Inverness CT 0-1 Greenock Morton: Hosts stay third after narrow loss

Lewis Strapp scored the decisive goal in the Highlands

Inverness Caledonian Thistle missed the chance to go second in the Scottish Championship after Greenock Morton took all three points in the Highlands.

The visitors went ahead after Cameron Blues crossed for Lewis Strapp calmly knocked the ball beyond Mark Ridgers.

Sam Pearson went close for the home side with a strike from 20 yards, which was kept out by Morton stopper Jack Hamilton.

Austin Samuels also went close for the hosts and Billy Mckay tested Hamilton.

Substitute Robbie Muirhead crossed to a waiting Gozie Ugwu inside the Inverness box late on and his effort was only kept out by an excellent Ridgers save.

Caley Thistle, who remain third, are without a win in seven games while Morton climb up to seventh.

Inverness head coach Billy Dodds: "It's our poorest performance of the season, which at this time in the season you really don't need. I thought we showed a mental weakness to go and scrap the game. When we realise what's at stake and where we could go again today - but we just keep going.

"I'm up for it. I'm sure at some point we get a win and then we kick on. We have to get it going soon or we'll find ourselves out of the title race. We really need to change the mindset here in terms of players and what they are thinking going on the pitch. We need to get back to what we are good at and where we were at the start of the season."

Greenock Morton manager Dougie Imrie: "We knew how difficult it was going to be to come up here. Inverness have been doing fantastic this season - up in the top four. I knew with the boys I've got if they went out and stuck to the game plan we could potentially get something from this and eventually we have.

"Another terrific three points. At this stage in the season three points are massive and that lifts us back up into seventh. The league form has been great but we've got to maintain that."