And it was Caley Thistle who drew first blood seven minutes later as Daniel MacKay rounded off a swift counter-attack having been played through by Shane Sutherland.

Luke McCowan threatened to equalise twice just before half-time but his 18-yard strike and then a close-range header were kept out well by Mark Ridgers.

Sutherland struck nine minutes after half-time to double the visitors' lead, turning smartly inside the area before firing past Viljami Sinisalo.

Ridgers denied Walsh 12 minutes from time with a fine save as Inverness saw the game out.