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    Morton 1-6 Inverness CT - Report

    Gubbed, at last...

     

    Managerless bottom club Morton were gubbed. There's no other word for it. Caley Jags were rampant after a couple of drab draws in the Scottish Cup. I'll credit Aaron Doran with the opener as his cross to the back post ended up in the net as Hamilton tried to claw it clear. Sutherland got the second after a Billy Mckay shot was blocked at close range. Mckay got his own when he rolled the ball in off the post. Boss! Just on the interval Ugwu scored from the spot to offer Morton a lifeline. Reece McAlear scored a fekkin screamer, what can only be described as a piledriver. What a strike that was! The ever alert Sutherland added a fifth and it was no surprise when Jamieson dribbled his way into the box and slotted home the sixth. This has been coming for weeks, but today was maybe the day the Caley Jags believed in themselves. Boom!

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    Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts
     
    1. Inverness CT 17 10 4 3 25 12 34
    2. Raith Rovers 17 9 6 2 27 16 33
    3. Arbroath 17 8 7 2 28 13 31
    4. Kilmarnock 17 9 2 6 20 11 29
    5. Partick Thistle 17 8 4 5 29 16 28
    6. Hamilton Ac. 17 4 5 8 15 30 17
    7. Ayr United 17 3 6 8 16 29 15
    8. Dunfermline 17 2 8 7 18 28 14
    9. Q.O.S. 17 3 5 9 16 26 14
    10. Morton 17 2 7 8 15 28 13

    Inverness were without injured captain Sean Welsh and fellow midfielder Roddy MacGregor, but Aaron Doran made the starting XI and Manny Duku and Wallace Duffy were on the bench. Morton went with the same again, buoyed by the cup success in midweek.

    As the scoreline suggests, this was a bit of a procession. Inverness were much more energised than the cup encounters and went about their business with an air of authority. Crisp passing and movement were the order of the day as we we tore Morton a new one before the break. The opener was maybe fortuitous, a Doran deep cross coming back off the woodwork and bouncing off a flying Jack Hamilton before bouncing into the net. Own goal has been mentioned, but you have to be in it to win it and I'm giving it to Doran. Number two saw Tom Walsh head into the box to feed Billy Mckay who's shot was blocked by the keeper, but Shane Sutherland followed up to stroke the ball into the net. Billy notched the third as he cut inside the box after a great ball from Robbie Deas. Stepped inside his marker on the right foot then rolled the ball left footed into the net off the post for 3-0 before the break. Time for Ugwu to net a contentious penalty to offer Ton some hope for the second half. However, Reece McAlear benefitted from a sloppy clearance and he bludgeoned a shot into the roof of the net from twenty-five yards to restore our three goal advantage. His first senior goal, and how! The wind was well and truly out of the Morton sails by now and the one way traffic continued. A long ball forward was headed on by Shane. He picked up the loose ball himself, rode a tackle and slotted into the net for number five. The sixth and final goal was scored by Lewis Jamieson after he waltzed into the box before drilling low across the keeper. 

    No more than Inverness deserved as some of the interplay was as dazzling as Morton were dire. CTO MotM voters have Aaron Doran as first choice followed closely by Reece McAlear and Scott Allardice.

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    Tremendous performances all over the park from those in pink. Not easy to single anyone out as they all excelled. This performance was far removed from the drab offerings of the Scottish Cup games and no more than Inverness deserved. Maybe fortune favoured us with the opening goal as Doran's deep cross seemed to come off the post, then the keeper before finding the net. However there was nothing fortunate about the rest as we tore Morton a new one. Pick of the goals came from Reece McAlear. What a thunderous strike to open your account, and Lewis Jamieson who danced his way into the box before drilling home. Great stuff, that'll teach them to put us into shipping containers. Telt!

     

    Six of the best!

    A smiling Dodds

     

     


    Date: 11/12/2021  Venue: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1192 Referee: John Beaton
     
    Morton: 1

    • Manager: Derek Anderson (interim manager)
    • Lineup:  Hamilton; Strapp, Lithgow,  Lyon (Easdale 81), Hynes, Russell, Oksanen, 
    • Muirhead (McGregor 68), Oliver, Reilly (Blues 56), Ugwu
    • Subs (not used):  Ledger, Jacobs, Blues, McGrattan, King
    • Scorers: Ugwu (45+1 pen)
    • Booked: Oskanen (17)
    • Sent Off: none

    Inverness CT: 6

    • Manager: Billy Dodds
    • Lineup:  Ridgers; Carson, Broadfoot, Devine, Deas, Doran (Harper 58), McAlear, Allardice,
    • Walsh, Sutherland, B Mckay (Duku 66), (Jamieson 75)
    • Subs (not used): C Mackay; Duffy, McDonald
    • Scorers: Doran (15), Sutherland (33), Mckay (43), McAlear (51), Sutherland (60), Jamieson (78)
    • Booked: Carson (45)
    • Sent Off: none

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