Match ends, Inverness CT 7, Arbroath 0.
Inverness CTInverness Caledonian Thistle7ArbroathArbroath0
Scott Boden bagged a hat-trick as Inverness Caledonian Thistle thumped Arbroath to secure their place in the last 16 of the league cup.
The home side took the lead on 10 minutes, Billy King's shot trickling through the legs of goalkeeper Robbie Mutch, before Boden doubled the lead.
Further strikes either side of half-time from Carl Tremarco and Iain Vigurs finished the match as a contest.
Boden completed his hat-trick before Tremarco rounded off the scoring.
Line-ups
Inverness CT
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 25Fon Williams
- 2Raven
- 5Warren
- 4McNaughtonSubstituted forBrownat 63'minutes
- 3Tremarco
- 15MulraneySubstituted forFisherat 74'minutes
- 7Polworth
- 16Tansey
- 20KingSubstituted forDraperat 56'minutes
- 11Vigurs
- 19Boden
Substitutes
- 8Draper
- 10Doran Cogan
- 14Brown
- 17Horner
- 18Fisher
- 21Sutherland
- 31Mackay
Arbroath
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Mutch
- 2ThomsonSubstituted forDunlopat 45'minutes
- 4Whatley
- 5Hamilton
- 3Phillips
- 6Kader
- 8Gold
- 10Callaghan
- 7Linn
- 9Doris
- 11PruntySubstituted forHesterat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Hester
- 14Dunlop
- 21Gomes
- Referee:
- Greg Aitken
- Attendance:
- 1,316
Match Stats
Home TeamInverness CTAway TeamArbroath
- Possession
- Home65%
- Away35%
- Shots
- Home21
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home12
- Away2
- Corners
- Home4
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Inverness CT 7, Arbroath 0.
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Foul by Ross Draper (Inverness CT).
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David Gold (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Inverness CT 7, Arbroath 0. Carl Tremarco (Inverness CT) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gary Warren.
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Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Michael Dunlop.
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Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Colin Hamilton.
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Attempt missed. Bobby Linn (Arbroath) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Arbroath. Kane Hester replaces Bryan Prunty.
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Attempt saved. Alex Fisher (Inverness CT) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Inverness CT. Alex Fisher replaces Jake Mulraney.
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Foul by Jason Brown (Inverness CT).
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Steven Doris (Arbroath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Inverness CT 6, Arbroath 0. Scott Boden (Inverness CT) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iain Vigurs.
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Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Gary Warren.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match Omar Kader (Arbroath) because of an injury.
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Attempt saved. Scott Boden (Inverness CT) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. David Gold (Arbroath) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Arbroath. Conceded by Owain Fon Williams.