Inverness Caledonian Thistle finish off League One campaign with victory against Montrose
Scottish League One
Montrose 0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2
Scorers: Allan (45) Mckay (57)
Inverness secured victory in their final game of the season with victory over Montrose at Links Park.
Goals from Paul Allan and Billy Mckay ensured Inverness finished the season with a win which looks set for them to finish the campaign in seventh place.
Inverness secured safety in League One last week with a 3-0 win over Arbroath at the Caledonian Stadium putting them four points clear of the relegation zone with one game remaining.
Inverness now wait to discover if they can move out of administration on Thursday, May 22 as a vote on a company voluntary agreement will take place.
If a deal is agreed, the club’s future will be secured, but Inverness will start next season in League One on -5 points due to SPFL rules on clubs going into administration.
Head coach Scott Kellacher confirmed in a press conference on Thursday that the club are free to offer current players contracts, but can’t sign new players until coming out of administration.
Interim chief executive Charlie Christie confirmed earlier this year 75 per cent of the enitre squad are out of contract this summer.
Montrose had the first real chance of the match when Graham Webster was left unchallenged from eight yards and his shot was heading towards the bottom left corner. But his shot was parried away by Marcus Gill.
Caley Thistle’s first real chance of the match came midway through the first half when Keith Bray, who played his final game for the club before moving to Dunfermline Athletic, beat the offside trap and charged towards goal. But he shot directly at Montrose goalkeeper Ross Matthews who gathered the ball comfortably.
Inverness looked to pile on the pressure and came close again when they were awarded a free-kick at the edge of the box.
Allan, who scored twice in Caley Thistle’s 3-2 win at Montrose in December, saw his free kick get around the wall and had to be parried away by Matthews to be denied finding the net.
Inverness went close again when Bray saw his shot blocked by Matthew and the ball fell to Mckay who from the edge of the box lobbed the ball towards goal which had to be headed off the line by Webster.
Montrose should have taken the lead just before half time when Gill parried Paul Watson’s free-kick straight into the path of former Inverness player Matheus Machado.
But from six-yards out he blasted the ball over the bar.
Inverness took the lead scored on the stroke of half time as Billy Mckay sent a ball into the box to find Allan who fired home from close range.
Inverness doubled their advantage in the 57th minute when Mckay was left unchallenged 12-yards from goal fired a low drive into the bottom right corner of the net.
The final half hour petered out as both teams appeared content to settle for the 2-0 scoreline. Although Graham Webster came close to pulling one back for Montrose when his long range effort was well saved by Gill.
Montrose: Matthews, Williamson (Wighton 75), Quinn (Dillion 58), Webster, Watson (Masson 70), Stirton, Gardyne (Sandilands 58), Freeman, Bertie, Machado, Pollard (Brown 75).
Substitutes: Gill, Lyons, MacIver-Redwood, Martin.
Inverness: Gill, Nolan, Savage, Devine (Keogh 82), Gilmour, McKay (Longstaff 60), Macleod, Brannan, Bray (Cairns 60), Stewart (Thompson 75), Allan (Walker 82).
Substitutes: Rebilas, Gardiner, Ewan.
Referee: Jordan Curran.
Attendance 1018
