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The final match of the season, at East End Park against Dunfermline ends with Caley Thistle winning 1-0 courtesy of an Alan Morgan goal. Charlie Christie made it 5 wins out of 5 after the split... a sharp contrast to last season.
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| 6th May 2006 | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| Dunfermline | 0 |
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Team: Halliwell, Labonte, S Wilson (Phinn 46), Shields, I Campbell, Tarachulski (Daquin 62), Ross, Mason, Muirhead (C Wilson 86), Burchill, Hunt Subs – A Campbell, Simmons, McCunnie & McGregor |
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| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 (Morgan 53) |
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Team: Brown, Tokely, Dods, McCaffrey, Golabek, Wilson (Duncan 88), Keogh, McBain Subs – Parratt, Kerr, Z Sutherland & Fraser |
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| Referee | D McDonald |
| Attendance | 5354 |
| Man of the Match | |
, Morgan (Fox 84), McAllister (Wyness 77), Bayne
A fine end to the season as Caley Thistle made it five wins in a row after the break and five shut-outs - a major contrast to the poor finish last season. Youngster Guy Kerr made his debut on the bench and top goalscorer Craig Dargo dropped out due to injury. Graham Bayne partnered Rory McAllister up front and ‘keeper Mark Brown was restored to the starting eleven.
The first half was a lacklustre affair with Dunfermline having the better of the early exchanges. In the third minute Scott Muirhead sent a rising ball over the bar after a Noel Hunt free kick had rebounded off the wall. A free kick from Muirhead then went wide and another was held by Brown. Stuart Golabek tested Bryn Halliwell in 15 minutes but the ‘keeper held his angled shot from 18 yards. Graham Bayne then shot over and, as the half came to a close, both Liam Keogh and Rory McAllister headed over the bar.
Half Time: 0-0
The second half was much livelier and just after the break an 18 yard strike from Roy McBain was tipped over by Halliwell. The visitors made the all important breakthrough in 53 minutes through Alan Morgan. A Morgan corner was headed goalwards by Ross Tokely then deflected over. Barry Wilson took the second flag kick and it rebounded to Morgan who drove home from 25 yards for his third goal of the season. Nine minutes later a powerful Liam Keogh shot was cleared for a corner by Gary Mason. The closest Dunfermline came to scoring was in 75 minutes when a Hunt header from 18 yards was tipped over by the retreating Brown. In the last five minutes both Bayne and substitute Liam Fox hit wide from just outside the box. Halliwell collected a head flick from substitute Dennis Wyness before the whistle went to end the match and the season.
Full Time: 0-1
With a job well done the Caley Thistle players headed off for a holiday in the sun. It all starts again on 21 June.
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