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Inverness CT3–2East Stirlingshire

Iain Stewart 14′
Barry Wilson 16′
Scott McLean 71′
Inglis 45′
McBride 46′
8 Feb 1997Saturday, 8 February 1997 · 3pmCaledonian Stadium, Inverness

Lineups

Inverness CT

Inverness CT · Starting XI

Inverness CT · Substitutes

Inverness CT · Subs used

  • Not recorded

Inverness CT · Manager

Inverness CT · Cautions

East Stirlingshire

East Stirlingshire · Starting XI

  • Trialist
  • Hamilton
  • Russell
  • Watt
  • Sneddon
  • Neil
  • Inglis
  • Hunter
  • McBride
  • Muirhead
  • Stirling

East Stirlingshire · Substitutes

  • Paterson
  • Ross
  • Cochrane

East Stirlingshire · Subs used

  • Ross => Muirhead76′
  • Cochrane => Stirling86′

East Stirlingshire · Manager

  • Not recorded

East Stirlingshire · Cautions

  • Russell
  • Muirhead
  • Hunter

Match report

A near-gale force wind made good football difficult. The home side took the lead in 14 minutes with a Stewart header after a Wilson free kick. Two minutes later Wilson slipped the ball past the keeper from 10 yards to make it 2-0. The visitors hit back just before half time when Inglis scored from close range after a long cross was held up by the wind. McBride equalised just after half time with a blistering shot from 20 yards. McLean scored the winner in 72 minutes when he took a pass from Christie and swept it home from close…Read moreRead less
A near-gale force wind made good football difficult. The home side took the lead in 14 minutes with a Stewart header after a Wilson free kick. Two minutes later Wilson slipped the ball past the keeper from 10 yards to make it 2-0.

The visitors hit back just before half time when Inglis scored from close range after a long cross was held up by the wind. McBride equalised just after half time with a blistering shot from 20 yards.

McLean scored the winner in 72 minutes when he took a pass from Christie and swept it home from close range. Stewart nearly scored a fourth in 83 minutes when he chipped the keeper only to see it run past the post.

This was the home sides 9th successive league win and keeps them 7 points clear at the top of the Division with a game in hand.