Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Albion Rovers | Albion Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
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| Don Glass | D. Glass |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Marc Britton | M. Britton | |||||||||
| Garry Dickov | G. Dickov | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 61 |  | Stefano Vasari | S. Vasari | ||||||||
| Juri Bondi | J. Bondi | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 |  | Mauricio Pastor | M. Pastor | |||||||||
| Garry Campbell | G. Campbell | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 |  | Hauke Hermann | H. Hermann | |||||||||
| Diogo Marques | D. Marques |  | 61 | M | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Duncan Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Gary Matteo | G. Matteo | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Craig Matteo | C. Matteo | |||||||||
| Craig Law | C. Law | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | George Wise | G. Wise | |||||||||
| Scott Glass | S. Glass | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Massimo Bedin | M. Bedin | |||||||||
| Gary Burley | G. Burley | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Marc Scheffler | M. Scheffler | |||||||||
| Alec Ritchie | A. Ritchie | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Gary Ritchie | G. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Miguel Herrera | M. Herrera | | 50 | A | | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Andy Dickov | A. Dickov | ||||||||
| Harald Smits | H. Smits |  | 71 | G | | 12 | | M | 59 | | Gianluca Dalmat | G. Dalmat | |||||||||
| Harris van der Linden | H. van der Linden | | 63 | G | | 13 | | A | 59 | | John McNeill | J. McNeill | |||||||||
| Dean Hackworth | D. Hackworth | | 60 | G | | 14 | | M | 59 | | Scott Mccall | S. Mccall | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Albion Rovers. A crowd of 9,154 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Albion Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Albion Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.
0.00
0-0Albion Rovers kick off and get the match underway!
4.49
0-0Garry Dickov sees a break and surges forward. Garry Dickov advances inside the box! Garry Dickov shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
9.01
0-1George Wise knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Matteo. Craig Matteo kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Dickov. Andy Dickov whips in a cross ball towards George Wise. George Wise powers a header at goal. Don Glass is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.18
0-1Duncan Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Dickov. Andy Dickov knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Glass who gathers it comfortably.
22.49
Craig Law runs straight at the opposition's defence. Craig Law plays a one-two with Alec Ritchie and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Craig Law provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Marc Britton has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
27.39
1-1Gary Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Alec Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Alec Ritchie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
30.03
1-1Duncan Caldwell barges into Diogo Marques. Duncan Caldwell is given a warning by the referee! Diogo Marques runs off the knock.
34.53
Mauricio Pastor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Matteo. Craig Matteo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Craig Matteo edges inside the box! Craig Matteo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.22
Gary Burley threads a neat ball through to Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.58
Garry Dickov sees a break and surges forward. Garry Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
40.51
Massimo Bedin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Dickov. Andy Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Don Glass. What a great pair of hands!
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. Albion Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and St. Johnstone kick off!
47.53
Andy Dickov threads a neat ball through to Marc Scheffler. Marc Scheffler shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
51.45
Gary Matteo passes the ball forward to Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera whips in a cross ball towards Craig Law. Craig Law connects with a diving header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
53.16
Andy Dickov hits a low pass to Marc Scheffler. Marc Scheffler shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.45
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 .Albion Rovers have made 2 substitutions with Gianluca Dalmat replacing Andy Dickov and John McNeill replacing Gary Ritchie .
61.45
Craig Law runs straight at the opposition's defence. Craig Law flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Marques controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Diogo Marques cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
65.36
Garry Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Hackworth. Dean Hackworth finds some space and shoots from distance but Marc Britton is on top of it.
66.52
Scott Glass makes a simple pass to Dean Hackworth. Dean Hackworth shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Marc Britton.
67.34
Craig Matteo threads a neat ball through to Gianluca Dalmat. Gianluca Dalmat controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.54
St. Johnstone appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Albion Rovers have made a substitution with Scott Mccall replacing Duncan Caldwell .
83.14
George Wise flicks a high pass forward. Craig Matteo controls it well on his chest. Craig Matteo kicks a strong pass forward to John McNeill. John McNeill knocks in a cross ball towards Gianluca Dalmat. Gianluca Dalmat is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just off target!
84.01
Juri Bondi runs forward with the ball. Juri Bondi flicks a high pass forward. Scott Glass collects the pass. Scott Glass shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.10
Diogo Marques gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Miguel Herrera knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Glass. Scott Glass knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Scott Glass!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.7%
41.3%
Play Area
20.6%
47.6%
31.7%
Scorers
| Craig Law 22 Scott Glass 89 | George Wise 9 Craig Matteo 35 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Craig Law of St. Johnstone |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Don Glass (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Garry Dickov (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Juri Bondi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Garry Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Diogo Marques (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gary Matteo (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Craig Law (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Scott Glass (MID) | | 8 |
| 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. | Marc Britton (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Stefano Vasari (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mauricio Pastor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Hauke Hermann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Duncan Caldwell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Craig Matteo (MID) | | 9 |
| 7. | George Wise (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Massimo Bedin (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Marc Scheffler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gary Ritchie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Andy Dickov (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Gianluca Dalmat (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | John McNeill (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Scott Mccall (MID) | 6 | |