Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     CelticCeltic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Don GlassD. Glass73
G
1
G
60Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher
Garry DickovG. Dickov69
D
2
D
69Dominique PavonD. Pavon
Juri BondiJ. Bondi67
D
3
D
65Jose Javier PichichiJ. Pichichi
David McStayD. McStay51
D
4
D
63Nils RöhligN. Röhlig
Diogo MarquesD. Marques61
M
5
M
73Carl TaylorC. Taylor
Gary MatteoG. Matteo60
M
6
M
71Dries ZuidamD. Zuidam
Craig LawC. Law53
M
7captain
M
70Martin MakinM. Makin
Scott GlassS. Glass51
M
8
M
69Filipe MonteiroF. Monteiro
Gary BurleyG. Burley58
A
9
A
70Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith
Alec RitchieA. Ritchie57
A
10
A
69Mamar SerredszumM. Serredszum
Miguel HerreraM. Herrera50
A
captain11
A
67Garcia Duque DaniG. Dani
 
Harald SmitsH. Smits71
G
12
A
65Anton WillA. Will
Harris van der LindenH. van der Linden63
G
13
A
61Richard HutchisonR. Hutchison
Dean HackworthD. Hackworth60
G
14
D
57Craig StrachanC. Strachan

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Celtic. A crowd of 8,982 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Brady.


0.00
St. Johnstone kick off and get the match underway!
4.18
Gary Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Alec Ritchie collects the pass. Alec Ritchie knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Miguel Herrera is offside!
9.06
Garry Dickov hits a low pass to Craig Law. Craig Law flicks a high pass forward. Gary Matteo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Matteo threads a neat ball through to Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Gavin Gallacher is on top of it.
12.52
Jose Javier Pichichi pushes up the pitch. Jose Javier Pichichi knocks the ball forward to Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Don Glass picks it out of the air!
24.17
Craig Law sees Miguel Herrera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Herrera edges inside the box! Miguel Herrera side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.57
St. Johnstone are in full control of this game.
30.12
With great vision, Garry Dickov plays the ball forward to Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo knocks the ball forward to Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera whips in a cross ball towards Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.02
Showing composure, Nils Röhlig laces a through ball forward to Dries Zuidam. Dries Zuidam sees Mamar Serredszum in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mamar Serredszum lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Naysmith. David McStay hacks Paul Naysmith from behind! Paul Naysmith appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
34.09
Craig Law threads a neat ball through to Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.25
Without breaking stride, Dominique Pavon plays the ball forward to Nils Röhlig. With a delightful solo run, Nils Röhlig stretches the opposition's defence. Nils Röhlig knocks in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Don Glass manages to keep it out.
38.38
Garry Dickov runs forward with the ball. Garry Dickov kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Burley. Gary Burley plays a sublime one-two with Miguel Herrera and races in on goal... Gary Burley cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Gavin Gallacher gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
39.02
Paul Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani whips in a cross ball towards Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
44.38
Gary Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Law. Craig Law makes a probing pass to Alec Ritchie but he's offside!
45.00
Garry Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Craig Law collects the pass. Craig Law hits a low pass to Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Diogo Marques provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
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. Celtic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.

45.00
Celtic start the second half!
48.38
Nils Röhlig threads a neat ball through to Dries Zuidam. Dries Zuidam runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dries Zuidam whips in a cross ball towards Mamar Serredszum. With a superhuman jump, Mamar Serredszum connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Don Glass didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
49.52
Filipe Monteiro threads the ball through to Mamar Serredszum. Mamar Serredszum tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
53.41
Scott Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Burley. Gary Burley skips past Nils Röhlig! Gary Burley looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.24
St. Johnstone have made 3 substitutions with Harald Smits replacing Garry Dickov, Harris van der Linden replacing Gary Matteo and Dean Hackworth replacing Alec Ritchie .
61.28
Harald Smits plays a long ball forward. Dean Hackworth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diogo Marques but he's offside!
65.25
Nils Röhlig surges forward with the ball. Nils Röhlig makes a simple pass to Paul Naysmith. Paul Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just off target!
69.13
Harald Smits hits a low pass to Craig Law. Craig Law passes the ball forward to Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Dean Hackworth through on goal. Dean Hackworth comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.17
Jose Javier Pichichi hits a low pass to Filipe Monteiro. Filipe Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani whips in a cross ball towards Martin Makin. Martin Makin powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Don Glass!
73.33
Scott Glass makes an attacking run forward. Scott Glass knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Gallacher who gathers it comfortably.
75.11
Jose Javier Pichichi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Monteiro. Filipe Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Martin Makin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Makin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.29
Celtic have made 3 substitutions with Anton Will replacing Mamar Serredszum, Richard Hutchison replacing Martin Makin and Craig Strachan replacing Garcia Duque Dani .
79.35
Diogo Marques chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Celtic
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
24.7%
39.7%
35.6%

Scorers
Miguel Herrera 24
Gary Burley 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary Burley of St. Johnstone

Match Ratings
1.Don Glass (GK)
8
2.Garry Dickov (DEF)
7
3.Juri Bondi (DEF)
6
4.David McStay (DEF)
6
5.Diogo Marques (MID)
7
6.Gary Matteo (MID)
7
7.Craig Law (MID)
8
8.Scott Glass (MID)
7
9.Gary Burley (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Alec Ritchie (ATT)
6
11.Miguel Herrera (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Harald Smits (GK)
6
13.Harris van der Linden (GK)
6
14.Dean Hackworth (GK)
6

1.Gavin Gallacher (GK)
6
2.Dominique Pavon (DEF)
6
3.Jose Javier Pichichi (DEF)
7
4.Nils Röhlig (DEF)
7
5.Carl Taylor (MID)
6
6.Dries Zuidam (MID)
6
7.Martin Makin (MID)
6
8.Filipe Monteiro (MID)
6
9.Paul Naysmith (ATT)
6
10.Mamar Serredszum (ATT)
6
11.Garcia Duque Dani (ATT)
6
 
12.Anton Will (ATT)
6
13.Richard Hutchison (ATT)
6
14.Craig Strachan (DEF)
6