Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hopkin | P. Hopkin |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 |  | Dion Kerr | D. Kerr | |||||||||
| Gavin Booth | G. Booth | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Gary Ritchie | G. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Kevin Collins | K. Collins | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Stephen White | S. White | |||||||||
| Don McCoist | D. McCoist | | 56 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Richard White | R. White | ||||||||
| Hannes Dittmann | H. Dittmann |  | 68 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Gavin Morton | G. Morton | |||||||||
| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Paul Morton | P. Morton | |||||||||
| Garry Matteo | G. Matteo | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Neil Dickov | N. Dickov | |||||||||
| Kevin Law | K. Law | | 56 | M | | 8 | | | M | 52 | | Warren Newton | W. Newton | ||||||||
| Gavin Cleland | G. Cleland | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 53 | | Scott Telfer | S. Telfer | |||||||||
| Alex Greig | A. Greig | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Ugo Christie | U. Christie | |||||||||
| Neil Dickov | N. Dickov | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 |  | Tiago Viana | T. Viana | |||||||||
| Kevin Sullivan | K. Sullivan | | 64 | G | | 12 | | M | 51 | | Carl Bowyer | C. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Kevin Glass | K. Glass | | 56 | M | | 13 | | A | 50 | | Stephen McStay | S. McStay | |||||||||
| Callum Booth | C. Booth | | 55 | M | | 14 | | A | 49 | | Joao Almeida | J. Almeida | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Boots Direct |
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Dunfermline Athletic. A crowd of 8,500 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Liddell.
The pitch is in good condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Liddell.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Dunfermline Athletic kick off!
2.40
0-0Gavin Booth makes a probing pass to Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dion Kerr who gathers it comfortably.
3.05
0-0Gavin Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Neil Dickov who brings the ball under control. Neil Dickov shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
10.22
0-0Richard White hacks Neil Dickov from behind! Richard White is shown the yellow card! Neil Dickov hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.23
Don McCoist threads the ball through to Neil Hendry. With a delightful solo run, Neil Hendry stretches the opposition's defence. Neil Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
16.04
0-0Garry Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Cleland controls it well on his chest. Gavin Cleland lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. Alex Greig rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Dion Kerr effortlessly punches it away to safety.
22.43
Paul Morton threads the ball through to Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
24.16
Warren Newton flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Christie collects the pass. Ugo Christie plays a quick one-two with Scott Telfer and rushes in on goal... Ugo Christie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.21
Warren Newton knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.18
With vision, Gavin Booth plays the ball forward to Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry flicks a high ball forward to Gavin Cleland who takes it down. Gavin Cleland shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.05
0-0Richard White catches Alex Greig on the ankles. Richard White is given a warning by the referee! Alex Greig grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.09
Stephen White makes a simple pass to Warren Newton. Warren Newton knocks the ball forward to Tiago Viana. Tiago Viana tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
38.32
0-1Warren Newton flicks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie plays a one-two with Scott Telfer and rushes in on goal... Ugo Christie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
42.19
Richard White sees Neil Dickov in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Scott Telfer provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
44.50
Hannes Dittmann passes the ball forward to Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. Alex Greig gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Dion Kerr!
45.00
Garry Matteo threads a neat ball through to Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland skips past Richard White! Gavin Cleland takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. St. Johnstone appear unchanged since the first half. Dunfermline Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
St. Johnstone kick off and get the second half underway!
47.19
Richard White makes a probing pass to Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov threads a neat ball through to Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.10
Don McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Neil Hendry easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Neil Dickov collects the pass. Neil Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephen White.
57.52
0-1Warren Newton flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Viana controls it well on his chest. Tiago Viana threads the ball through to Scott Telfer but he's offside!
60.25
0-1St. Johnstone have made a substitution with Kevin Sullivan replacing Neil Dickov .
61.30
Gavin Booth makes a simple pass to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo threads a neat ball through to Alex Greig. Alex Greig shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
63.49
With some swift thinking, Richard White plays the ball forward to Paul Morton. Paul Morton threads the ball through to Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
65.04
0-1Stephen White pushes up the pitch. With great vision, Stephen White plays the ball forward to Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Telfer. Don McCoist barges into Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
66.12
Hannes Dittmann sees Kevin Sullivan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Sullivan knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.54
Neil Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan shoots from 20 yards. Kevin Sullivan scores for St. Johnstone!!
77.32
St. Johnstone have made 2 substitutions with Callum Booth replacing Don McCoist and Kevin Glass replacing Alex Greig .
81.36
Neil Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
83.43
Garry Matteo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Glass. Kevin Glass is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.43
Garry Matteo knocks the ball forward to Kevin Glass. Kevin Glass whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
9
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
25%
42%
33%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Neil Hendry of St. Johnstone |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paul Hopkin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gavin Booth (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Kevin Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Don McCoist (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Hannes Dittmann (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Neil Hendry (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Garry Matteo (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Kevin Law (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gavin Cleland (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Alex Greig (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Neil Dickov (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kevin Sullivan (GK) |  | 8 |
| 13. | Kevin Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Callum Booth (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Dion Kerr (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gary Ritchie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen White (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Richard White (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Gavin Morton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul Morton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Neil Dickov (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Warren Newton (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Scott Telfer (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Ugo Christie (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Tiago Viana (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Carl Bowyer (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen McStay (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Joao Almeida (ATT) | 0 | |