Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 5, Inverness CT 1.
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Dunfermline recorded their first victory of the Championship season in some style as they thrashed Inverness Caledonian Thistle at East End Park.
Callum Smith set the tone, and Lee Ashcroft soon doubled the lead.
Iain Vigurs pulled a goal back for Caley but it was only a temporary reprieve as they fell to the foot of the table.
Joe Cardle put Dunfermline 3-1 up, and would add the fifth at the death after David Hopkirk also scored.
Line-ups
Dunfermline
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Murdoch
- 2Williamson
- 5MorrisBooked at 21mins
- 6Ashcroft
- 14TalbotSubstituted forMartinat 70'minutes
- 7Higginbotham
- 27Shiels
- 8WedderburnSubstituted forSplaineat 81'minutes
- 11Cardle
- 12HopkirkSubstituted forLochheadat 74'minutes
- 23Smith
Substitutes
- 3Martin
- 4Mvoto
- 13Splaine
- 15Paton
- 17Aird
- 19Lochhead
- 20Gill
Inverness CT
Formation 4-4-2
- 28Ridgers
- 17Seedorf
- 22McKayBooked at 76mins
- 6ElsdonBooked at 23mins
- 4Chalmers
- 15MulraneySubstituted forCooperat 71'minutes
- 7PolworthBooked at 57mins
- 11VigursSubstituted forRavenat 81'minutes
- 16Calder
- 9Baird
- 14OakleyBooked at 6minsSubstituted forZschusschenat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Esson
- 2Raven
- 19Zschusschen
- 20Bell
- 21Cooper
- 44Macdonald
- Referee:
- Steven McLean
- Attendance:
- 4,391
Match Stats
Home TeamDunfermlineAway TeamInverness CT
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away2
- Corners
- Home5
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away14
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 5, Inverness CT 1.
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Attempt missed. Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
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Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Collin Seedorf (Inverness CT).
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Scott Lochhead (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by John Baird (Inverness CT).
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Calum Smith (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Collin Seedorf (Inverness CT).
Goal!
Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 5, Inverness CT 1. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Lochhead.
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Foul by Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Liam Polworth (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. John Baird (Inverness CT) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
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Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Lewis Martin.
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Attempt blocked. Alex Cooper (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Alex Cooper.
Substitution
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Aaron Splaine replaces Nathaniel Wedderburn.
Substitution
Substitution, Inverness CT. David Raven replaces Iain Vigurs.
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Attempt saved. Calum Smith (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
