Shaw strikes late to deny leaders Ayr three points

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By Eilidh DaviesBBC Sport Scotland at Caledonian Stadium

Last updated on 11 minutes ago.From the section Scottish Championship

Scottish Championship leaders Ayr United had their lead cut to a point after they were denied by a late Inverness Caledonian Thistle leveller.

Nathan Shaw's equaliser, his second of the game after opening the scoring, means the visitors' lead over Morton and Dundee is now a slender one.

Mark McKenzie had levelled and Dipo Akinyemi gave Ayr the lead in the final 10 minutes with his 14th in 16 games.

But Inverness, missing nine players, snatched a point.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle head coach Billy Dodds: "It was a collective but there were some good individual performances.

"I was delighted with the spirit and the quality. We had to ride our luck at times in the second-half. I thought we deserved more out of the game but we'll take a point."

Ayr United manager Lee Bullen: "I think there were spells where both teams felt they weren't going to get anything out of it.

"When you go 2-1 up with six, seven, eight minutes to go you hope to see it out. But it didn't happen that way. To be honest with you, it would have been harsh on Inverness."

Line-ups

Inverness CT

Formation 4-4-1-1

21MacKay
8Carson
15Ram
6DevineSubstituted forHydeat 76'minutes
2Duffy
22Shaw
4Welsh
3Harper
10Doran
30BoydSubstituted forOakleyat 84'minutes
9Mckay

Substitutes

1Ridgers
14Oakley
16Hyde
34Strachan
35MacKay
37Nicolson

Ayr

Formation 4-3-3

21Albinson
17McAllisterBooked at 78mins
15KirkSubstituted forEcrepontat 90+3'minutes
5McGinty
3Reading
8Dempsey
6Murdoch
23AshfordSubstituted forMcKenzieat 61'minutes
14MullinSubstituted forYoungat 61'minutes
9Akinyemi
10O'ConnorSubstituted forChalmersat 44'minutes

Substitutes

1McAdams
16Chalmers
18Young
22McKenzie
25Ecrepont
26Bilham
29Bangala
30Bryden
31Smith

Referee:Grant Irvine

Attendance:2,066

Live Text

Match ends, Inverness CT 2, Ayr United 2.
Second Half ends, Inverness CT 2, Ayr United 2.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Cameron Mackay.
Attempt saved. Logan Chalmers (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Substitution, Ayr United. Finn Ecrepont replaces Alex Kirk because of an injury.
Sean Welsh (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
Sean Welsh (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ben Dempsey (Ayr United).
Goal! Inverness CT 2, Ayr United 2. Nathan Shaw (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Oakley.
Substitution, Inverness CT. George Oakley replaces Steven Boyd.
Goal! Inverness CT 1, Ayr United 2. Dipo Akinyemi (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Kirk.
Attempt missed. Dipo Akinyemi (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Attempt missed. Steven Boyd (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Nick McAllister (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Nick McAllister (Ayr United).
Steven Boyd (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Inverness CT. Lewis Hyde replaces Danny Devine because of an injury.
Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Paddy Reading.