Match Report
| Dundee United | Dundee United |  |  | St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||
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| Don Souness | D. Souness |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Matt Johnstone | M. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Garry Morrison | G. Morrison | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 67 | | Duncan Matteo | D. Matteo | ||||||||
| Andy Cleland | A. Cleland | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Lee Potts | L. Potts | |||||||||
| Tim Dichio | T. Dichio | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Kevin Law | K. Law | |||||||||
| Scott Henderson | S. Henderson | | 69 | M | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Richard Morrison | R. Morrison | |||||||||
| Kevin Hopkin | K. Hopkin | | 59 | M | | | 6 | | M | 65 |  | Bakary Roth | B. Roth | ||||||||
| Alex Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Eddie Kahn | E. Kahn | |||||||||
| Nick Greening | N. Greening | | 51 | M | | 8 | | A | 67 | | Colin McGrory | C. McGrory | |||||||||
| Kevin Hopkin | K. Hopkin | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Lee Matthews | L. Matthews | |||||||||
| Stephane Pinna | S. Pinna |  | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Tommaso Poggi | T. Poggi | |||||||||
| Colin Caldwell | C. Caldwell | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Daniele Jacobs | D. Jacobs | |||||||||
| Garry Morrison | G. Morrison | | 57 | G | | 12 | | M | 61 |  | Frederico Reis | F. Reis | |||||||||
| Craig Souness | C. Souness | | 51 | M | | 13 | | D | 59 | | Alex Morton | A. Morton | |||||||||
| Gavin Marr | G. Marr | | 51 | A | | 14 | | M | 58 | | Richard James | R. James | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 11,467 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
2.08
0-0Tim Dichio makes a simple pass to Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Hopkin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.21
0-0Bakary Roth makes a beautiful solo run. Bakary Roth shoots from long range but somehow Don Souness manages to keep it out.
8.25
0-0Eddie Kahn kicks a strong pass forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi puts a great ball through but Lee Matthews is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
12.18
Andy Cleland flicks a high pass forward. Scott Henderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Henderson flicks a high ball forward to Colin Caldwell who takes it down. Colin Caldwell finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
14.49
Kevin Hopkin makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Hopkin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.18
0-1Eddie Kahn flicks a high pass forward. Colin McGrory controls it well on his chest. Colin McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Lee Matthews. Lee Matthews is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.15
Eddie Kahn hits a low pass to Lee Matthews. Lee Matthews threads a neat ball through to Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Don Souness.
27.11
0-1It's a corner kick. Colin McGrory loops the ball over to the far post. Scott Henderson reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
30.43
Kevin Law threads a neat ball through to Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory flicks a high pass forward to Eddie Kahn who brings the ball under control. Eddie Kahn shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
32.58
0-1Kevin Hopkin makes a probing pass to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.59
Alex Mcinnes sees Scott Henderson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Henderson shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
42.17
Eddie Kahn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniele Jacobs. Daniele Jacobs finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half. The Dundee United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Dundee United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.03
0-2There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
48.52
Andy Cleland threads the ball through to Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin plays the ball forward to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Law.
49.43
Eddie Kahn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bakary Roth. Bakary Roth lofts in a cross ball towards Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory makes a convincing header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.22
With great vision, Eddie Kahn laces a through ball forward to Lee Matthews. Lee Matthews whips in a cross ball towards Bakary Roth. Bakary Roth whips the ball goalwards with his head. Don Souness gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
60.17
0-2Dundee United have made a substitution with Craig Souness replacing Alex Mcinnes .
61.22
Seeing a gap ahead, Bakary Roth plays the ball forward to Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
65.56
Tim Dichio flicks a high ball forward to Craig Souness who takes it down. Craig Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin whips in a cross ball towards Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
72.46
Eddie Kahn makes a probing pass to Bakary Roth. Bakary Roth lofts in a cross ball towards Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi connects with a diving header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.30
Without breaking stride, Lee Potts plays the ball forward to Bakary Roth. With vision, Bakary Roth picks a pass forward to Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn makes a probing pass to Daniele Jacobs but he's offside!
78.29
Lee Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi knocks in a cross ball towards Bakary Roth. Bakary Roth whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.16
Eddie Kahn threads a neat ball through to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi plays a quick one-two with Bakary Roth and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Tommaso Poggi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
84.16
Garry Morrison makes a probing pass to Craig Souness. Without breaking stride, Craig Souness plays the ball forward to Stephane Pinna. Stephane Pinna threads the ball through to Kevin Hopkin but he's offside!
89.35
Kevin Law chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Eddie Kahn through on goal. Eddie Kahn looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
7
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
29.3%
46.7%
24%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Eddie Kahn of St. Johnstone |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Don Souness (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Garry Morrison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Andy Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Tim Dichio (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Scott Henderson (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Kevin Hopkin (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alex Mcinnes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Nick Greening (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Kevin Hopkin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stephane Pinna (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Colin Caldwell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Garry Morrison (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Craig Souness (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gavin Marr (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Matt Johnstone (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Duncan Matteo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Lee Potts (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Kevin Law (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Richard Morrison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Bakary Roth (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Eddie Kahn (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Colin McGrory (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | Lee Matthews (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Tommaso Poggi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Daniele Jacobs (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Frederico Reis (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alex Morton (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Richard James (MID) | 0 | |