Richard Morrison (MID)
6
7.Danny Mccann (MID)
6
8.Anton Thiele (MID)
6
9.Neil Morton (ATT)
6
10.Dale Hall (ATT)
7
11.John Cooper (ATT)
6
 
12.Callum Sullivan (GK)
0
13.John McNeill (DEF)
0
14.Nigel Clemence (DEF)
0

1.Santiago Chacon (GK)
7
2.David Müller (DEF)
8
3.Dominique Petereyns (DEF)
6
4.Tommy Howey (DEF)
6
5.Peter Wright (MID)yellow card
7
6.Hauke Rösler (MID)
7
7.Carlos Dijkstra (MID)
7
8.Jason Unsworth (MID)goal scored
9
9.Eduardo Serna (ATT)
7
10.Stuart Peckham (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Tarik Ray (ATT)
7
 
12.Ricardo Carvalho (DEF)
6
13.Ernesto Gomez (MID)
7
14.Stephen Ferguson (ATT)goal scored
9