Pol’s apart

Inverness............. 0 Ayr Utd ................. 0

Alasdair Fraser

family slags [is] embarrassing from home support!”

Inverness paid a price for failing to take advantage of the extra man and Ayr might even have nicked it after the break.

Visiting boss Ian McCall was left frustrated by the red card and second-half misses.

He said: “We had the two best chances in the second half, that’s for sure. I’ve yet to see the penalty but one or two boys said it was harsh. The first booking for Daniel was ridiculous. I don’t know if it was because their boy yelped.”

The day began with a moving minute’s silence for Inverness hero Alan Hercher who passed away on Friday aged 52.

Inverness made the early running and Ayr’s gameplan had to be ripped up in 29 minutes. A Charlie Trafford cross found Harvie – already booked for clattering Shaun Rooney – tugging down George Oakley in the area.

Harvie walked but the kick from Polworth smacked the right-hand upright to leave the scoreline unchanged.

A second opportunity was squandered by Nathan Austin who, when one- on- one with the keeper, fired wide of goal.

Ayr’s Lawrence Shankland blasted off target after the break before Michael Moffat’s shot rol led wide of the Inverness goal.

Robbie Crawford also fired wide after a mazy run for Ayr.

Caley boss John Robertson said: “It’s two points dropped and it could have been three.”