Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     HibernianHibernian
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Matt JohnstoneM. Johnstone71
G
1
G
72Craig HopkinC. Hopkin
Duncan MatteoD. Matteo68
D
2
D
61Victor RomeroV. Romero
Lee PottsL. Potts64
D
3
D
61Paul BurleyP. Burley
Mark PalmieriM. Palmieri63
D
captain4
D
58Rodrigo SantosR. Santos
Stephen CollinsS. Collins55
D
5
D
57Don McGroryD. McGrory
Vitaliy MyshchenkoV. Myshchenko70
M
6
M
70Scott McinnesS. Mcinnes
Facundo AriasF. Arias67
M
7
M
66Neil CampbellN. Campbell
Jimmy BabangidaJ. Babangida65
M
8captain
M
62Matt BoothM. Booth
Yaroslav FeskovY. Feskov70
A
9
M
60Francisco PirriF. Pirri
Tommaso PoggiT. Poggi64
A
10
A
59Kamal ChalierK. Chalier
Neil MorrisonN. Morrison57
A
11
A
54Paul GallacherP. Gallacher
 
Colin YoungC. Young54
G
12
M
56Callum LawC. Law
Martin AlonsoM. Alonso48
M
13
D
54Matt MatteoM. Matteo
Craig FergusonC. Ferguson45
M
14
D
53Dominic SounessD. Souness

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Hibernian. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hibernian appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Strachan.


0.00
Hibernian start the game by kicking off the first half!
10.46
Scott Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to Neil Campbell. Neil Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Gallacher. Paul Gallacher makes a deft header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.24
Matt Booth threads a neat ball through to Paul Gallacher. Paul Gallacher shoots from outside the area but Matt Johnstone reads it well. Good keeping!
15.22
Vitaliy Myshchenko threads the ball through to Jimmy Babangida. Jimmy Babangida whips in a cross ball towards Yaroslav Feskov. Yaroslav Feskov rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Craig Hopkin easily picks it out of the air!
21.34
Duncan Matteo knocks the ball to his team mate, Facundo Arias. With great vision, Facundo Arias plays the ball forward to Vitaliy Myshchenko. Vitaliy Myshchenko shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Craig Hopkin!
24.33
Lee Potts flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Babangida controls it well on his chest. Jimmy Babangida threads a neat ball through to Facundo Arias. Facundo Arias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.46
Jimmy Babangida kicks a strong pass forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Morrison and advances towards the goal... Tommaso Poggi rockets a shot on goal. Tommaso Poggi scores for St. Johnstone!!
38.18
Matt Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Gallacher. Paul Gallacher finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
40.07
Mark Palmieri makes a probing pass to Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison knocks in a cross ball towards Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Craig Hopkin manages to keep it out.
42.02
With great vision, Jimmy Babangida plays the ball forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi plays a scrappy one-two with Yaroslav Feskov and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tommaso Poggi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Good keeping from Craig Hopkin as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
43.52
Jimmy Babangida takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Some good footwork from Mark Palmieri provides some space. He shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
Mark Palmieri clumsily knocks into Rodrigo Santos. Mark Palmieri is shown the yellow card! Rodrigo Santos stretches but gets up unharmed.
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. Hibernian also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
49.05
Neil Campbell makes a simple pass to Paul Gallacher. Paul Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.45
Jimmy Babangida flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodrigo Santos.
53.30
Mark Palmieri receives the ball from a throw-in from Jimmy Babangida. Mark Palmieri chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
54.16
Vitaliy Myshchenko threads the ball through to Jimmy Babangida. Jimmy Babangida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.22
Jimmy Babangida hacks Scott Mcinnes from behind! Jimmy Babangida is shown the yellow card! Scott Mcinnes runs off the knock.
65.46
Duncan Matteo pushes up the pitch. Duncan Matteo hits a low pass to Vitaliy Myshchenko. Vitaliy Myshchenko shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Craig Hopkin manages to gather it effortlessly.
67.26
Stephen Collins runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stephen Collins makes a probing pass to Yaroslav Feskov but he's offside!
83.47
Lee Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Collins. Stephen Collins brings the ball forward. With some swift thinking, Stephen Collins plays the ball forward to Facundo Arias who has made a great run into the box. Facundo Arias looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Hibernian
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
19.7%
51.3%
28.9%

Scorers
Tommaso Poggi 33
Facundo Arias 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tommaso Poggi of St. Johnstone

Match Ratings
1.Matt Johnstone (GK)
6
2.Duncan Matteo (DEF)
7
3.Lee Potts (DEF)
6
4.Mark Palmieri (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Stephen Collins (DEF)
8
6.Vitaliy Myshchenko (MID)
7
7.Facundo Arias (MID)goal scored
9
8.Jimmy Babangida (MID)yellow card
6
9.Yaroslav Feskov (ATT)
6
10.Tommaso Poggi (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Neil Morrison (ATT)
7
 
12.Colin Young (GK)
0
13.Martin Alonso (MID)
0
14.Craig Ferguson (MID)
0

1.Craig Hopkin (GK)
8
2.Victor Romero (DEF)
6
3.Paul Burley (DEF)
6
4.Rodrigo Santos (DEF)
6
5.Don McGrory (DEF)
6
6.Scott Mcinnes (MID)
6
7.Neil Campbell (MID)
6
8.Matt Booth (MID)
7
9.Francisco Pirri (MID)
6
10.Kamal Chalier (ATT)
6
11.Paul Gallacher (ATT)
6
 
12.Callum Law (MID)
0
13.Matt Matteo (DEF)
0
14.Dominic Souness (DEF)
0