Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Gayfield where Arbroath play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 8,433 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Arbroath and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Arbroath kick off and get the first half underway!
2.44
Neil McGrory takes it forward alone. Neil McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Shota Heerkens. Shota Heerkens powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
3.56
Max Colasante flicks the ball to his team mate, Brutil Fabrie. Brutil Fabrie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig James. Craig James shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
4.06
David Morton hacks Max Colasante from behind! The referee calls over David Morton and warns him to calm down! Max Colasante runs off the knock.
15.46
Neil McGrory clumsily knocks into Callum Souness. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Callum Souness stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.12
Alec McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Dalglish. Gary Dalglish makes a probing pass to Craig James. Craig James kicks a strong pass forward to Matthew Nyarko but the referee indicates it's offside!
21.32
Lee Milligan barges into Kevin Law. The referee calls over Lee Milligan and warns him to calm down! Kevin Law grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
26.03
Niels Van Der Gouw makes a probing pass to David Morton. David Morton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Law. Kevin Law is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
34.23
Scott Gemmell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Morton. David Morton knocks the ball forward to Kevin Law. Kevin Law controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
36.25
Matt Telfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory takes it forward alone. Neil McGrory shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.35
Neil McGrory passes the ball forward to Kevin Law. Kevin Law knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paulo Ferreira who gathers it comfortably.
40.01
Garry Greig threads the ball through to Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nick Fowler.
45.00
Gary Dalglish chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Nyarko. Matthew Nyarko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig James. Craig James takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The second half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
48.58
David Morton comes in with a late challenge on Max Colasante. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Max Colasante hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.17
Gary Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Brutil Fabrie. Brutil Fabrie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Gemmell.
65.31
David Morton makes a probing pass to Kevin Law. Kevin Law whips in a cross ball towards Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Paulo Ferreira has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.17
Matt Telfer chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Greig. Garry Greig knocks the ball forward to Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.09
Alec McNeill kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Dalglish. Gary Dalglish deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brutil Fabrie. Brutil Fabrie threads the ball through to Craig James but he's offside!
77.20
Max Colasante makes a probing pass to Craig James. Craig James whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Nyarko. Matthew Nyarko flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
79.15
Neil McGrory knocks the ball forward to Shota Heerkens. Shota Heerkens knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Souness.
84.19
Lee Milligan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Dalglish. Gary Dalglish makes a probing pass to Matthew Nyarko. Matthew Nyarko shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.18
Matt Telfer sees a break and surges forward. Matt Telfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Shota Heerkens. Shota Heerkens lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Law. Kevin Law is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Law of St. Johnstone
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
30.9%
45.7%
23.5%