Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Dundee | Dundee | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hopkin | P. Hopkin |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Stefan Kistner | S. Kistner | |||||||||
| Gavin Booth | G. Booth | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Toifilou Duchemin | T. Duchemin | |||||||||
| Kevin Collins | K. Collins | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Richard Gough | R. Gough | |||||||||
| Don McCoist | D. McCoist | | 56 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Stuart McNeill | S. McNeill | ||||||||
| Hannes Dittmann | H. Dittmann | | 68 | M | | 5 | | M | 67 | | David Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 |  | Marcos Marcelino | M. Marcelino | |||||||||
| Garry Matteo | G. Matteo | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Mickael Vanvynckt | M. Vanvynckt | |||||||||
| Kevin Law | K. Law | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Lionel Ecker | L. Ecker | |||||||||
| Gavin Cleland | G. Cleland | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Gavin Brady | G. Brady | |||||||||
| Alex Greig | A. Greig | | 59 | A | | 10 | | | A | 65 |  | Fabrizio Caini | F. Caini | ||||||||
| Neil Dickov | N. Dickov | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Hugo Rodriquez | H. Rodriquez | |||||||||
| Kevin Sullivan | K. Sullivan | | 64 | G | | 12 | | A | 63 | | Garry McNeill | G. McNeill | |||||||||
| Kevin Glass | K. Glass | | 56 | M | | 13 | | A | 61 | | Scott Strachan | S. Strachan | |||||||||
| Callum Booth | C. Booth | | 55 | M | | 14 | | G | 54 | | Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Dundee. A crowd of 7,844 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Dundee are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Ritchie.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Dundee are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Ritchie.
0.00
0-0Dundee get the match underway!
2.52
0-0Neil Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. With a superhuman jump, Alex Greig connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just wide!
3.18
0-0With great vision, Marcos Marcelino plays the ball forward to Fabrizio Caini. Fabrizio Caini shoots from 20 yards. Paul Hopkin gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
8.01
Richard Gough threads a neat ball through to Marcos Marcelino. Marcos Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Caini collects the pass. Fabrizio Caini whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Rodriquez. Hugo Rodriquez knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Paul Hopkin!
10.26
Hannes Dittmann hits a low pass to Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Stefan Kistner is on top of it.
12.19
0-1Toifilou Duchemin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Marcelino. Marcos Marcelino hits a low pass to Fabrizio Caini. Fabrizio Caini shoots from distance. It's there!! Paul Hopkin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
15.01
Lionel Ecker darts forward. Lionel Ecker shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
18.06
Garry Matteo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. Alex Greig makes a deft header but it is tipped over by Stefan Kistner.
22.26
Don McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo threads a neat ball through to Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov edges inside the box! Neil Dickov rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.56
Kevin Collins kicks a strong pass forward to Hannes Dittmann. Hannes Dittmann plays the ball forward to Alex Greig. Alex Greig shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
27.40
David Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Rodriquez. Hugo Rodriquez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
34.20
Richard Gough hits a low pass to Mickael Vanvynckt. Mickael Vanvynckt changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mickael Vanvynckt whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Paul Hopkin manages to keep it out.
38.58
David Caldwell makes a simple pass to Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
39.19
Mickael Vanvynckt flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Caini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabrizio Caini whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Paul Hopkin manages to keep it out.
42.54
0-1Gavin Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Law. Kevin Law knocks the ball forward to Alex Greig. Alex Greig knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Kistner who gathers it comfortably.
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. Dundee also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and St. Johnstone kick off!
48.52
Gavin Booth pushes mid-way up the pitch. Gavin Booth flicks a high ball forward to Neil Dickov who takes it down. Neil Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland heads the ball goalwards but it's well over the bar!
53.51
Kevin Law kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Greig. Alex Greig shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
54.32
Gavin Booth threads a neat ball through to Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Cleland holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Cleland finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
57.47
Gavin Booth threads a neat ball through to Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland runs straight at the defence! Gavin Cleland comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's a lousy effort!
59.29
Lionel Ecker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Rodriquez. Hugo Rodriquez tries a spectacular long range effort but Paul Hopkin is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
60.19
0-1St. Johnstone have made a substitution with Kevin Sullivan replacing Neil Dickov .
61.23
Marcos Marcelino makes a simple pass to Fabrizio Caini. Fabrizio Caini shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Paul Hopkin!
63.38
Kevin Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Sullivan who takes it down. Kevin Sullivan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.14
0-1Garry Matteo comes in with a late challenge on Mickael Vanvynckt. Garry Matteo is shown the yellow card! Mickael Vanvynckt carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.57
Marcos Marcelino makes a simple pass to Hugo Rodriquez. Hugo Rodriquez knocks in a cross ball towards Fabrizio Caini. Fabrizio Caini knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Dundee!
72.18
0-2Kevin Collins makes a probing pass to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo passes the ball forward to Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Gavin Cleland but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
75.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Garry Matteo plays the ball forward to Alex Greig. Alex Greig knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Kistner who gathers it comfortably.
77.57
St. Johnstone have made 2 substitutions with Callum Booth replacing Don McCoist and Kevin Glass replacing Alex Greig .
78.58
Neil Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Toifilou Duchemin.
79.03
David Caldwell surges forward with the ball. David Caldwell shoots from outside the area. Paul Hopkin gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
84.18
Garry Matteo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.02
0-2St. Johnstone are keeping most of the possession.
90.00
Garry Matteo knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Glass. Kevin Glass whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
26.9%
44.9%
28.2%
Scorers
| Fabrizio Caini 12, 67 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Fabrizio Caini of Dundee |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paul Hopkin (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Gavin Booth (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Kevin Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Don McCoist (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Hannes Dittmann (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Neil Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Garry Matteo (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Kevin Law (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gavin Cleland (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alex Greig (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Neil Dickov (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kevin Sullivan (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Kevin Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Callum Booth (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Stefan Kistner (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Toifilou Duchemin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Richard Gough (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stuart McNeill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | David Caldwell (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Marcos Marcelino (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Mickael Vanvynckt (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Lionel Ecker (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gavin Brady (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Fabrizio Caini (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Hugo Rodriquez (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Garry McNeill (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Scott Strachan (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gavin Elliott (GK) | 0 | |