Dundee United 1-1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle: Scottish Championship leaders rescued by Louis Moult stunner
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Louis Moult (left)
Louis Moult's strike from the halfway line rescued a point for Scottish Championship leaders Dundee United at home to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
It means Raith Rovers are just a point behind with a game in hand ahead of their title showdown next weekend.
When goalkeeper Jack Walton could only parry a cross into the path of Wallace Duffy, the defender stroked home the opener after only 12 minutes.
But striker Moult came off the bench to supply a stunning 55th-minute leveller.
The hosts had been booed by the home fans making up the majority of the 7567 fans at half-time, with Mark Ridgers in inspired form, but fell silent before bursting into celebrations as the ball soared over the head of the stranded Caley Thistle goalkeeper before hitting the underside of the bar and over the line.
United's Declan Gallacher found a post, while the visitors had a Jamie Carragher effort cleared off the line as the sides had to settle for a point that lifts Caley Thistle nine clear of Arbroath at the bottom.
Caley Thistle's second draw in a row at Tannadice means Duncan Ferguson's side are unbeaten in five away from home overall.
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin: "The goal we concede is a disaster from our point of view. It was a wonder goal to equalise. [Inverness goalkeeper] Mark Ridgers is everyone's man of the match today, which speaks volumes. It's not good enough from our perspective, it feels a bit like a defeat. It might be a valuable point on the board but we should be getting three points."
Inverness CT manager Duncan Ferguson: "We were absolutely outstanding. It took a wonder goal to beat our goalkeeper. We did very well and managed the game well. We could feel the stadium was edgy. On another day, we might have nicked it. Nobody gave us a chance here, bar us. I was well pleased with a point. It doesn't matter who wins round about us, it's about us."