Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Rangers | Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Inglis | K. Inglis |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 | | Gavin Booth | G. Booth | |||||||||
| Niels Van Der Gouw | N. Van Der Gouw |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | Billy Young | B. Young | |||||||||
| Matt Telfer | M. Telfer | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Andy Dickov | A. Dickov | |||||||||
| Scott Gemmell | S. Gemmell | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | John Davidson | J. Davidson | |||||||||
| Diogo Moreira | D. Moreira |  | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Paul Greig | P. Greig | |||||||||
| Neil McGrory | N. McGrory | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Billy Mcallister | B. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Garry Greig | G. Greig | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Wayne Bould | W. Bould | |||||||||
| David Morton | D. Morton | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Garry McGrory | G. McGrory | |||||||||
| Shota Heerkens | S. Heerkens | | 51 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Dennis Murrin | D. Murrin | |||||||||
| Kevin Law | K. Law | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 |  | Patricio Pena | P. Pena | |||||||||
| Kevin McNeill | K. McNeill | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Dominic Collins | D. Collins | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Rangers. A crowd of 7,887 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both St. Johnstone and Rangers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both St. Johnstone and Rangers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Rangers start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.22
0-0Neil McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill whips in a cross ball towards Shota Heerkens. Shota Heerkens is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
4.24
0-0Dennis Murrin hacks Matt Telfer from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matt Telfer runs off the knock.
6.59
0-0Niels Van Der Gouw kicks a strong pass forward to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory passes the ball forward to Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill shoots from outside the area but Gavin Booth is on top of it.
8.45
Billy Mcallister knocks the ball forward to Dominic Collins. Dominic Collins plays a perfect one-two with Dennis Murrin and rushes in on goal... Dominic Collins cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
10.54
0-0Paul Greig catches Shota Heerkens on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Shota Heerkens gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.49
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
22.10
0-1Garry McGrory threads the ball through to Patricio Pena. Patricio Pena sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.33
Wayne Bould deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Pena. Patricio Pena shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.27
Rangers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate St. Johnstone's defence.
32.31
Wayne Bould makes a simple pass to Dominic Collins. Dominic Collins passes the ball forward to Patricio Pena. Patricio Pena tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.32
St. Johnstone are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Rangers's defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
St. Johnstone kick off!
48.21
0-2Matt Telfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory passes the ball forward to Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Booth who gathers it comfortably.
49.03
Andy Dickov flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry McGrory. Garry McGrory makes a probing pass to Dominic Collins. Dominic Collins plays a perfect one-two with Dennis Murrin and rushes in on goal... Dominic Collins takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
55.19
Matt Telfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Greig. Garry Greig knocks the ball to his team mate, Shota Heerkens. Shota Heerkens sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
59.55
Matt Telfer makes a probing pass to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory knocks the ball forward to Kevin Law. Kevin Law goes all the way! Kevin Law shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.26
David Morton knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Law. Kevin Law knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Davidson.
69.43
Garry Greig kicks a strong pass forward to Shota Heerkens. Shota Heerkens knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Booth who gathers it comfortably.
72.32
David Morton threads the ball through to Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.51
Paul Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Mcallister. Billy Mcallister takes it forward alone. Billy Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Dennis Murrin. Dennis Murrin heads the ball goalwards. Kevin Inglis easily smothers it.
79.39
Garry McGrory makes a simple pass to Dennis Murrin. Dennis Murrin finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Kevin Inglis easily smothers it!
81.31
David Morton makes a beautiful solo run. David Morton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Gavin Booth manages to keep it out.
84.31
Billy Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Pena. Patricio Pena chips the ball to his team mate, Dennis Murrin. Dennis Murrin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Kevin Inglis manages to keep it out.
90.00
Rangers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
32.5%
42.5%
25%
Scorers
| Patricio Pena 22, 32 |