Craig Dargo replaced the injured Kris Boyd up front, with Danny
Invincibile filling in for Gordon Greer.
Dargo, who scored last weekend, was just too high with an instant lob
from 10 yards out.
A Stuart Golabek shot was deflected wide and player-boss Craig
Brewster headed over then forced Alan Combe into a save.
Bryan Prunty headed home a cross from Ian Black but was ruled
offside.
Gary McDonald opened the
scoring at the other end with a back-post finish that goalkeeper Mark
Brown could not stop crossing the line.
Caley were back in the game when referee Eddie Smith awarded a
penalty from a Barry Wilson corner, a tug on Darren Dodds'
jersey by scorer McDonald being the most
likely explanation.
Ross Tokely slotted home from the spot.
Wilson blasted an early chance over after being set up by Prunty.
Wilson blocked from Leven in the box after Greer's long throw had
caused Caley Thistle problems.
Inverness substitute Graham Bayne put a free header wide from a
Wilson corner that found him at the back post.
Billy Brown leading the team today, as manager
Jefferies was away scouting players for next season, was forced into an
early 2nd half sub replacing poor Craig Dargo, with Colin Nish after
only 54 mins.
Referee Smith awarded Killie a penalty after Gary Locke had floated a
free-kick into the box.
McDonald met it with his head and the official seemingly ruled that
he had been pushed.
Peter Leven stepped up to stroke the ball into the
bottom left corner of the net to put Killie ahead,
after 72 mins. (above)
Fowler burst through into the box but was denied by a fine parry from
Brown.
Somehow, Killie survived an amazing scrape
in 79 minutes when Caley Thistle struck the woodwork THREE times.
Dods' pass sent Brewster into the box on the
right and his low-cut shot struck the inside of the post.
Bayne's header on the rebound struck the bar
as did Bryan Prunty's volley before Wilson's follow-up was held by Combe
Kilmarnock: Combe, Fowler, Lilley, Dindeleux,
Hay
,
Invincibile,
(Greer 60 mins), Locke, McDonald, Dargo
(Nish 54 mins) Wales, Leven (Johnston 85
mins)
Subs: Smith, Dodds, Naismith
Attendance: 3,108
