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Liam Dick was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Inverness forward James Keatings

Inverness Caledonian Thistle moved second in the Scottish Championship by beating spirited 10-man Alloa Athletic.

A mix-up in the home defence culminated in Scott Taggart diverting beyond his own goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald.

Aaron Doran thumped home Jordan White's cross to make it 2-0 at half-time.

Alloa's Liam Dick was sent off for a heavy tackle on James Keatings as the home side stayed second-bottom, two points above Partick Thistle, while Inverness go two clear of Ayr United.

Alloa Athletic manager Peter Grant: "The scoreline was very harsh on us. To lose the goals when we did was a double-whammy.

"But I was chuffed with the way the players went about their business. Even when we went down to 10 men we were excellent."

Inverness CT manager John Robertson: "Both teams carved out really good opportunities. The first goal was really strange, the second was a cracker.

"There were more goals if they showed the quality of the final pass, and that's what let us down second-half. We didn't make the extra man count."