| Date | Sunday, 04 October 2009 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish Challenge Cup |
| Fixture/Score | Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1:0 Ross County |
| Venue | Caledonian Stadium |
| Attendance | 2,275 |
| Referee | Stevie O'Reilly |
| Comments | Match Report Report from the BBC. Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 Ross County 0 Inverness booked their place in the Alba Challenge Cup final with a narrow win over Ross County. Richie Foran twice went close to giving the hosts an early lead and they broke the deadlock a minute before the break. Foran beat goalkeeper Michael McGovern to a long ball and Robert Eagle drilled home from close range. McGovern produced a superb save to thwart Nauris Bulvitis. County were denied an equaliser when Paul Lawson struck the woodwork late on. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Derek Adams |
| Starting 11 | 1: Michael McGovern, 2: Gary Miller, 3: Steven Watt 1, 4: Scott Morrison, 5: Scott Boyd, 6: Stuart Kettlewell 1, 7: Paul Lawson, 8: Richard Brittain, 9: Iain Vigurs, 10: Paul Di Giacomo, 11: Michael Gardyne |
| Bench | 0: Joseph Malin, 0: Alexander Keddie, 0: Daniel Moore, 0: Martin Scott, 0: Garry Wood |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | |
| Manager | Terry Butcher |
| Starting 11 | Ryan Esson, David Proctor, Nauris Bulvitis, Stuart Golabek 1, Grant Munro, Dani Sanchez, Russell Duncan, Lee Cox 1, Jonny Hayes, Robert Eagle 1, Ritchie Foran |
| Bench | Daniel Stratford, Adam Rooney, Andrew Barrowman, Nick Ross, Kyle Allison |