Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians | ||||||||||||||||
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| Don Glass | D. Glass |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | |||||||||
| Garry Dickov | G. Dickov | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Carlos Lopes | C. Lopes | |||||||||
| Juri Bondi | J. Bondi |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Matthias Engels | M. Engels | |||||||||
| Garry Campbell | G. Campbell | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Duncan Booth | D. Booth | |||||||||
| Diogo Marques | D. Marques | | 61 | M | | 5 | |  | D | 54 | | Gary Gemmill | G. Gemmill | ||||||||
| Gary Matteo | G. Matteo | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Kevin Sullivan | K. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Craig Law | C. Law | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Billy Booth | B. Booth | |||||||||
| Scott Glass | S. Glass | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Billy Hutchison | B. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Gary Burley | G. Burley | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Colin Mcinnes | C. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Alec Ritchie | A. Ritchie | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Stuart Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Miguel Herrera | M. Herrera |  | 50 | A | | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Dominic Rae | D. Rae | ||||||||
| Harald Smits | H. Smits |  | 71 | G | | 12 | | A | 58 | | Craig Glass | C. Glass | |||||||||
| Harris van der Linden | H. van der Linden | | 63 | G | | 13 | | G | 57 | | Colin Mckinlay | C. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Dean Hackworth | D. Hackworth |  | 60 | G | | 14 | | M | 54 | | Scott McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 7,762 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic James.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic James.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and St. Johnstone kick off!
2.02
0-0Garry Dickov makes a simple pass to Gary Burley. Gary Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.37
0-0Juri Bondi clumsily knocks into Dominic Rae. Juri Bondi is shown the yellow card! Dominic Rae carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.48
0-0Juri Bondi advances with the ball. Juri Bondi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Juri Bondi sees Diogo Marques just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Diogo Marques muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Solid save from Neil Hendry.
15.11
Gary Burley flicks a high pass forward. Alec Ritchie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthias Engels.
22.32
Scott Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera runs straight at the defence! Miguel Herrera shoots from just inside the box but Neil Hendry is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
26.28
0-0Gary Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Hutchison. Billy Hutchison flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Niven who takes it down. Stuart Niven shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
27.39
Billy Booth flicks a high pass forward to Dominic Rae who brings the ball under control. Dominic Rae knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven heads the ball goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.38
0-1Matthias Engels surges forward with the ball. Matthias Engels deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Hutchison. Billy Hutchison is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Billy Hutchison scores for Airdrieonians!!
34.23
0-1Diogo Marques deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera threads the ball through to Gary Burley but he's offside!
39.04
Billy Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.22
0-2There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
44.37
Garry Dickov advances with the ball. Garry Dickov flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Herrera who takes it down. Miguel Herrera threads a neat ball through to Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
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. Airdrieonians also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
47.25
Juri Bondi hits a low pass to Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera makes a probing pass between the defence to Gary Matteo. Some silky footwork from Gary Matteo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but somehow Neil Hendry manages to keep it out.
49.29
Billy Hutchison flicks a high pass forward to Colin Mcinnes who brings the ball under control. Colin Mcinnes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
53.18
1-2Matthias Engels clumsily knocks into Miguel Herrera. Matthias Engels is warned by the referee! Miguel Herrera hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.11
Kevin Sullivan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kevin Sullivan shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
59.11
1-2Scott Glass flicks a high pass forward. Alec Ritchie collects the pass. Alec Ritchie makes a probing pass between the defence to Gary Burley. Gary Burley takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Gary Gemmill.
60.36
1-2St. Johnstone have made 3 substitutions with Harald Smits replacing Garry Dickov, Harris van der Linden replacing Gary Matteo and Dean Hackworth replacing Alec Ritchie .
63.15
Juri Bondi flicks a high ball forward to Harris van der Linden who takes it down. Harris van der Linden kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Lopes.
65.25
Seeing Diogo Marques's attacking run, Harris van der Linden quickly throws the ball into his path. Diogo Marques flicks a high pass forward to Miguel Herrera who brings the ball under control. Miguel Herrera lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Hackworth. Dean Hackworth finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball strikes Gary Gemmill's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
66.44
1-2It's a corner kick. Scott Glass kicks a low ball out wide. Diogo Marques is dispossessed by a tackle from Carlos Lopes.
67.27
Billy Hutchison decides to run forward with the ball. Billy Hutchison tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.20
Matthias Engels makes a beautiful solo run. Matthias Engels passes the ball forward but Dominic Rae is offside!
73.15
Carlos Lopes takes it forward alone. Carlos Lopes brings the ball forward. Carlos Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes makes a deft header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.00
1-2St. Johnstone appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.17
Billy Booth threads a neat ball through to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
81.53
Carlos Lopes knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven passes the ball forward to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae knocks the ball forward to Colin Mcinnes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
83.40
1-2Showing composure, Duncan Booth plays the ball forward to Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Booth. Billy Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Mcinnes. Diogo Marques catches Colin Mcinnes on the ankles. Colin Mcinnes appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
87.16
Gary Gemmill makes a simple pass to Carlos Lopes. Carlos Lopes knocks the ball forward to Billy Booth. Billy Booth puts a great ball through. Colin Mcinnes runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
Craig Law deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Hackworth. Dean Hackworth skips past Gary Gemmill! Some good footwork from Dean Hackworth provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
27.8%
43%
29.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Billy Hutchison of Airdrieonians |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Don Glass (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Garry Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Juri Bondi (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Garry Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Diogo Marques (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gary Matteo (MID) |  | 7 |
| 7. | Craig Law (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Scott Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gary Burley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alec Ritchie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Miguel Herrera (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Harald Smits (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Harris van der Linden (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Dean Hackworth (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Neil Hendry (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Carlos Lopes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Matthias Engels (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Duncan Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gary Gemmill (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Kevin Sullivan (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Billy Booth (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Billy Hutchison (MID) | | 9 |
| 9. | Colin Mcinnes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stuart Niven (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Dominic Rae (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Craig Glass (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Colin Mckinlay (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Scott McCoist (MID) | 0 | |