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Defensive lapses make it difficult for Inverness Inverness shot themselves in the foot once again as Spanish defender Roman Golobart's lapse put the highlanders behind just before the interval and they never recovered from this setback. Dalla Valle had opened the scoring for the Tangerines before Nick Ross squeezed home an equaliser. Tade and Golobart combined to let Danny Swanson lift United ahead just before the break and substitute Jon Daly sealed the win with his first touch of the ball as he headed home in the 68th minute. Inverness had looked dangerous early on but they were eased out by United after a keenly fought contest saw the men from the North slump to the foot of the table. Davie will be along to tell us how we managed to lose this one 3-1 and what can we expect to see next week when we visit Parkhead. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dundee Utd 01 Pernis 03 Dixon 05 Kenneth 12 Watson 18 Gunning 06 Flood 08 Robertson 10 Swanson 11 Rankin 19 Dalla Valle (Marsh-Brown 79) 22 Dow (Daly 69) Substitutes 25 McCallum, 14 Douglas, 26 Marsh-Brown, 16 Armstrong, 17 Mackay-Steven, 09 Daly, 23 Hilson Inverness CT 01 Esson 03 Tokely 16 Golobart (Proctor 46) 19 Shinnie 02 Piermayr 08 Tansey 10 Shinnie 11 Ross 25 Davis 09 Foran (Sutherland 56) 15 Tade Substitutes 12 Tuffey, 14 Proctor, 22 Gillet, 20 Chippendale, 18 Sutherland, 21 McKay Referee:- Steve Conroy Attendance:- 6497 Yesterday’s vantage point, high in the Jerry Kerr stand at Tannadice offered a healthy away support a panoramic view of just how Inverness CT come to be at the bottom of the league. It was a dissection that was played out on the public stage that at times had the look of an execution about it. Dundee United came into this game without problems to seek in terms of loss of personnel and injuries, but on the back of a decent display against Rangers. Inverness were in an almost identical position, after a bright showing against Hearts and loaded with their own selection difficulties. The first 16 minutes encompassed the whole game. United started brightly, but were pushed back as three chances fell to Tade and Andrew Shinnie. Tade blasted the ball into the side netting from an acute angle and Shinnie’s diving header grazed a post. Both times, Pernis and his defence were beaten men and could offer little resistance to the crisp passing that created the chances. The optimism generated was, however rudely terminated in 12 minutes by Dalla Valle. The Fulham man drove into the space created by Inverness pressing, and Piermayr found himself exposed. The Finn created room rather too easily and drove a low shot past Esson for a barely creditable United lead. Inverness were rocked by this, but replied in typical fashion in 16 minutes. Gregory Tade’s strong play on the left caused all kinds of problems for a hesitant United defence and when he delivered a low cross on the six yard line Ross just beat Dixon to the touch to equalise. In an open game, Dalla Valle was denied by a superb Ryan Esson save and Graeme Shinnie’s direct style was paying dividends for Inverness down the right. As chances were traded, parity looked on the cards at half time until Flood dispossessed Tade in the centre circle in 43 minutes. Golobart, who had an excellent game to this point, hesitated between tackling Swanson and dropping back to allow support to arrive. Swanson didn’t, drove past him and chipped Esson from the 18 yard line. The Inverness defender looked crestfallen, and support from his team mates, so obvious in the past couple of weeks was conspicuously absent. Half Time Dundee United 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 At half time, the main talking point aside from Jim McLean’s appearance was the arrival of David Proctor for the above mentioned Golobart. The reasons for his substitution are a matter for Terry Butcher, but he did not appear to be injured. Proctor’s introduction did nothing to shore up Inverness’ defence and it appeared that they could at times be bypassed at will. Swanson should have scored again and Gunning unleashed a thunderous drive that Esson saved well when he should have been closed down 30 yards out. Foran had departed to be replaced by Sutherland, who played manfully out wide without ever creating the chance that would have equalised for the second time. In fact the pivotal substitution came in 69 minutes, when Dow was replaced by Jon Daly. Accepted wisdom has it that you should never replace anyone just prior to a corner, but Houston did. Daly lumbered onto the field, into the six yard box and connected with a ball that evaded both Piermayr and Proctor. The sense of crushing inevitability was overwhelming at this point and in truth the game ended as a contest there and then despite quality chances falling to Tade and Shinnie. Full Time Dundee United 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 The full time whistle was met with predictable Joy from United fans determined to celebrate recognition in Jim McLean, who took their ovation at half time. It was met with less enthusiasm from the Inverness fans and there were some unseemly scenes of bickering at the end, although the discontent was far from universal. The return up the a9 was met by rain of biblical intensity, that prompted more introspection. That this is fast becoming a team that can play passing football, but neither defend nor score effectively, in stark contrast to previous seasons is a concern. That no other team, with the possible exceptions of Hibs and Aberdeen look likely to lose points against us, is a concern. By the end of the second half of this game, there was only a barely discernable shape to the team. They looked unable to comprehend or execute the tasks allotted to them is a concern, but they were a match for United in all but the crucial areas; scoring and goal prevention. That this situation is caused in no small measure by a near catastrophic injury situation is beyond argument and it must get better as people return to the team. That is why yesterday was a matter for concern, but at the moment, no more than that. Match Highlights from Arab TV

Can Cans can't quite keep cup. Inverness chose to field a strong team for this North of Scotland cup final with at least six first teamers on show. Aidan Chippendale, Johnathan Tuffey, Shane Sutherland, Billy Mckay, Kenny Gillett and David Proctor all started against the cup holders in front of a healthy sunday afternoon crowd at new Mossett Park Forres. They were hoping for an upset and after only three minutes a ball was played into the ICT box and with Proctor slipping over this allowed the Forres number 8, Scott Moore to shoot just narrowly over. In the fifth minute came Inverness' first chance. A great ball was whipped in by the diminutive Andrew Greig which landed on Sutherland's head and the Forres goalie really had to work hard to keep the ball out. It really was end to end stuff with both teams squandering chances. An even better chance came in the twenty-second minute when a nonchalant ball was played upfield, Proctor and Skinner at right back couldn't cope with the presence of Lee Fraser the tall striker who found himself one on one with the keeper with 20 yards to go, but David Proctor sprinted back to save an open goal and make amends. Shane Sutherland opened the scoring with a 22nd minute strike. Kenny Gillett started the attack from deep within his own half, effortlessly sprinting up the pitch and gave it to Shane who passed it out wide to Aidan Chippendale who then crossed it back to Shane who had made great strides to make it back into the box and finish off a decent move. A minute later it was two, Shane Sutherland turned provider for Billy Mckay who looped it over the oncoming keeper, Stuart Knight. The third goal came just before the break, Andrew Greig made yet another darting run into the box and was upended by Nathan Sharp. Billy Mckay slotted the resultant penalty into the net and the game looked all but over. The half time scoreline was a bit harsh on Forres who had created plenty of chances, but unlike their visitors they could not take advantage of them. Half Time 0-3 In what was now becoming a not surprisingly quieter game, Forres were handed a lifeline when they got their first goal on 54 minutes also from the penalty spot. Aidan Chippendale seemingly being tackled, however with the tackler down, the referee somehow decided to override his initial decision and Aidan Chippendale was now the perpetrator instead, a strange set of circumstances indeed. So, we went from free kick and possible card for McPherson to penalty to Forres, the referee's assistant seemingly able to change the ref's mind. Simon Allan buried the ball low to Tuffey's right hand side. Six minutes later Kenny Gillet was disposessed in the six yard box which led to a great oppurtunity, but ultimately led to a throw in. Forres at this stage were playing with much more confidence and the crowd were fully behind them and urging them forward. The young Invernessians did well to stop Forres' flow who at one point had four consecutive corners. Chances came and went for Forres and Green, Sharp and Scott should have done better when given the opportunities In the 65th minute, Chippendale yet again beat the right back and played the perfect ball across goal which was met by Andrew Greig at the back post and he finished off excellently across Knight from eight yards. However the Can Cans never gave up and another ball into the box was met by an unmarked player, Scott Moore who with full force powered a header off the crossbar which then went vertically downwards and just over the line, and so with 15 minutes to go it was now 4-2. Substitute Duguid spurned an opportunity from eight yards as Forres pushed forward and Chippendale again showed a clean pair of heels as he raced away and curled a shot just wide at the other end. Both teams were wanting more and Forres finished the game off in style and scored another thumping goal in the dying moments to keep the away team hanging on. Lee Fraser knocking the ball past Tuffey from eight yards after good work by Moore. Forres fell just short in a highly entertaining final and certainly gave their full time opponents a run for their money, but the final score was a victory for Inverness in a seven goal bash on a Sunday afternoon, and cakes in the stand, what next. Full Time 3-4 and Inverness Caledonian Thistle take home the AJG North of Scotland Cup. Terry Butcher who was in attendance will have learnt quite a lot I should imagine and it was definitely good experience for both sets of teams, and great to see so many of the injured and fringe players getting a run out. CALEY THISTLE - Tuffey; Skinner, Gillet, Murphy, Proctor, Polworth, Greig (Watson, 86), Laing, Sutherland, McKay, Chippendale. Subs unused: Stewart, Dingwall, Whyte, Baldy. FORRES MECHANICS - Knight; G. Fraser, Allan, Grant, Sharp, MacPherson, Barron (Duguid, 64), Moore, L. Fraser, Scott, Green (Tweedie, 86). Subs unused: McNab, Davidson, Main. Booked: Moore, G. Fraser. Attendance: 565. Referee: D. Ross. Thanks to Sotonict for this report from his travels North.

Hearts come back off the ropes to snatch a point. Inverness let the Jambo's off the hook by failing to finish them off when they were almost down and out midway through the second half. Hearts keeper Jamie MacDonald provided the comedy show straight from the Festival as he allowed Nick Ross to hassle the ball away from him for Tade to open the scoring; sheer comedy genius. Unfortunately for the homesters they could not shake off Hearts and the arrival of Templeton and Taouil gave the visitors the impetus to change the pattern and recover a point as Elliott knocked in the equaliser, via the post. Overall a draw was probably fair enough although Inverness would rue a string of missed opportunities to take all three points when Hearts were on the back foot, but the substitutions sparked Hearts into life and the late goal was always a likelihood. The visitors had a healthy crowd following them and the rain had given way to a balmy Indian summer afternoon, giving the game a pre-season feel about it and the players obviously felt the same as they settled into a rather turgid first half. There was no indication that the second half was about to become infinitely more entertaining with a couple of comedy acts on display. MacDonald and Golobart were high on the list, but they were only on the fringe as the wee lad that ran away with the orb in the middle of the second half stole the show, and the ball. It took a fair bit of persuasion to get the ball back into play and all was well again. The pre-season theme was evident prior to kick off as the Immortal Howden Ender led a few visitors astray and sotonict is testament to this. Hopefully he will recover in time to relate his thoughts of the day after his sojourn North. And a borrowed iPhone is all he needs to get his report to press........................... 10th Sep 2011 Tulloch Caledonian Stadium I.C.T. 1 - Tade (50) TEAM: Esson, Piermayr, Tokely, G.Shinnie, Golobart, Ross, Morrison, A.Shinnie (Chippendale 82) , Davis (Tansey 65), Foran (Sutherland 85), Tade SUBS: Tuffey, Gillet, McKay Booked: Foran (33) Sent Off: none HEARTS 1 - Elliot (81) TEAM: MacDonald, Hamill, Grainger, Webster, Zaliukas (Taouil 66), Black, Obua (Jonsson 78), Stevenson, Mrowiec, Elliott, Novikovas (Templeton 46) SUBS: Hamilton, Sutton, Smith, Robinson Booked: Webster (33), Black (37) Sent Off: none Referee Willie Collum Attendance 4106 Inverness were unlucky not to come away with a second consecutive home win against their capital city opponents In what was an at times, scrappy affair, Inverness more than matched the visitors who hadn't won away from home so far this season. Terry Butcher named one of his deadline day signings in the team lines and he looked to have slotted in straight away. I'm sure there will be more to come from Dave Davis. The Shinnie brothers were working tirelessly all over the park, infact it was Graeme who stopped an Andy Webster shot on the goal line after he had broken free from a corner. Ian Black was his usual 'competitive' self and picked up a yellow card in the latter half of the first period. Invermess I believe could have done well to pick up on the former ICT players ability to see the red mist, but as the game wore on he looked to play more football, instead of bullying, so maybe he's learning! Both sides cancelled each other out and the first half finished goalless, and bereft of entertainment. The highlanders came out with a bit more of a buzz in the second half and got a fortuitous lead when under slight pressure from Nick Ross, the Hearts keeper slipped up allowing the ball to rebound back to Gregory Tade who went for placement rather than power and slotted it into the far side of the goal. Andrew Shinnie was unfortunate to flash a ball just wide as Inverness pressed forward, the wrong foot sending the cross agonisingly wide, and Tade might have had a hat-trick on another day, but McDonald made amends for his blooper on a couple of occasions. The whole game had taken on a better pace now and there was alot more flowing football and neat through balls being played. Hearts striker Arvydas Novikovas looking a more constant threat, however the defence of Golobart, Tokely, Shinnie and Piermayr were not letting any serious chances get through. As the game slowly drew to a close, it looked inevitable that Hearts would grab an equaliser (both sides only had three attempts on target each), and the Hearts manager will be purring contently after both his substitutes worked in their favour. It was then no surprise after 81 minutes when Stephen Elliott rose highest and he glanced the ball first off his head then agonisingly off the inside of the upright, and the game was level. As the game panned out both teams looked happy enough with the draw and the crowd of 4,106 went home in a more optimistic mood after the second half showing. One small mention to finish off, Aidan Chippendale looked an exciting prospect after coming on with only 10 minutes remaining. His first piece of the action was to sprint from box to box like Usain Bolt; he could cause some SPL defences problems with his turn of pace. Cheers for the report soton, hope yer heids OK and you enjoyed yer day out. tm4tj man of the match was relatively easy to select. Andrew's brother Graeme, (see what I did there), has not looked back since his return from illness. Once again Graeme Shinnie was immense and Kenny Gillet will need to bide his time if he wants to play at left back for Inverness. Overall it was the game of two halfs and both sides will be pleased with their point. Inverness looked to have the game firmly in their grasp until Hearts eventually woke up and believed they could get something from it. Decent debut's for the new loanee's and our back four did well, despite Roman doing some more Flamenco faux pas, but he cannae help it. Dundee United at Tannadice next up for Inverness and I believe McGonagall will be chatting to wee Davie. No match highlights found.

Maroon Platoon heading North. Back to league business this weekend after the break for international matches saw Scotland's fast fading hopes of reaching the group stages of the European Championships hanging by a very thin thread. In keeping with the international games, Heart of Lithuania visit Inverness on Saturday for a more sedate affair, yes folks, it's back to the bread and butter of the SPL. Last time out Inverness kick started their season with a gutsy 2-1 defeat of Kilmarnock whilst Hearts were strolling to a comfortable Edinburgh derby win over Hibernian, a result that lifted Inverness into tenth place in the league and dropped Hibernian to the foot of the table. Hearts meanwhile, enjoy a more familiar position in fourth spot. Inverness boss Terry Butcher does not have his troubles to seek as a plethora of early season injuries has seen another two new faces added to the squad after an unbelievable sequence of events saw his squad devastated with one long term absentee after another. With both wide midfielders Hayes and Doran suffering the same fate with shoulder injuries, Butcher has acquired the services of Wolverhampton's David Davis and Aidan Chippendale from Huddersfield Town, both on loans until January at least. Both of these twenty year old's offer a bit of pace going forward and are eager to grab some first team action in the SPL. Historically, Heart's hold the upper hand in this fixture winning four times out of nine in Inverness with the hosts only victory coming in september 2008 when Craig Brewster crashed home a superb late winner as Inverness won 2-1. Dennis Wyness had earlier equalised after an Ian Black own goal had given Heart's the lead that day, but substitute player manager Brewster slammed home the winner in injury time as his volley exploded behind Banks in the Hearts goal. Alan Morgan had provided the inch perfect cross for Brewster to acrobatically score the winner for bottom side Inverness, that was our first points that season. New Hearts boss Paulo Sergio reckons that Inverness are a physical side and don't play football the way he would like his own side to play. That's rich with players like Ian Black in your squad who are not adverse to kicking anything that moves. Strangely that endeared him to many of our fans, but the boot is on the other foot now and we know better than most how tenacious the wee fellow can be. He is back after serving a two week ban for his red card at Motherwell, forcing him out of the Aberdeen and Kilmarnock games. But Sergio reckons he is not an agressive player.........aye right Paulo. Recent form and league positions would suggest that Hearts will be the favourites for this game, and history backs that up. Inverness have only one win at home this season while Hearts are without a victory on their travels, but have two draws and one defeat. Both sides have scored six goals so far, but it's the defensive record of the Inverness back four that gives cause for concern, whereas Hearts have a steadier rearguard with Andy Webster settling back in nicely, and that makes it difficult for teams to get the better of Hearts as a unit. Ones to watch:- Inverness will have two new players on display in the shape of David Davis and Aiden Chippendale. They are keen to have a go in the SPL and that could be enough to keep the locals happy. Both are wide midfielders and have pace to trouble most defences so it will be interesting to see how they perform. Gregory Tade has made his mark with the Inverness fans with his energy and endeavour being shown in abundance. Last time out he added a magnificent headed goal to boost his confidence as an SPL player and the fans will be looking for more from the big striker. He showed plenty of passion for the game after scoring as he pumped his chest and gestured into the stand for everyone to get behind the team. More of the same today will be welcome. Hearts have an abundance of talented players to choose from and one man who can certainly turn a game is Arvydas Novikovas. The twenty year old Lithuanian international was on loan at Perth last season and has plenty to prove to new boss Paulo Sergio. He can be a match winner and has plenty of technical ability allied with trickery and pace, definitely one to keep an eye on. David Templeton is another tricky customer, and he's Scottish. The youngster has been in tremendous form since joining Hearts from Stenhousemuir in January 2007 for £30,000. He scored his first Hearts goal against Hamilton in 2010 and had been called into the Scotland u21 set up. Glaswegian David, signed a three year deal at Tynecastle in March 2010. Always a danger breaking forward at pace, he is another our back line will need to keep a close watch on. Latest Team News Inverness have their two deadline day loan signings fit and raring to go. Davis and Chippendale could well be thrust straight into the action to replace the shoulder twins, Hayes and Doran as Butcher reshuffles the pack once more. Greg Tansey and Billy McKay look likliest to be the first ones off the treatment table and could feature this weekend. Less fortunate are Cox, Proctor, Tudur-Jones, Gillet and Meekings. Hearts are still without Kevin Kyle, Gary Glen and Calum Elliot with Marian Kello a doubt. Good news for us about Kyle's absence as he has been a thorn in our side on numerous occasions and Calum Elliot also reserves his best for games against us. tm4tj Prediction:- A fixture that we tend to struggle in and with only the one win in nine attempts not the sort of statistic that lends itself to a confidence booster for the home fans. However, the seeds were sewn against Kilmarnock, and Hearts have struggled away from Tynecastle which might just work in our favour. Our ever changing squads due to the horrendous injury problems so early in the season does not help the teams preparations, but the injection of new faces could be the spur needed to surprise the boys in maroon. I will sit on the fence here and settle for a share of the points in a low scoring draw. 1-1 for me.

Inverness edge out Killie in entertaining tussle. Inverness eased their frustration with a 2-1 victory over a sprightly Kilmarnock. The visitors were on the back foot from the offset but Inverness could not consolidate their early superiority and settled for a draw at half time. Goals from Tade and Shiels ensured there was plenty of talking points at the break as Killie started to assert themselves. The game proceeded in the same fashion after half time, Killie dominating play for the first ten minutes then Karma; the game went into a lull and either team could have clinched the winner. As it was, young Graeme Shinnie produced the goods and scored a deserved winner for the Caley Jags with the clock running down. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, that's the monkey off the back. Just when you thought it would never happen, along comes a win, let's hope they are like buses. A warm glow came over me at ten to five yesterday, no, I never wet myself, not this time, just the satisfaction of a deserved late winner was all it took. Take a bow Graeme Shinnie. After last season's illness problems he looks to have made the left back berth his own, with the added bonus of a cracking goal to boot; it's enough to make grown men weep. That he was outshone by one other player was a mere detail, this young lad is going places. He has been immense since returning to the squad and already there are cries of Kenny who. Inverness were down to the bare bones for yesterday's visit of Kilmarnock. With an extensive injury list it was more like an episode of Casualty as Butcher tried to assemble a squad for the game. Esson assumed control of the keepers jersey with Ross Tokely shuffled across to right back. Hogg and Golly were the centre backs with Graeme Shinnie at left back. Austrian Thomas Piermayr was pushed further forward in the absence of Jonny Hayes with Gavin Morrison accompanying Doran and Foran in the supply division, with the as yet non scoring Gregory Tade doing the chasing up front. How would we fare against one of last seasons entertainers? The Innes bar refurb was adjourned and the stage was set for the game, even the weather was kind to us, were the God's in our favour? Surely not, that would be a first. Not sure what happened, but the taxi had us in the stadium ten minutes before kick off ; what was that all about, still, we settled down for the game and it took a bit of getting used to. Killie kicked towards the North Stand in the first half which did seem rather bizarre, but it had a strange effect on the side. We actually played football for half an hour. We stroked the ball around like nobody's business, Brazil eat yer heart out. 27th Aug 2011 Tulloch Caledonian Stadium I.C.T. 2 - Tade (26), G.Shinnie (89) TEAM: Esson, Tokely, Hogg, Golobart, G.Shinnie, Ross, Piermayr, Morrison, Foran (A.Shinnie 81), Doran (McKay 89), Tade (Sutherland 71) SUBS: Tuffey, Laing Booked: Piermayr (40), Tade (56), G.Shinnie (77) Sent Off: none KILMARNOCK 1 - Shiels (35) TEAM: Bell, Fowler (Fisher 80), Kroca, McKeown, Ada, Kelly, Buijs, Dayton, Shiels, Pascali, Hutchinson (Galan 64) SUBS: Jaakkola, Hay, Harkins, Racchi, Pursehouse Booked: Fowler (79), Kelly (87) Sent Off: none Referee Bobby Madden Attendance 3348 Inverness started the game in sprightly fashion, passing the ball on the deck and taking the game to the visitors. Killie were on the back foot for the first half hour as Butcher appeared to have got his half time pep talk in early. Nick Ross firing over the bar in the third minute showed our intentions as a shoot on site policy overtook the walk the ball into the net strategy that has been our ilk of late. Piermayr trying the same a few minutes later as we continued to outplay a bemused Kilmarnock, and the home fans. Who were these guys? Confidence was oozing from the same players who slumped to defeat at Ayr only three days earlier. Shinnie, Piermayr and Tade contiued the trend as Killie were pushed into their own box and Bell looked lively to deny Tade, but not for long. With twenty six minutes on the clock, Inverness got the breakthrough their intricate play richly deserved. Not often you can use that term when describing our endeavours of late. The grafting Richie Foran broke free on the right and he delivered an inch perfect cross for Gregory Tade to power home his first goal for Inverness. We talked about lack of passion in recent weeks. Well, that theory just went out the window as Tade celebrated in front of the North Stand............whatever was he thinking! Great goal and great celebration Gregory. He pumped his chest and stared long and hard into the faithful, scared the sh!t out of me. Maybe that was borne out of sheer relief or maybe he had been reading some of the posts regarding his style of play. Whatever, the lad was playing great and rummeling up the Killie back line at every opportunty. Unfortunately, it appeared that the Inverness players could not believe they were giving Killie the runaround. The goal sparked a mini revival from Kilmarnock as they suddenly started to believe in themselves. It must have been a tortuous half hour for the visiting fans, but their day was about to get brighter. Mr Madden intervened and all of a sudden Kilmarnock were benefitting from decisions that were previously going our way. Whilst Inverness were enjoying the lions share of the game, Kilmarnock are nobodies kicking boys and were always dangerous on the occasions that they ventured forward. They changed the pattern of play after thirty five minutes when Dean Shiels curled in a beauty from the left side of the field, the ball evading the outstretched Esson as it bent round him into the bottom corner. Fabulous goal, albeit against the run of play at that moment, but things were about to change. Esson was becoming less of a spectator as Killie found a new self belief and they suddenly realised it was not Brazil they were playing. He was eventually called in to action as he turned away a Hutchinson shot at the expense of a corner just before half time. For Inverness, it was a good time to take a break as Killie were now on the ascendancy. Half Time:- 1-1 The second half started like the first half finished; Killie searching for an opening and Inverness defending in depth, Esson saving a Dayton shot in the first minute of the half. Dayton was about to endear himself to the home fans with a serious of attempts to change the rules of the game, he was in truth becoming a bit of a thorn in the Inverness ranks. Inverness though, were not idle and Tade almost scored another as a header flashed agonisingly wide, and Doran shot from distance. It was Killie though that looked the likeliest to go on and win the game at this point as Pascali headed over. Tade entered Mr Madden's book rather harshly as he protested his innocence, but the lad was doing some shift. Ben Hutchinson then cracked one off the post and shortly after headed over when well positioned, that was to be his last involvement as he was replaced by Jorge Galan with half an hour to play. In seventy minutes Foran should have done better as his header went wide with the goal at his mercy and the game entered another phase. The balance of play had levelled off and Inverness had weathered the Killie storm, not quite Hurricane Irene, but still plenty of puff from the visitors. Shinnie and Fowler were noted by the whistler as play became a bit towsey, and Chris Hogg almost undid his good work as he erred to let Killie in. No damage done though. Play was becoming a bit stretched and chances were going abegging as the ref noted Kelly's name for ending Doran's day. Another injury woe for Butcher to deal with as he left the park nursing a serious looking shoulder problem. There was, however, still time for the game to be won or lost. Inverness were having a late surge and Graeme Shinnie burst into the left corner of the box from where he rifled a low shot across Bell and into the bottom corner; Ya beauty. Cue much jubilation in the North Stand and disgruntlement in the visitors ranks. This goal had brotherly love written all over it as Andrew had kindly provided the opening for Graeme. Not much time left for Killie to stage a comeback and there endeth the scoring in an entertaining encounter. Full Time:- 2-1 So, what did we make of that................This was a game of five halfs, with Inverness winning three of them! Well, last week at Pittodrie young Spaniard Roman Golobart was crucified for his Spanish dancing. He must have been taking lessons as this week his potential was there for all to see, he even had time to woosh a couple of Killie players as he displayed an arrogance and panache that will glue him to the Caley Jags support, well done Golly and man of the match award fully justified. Graeme Shinnie was another who showed us why we are asking Kenny who? He was solid at the back and the goal just topped off another fantastic display from the youngster. Full of energy and always willing to support the attack. Tokely was back to his best at right back, mind you, he has been the one constant this season. Now, I can't finish off without another plaudit for Gregory Tade. He has had his knockers, ooerr missus, but today was Tade day. Not a common thing for us to be scoring headed goals but he certainly buried that one. His passion shone through as he celebrated his goal as if he had just won the world cup, I'm up for more of this. No failures for Inverness although the disappointing thing for the fans was another couple of injuries picked up as if they are going out of fashion. Doran may have a dislocated shoulder and Foran was in trouble as he left the action. On the plus side, Billy McKay managed a few minutes at the end to make his competitive debut, so that's a bit of a boost. International break next weekend will give some a chance to repair themselves but one or two look to be longer term casualties, here's hoping they are quick healers. It's the Jambo's up here in a fortnight and another showing like yesterday might just be enough to appease the fans and get our season into second gear. A few rights were sorted post match in the Innes and all in all, a good day out; cheers. Sorry, no match footage found.