Caley Thistle started the pre-season with an easy win against Italian side Montecatini and followed it up with a 5-0 win against a Tuscan select in their second game. There were no ICT fans present at either game, but fortunately the press were present and Charles Bannerman reported from the first game and brief details of the second game were gleaned from various sources.
MONTECATINI 0-12 ICT By Charles Bannerman A number of club records were broken in this one. The 12-0 scoreline certainly eclipses the 8-1 against Annan Athletic and the attendance of 7 (SEVEN) members of the public must also be a record low (it rose to 19 by the end.) Also, given that the media are strictly neutral, this must be the first ICT game with NO ICT fans present! It was almost totally one sided although Mark Brown did have one decent save to make in the first half. Michael Fraser came on in the second along with 5 others but Michael had very little to do. The goals were - 19 sec - McAllister header. 2 - Wilson - lovely 20 yard volley. 27 - Keogh 32 - McAllister 38 - McAllister completes his hat trick. 5-0 half time. 48 - Black - largely made by himself. 61 - Dargo straight into the top corner from an acute angle on the right. 67 - Duncan header. 70 - Dargo penalty. 77 - Dargo completes his hat trick. 82 - McCaffrey scored what Stuart describes as the best goal of the game! Barry might dispute that! 90 - Wyness. Charlie said that although there was a big differenece between the teams it was a good and worthwhile start for his side, although he hopes that Saturday's game against another local side will be tougher. The starting eleven was - Brown, Parratt, Golabek, Munro, Dodds, McBain, Wilson, Wyness, McAllister, Keogh, Morgan. There were mass substitutions at half time and nobody who was in any danger at all of worsening any minor injury was played at all.
TUSCAN SELECT 0-5 ICT By various sources.
ICT completed their Italian tour with a 5 nil victory against a Tuscan Select.
ICT lined up in 3-5-2 formation and the only goal of the first half came courtesy of Craig Dargo in 30 minutes. the formation was changed back to a familiar 4-4-2 for the second half and whether it was this change or the 5 substitutions that were made it was a bit easier in the second half.
Goals in the second half came courtesy of Craig Dargo, Dennis Wyness, Barry Wilson, and Stuart McCaffrey.
The starting eleven was - Fraser, McCaffrey, Dods, Hastings, Hart, Duncan, Black, Fox, Morgan
Dargo, Bayne
Golabek, Wilson, Wyness, Keogh and Brown replaced Morgan, Black, Bayne, Fox and Fraser at half time and youngsters McAllister, Soane and Sutherland all made appearances during the second half.
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