INvERNESS CT 1 White (45) MORTON 1 Telfer (9)

JOHN ROBERTSON claimed match officials got two big decisions wrong – but felt the blame for not winning lay at Caley Thistle’s own feet. Referee Craig Thomson missed a blatant handball from Gary Oliver in the lead-up to Charlie Telfer’s early opener. And late on Thomson and his assistants waved away cries for a penalty after Lee Kilday’s studs caught Carl Tremarco in the penalty box. Robbo admitted: “Draws are killing us at the moment. We’re disappointed with their goal – it was a clear hand ball. I spoke to Gary Oliver at the end and he couldn’t believe he got away with it. “For the three officials not to spot that is disappointing, especially when they all came up with different reasons.” Morton, after a battering from Ayr last week, were intent on frustrating the hosts. But it was the Greenock side who pounced to take a ninth minute lead. Brad Mckay’s slack pass was intercepted by Gary Oliver, with a strong suspicion of handball. But Michael Tidser raced on and his cutback had the goal opening up for midfielder Charlie Telfer, who powered in a 15-yard shot. From there, it was mostly Inverness in the first half. After 34 minutes, Liam Polworth’s lay-off was met by a fine Doran strike from 20 yards but keeper Ryan Skully parried it out for a corner. The hosts finally made their pressure count just before the break. Coll Donaldson’s long, curling pass spun into the six-yard box. Striker Jordan White wheeled around Kerr Waddell to stick away from close-range. Home boss Robertson brought off deep midfielder Joe Chalmers after the break for 17-year-old attacker Daniel Mackay. But the hosts escaped a close call straight from the re-start as Sean Welsh nodded a Michael Tidser header off the goal-line. Keeper Skully made a tremendous save with six minutes left, turning a Daniel Mackay strike over the bar. And the keeper did it again soon after, turning an Austin header over the bar. Ton boss Jonatan Johannsen said: “It was a good reaction from last week’s defeat to Ayr. All week we worked on being hard to beat.”