By The Spider
September 3 2003

Tuesday, 2nd September, 2003 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 Queen's Park 2 (CIS League Cup - 1st Round)

Not since the seventies when superb cup victories were achieved at Somerset Park against Ayr United and at Fir Park against Motherwell, have Queen's recorded a result which has the same impact on Scottish football's equivalent of the Richter scale.
The script could not have been written better for Stevie Reilly and Ally Graham who were both stupidly sent off against Albion Rovers just over a week ago, but last night they repaid their disappointed fans in full by scoring the goals that unexpectedly take the Spiders through to the next round.

Click here to read Alan Rhodes excellent match report

Now, albeit perhaps unexpectedly, Queen's fans have the excitement of tomorrow's 2nd round draw to look forward to with most looking forward to the prospect of being drawn against one of the big guns or, if not, then at least a trip to pastures new. Bring 'em on!

ENTERTAINMENT VALUE : 4/5           STAR SPIDER : Ross Clark (covered every single blade of grass)

QUEEN’S PARK : Derek Scrimgour, Richard Sinclair, Danny Ferry, Jonny Whelan, Stephen Moffat, Stevie Fallon, Ross Clark (Paddy Gallagher - 85), Stevie Reilly, Ally Graham, Stephen Canning, Steven McAuley (Derek Carcary - 72)

Subs (not used) : Brian McCue (GK), John Thomson, Ross Conlin

Scorer(s) : Reilly (pen - 28 mins), Graham (59 mins)

Booked : Sinclair (67 - repetitive fouling), Ferry (89 - time wasting)

INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE : Mark Brown, Ross Tokely (David Proctor - 51), Stuart Golabeck, Bobby Mann, Stuart McCaffrey, Russell Duncan, Barry Wilson, Steven Hislop (Darren Thomson - 66), Paul Ritchie, Richard Hart, Roy McBain

Subs (not used) : Ali Ridgers (GK), Grant Munro, Anthony Low

Scorer(s) : Ritchie (26 mins)

Booked : none

REFEREE :  Gary Mitchell **** (* = inept, ** = poor, *** = mediocre, **** = good, ***** = excellent)