7up half time drinks

The Caley Jags made a number of changes from the weekend side that beat Hamilton Accies. Eight changes including Keeper Ross Munro, Liam Sole, Chanka Zimba and Captain Danny Devine all on the bench. It mattered not as we overwhelmed Dumbarton with Alfie Bavidge bagging four goals in the first half. A couple from Billy Mckay and a great strike from Longstaff with MacLeod and a Millen penalty the other scorers. Seven up at the interval, we stopped on nine at the final whistle and Dumbarton almost got a consolation or two but for a couple of great saves from Logan Ross late in the game with the foot off the pedal. Onwards to Firhill in the next round.

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There was an early goal for Inverness when a Ross Millen cross to the back post was headed in by Alfie Bavidge in the fourth minute. Another similar opportunity arose after fifteen minutes but the defenders managed to smuggle the ball away from goal with two or three forwards lurking. Mitchell Robertson fired wide and moments later an effort was blocked as we pushed forward. Nonetheless, we would not be denied and after twenty minutes Longstaff assisted Calum MacLeod who fired into the bottom corner and two minutes later Billy Mckay did likewise. Longstaff almost added a fourth a minute later as he shot wide. That fourth goal did come in the 26th minute though when a great ball over the top found Alfie Bavidge in acres of space inside the box to pick his spot, and he did that with ease. Alfie completed his hat-trick around the half hour heading home from ten yards, Robertson and MacIntyre were the helping hand for that ones. Another Bavidge header gave Alfie his fourth goal on the night. All too easy for the League1 outfit in this first half. Seven up! Longstaff scored the pick of the first half goals rasping one into the roof of the net from outside the angle of the 18yard box. What a strike from Luis. The referee called a halt to proceedings as the half time whistle gave some relief to a beleaguered Sons defence.

HALF TIME: 0-7

 The urgency dropped off on the restart but Inverness were still foraging forward and did put the ball in the net but the flag was up for an infringement as the keeper tried to gather the cross. A great run down the left as MacIntyre waltzed past three defenders before being tripped as he cut into the box. Ross Millen drove the penalty high into the net for number eight. Logan Ross got his gloves dirty after seventy-two minutes when Honeyman shot from distance. Good battling again by the Sons ended with Honeyman firing just over from fifteen yards. Almost a consolation for the hosts with twelve minutes left as a free kick was headed goalwards and a deflection saw the ball roll agonisingly just wide of the post. Ross was then forced into making a superb save to deny Sons before Savage fed Billy Mckay on the edge of the box where Billy took a great touch before smashing a left footer high into the net. Towards the end of the game the pitch was looking as bedraggled as the home side and with time running out the visitors were content to retain possession rather than get to double figures. Dumbarton made Ross work twice in a few seconds as he made a couple of great saves to keep a clean sheet from Honeyman and Docherty before we saw out the game with the ball at our feet. A record score for the Caley Jags and into the last sixteen against Partick Thistle who beat Cove Rangers 2-1 tonight.

FULL TIME: 0-9 , 

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Date:  16/12/2025  Venue: The Rock, Dumbarton Attendance: 0326 Referee: Jordan Curran
 
Dumbarton: 0

• Manager: Frank McKeown

• Lineup:  Ecrepont; Lynas, Clark (Durnan 46), Blair (Livingstone 56), Roy (McIntosh 62), Wallace (Docherty 46), Gilfedder, M McArthur (Walker 46), Honeyman, Neill, Marshall

• Subs (not used):  Kelly: Webster, Donald, S McArthur

• Scorers: none

• Booked: Lynas (41), Gilfedder (80)

• Sent Off: none

Inverness CT: 9

• Manager: Scott Kellacher

• Lineup: Ross; Millen, Robertson, Savage, McIntyre, Longstaff, MacLeod (S Thompson 46), Stewart, Alonge, Bavidge, B Mckay 

• Subs (not used): Munro; Devine, Allan, MacKinnon, Wotherspoon, Chalmers, Sole, Zimba

• Scorers: Bavidge (4, 27, 31,37), MacLeod (22), B Mckay (23, 81), Longstaff (43), Millen (65 pen)

• Booked: Savage (71)

• Sent Off: none