Aberdeen substitute Jeffrey de Visscher then had a shot parried by Olejnik and Clark drove the rebound wide.

BBC: Aberdeen's Diamond flashes a header wide of the target

Jeffrey De Visscher then found himself in space on the edge of the Inverness penalty area and shot towards Michael Fraser's right-hand post but the goalkeeper parried wide.

BBC: Aberdeen 0-2 Inverness CT

Aberdeen responded to a awkward onslaught by making a double substitution after 70 minutes, with Derek Young and Richard Foster coming on for Maguire and Jeffrey De Visscher.

BBC: Aberdeen 2-1 Falkirk