Aberdeen impressed with their pace, intensity and variety of movement going forward in the first half, but the defense remains equally effective as they have now gone 531 minutes without conceding a goal. Of course this was another painful night for Caley Thistle manager Richie Foran in what has been a steep learning curve for the Dubliner in his first season in the job. No team in British senior football have won fewer league matches than the Highlanders this season and while they aren't yet entirely cut adrift at the bottom, time is fast running out to turn things around. The sight of five ex-Caley Thistle players in such an impressive Dons squad was compounded by the knowledge that current top league marksman Tansey is moving to Pittodrie in the summer.
The midfielder is desperate to leave with the club still in the Premiership but he missed one of their best chances of the evening when he headed a Henri Anier cross over the bar from six yards in the first half. The real disappointment for Foran, though, will be that the goal they conceded was a gift for Aberdeen. It was poor marking by the Caley Thistle defence as Dons pair Ash Taylor and Andrew Considine contested a Hayes corner, the ball eventually deflected in by Captain Warren. Despite a battling performance Caley Thistle simply could not find a way back into the match. They did have a late let off, though, when former Inverness player Storey had an incredible miss when he failed to convert from point-blank range after a Hayes shot came off the post.
