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Group F Winners On paper this was going to be a dawdle. In reality these games are not played on paper and could prove to be more difficult with Morton putting out a much stronger starting XI than the one that went down to St Johnstone. We had a similar line-up to our last game with Joe Chalmers and Ryan Duncan starting in place of Wotherspoon and Paul Allan with Morgan Bates still missing. Morton brought in Longridge, Wilson and Cochrane with Brophy and O'Halloran on the bench. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The visitors got the game underway in their Black & Tan outfit and Morton were first to threaten running into the penalty box down the left side but a shrill whistle from the ref stopped play as Inverness were awarded a free kick. Early posturing and little fluidity saw play a bit disjointed, probably not helped by a lively surface that looked like it held a rock concert a day ago. The visitors were enjoying the bulk of the early possession but no goalmouth action until we were awarded a penalty in the 14th minute after Liam Sole was adjudged to have been fouled by Dean Black. Alfie Bavidge made no mistake from the spot. Morton were out of this by any means and looked busy around the edge of our box on a couple of occasions without working the keeper. We offered them a glimmer of hope after losing the ball on the right before Ross Munro was brought into action, saving at the expense of a corner on the half hour from Callum Sandilands curling shot. That encouraged the Ton and we had to defend a couple of awkward balls into the box as the hosts enjoyed their best spell of the game so far. A good bit of work on the left side set Chalmers up for a shot but he probably wished he hadn't bothered as he badly skied his awry effort. We did put the ball in the net after another sweeping move but Sole was flagged offside ten minutes before the break. Plenty of action around the home box but only the one goal to show for it. HALF TIME: 0-1 Morton made two changes at the break with O'Toole and Murphy on for Black and McLuckie. A lot of the early play in the second half was being disrupted by the referee's whistle which ruined any hope of free flowing football. A Morton corner was headed high over at the back post by Kris Moore twelve minutes in. Everything looked rushed as we headed towards the hour mark in an untidy encounter. All we could muster was a deflected Ryan Duncan shot that was easily gathered by the keeper. Substitute O'toole was first into the book for a robust tackle on Graeme Shinnie. A Sandilands ball across the face of our six yard box went abegging and at the other end Kinnear gathered a low shot from Longstaff. Morton were pushing for a leveller over the final ten minutes and as the scrappy play continued Harry Cochrane fired over followed closely by an Iain Wilson effort. Hamzad Kargbo thought he was Alfie Stewart for a moment but his clipped effort from way out drifted harmlessly wide. A drive into the box by Adam MacKinnon saw his parting shot run across the six yard box and out. FULL TIME: 0-1 Plenty of effort from both teams on a difficult surface but it was Alfie Bavidge's penalty after quarter of an hour that made the difference. We were deserved winners but made harder work of it than we probably should have. St Johnstone thought they had beaten East Fife with an injury time winner from Sam Stanton but up popped Jack Healy to level the tie in the 95th minute. It went to penalties with East Fife getting the bonus point 4-5 on penalties More detail to follow Date: 25/07/2026 Venue: Cappielow Park Attendance: 0864 Referee: Ross Hardie Morton: 0 Manager: Ian Murray Lineup: Kinnear; Cochrane, Black (O'Toole 46), Longridge, Gillespie (Trialist25 76), Laiith Fairnie, Moore, Wilson, McLuckie (Murphy 46), Sandilands (O'Halloran 79), Garrity (Okunzuwa 73) Subs (not used): Murdoch; Carroll, Brophy Scorers: none Booked: O'Toole (63) Sent Off: none Inverness CT: 1 Manager: Scott Kellacher Lineup: Munro; MacLeod, Devine, Savage, Boutin, Sole (Kargbo 68), Chalmers, Shinnie, Duncan (Longstaff 68), Stewart (Mackinnon 74), Bavidge (Wotherspoon 88) Subs (not used): Ross; Smith, Keogh, Allan, Keir Scorers: Bavidge (14pen) Booked: none Sent Off: none

Final Group F Match @ Morton We head to Greenock for our final Group F League Cup tie sitting on top of the table after an excellent midweek win over Premiership St Johnstone. Morton are still finding their 26/27 feet after a slow start to their season and no wins in their first three Group F ties. What could possibly go wrong? We topped the table after that win over much fancied St Johnstone thanks to a superb strike from Alfie Stewart who simply does not do tap-ins. New signing, striker Miller Keir, played the final twenty minutes and looks like a useful addition. I don't for a minute believe that Morton will be as easy a fixture as previous results indicate, but a win for the Caley Jags will put us into the last sixteen, somewhere we have not been over the last few seasons. Let's not underestimate the task in hand as Morton will no doubt reinstate more of their first choice as we approach the start of the Championship campaign. Good bit of business ahead of this game with Calum MacLeod extending his contract to the end of season 2027/2028 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Match/Ticket/Supporters Bus Calum MacLeod contract extended Kenzie, Ellis & Sam - Mechanic's loans ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This was our squad that faced St Johnstone in midweek. Morgan Bates missed out but most recent signings Kerr Smith and Miller Keir started on the bench. According to Billy Mckay's pre-match spiel Morgan Bates had an Achiles problem and may be our only worry. Calum MacLeod said upon signing his new deal: “I’m absolutely buzzing to get it over the line. It was a no-brainer for me after how last season went. The manager put a lot of faith in me last season, and I’m hoping there’s more to come. I’ve been at Inverness since I was a wee boy, and I love the place and the club.” Away Fans Information Away fans will be housed in Sections F&G of the Allan McGraw Main Stand. All away supporters will enter through the Main Stand turnstiles on Sinclair Street. Tickets can be purchased HERE. or from the Sinclair Street ticket office on matchday. Adults – £15 Concession (Over 65, Student, Disabled) – £10 Child (12-15) – £6 Child (Under 12) – £6 with paying adult Carer £0 Been a tough start for Ian Murray and his Ton with no wins in three. Defeat to Linlithgow Rose, East Fife and St Johnstone have left their fans less than impressed. Defeat by Perth can be dismissed as normalish, but surprise beatings from the Rose and East Fife have left a lot to be desired. Judging by their team selection at Perth, they are still a work in progress with just one more week til the start of the Championship campaign where they kick-off with a tough starter at home to Partick Thistle. They only had three youths and an Academy keeper on the bench and started with a trialist. Calum Sandilands has been brought in on loan from Hearts. He was a prominent player at Montrose last season. I'm sure they will have some more senior players on display this weekend with the likes of Cochrane, Ballantyne, Longridge, O'Halloran, Gillespie, Brophy and Wilson all missing at Perth. Looks like they are keeping the big players back to put on a show at Cappielow??? Ticket InfoTicket Prices Adults – £15 Concession (Over 65, Student, Disabled) – £10 Child (12-15) – £6 Child (Under 12) – £6 with paying adult Carer £0 Please note, proof of entitlement must be provided to purchase concessionary tickets. *Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Group FPos. P W D L GF GA GD PTS 1 ICTFC 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 8 2 E Fife 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 7 3 Perth 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 6 4 Rose 4 1 0 3 2 7 -5 3 5 Morton 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6 0