Billy Dodds believes Caley Thistle’s never-say-die attitude helped them storm back for a last-gasp 3-2 win at Raith Rovers.
The Inverness head coach was thrilled after Logan Chalmers’ late brace sealed an unlikely victory, which took ICT into third spot in the Championship, against the side who seemed likely to leapfrog them.
Partick Thistle’s shock 4-0 defeat by Hamilton saw the Highlanders move one point clear of the Glasgow Jags and four ahead of Raith, who stay fifth. Partick do have one game in hand, which they play against Dunfermline on Tuesday.
Dodds admits they got their second successive win, despite not being at their best in a fiery encounter which saw the hosts ends with nine men.
He said: “We weren’t good in the second half, but we were in the first half. I couldn’t believe we were 2-1 down and it’s probably the first time this season we’ve had a wee bit of luck.
“We also had a goal which should have stood as onside, I have watched it back, and we could have had a penalty when Aaron Doran was shoved.
“Although we didn’t play well in the second half, the effort, as always, was there. We got our bit of luck because we kept going at it. We didn’t play well at that point with a few passes out the pitch but we kept going.
“I’m delighted for Logan Chalmers and hopefully that gives him confidence. You can see he’s a talented player.”
Dodds, meanwhile, felt the red cards for Kyle Benedictus and Ben Williamson were right calls by referee Colin Steven, which angered the hosts.
