Inverness Caley Thistle goalkeeper Musa Dibaga forced off injured during 2-0 defeat to Kelty Hearts in the Highland capital
A good week off the pitch for Inverness Caledonian Thistle ended with a 2-0 defeat to Kelty Hearts.
A largely quiet first half did see the visitors prove to be a threat on the counter attack.
Musa Dibaga was called into a couple of important stops, including from Jacob McIntyre around 10 minutes before half time.
The Gambia stopper also required treatment towards the end of the period after trying to prevent the ball going out for a corner kick, but was able to continue on.
With the last kick of the half, though, Charlie Gilmour came close to breaking the deadlock, with Kelty failing to adequately clear their lines while defending a corner and allowing the midfielder to take aim.
His effort hit the inside of the post, before bouncing back off goalkeeper Ruairidh Adams, only for the visiting stopper to get the ball under control at the second time of asking.
Dibaga was forced off at the interval, meaning a competitive debut for 17-year-old former Millburn Academy pupil Szymon Rebilas in goal as his replacement.
Craig Johnstone did put the ball in the net for the visitors around the hour mark, but the offside flag had already been raised.
Kelty would break the deadlock in the 79th minute, when Luke McCarvel was sent through on goal by Murray Thomas and outpaced Danny Devine to get one-on-one with Rebilas, slotting into the bottom corner.
It would become 2-0 in the 88th minute when Kelty counter attacked from Caley Thistle pressure, with Robert Cole going it alone and managed to finish into the bottom corner.
With results elsewhere, Inverness remain three points clear of the relegation play-off zone with three matches left to play in the campaign.