Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Albion Rovers | Albion Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Johnstone | M. Johnstone |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Oscar Redondo | O. Redondo | |||||||||
| Duncan Matteo | D. Matteo | | 67 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 61 |  | Bernabé Brown | B. Brown | ||||||||
| Lee Potts | L. Potts |  | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Graham Thompson | G. Thompson | |||||||||
| Kevin Law | K. Law | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Nunzio Grieco | N. Grieco | |||||||||
| Richard Morrison | R. Morrison | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Simon Murphy | S. Murphy | |||||||||
| Bakary Roth | B. Roth |  | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 |  | Saïd Hamadou | S. Hamadou | |||||||||
| Frederico Reis | F. Reis |  | 61 | M | | 7 | | | M | 57 | | Garry Souness | G. Souness | ||||||||
| Colin McGrory | C. McGrory | | 67 | A | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Tony Jobson | T. Jobson | |||||||||
| Lee Matthews | L. Matthews | | 65 | A | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Alex Morton | A. Morton | |||||||||
| Tommaso Poggi | T. Poggi | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Roberto Fanucci | R. Fanucci | |||||||||
| Daniele Jacobs | D. Jacobs | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Robbie Lisbie | R. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Alex Morton | A. Morton | | 59 | D | | 12 | | A | 56 | | Nils Hollmer | N. Hollmer | |||||||||
| Richard James | R. James | | 58 | M | | 13 | | G | 53 | | Silvio Moreira | S. Moreira | |||||||||
| Andy Hansen | A. Hansen | | 57 | D | | 14 | | A | 48 | | Marcel Wilke | M. Wilke | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Green Towers Spa |
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Albion Rovers. A crowd of 13,627 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Albion Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Telfer.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Albion Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Telfer.
0.00
0-0St. Johnstone kick off and get the match underway!
2.18
0-0Saïd Hamadou clumsily knocks into Bakary Roth. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bakary Roth carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.04
0-0Colin McGrory knocks the ball forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Reis controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Frederico Reis shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.40
0-0Saïd Hamadou makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robbie Lisbie. Robbie Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Matteo.
14.21
1-0Kevin Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Reis. Frederico Reis threads a neat ball through to Daniele Jacobs. Daniele Jacobs lofts in a cross ball towards Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Oscar Redondo had no chance!! Goal for St. Johnstone!
26.11
Kevin Law decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Law decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Law lofts in a cross ball towards Bakary Roth. Bakary Roth powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
32.51
2-0Richard Morrison barges into Robbie Lisbie. The referee calls over Richard Morrison and shows him a yellow card! Robbie Lisbie runs off the knock.
33.27
Saïd Hamadou flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Fanucci. Roberto Fanucci knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Morrison.
40.28
2-0Roberto Fanucci barges into Frederico Reis. Roberto Fanucci is given a warning by the referee! Frederico Reis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.06
Tony Jobson sees Roberto Fanucci in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Fanucci knocks in a cross ball towards Robbie Lisbie. Robbie Lisbie heads the ball goalwards but it rises well off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates 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. The Albion Rovers players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Albion Rovers kick off the second half!
47.02
2-0Lee Matthews makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Reis. Frederico Reis rushes past Graham Thompson! Frederico Reis cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. Magnificent block by Saïd Hamadou!
48.45
With imagination, Bakary Roth plays the ball forward to Lee Matthews. Lee Matthews knocks in a cross ball towards Daniele Jacobs. Daniele Jacobs connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
53.12
Robbie Lisbie hacks Frederico Reis from behind! Robbie Lisbie is given a warning by the referee! Frederico Reis runs off the knock.
61.06
Garry Souness hacks Frederico Reis from behind! The referee calls over Garry Souness and shows him a yellow card! Frederico Reis runs off the knock.
67.15
2-0Saïd Hamadou takes it forward alone. Saïd Hamadou tries a spectacular long range effort but Matt Johnstone is on top of it.
71.53
Frederico Reis makes a simple pass to Lee Matthews. Lee Matthews tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.33
2-0Bernabé Brown sees space and advances. Bernabé Brown knocks in a cross ball towards Robbie Lisbie. Kevin Law comes in with a late challenge on Robbie Lisbie. Robbie Lisbie appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
73.23
Frederico Reis picks a pass forward to Bakary Roth. Bakary Roth plays a one-two with Lee Matthews and advances towards the goal... Graham Thompson comes in with a late challenge on Bakary Roth. Bakary Roth appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
77.36
Daniele Jacobs knocks the ball forward to Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Colin McGrory!
81.11
Frederico Reis decides to run forward with the ball. Frederico Reis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nunzio Grieco.
90.00
Roberto Fanucci flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Lisbie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robbie Lisbie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
28.4%
47.8%
23.9%
Scorers
| Colin McGrory 14, 77 Bakary Roth 26 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Colin McGrory of St. Johnstone |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Matt Johnstone (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Duncan Matteo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Lee Potts (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Kevin Law (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Richard Morrison (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 6. | Bakary Roth (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Frederico Reis (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Colin McGrory (ATT) | | 9 |
| 9. | Lee Matthews (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Tommaso Poggi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Daniele Jacobs (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Alex Morton (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Richard James (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Andy Hansen (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Oscar Redondo (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Bernabé Brown (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Graham Thompson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nunzio Grieco (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Simon Murphy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Saïd Hamadou (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Garry Souness (MID) | | 5 |
| 8. | Tony Jobson (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alex Morton (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Roberto Fanucci (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Robbie Lisbie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nils Hollmer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Silvio Moreira (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Marcel Wilke (ATT) | 0 | |