League · Championship
Inverness CT0–2Raith Rovers
John Robertson 11′
Jai Rowe 85′
Lineups
Inverness CT
Inverness CT · Starting XI
Inverness CT · Substitutes
Inverness CT · Subs used
- Adam Mackinnonfor Alfie Stewart68′
- Daniel Mackayfor Liam Sole68′
- Luis Longstafffor Calum MacLeod81′
- Roddy MacGregorfor Graeme Shinnie81′
- Morgan Batesfor Alfie Bavidge81′
Inverness CT · Manager
Inverness CT · Cautions
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers · Starting XI
- Josh Rae
- Jai Rowe
- Zak Delaney
- Paul Hanlon 'C'
- Jack Baird
- John Robertson
- Calum Adamson
- Scott Tiffoney
- Paul McMullan
- Anton Dowds
- Kai Montagu
Raith Rovers · Substitutes
- Luke Armstrong
- Calum Fordyce
- Arron Lyall
- Kyle Turner
- George Oakley
- Lewis Stevenson
- Scott Brown
- Charlie Telfer
- Dylan Easton
Raith Rovers · Subs used
- George Oakley replaces Anton Dowds54′
- Lewis Stevenson replaces Zak Delaney67′
- Dylan Easton replaces Paul McMullan67′
- Scott Brown replaces Calum Adamson78′
- Charlie Telfer replaces John Robertson78′
Raith Rovers · Manager
- Dougie Imrie
Raith Rovers · Cautions
- Zak Delaney48′
Match report
Garbage at the Dump Last time out Rovers beat us 4-1 in the KDM final and this time they cruised to a 2-0 win over a hapless and shot shy Caley Jags. We used the Scotland national team defensive tactic of ffaffing around in our own penalty box before eventually losing the ball and the first goal through a John Robertson strike after a comic book comedy of errors when a lost ball was knocked into our box only for it to cannon off a defenders (Boutin) body into Robertson's path for him to roll the ball home. Shocking defending…Read moreRead less
Garbage at the Dump
Last time out Rovers beat us 4-1 in the KDM final and this time they cruised to a 2-0 win over a hapless and shot shy Caley Jags. We used the Scotland national team defensive tactic of ffaffing around in our own penalty box before eventually losing the ball and the first goal through a John Robertson strike after a comic book comedy of errors when a lost ball was knocked into our box only for it to cannon off a defenders (Boutin) body into Robertson's path for him to roll the ball home. Shocking defending and not for the first time in this game, when after only three minutes Ross Munro had to block with his legs after a fluffed back pass from Remi Savage was met by Scott Tiffoney. Despite plenty of the ball, Rovers failed to carve out another clear opening although they looked like carving us open every time the went forward. We were the opposite and looked like we would be unable to punch our way out of a wet paper bag. That was until ten minutes before the break when Liam Sole found himself with the ball inside the right side of the box and his shot bounced away off the woodwork. We were probably fortunate to be only one goal down at the break and that maybe gave us false hope for the second period.
HALF TIME: 0-1
The start of the half gave us more false hope as we worked the ball well down the right side on a couple of occasions in the first five minutes, doing more then than we did in the first forty-five. Liam Sole again came close with a low curling shot that went just the wrong side of the post but it did stop the chattering in the North Stand as people put their knitting down and brought about a round of applause. Alas it was a false dawn and the garbage crept back in with our pedantic possession play. Rovers, meanwhile, were more direct and Munro had to be alert to push away a shot from Robertson. We never really looked like scoring thereafter until substitute Luis Longstaff was partly blocked as he shot from inside the box following a better foray forward down the right. We may have benefitted more had a first time shot been attempted before the ball was transferred on to Longstaff from Allan. As often happens, that miss proved crucial as Rovers flung a long diagonal free kick forward into the box where Jai Rowe met it with his head to score the clincher and put a damper on our weekend. Cue mass exodus...
FULL TIME 0-2
To be honest it was no more than Raith deserved and we got exactly what we deserved. Nothing! If truth be told, this is relegation standard right here. We need to take a long hard look at ourselves to find out if we have the quality to stay in this league.
Last time out Rovers beat us 4-1 in the KDM final and this time they cruised to a 2-0 win over a hapless and shot shy Caley Jags. We used the Scotland national team defensive tactic of ffaffing around in our own penalty box before eventually losing the ball and the first goal through a John Robertson strike after a comic book comedy of errors when a lost ball was knocked into our box only for it to cannon off a defenders (Boutin) body into Robertson's path for him to roll the ball home. Shocking defending and not for the first time in this game, when after only three minutes Ross Munro had to block with his legs after a fluffed back pass from Remi Savage was met by Scott Tiffoney. Despite plenty of the ball, Rovers failed to carve out another clear opening although they looked like carving us open every time the went forward. We were the opposite and looked like we would be unable to punch our way out of a wet paper bag. That was until ten minutes before the break when Liam Sole found himself with the ball inside the right side of the box and his shot bounced away off the woodwork. We were probably fortunate to be only one goal down at the break and that maybe gave us false hope for the second period.
HALF TIME: 0-1
The start of the half gave us more false hope as we worked the ball well down the right side on a couple of occasions in the first five minutes, doing more then than we did in the first forty-five. Liam Sole again came close with a low curling shot that went just the wrong side of the post but it did stop the chattering in the North Stand as people put their knitting down and brought about a round of applause. Alas it was a false dawn and the garbage crept back in with our pedantic possession play. Rovers, meanwhile, were more direct and Munro had to be alert to push away a shot from Robertson. We never really looked like scoring thereafter until substitute Luis Longstaff was partly blocked as he shot from inside the box following a better foray forward down the right. We may have benefitted more had a first time shot been attempted before the ball was transferred on to Longstaff from Allan. As often happens, that miss proved crucial as Rovers flung a long diagonal free kick forward into the box where Jai Rowe met it with his head to score the clincher and put a damper on our weekend. Cue mass exodus...
FULL TIME 0-2
To be honest it was no more than Raith deserved and we got exactly what we deserved. Nothing! If truth be told, this is relegation standard right here. We need to take a long hard look at ourselves to find out if we have the quality to stay in this league.
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