Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Cove Rangers, 2022-23 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Inverness Caledonian Thistle advance 5-3 on penalties
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
  • 13': Roddy Macgregor
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Inverness Caledonian Thistle advance 5-3 on penalties
Cove Rangers
  • 19': Mitchel Megginson

About

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are hosting Cove Rangers at Caledonian Stadium, Inverness, Inverness, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Connor Scully (Cove Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by George Oakley (Inverness CT).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Nathan Shaw (Inverness CT) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is blocked.
  • 5': Corner, Cove Rangers. Conceded by Cameron Harper.
  • 6': Foul by Mitch Megginson (Cove Rangers).
  • 6': Roddy MacGregor (Inverness CT) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Mitch Megginson (Cove Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 8': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Evan Towler.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Wallace Duffy (Inverness CT) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
  • 11': Foul by David Carson (Inverness CT).
  • 11': Iain Vigurs (Cove Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Goal! Inverness CT 1, Cove Rangers 0. Roddy MacGregor (Inverness CT) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nathan Shaw.
  • 18': Corner, Cove Rangers. Conceded by Zak Delaney.
  • 19': Goal! Inverness CT 1, Cove Rangers 1. Mitch Megginson (Cove Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 22': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Scott Ross.
  • 24': Foul by David Carson (Inverness CT).
  • 24': Shay Logan (Cove Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Daniel Mackay (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 32': Hand ball by Mitch Megginson (Cove Rangers).
  • 35': Connor Scully (Cove Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Roddy MacGregor (Inverness CT).
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Robbie Leitch (Cove Rangers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
  • 38': Foul by Robbie Deas (Inverness CT).
  • 38': Mitch Megginson (Cove Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. George Oakley (Inverness CT) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Nathan Shaw (Inverness CT) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Evan Towler.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Inverness CT 1, Cove Rangers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Inverness CT 1, Cove Rangers 1.
  • 50': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Evan Towler.
  • 50': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Connor Scully.
  • 51': Foul by Scott Allardice (Inverness CT).
  • 51': Shay Logan (Cove Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': David Carson (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Connor Scully (Cove Rangers).
  • 55': David Carson (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Fraser Fyvie (Cove Rangers).
  • 55': Fraser Fyvie (Cove Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': Foul by Connor Scully (Cove Rangers).
  • 57': Foul by Nathan Shaw (Inverness CT).
  • 57': Corner, Cove Rangers. Conceded by Wallace Duffy.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Mitch Megginson (Cove Rangers) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
  • 60': Foul by Scott Ross (Cove Rangers).
  • 60': Roddy MacGregor (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Scott Ross (Cove Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Cameron Harper (Inverness CT) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 62': Foul by Mitch Megginson (Cove Rangers).
  • 62': Robbie Deas (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Cove Rangers. Conceded by Wallace Duffy.
  • 66': George Oakley (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Substitution, Inverness CT. Billy Mckay replaces Daniel Mackay.
  • 67': Substitution, Inverness CT. Austin Samuels replaces George Oakley.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Mitch Megginson (Cove Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Substitution, Inverness CT. Aaron Doran replaces Wallace Duffy.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 78': Foul by Zak Delaney (Inverness CT).
  • 78': Mitch Megginson (Cove Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Substitution, Cove Rangers. Gerry McDonagh replaces Leighton McIntosh.
  • 79': Substitution, Inverness CT. Steven Boyd replaces Nathan Shaw.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Steven Boyd (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Kyle Gourlay.
  • 81': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Shay Logan.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Steven Boyd (Inverness CT) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 83': Foul by Steven Boyd (Inverness CT).
  • 83': Shay Logan (Cove Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 87': Foul by Austin Samuels (Inverness CT).
  • 87': Shay Logan (Cove Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Austin Samuels (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Austin Samuels (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Shay Logan (Cove Rangers).
  • 90': Foul by Fraser Fyvie (Cove Rangers).
  • 90': Roddy MacGregor (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Shay Logan (Cove Rangers).
  • 90'+1': Steven Boyd (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Austin Samuels (Inverness CT) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Evan Towler (Cove Rangers).
  • 90'+3': Evan Towler (Cove Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inverness CT 1, Cove Rangers 1.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Inverness CT 1, Cove Rangers 1.
  • 91': Goal! Inverness CT 1(1), Cove Rangers 1. Steven Boyd (Inverness CT) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 92': Goal! Inverness CT 1(1), Cove Rangers 1(1). Mitch Megginson (Cove Rangers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 93': Goal! Inverness CT 1(2), Cove Rangers 1(1). Austin Samuels (Inverness CT) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 93': Goal! Inverness CT 1(2), Cove Rangers 1(2). Robbie Leitch (Cove Rangers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 94': Goal! Inverness CT 1(3), Cove Rangers 1(2). Cameron Harper (Inverness CT) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 94': Penalty saved! Fraser Fyvie (Cove Rangers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 95': Goal! Inverness CT 1(4), Cove Rangers 1(2). Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 95': Goal! Inverness CT 1(4), Cove Rangers 1(3). Shay Logan (Cove Rangers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 96': Goal! Inverness CT 1(5), Cove Rangers 1(3). Scott Allardice (Inverness CT) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 96': Penalty Shootout ends, Inverness CT 1(5), Cove Rangers 1(3).
  • 0': Match ends, Inverness CT 1(5), Cove Rangers 1(3).

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Location: Inverness, Scotland
Attendance: 1,020

Scottish League Cup Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Motherwell 4 +5 9
2 Partick Thistle 4 +6 8
3 Montrose 4 +1 7
4 Clyde 4 +3 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ICT Inverness Caledonian Thistle (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Marc Ridgers (GK)
5 Robbie Deas
23 Zak Delaney
3 Cameron Harper
2 Wallace Duffy
12 Roddy Macgregor
8 David Carson
18 Scott Allardice
14 George Oakley Yellow Card
17 Daniel Mackay
22 Nathan Shaw
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Substitutes:
Billy McKay, Austin Samuels, Aaron Doran, Lewis Nicolson, Ethan Cairns, Lewis Hyde, Steven Boyd, Cameron Mackay.

COVE Cove Rangers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Kyle Gourlay (GK)
26 Mark Reynolds
5 Scott Ross Yellow Card
3 Evan Towler Yellow Card
2 Shaleum Logan
24 Fraser Fyvie Yellow Card
4 Conor Scully
16 Iain Vigurs
9 Mitchel Megginson Yellow Card
20 Robbie Leitch
11 Leighton Mcintosh
Cove Rangers Substitutes:
Morgyn Neil, Rhys Thomas, Stuart McKenzie, Rory McAllister, Gerry McDonagh.

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