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The home side went in front five minutes before the break with a goal of utter simplicity. A long free-kick was sent in from the centre circle and Danny Devine ran away from his marker to volley home.

Soon after it was 3-1. McKay got his head to a cross from the right and the ball struck Jack Sanders’ outstretched arm. The referee was quick to award the penalty, the central defender was booked, and Billy McKay sent McKenzie the wrong way from the spot.

Within three minutes of the restart, a defensive calamity saw Caley Thistle extend their advantage.

Stuart McKenzie played the ball across the box, Sanders couldn’t reach it, and Daniel MacKay raced away from Scott Ross before guiding his shot beyond the keeper from deep inside the box. McClelland attempted to clear but could only hammer the ball into the roof of the net.

In no time at all, it was five, and again the concession of the goal was selfinflicted. Once more, we could not deal with a long pass into the box, Stuart came out but failed to gather, and with Daniel MacKay causing havoc, the ball deflected off Scott ROSS and into the net.

The team were clearly shell-shocked but tried to fight their way back into the game, and Fraser Fyvie should have reduced the arrears in the fifty-fifth minute. He made space for himself inside the box, but from ten yards shot at Ridgers who deflected the ball over for a corner.

That was to be a rare foray forward and Caley Thistle continued to pick us off at will.

“ …delivery found the head of Jack Sanders who powered it into the net.”

A cross from the right found Aaron Doran free and his angled header beat McKenzie, hit the post, and sat up perfectly for Billy McKay to slide in to complete his hat-trick.

Caley Thistle made a succession of substitutions in the closing stages and thankfully the game petered out with no further damage incurred.