Match Report


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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 16,648 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Mendes.


0.00
The whistle blows and Inverness Caledonian Thistle get the match underway!
2.37
Diaw Ramora deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Morton. Neil Morton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
8.05
Tommaso Baldini flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Cabrera. Hugo Cabrera flicks a high pass forward to John Cooper who brings the ball under control. John Cooper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
15.16
Danny Mccann plays the ball forward to Neil Morton. Neil Morton shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
20.17
Francisco Reyes plays the ball forward to Jonas Scholz. Jonas Scholz tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.21
Hugo Cabrera makes a simple pass to Dale Hall. Dale Hall tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
26.31
Jonas Scholz threads a neat ball through to Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.27
Danny Mccann makes a probing pass to Neil Morton. Neil Morton shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
34.01
Tommaso Baldini passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Richard Morrison. Richard Morrison shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
36.18
Danny Mccann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Cooper. John Cooper sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.52
Jonas Scholz knocks the ball forward to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Morrison.
40.30
Enrique Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry beats his man to it with a header. Stuart Strachan gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
42.56
Francisco Reyes flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Torres controls it well on his chest. Pedro Torres shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.33
Jose Javier Hernandez sees Kevin Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
St Mirren kick off!
47.19
Scott Dalglish catches Garry Hansen on the ankles. The referee calls over Scott Dalglish and shows him a yellow card! Garry Hansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.09
Garry Hansen passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Tommaso Baldini. Tommaso Baldini knocks the ball to his team mate, Anton Thiele. Anton Thiele shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.36
Rafael Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish makes an attacking run forward. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.02
Richard Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to John Cooper. John Cooper shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
57.54
Jose Javier Hernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.50
Anton Thiele passes the ball forward to Dale Hall. Dale Hall finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
60.57
St Mirren have made a substitution with Alessandro Giacchetta replacing Jose Javier Hernandez .
67.31
Pedro Torres flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Giacchetta holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alessandro Giacchetta shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
72.15
Danny Mccann brings the ball forward. Danny Mccann makes a probing pass to Neil Morton. Neil Morton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Cooper but the linesman indicates offside!
77.31
Jonas Scholz flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Torres controls it well on his chest. Pedro Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.25
John Cooper threads the ball through to Danny Mccann. Danny Mccann shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
85.22
Anton Thiele knocks the ball to his team mate, Dale Hall. Dale Hall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.40
Yazid Bolivard knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Scholz. Tommaso Baldini hacks Jonas Scholz from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
87.40
The referee points to the spot..
88.28
Pedro Torres takes a slow run up. Pedro Torres slots the ball inside the right post with the inside of his foot. Textbook penalty!
89.29
Seeing Hugo Cabrera's run, Richard Morrison quickly throws the ball into his path. Hugo Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. John Cooper controls it well on his chest. John Cooper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
9
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
26.6%
48.1%
25.3%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Danny Mccann of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

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