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After the scare when Elgin hit the post after we gave the ball away cheaply, that turned into a pretty routine win. The two goals came at the right time and effectively killed the game. MacLeod deservedly MoM and I thought Strachan had a good game too, whilst Sole looks to have potential. If we can get a striker in to take the weight off McKay we will have a pretty strong squad.

Good test for the team. Lovely evening on a great looking pitch. Some nice flowing football across the pitch / team. Thought it would be an evening of not taking our chances when Billy scored with quick thinking and feet. Great strikers goal. The second was a beaut, with smart quick passing and great finish. Second half was a bit of a lower gear from us, however overall a deserved win for me. Elgin were a decent outfit and had the shot in the first half when in instead of hitting the bar the game may have had a different edge to it. Great to see the Elgin fans in town again. Been too long. I wish them well in the season to come. Only gripe for me was why their fans were pushed out to far wing of the south stand. If we want to bring back some atmosphere surely we can safely control them closer to our our fans. bc

That’s me paid. Thanks for organising it again.

That's some ending to the game at Stark's Park in our group. Raith Rovers went 2-1 ahead in the 86th minute. By the 94th minute they had lost 2-4 to East Kilbride. Difficult games coming up methinks

Off to a winning start in the League Cup. (goals from Billy Mckay (35) & Luis Longstaff (39) Scott Kellacher made a late loan signing with a familiar face returning to the Caledonian Stadium in young Alfie Stewart. He comes back to us on a six month loan along with another well known face in ex-player David Proctor; now a qualified physiotherapist, Welcome back guys. Alfie was on the bench with Doc Proc in the dugout. With Elgin City taking advantage of the loan partnership co-operation with Aberdeen, they immediately bolstered their squad for tonight's Premier Sports Cup tie against the Caley Jags. 17 year old Left-back Dylan Ross started and central defender Noah McDonnell also 17 made the bench (He must be a joiner). No room for James Mercer though. Ross Draper took his place in the visitors starting XI with Lewis Hyde on the bench. A warm night in the Highland capital saw the first chance fall to Calum MacLeod but his shot was wide to the left. His next effort was saved low down by the keeper. Shortly after this Mathew Strachan's cross found Luis Longstaff in the box but his header was too high. Ross Draper saw his header saved as Elgin came out of defence and Longstaff had another header blocked before Paul Allan's shot was cleared off the line and David Wotherspoon's follow up was blocked. Half chances at both ends and around the half hour Jack MacIver hit the woodwork from twenty yards with a fierce effort to deny Elgin the opener. However, Billy Mckay did open the scoring minutes later from a tight angle after the visiting defence failed to clear their lines properly when Wotherspoon was blocked by Ross Draper. Longstaff added a second five minutes before the break knocking in from Strachan's cross. Elgin forced a couple of corners as the interval approached but Ryan Sargent headed over as the first half came to a close. Not much in it at the break, but it's Inverness that have the goals. HALF TIME: 2-0 Kane Hester got a shot away early in the second half with Ross Munro saving before a flurry of activity around the visitors box saw Billy Mckay's effort blocked with Wotherspoon firing over and Strachan also being blocked. Munro saved from substitute Lyall Booth, spreading himself well and Hester blasted wide when put through towards goal just before he was substituted. The inevitable spate of second half substitutions broke play up and play became untidy but with three minutes remaining two of the subs combined with Jordan Alonge heading over a tempting ball in from Liam Sole. That ended the action and Inverness kick started their League Cup campaign with a hard fought but ultimately comfortable win over auld enemies Elgin City. FULL TIME: 2-0