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By Amy MacBeath BBC Sport Scotland at the Caledonian Stadium

Luke Donnelly's strike on 47 minutes was the difference in the Highlands

Inverness Caledonian Thistle missed the chance to make up ground on Scottish Championship leaders Dundee United with a sobering 1-0 defeat to Arbroath.

A day on from a Tayside derby draw, the Gayfield club recorded their first ever win in Inverness.

Luke Donnelly grabbed the winning goal with the hosts then having a Miles Storey leveller ruled out.

John Robertson's side remain 14 points behind United in second, with Arbroath staying seventh.

After a goalless opening half with the hosts looking the more likely to score through David Carson and Jordan White, neither managed to find the target.

But Donnelly wasted no time after the break, the forward firing home a Bobby Linn ball to put them ahead on 47 minutes.

Frustration mounted for the Highlanders, who have only lost twice at home this season in the league, especially after Storey's strike failed to count.

Inverness CT manager, John Robertson: "We were horrendous, quite as simple and straightforward as that. From the first whistle we looked lacklustre, didn't have any energy, any zip, didn't move the ball about. It looked like the players thought it's only little old Arbroath - little old Arbroath showed exactly what it takes to be a professional football team."

Arbroath manager, Dick Campbell said: "Anybody watching the game today would respect what we're about and it wasn't an undeserved result for me. To come up here and score a great goal like we did is fantastic - and I didn't see my keeper having having a lot to do. I couldn't be happier with points, I'm that soft and might give them Tuesday off now."