Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Matt JohnstoneM. Johnstone71
G
1
G
51Don NivenD. Niven
Duncan MatteoD. Matteo68
D
2
D
65Stuart WhiteS. White
Lee PottsL. Potts64
D
3
D
61Robert SchoenmakersR. Schoenmakers
Mark PalmieriM. Palmieri63
D
captain4
D
58David SeelerD. Seeler
Kevin LawK. Law60
D
5captain
D
57Andy NaysmithA. Naysmith
Vitaliy MyshchenkoV. Myshchenko70
M
6
M
73Jose AlvarezJ. Alvarez
Facundo AriasF. Arias67
M
7
M
66Copain JansenC. Jansen
Kevin KnopperK. Knopper67
M
8
M
63Stephen HendryS. Hendry
Yaroslav FeskovY. Feskov70
A
9
A
69Kevin InglisK. Inglis
Tommaso PoggiT. Poggi64
A
10
A
62Francisco SemedoF. Semedo
Neil MorrisonN. Morrison57
A
11
A
58Roberto SantosR. Santos
 
Jimmy BabangidaJ. Babangida65
M
12
M
62Craig BradyC. Brady
Stephen CollinsS. Collins55
D
13
M
60Alec WhiteA. White
Martin AlonsoM. Alonso48
M
14
D
55Dominic ElliottD. Elliott

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Alloa Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Law.


0.00
The first half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
3.49
Jose Alvarez comes in with a late challenge on Tommaso Poggi. The referee calls over Jose Alvarez and warns him to calm down! Tommaso Poggi runs off the knock.
6.03
Kevin Knopper passes the ball forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Stuart White and the loose ball is cleared up field.
8.53
Stuart White threads the ball through to Francisco Semedo. Francisco Semedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.22
Yaroslav Feskov comes in with a late challenge on Andy Naysmith. Yaroslav Feskov is given a warning by the referee! Andy Naysmith runs off the knock.
10.34
Stuart White threads a neat ball through to Francisco Semedo. Francisco Semedo shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
15.29
Vitaliy Myshchenko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.48
Mark Palmieri hacks Francisco Semedo from behind! The referee calls over Mark Palmieri and shows him a yellow card! Francisco Semedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.09
Andy Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Santos. Roberto Santos flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Inglis collects the pass. Kevin Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Semedo controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Francisco Semedo tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
26.43
Facundo Arias barges into Copain Jansen. Facundo Arias is given a warning by the referee! Copain Jansen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.38
Copain Jansen pushes mid-way up the pitch. Copain Jansen flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Santos collects the pass. Roberto Santos tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
33.39
Lee Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Facundo Arias. Facundo Arias plays the ball forward to Vitaliy Myshchenko. Vitaliy Myshchenko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Morrison but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St. Johnstone appear unchanged since the first half. Alloa Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Alloa Athletic kick off!
54.25
Neil Morrison takes a long throw-in. Facundo Arias sees a break and surges forward. Facundo Arias sees Yaroslav Feskov just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Yaroslav Feskov provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Don Niven!
59.38
Lee Potts threads the ball through to Vitaliy Myshchenko. Vitaliy Myshchenko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
60.32
Vitaliy Myshchenko decides to run forward with the ball. Vitaliy Myshchenko puts a great ball through but Yaroslav Feskov is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
61.26
Facundo Arias catches Copain Jansen on the ankles. Facundo Arias is warned by the referee again! Copain Jansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.54
David Seeler flicks a high pass forward to Jose Alvarez who brings the ball under control. Jose Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Hendry collects the pass. Stephen Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Santos. Roberto Santos outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.53
Stephen Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Jose Alvarez controls it well on his chest. Jose Alvarez passes the ball forward to Kevin Inglis. Some silky footwork from Kevin Inglis provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Matt Johnstone!
78.48
Vitaliy Myshchenko makes a simple pass to Mark Palmieri. Mark Palmieri sees space and advances. Mark Palmieri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart White.
79.53
Jose Alvarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Inglis. Kevin Inglis shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
84.21
Andy Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart White. Stuart White sees space and advances. Stuart White knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Palmieri.
87.43
Vitaliy Myshchenko flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Poggi collects the pass. Tommaso Poggi whips in a cross ball towards Yaroslav Feskov. Yaroslav Feskov knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
89.41
Facundo Arias chips the ball to his team mate, Yaroslav Feskov. Yaroslav Feskov runs straight at the defence! Yaroslav Feskov comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's there!! Don Niven has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Alloa Athletic
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
25%
40.8%
34.2%

Scorers
Tommaso Poggi 15
Yaroslav Feskov 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yaroslav Feskov of St. Johnstone

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

1.Don Niven (GK)
7
2.Stuart White (DEF)
7
3.Robert Schoenmakers (DEF)
6
4.David Seeler (DEF)
6
5.Andy Naysmith (DEF)
7
6.Jose Alvarez (MID)
7
7.Copain Jansen (MID)
6
8.Stephen Hendry (MID)
6
9.Kevin Inglis (ATT)
7
10.Francisco Semedo (ATT)
6
11.Roberto Santos (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Brady (MID)
0
13.Alec White (MID)
0
14.Dominic Elliott (DEF)
0