Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     PeterheadPeterhead
Will SullyWill Sully Computer Player Computer Player
Robert McleodR. Mcleod59
G
1
G
55Alec RaeA. Rae
Bill CarterB. Carter61
D
2
D
50Richard ElliottR. Elliott
Hugo VelosoH. Veloso61
D
3captain
D
48Neil MorrisonN. Morrison
Billy McallisterB. Mcallister64
D
4
D
47Alex TelferA. Telfer
Paul HamiltonP. Hamilton59
D
5
D
43David NaysmithD. Naysmith
Mike MurphyM. Murphy62
M
6
M
56Don DavidsonD. Davidson
Romain FrétardR. Frétard68
M
7
M
53Tomas FernandesT. Fernandes
Brendan DeaneB. Deane64
M
8
M
43Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie
Anthony MatthewsA. Matthews67
A
captain9
A
42Craig BurleyC. Burley
Eduardo VianaE. Viana51
A
10
A
38Gary MccallG. Mccall
Arturo MasperoA. Maspero69
A
11
A
37Gary CampbellG. Campbell
 
Uwe FriedmannU. Friedmann43
D
12
G
40John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Stephen MasonS. Mason53
M
13
G
40Stephen DickovS. Dickov
Don JamesD. James50
A
14
M
39David MccallD. Mccall

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Peterhead. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Peterhead are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Telfer.


0.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle start the match!
2.19
Bill Carter catches Dominic Ritchie on the ankles. The referee calls over Bill Carter and warns him to calm down! Dominic Ritchie stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.21
Dominic Ritchie threads a neat ball through to Craig Burley. Craig Burley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Mcallister.
15.39
Brendan Deane flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Matthews. With a superhuman jump, Anthony Matthews connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Alec Rae reads it well. Nice keeping!
18.24
Paul Hamilton flicks a high pass forward to Mike Murphy who brings the ball under control. Mike Murphy flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.54
Craig Burley barges into Billy Mcallister. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Mcallister runs off the knock.
24.43
Bill Carter knocks the ball forward to Romain Frétard. Romain Frétard threads the ball through to Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews shoots from 25 yards. The keeper, Alec Rae, sees it late!! Goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!
36.59
Hugo Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Brendan Deane holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brendan Deane threads the ball through to Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.29
Romain Frétard kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.24
Eduardo Viana barges into Richard Elliott. Eduardo Viana is shown the yellow card! Richard Elliott hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Peterhead have changed their lineup with Stephen Dickov replacing Alex Telfer and David Mccall replacing Gary Campbell. The Peterhead players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Peterhead kick off!
51.53
Don Davidson threads the ball through to Craig Burley. Craig Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.29
Stephen Dickov threads a neat ball through to Tomas Fernandes. Tomas Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Craig Burley. Craig Burley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Robert Mcleod. Excellent save.
54.54
Dominic Ritchie hacks Mike Murphy from behind! The referee warns Dominic Ritchie to calm down! Mike Murphy gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.47
Peterhead have made a substitution with John Hopkin replacing Alec Rae .
61.54
Mike Murphy knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews makes a probing pass to Eduardo Viana but he's offside!
63.01
Mike Murphy flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Maspero collects the pass. Arturo Maspero shoots from outside the area but is denied by John Hopkin. Excellent save.
67.54
Romain Frétard runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Romain Frétard makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Eduardo Viana. Some world-class footwork from Eduardo Viana provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's there!! John Hopkin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.42
Don Davidson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Don Davidson finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
73.28
Neil Morrison threads a neat ball through to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie flicks a high pass forward to Craig Burley who brings the ball under control. Craig Burley lofts in a cross ball towards David Mccall. David Mccall connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.25
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have made 3 substitutions with Uwe Friedmann replacing Billy Mcallister, Stephen Mason replacing Romain Frétard and Don James replacing Arturo Maspero .
79.15
Neil Morrison darts forward. Showing composure, Neil Morrison laces a weighted ball forward to David Mccall. David Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Veloso.
81.23
Bill Carter threads the ball through to Mike Murphy. Mike Murphy changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mike Murphy whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just wide!
84.25
Uwe Friedmann hits a low pass to Mike Murphy. Mike Murphy plays the ball forward to Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for the Portuguese player!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Peterhead
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.3%
47.7%
Play Area
27.7%
40%
32.3%

Scorers
Eduardo Viana 18, 68, 84
Anthony Matthews 24, 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Viana of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Robert Mcleod (GK)
6
2.Bill Carter (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Veloso (DEF)
6
4.Billy Mcallister (DEF)
6
5.Paul Hamilton (DEF)
6
6.Mike Murphy (MID)
7
7.Romain Frétard (MID)
7
8.Brendan Deane (MID)
6
9.Anthony Matthews (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Eduardo Viana (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
11.Arturo Maspero (ATT)
6
 
12.Uwe Friedmann (DEF)
6
13.Stephen Mason (MID)
6
14.Don James (ATT)
6

1.Alec Rae (GK)
6
2.Richard Elliott (DEF)
6
3.Neil Morrison (DEF)
6
4.Alex Telfer (DEF)
6
5.David Naysmith (DEF)
6
6.Don Davidson (MID)
6
7.Tomas Fernandes (MID)
6
8.Dominic Ritchie (MID)
6
9.Craig Burley (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Gary Mccall (ATT)
6
11.Gary Campbell (ATT)
6
 
12.John Hopkin (GK)
6
13.Stephen Dickov (GK)
6
14.David Mccall (MID)
6