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Trivia

• First game this season Inv Caley have not conceded a goal! (GREAT!!!!)
• WGS pointed out we'd not conceded for two goals in a row. no comment!
• Caley had an goal chopped off for offside when should have been given.
• Celtic now down to 2pts ahead.
  

Quick Review

What a poor game... not much good to say at all.

Caley had an goal chopped off for offside when should have been given.
Back to the drawing board.

Teams

Inverness CT: Esson, Tokely, Munro, Mihadjuks, Djebi-Zadi, Proctor, Black, Duncan, Foran (Vigurs 74), Imrie (Odhiambo 86), Barrowman (Rooney 69).
Subs Not Used: Fraser, McGuire, Wood, Duff.
Booked: Black, Rooney

Celtic: Boruc, Hinkel, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor, Scott Brown, Robson, Nakamura (Crosas 64), McGeady, Samaras (Vennegoor of Hesselink 52), McDonald (Sheridan 87)
Subs Not Used: Mark Brown, Loovens, Hartley, O'Dea.
Booked: McManus, Robson


Att: 7,007

Ref: C Richmond

Articles

• Match Report

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan:
"It was nothing different from what we have had here before. We got the same type of performance from Inverness. "It could have been any one of the games we've had here before.
"We've tried different teams. I've tried an all-skilful team, the stronger ones, taller ones. But, at this moment in time, we are not getting performances.
"We've got the footballers, we've got the better players, but we didn't play well, especially in the first half."

Inverness CT manager Terry Butcher:
"The players have given us everything and I thank them for that because it does give us hope. "It's hard to put your finger on it, but there is something here that is a bit special. Hopefully we can take that forward.
"In the last 10 minutes, I was thinking that if we lost the game, I would still have been very pleased with the way they played.
"A point is a bonus obviously but the real bonus is the performance.
"They came off the pitch as heroes and our boys can be heroes this season."

Pictures

• Match Pictures

KStreet

• MOTM
• Result - Aiden McGeady (MOTM Winners 2008-09)

Stats

INVERNESS CT v CELTIC

Possession

44%

56%

Shots on target

4

2

Shots off target

8

5

Corners

3

4

Fouls

18

15

Inverness CT 0 Celtic 0

Terry Butcher marked his first game in charge of Inverness Caley Thistle with a goalless draw against league leaders Celtic this afternoon.

There was little in the way of goalmouth action, although Georgios Samaras should have done better when he headed wide from six yards in the first half.

Both sides looked for a late winner with Inverness substitute Adam Rooney seeing his header pushed over the bar by Artur Boruc while Stephen McManus volleyed over at the other end in the closing stages.

Celtic captain McManus returned for Celtic who made three changes from the side that defeated Dundee United midweek in the Co-operative Insurance Cup semi-final.

Samaras and Barry Robson were also preferred with Glenn Loovens, Marc Crosas and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink dropping to the bench.

Butcher made five changes to the side that lost to Hearts with new signing Richie Foran making his debut. Lionel Djebi-Zadi, Andy Barrowman, David Proctor and Ian Black also returned to the Caley line-up.

Inverness came out of the traps brightly with Dougie Imrie testing Boruc from distance within the opening two minutes.

An offside flag denied Foran a dream start when he acrobatically turned the ball past Boruc two minutes later.

Samaras spurned a great opportunity after 17 minutes when he unsuccessfully tried to find his striking partner Scott McDonald instead of having a shot himself.

McManus was booked for a crude challenge on the lively Imrie as Inverness continued to venture forward at every chance.

The hosts almost gifted Celtic the lead, however, when Shunsuke Nakamura pounced on a slack Ross Tokely clearance but the Japanese midfielder's effort was deflected wide.

Inverness survived another scare moments later when Samaras somehow headed wide from six yards when he looked certain to open the scoring.

Boruc was called into action to keep out a Pavels Mihadjuks header after 29 minutes before Foran failed to keep his diving header under the bar.