League
St. Johnstone1–0Inverness CT
Steven MacLean 76′
Lineups
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone · Starting XI
- Alan Mannus
- Dave MacKay
- Frazer Wright
- Steven Anderson
- Thomas Scobbie
- Chris Millar
- Liam Craig
- Mehdi Abeid
- Gregory Tade
- Steven MacLean
- Rowan Vine
St. Johnstone · Substitutes
- Jonathan Tuffey
- David McCracken
- Gary Miller
- Patrick Cregg
- Gwion Edwards
- Michael Doughty
- Nigel Hasselbaink
St. Johnstone · Subs used
- Gwion Edwards -> Mehdi Abeid42′
- Nigel Hasselbaink -> Gregory Tade57′
- Patrick Cregg -> Rowan Vine87′
St. Johnstone · Manager
- Steve Lomas
St. Johnstone · Cautions
- Chris Millar59′
St. Johnstone · Red cards
- Not recorded
Inverness CT
Inverness CT · Starting XI
Inverness CT · Substitutes
Inverness CT · Subs used
- Nick Rossfor Billy Mckay65′
- Andrew Shinniefor Owain Tudur Jones80′
Inverness CT · Manager
Inverness CT · Cautions
Inverness CT · Red cards
- David Raven12′
Match report
Raven Mad: Inverness are slowly but surely losing their grip on the Euro spot after losing 1-0 to St Johnstone who move to within one point of Butcher's side. It was another tense game which saw Inverness reduced to ten men when defender David Raven was sent off for bringing down Rowan Vine after Antonio Reguero choked a kick-out to the Perth man who sprinted forward. Raven came across him and Vine collapsed, the referee in no doubt that Raven had caused the fall and he was red carded after only twelve minutes. Inverness held out until the 77th minute…Read moreRead less
Raven Mad:
Inverness are slowly but surely losing their grip on the Euro spot after losing 1-0 to St Johnstone who move to within one point of Butcher's side. It was another tense game which saw Inverness reduced to ten men when defender David Raven was sent off for bringing down Rowan Vine after Antonio Reguero choked a kick-out to the Perth man who sprinted forward. Raven came across him and Vine collapsed, the referee in no doubt that Raven had caused the fall and he was red carded after only twelve minutes. Inverness held out until the 77th minute when sub Nigel Hasselbaink crossed for Steve MacLean to nod home the winner.
Not the result Inverness were looking for but despite playing with ten men for most of the game we were still well in the mix until MacLean popped up with the winner. Full credit to Inverness for coping well with the Perth onslaught for so long but in truth it was an untidy game on a pitch akin to the field at Dingwall which saw the ball bobble around and slick passing was at a premium. Andy Shinnie was a late substitute, missing out on a start because of a hamstring niggle which saw Charlie Taylor start.
With County and St Johnstone now breathing down our necks, the last three games are going to be just as tense. It's no use waiting for it to happen as seems to be our approach lately. He who dares wins and draws look unlikely to be enough to keep us ahead.
Inverness are slowly but surely losing their grip on the Euro spot after losing 1-0 to St Johnstone who move to within one point of Butcher's side. It was another tense game which saw Inverness reduced to ten men when defender David Raven was sent off for bringing down Rowan Vine after Antonio Reguero choked a kick-out to the Perth man who sprinted forward. Raven came across him and Vine collapsed, the referee in no doubt that Raven had caused the fall and he was red carded after only twelve minutes. Inverness held out until the 77th minute when sub Nigel Hasselbaink crossed for Steve MacLean to nod home the winner.
Not the result Inverness were looking for but despite playing with ten men for most of the game we were still well in the mix until MacLean popped up with the winner. Full credit to Inverness for coping well with the Perth onslaught for so long but in truth it was an untidy game on a pitch akin to the field at Dingwall which saw the ball bobble around and slick passing was at a premium. Andy Shinnie was a late substitute, missing out on a start because of a hamstring niggle which saw Charlie Taylor start.
With County and St Johnstone now breathing down our necks, the last three games are going to be just as tense. It's no use waiting for it to happen as seems to be our approach lately. He who dares wins and draws look unlikely to be enough to keep us ahead.
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