Match Report


Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Richard SounessR. Souness68
G
1
G
70Matt JohnstoneM. Johnstone
Eoin SalakoE. Salako65
D
2captain
D
67Duncan MatteoD. Matteo
Noah NetzerN. Netzer61
D
3
D
62Lee PottsL. Potts
Tomas FarnerudT. Farnerud59
D
4
D
60Kevin LawK. Law
Matthias OverathM. Overath53
D
5
D
60Richard MorrisonR. Morrison
Antonio PetruzziA. Petruzzi70
M
6
M
65Bakary RothB. Roth
Jorge TavaresJ. Tavares69
M
7
M
65Eddie KahnE. Kahn
Geoffrey HermansG. Hermans63
M
8
A
67Colin McGroryC. McGrory
Stephen DavidsonS. Davidson68
A
9
A
65Lee MatthewsL. Matthews
Dion GascoigneD. Gascoigne65
A
captain10
A
64Tommaso PoggiT. Poggi
Enzo CalifanoE. Califano51
A
11
A
61Daniele JacobsD. Jacobs
 
Kevin BaechlerK. Baechler65
G
12
M
61Frederico ReisF. Reis
Regis MichelR. Michel63
M
13
D
59Alex MortonA. Morton
Billy CampbellB. Campbell48
G
14
M
58Richard JamesR. James

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 11,433 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hamilton Academical are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Strachan.


0.00
St. Johnstone kick off!
10.01
Eddie Kahn flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Roth collects the pass. Bakary Roth knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Colin McGrory is offside!
16.42
Noah Netzer runs forward with the ball. Noah Netzer passes the ball forward to Enzo Califano. Enzo Califano puts a great ball through. Dion Gascoigne runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
18.55
Bakary Roth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniele Jacobs. Daniele Jacobs edges inside the box! Daniele Jacobs shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Richard Souness gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
20.17
Bakary Roth passes the ball forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi plays a one-two with Lee Matthews and rushes in on goal... Tommaso Poggi comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies wide!
22.29
Noah Netzer flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Petruzzi who brings the ball under control. Antonio Petruzzi sees space and advances. Antonio Petruzzi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.45
Duncan Matteo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Matthews. Lee Matthews plays a one-two with Eddie Kahn and advances towards the goal... Lee Matthews cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Noah Netzer. Excellent block.
30.56
Richard Morrison flicks a high ball forward to Bakary Roth who takes it down. Bakary Roth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory skips past Noah Netzer! Colin McGrory shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Richard Souness. Excellent save.
34.47
Noah Netzer hacks Eddie Kahn from behind! Noah Netzer is warned by the referee! Eddie Kahn gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.36
Bakary Roth chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Matthews. Lee Matthews makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniele Jacobs but he's offside!
39.16
Tomas Farnerud flicks a high pass forward to Dion Gascoigne who brings the ball under control. Dion Gascoigne threads the ball through to Enzo Califano but he's offside!
40.04
Jorge Tavares flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Petruzzi. Antonio Petruzzi plays a quick one-two with Enzo Califano and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Antonio Petruzzi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.57
Lee Potts makes a strong solo run forward. Lee Potts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lee Matthews. Lee Matthews whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Kahn. Eddie Kahn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
44.27
Antonio Petruzzi advances with the ball. Antonio Petruzzi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dion Gascoigne but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamilton Academical have changed their lineup with Regis Michel replacing Geoffrey Hermans. St. Johnstone appear unchanged since the first half. The Hamilton Academical players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Hamilton Academical kick off!
59.07
Regis Michel threads a neat ball through to Enzo Califano. Enzo Califano cuts inside the box! Enzo Califano shoots from just inside the box but somehow Matt Johnstone manages to keep it out.
60.31
Tomas Farnerud knocks the ball forward to Noah Netzer. Noah Netzer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Noah Netzer plays a scrappy one-two with Stephen Davidson and advances towards the goal... Noah Netzer tries a spectacular strike. Good keeping from Matt Johnstone as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
61.38
Jorge Tavares takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Tommaso Poggi gets to the ball and clears it up field.
65.13
Regis Michel threads the ball through to Dion Gascoigne. Dion Gascoigne shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.54
Bakary Roth flicks a high pass forward. Colin McGrory controls it well on his chest. Colin McGrory tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
72.10
Duncan Matteo catches Dion Gascoigne on the ankles. Duncan Matteo is given a warning by the referee! Dion Gascoigne runs off the knock.
75.58
Antonio Petruzzi flicks a high pass forward to Dion Gascoigne who brings the ball under control. Dion Gascoigne tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
77.48
Hamilton Academical have made a substitution with Billy Campbell replacing Stephen Davidson .
78.51
Matthias Overath knocks the ball to his team mate, Noah Netzer. Noah Netzer makes an attacking run forward. Noah Netzer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Law.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hamilton Academical

St. Johnstone
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.7%
43.3%
Play Area
22.4%
49.3%
28.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Noah Netzer of Hamilton Academical

Match Ratings
1.Richard Souness (GK)
8
2.Eoin Salako (DEF)
6
3.Noah Netzer (DEF)
9
4.Tomas Farnerud (DEF)
6
5.Matthias Overath (DEF)
7
6.Antonio Petruzzi (MID)
8
7.Jorge Tavares (MID)
8
8.Geoffrey Hermans (MID)
6
9.Stephen Davidson (ATT)
6
10.Dion Gascoigne (ATT)
6
11.Enzo Califano (ATT)
7
 
12.Kevin Baechler (GK)
0
13.Regis Michel (MID)
6
14.Billy Campbell (GK)
6

1.Matt Johnstone (GK)
8
2.Duncan Matteo (DEF)
6
3.Lee Potts (DEF)
7
4.Kevin Law (DEF)
6
5.Richard Morrison (DEF)
6
6.Bakary Roth (MID)
7
7.Eddie Kahn (MID)
7
8.Colin McGrory (ATT)
7
9.Lee Matthews (ATT)
6
10.Tommaso Poggi (ATT)
6
11.Daniele Jacobs (ATT)
7
 
12.Frederico Reis (MID)
0
13.Alex Morton (DEF)
0
14.Richard James (MID)
0