Match Report


KilmarnockKilmarnock     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
James MchardyJames Mchardy Barry Skinner Barry Skinner
Malte NahrstedtM. Nahrstedt68
G
1
G
71Matt JohnstoneM. Johnstone
Ricardo GuerreroR. Guerrero69
D
2
D
63Mark PalmieriM. Palmieri
Alen SukerA. Suker69
D
3
D
68Duncan MatteoD. Matteo
Harvey CooperH. Cooper69
D
4captain
D
60Kevin LawK. Law
Peter SchaapP. Schaap69
D
5
M
65Jimmy BabangidaJ. Babangida
Scott ClelandS. Cleland69
M
6
M
67Facundo AriasF. Arias
Ernesto CanoE. Cano69
M
7
M
67Kevin KnopperK. Knopper
Richard KanouteR. Kanoute68
M
captain8
M
70Vitaliy MyshchenkoV. Myshchenko
Nicholas RizzoN. Rizzo68
A
9
A
51Nigel DublinN. Dublin
Pedro BouchardP. Bouchard68
A
10
A
70Yaroslav FeskovY. Feskov
Robert RivalR. Rival69
A
11
A
64Tommaso PoggiT. Poggi
 
Peter TobiassenP. Tobiassen69
D
12
A
57Neil MorrisonN. Morrison
Andy ClelandA. Cleland41
M
13
D
55Stephen CollinsS. Collins
Gerhard RahnG. Rahn68
A
14
M
48Martin AlonsoM. Alonso

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Rugby Park where Kilmarnock play host to St. Johnstone. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Kilmarnock are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.


0.00
St. Johnstone kick off the first half!
2.23
Jimmy Babangida decides to run forward with the ball. Jimmy Babangida edges inside the box! Jimmy Babangida tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Malte Nahrstedt!
3.09
Alen Suker threads the ball through to Robert Rival. Robert Rival sees Nicholas Rizzo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicholas Rizzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.35
Scott Cleland flicks a high ball forward to Nicholas Rizzo who takes it down. Nicholas Rizzo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Matt Johnstone.
5.07
Richard Kanoute takes a quick corner, playing it short to Robert Rival. Robert Rival shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Kevin Law. Excellent block.
8.11
Richard Kanoute threads a neat ball through to Scott Cleland. Scott Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Johnstone who gathers it comfortably.
12.22
Scott Cleland threads the ball through to Ernesto Cano. Ernesto Cano knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Cleland. Scott Cleland makes a convincing header. Scott Cleland scores for Kilmarnock!!
16.18
Scott Cleland clumsily knocks into Tommaso Poggi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tommaso Poggi stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.00
Mark Palmieri breaks forward. Mark Palmieri advances with the ball. Mark Palmieri knocks in a cross ball towards Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Solid save from Malte Nahrstedt.
22.40
Peter Schaap flicks a high pass forward to Nicholas Rizzo who brings the ball under control. Nicholas Rizzo lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Rival. Robert Rival directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Matt Johnstone has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.20
Richard Kanoute flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Rizzo. Nicholas Rizzo knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Bouchard. With a superhuman jump, Pedro Bouchard connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Mark Palmieri happens to be in the right place to block it.
27.00
Harvey Cooper makes a simple pass to Pedro Bouchard. Pedro Bouchard knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Cleland. Scott Cleland powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.42
Kevin Law flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Poggi controls it well on his chest. Tommaso Poggi finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Malte Nahrstedt. Excellent save.
34.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Kevin Knopper laces a weighted ball forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Malte Nahrstedt manages to keep it out.
36.45
Duncan Matteo threads the ball through to Kevin Knopper. Kevin Knopper flicks a high pass forward. Vitaliy Myshchenko collects the pass. Vitaliy Myshchenko tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
38.30
Jimmy Babangida flicks the ball to his team mate, Vitaliy Myshchenko. Vitaliy Myshchenko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
39.58
Duncan Matteo hits a long diagonal ball forward. Vitaliy Myshchenko lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Knopper. Kevin Knopper directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.10
Kevin Knopper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Facundo Arias 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. Kilmarnock appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Kilmarnock kick off the second half!
48.33
Duncan Matteo knocks the ball to his team mate, Facundo Arias. Facundo Arias deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Babangida. Jimmy Babangida knocks in a cross ball towards Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi makes a convincing header but somehow Alen Suker happens to be in the right place to block it.
53.51
Kevin Knopper flicks a high ball forward to Yaroslav Feskov who takes it down. Yaroslav Feskov makes a probing pass to Tommaso Poggi but he's offside!
55.20
Harvey Cooper knocks the ball forward to Alen Suker. Alen Suker flicks a high pass forward to Pedro Bouchard who brings the ball under control. Pedro Bouchard whips in a cross ball towards Richard Kanoute. Richard Kanoute jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Matt Johnstone easily picks it out of the air!
57.11
With vision, Ernesto Cano picks a pass forward to Robert Rival. Robert Rival knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Matteo.
59.43
Mark Palmieri runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Mark Palmieri shoots from 20 yards. Malte Nahrstedt gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
60.25
Kilmarnock have made 2 substitutions with Peter Tobiassen replacing Alen Suker and Gerhard Rahn replacing Robert Rival .
65.03
Harvey Cooper threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Cano. Ernesto Cano flicks a high pass forward. Richard Kanoute holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Kanoute knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Palmieri.
69.23
Yaroslav Feskov makes a probing pass to Nigel Dublin. Nigel Dublin advances inside the box! Nigel Dublin tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.27
Harvey Cooper flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Cano collects the pass. Ernesto Cano skips past Kevin Law! Some silky footwork from Ernesto Cano provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
72.23
Peter Schaap hits a low pass to Ernesto Cano. Ernesto Cano knocks the ball forward to Scott Cleland. Scott Cleland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Law.
73.10
Jimmy Babangida takes it forward alone. Jimmy Babangida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Cooper.
81.46
Peter Tobiassen flicks a high pass forward to Peter Schaap who brings the ball under control. Peter Schaap makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ernesto Cano. Ernesto Cano lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Rizzo. Nicholas Rizzo whips the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.13
Kevin Law breaks forward. Kevin Law passes the ball forward to Yaroslav Feskov. Yaroslav Feskov tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
87.21
Harvey Cooper makes a simple pass to Nicholas Rizzo. Nicholas Rizzo flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Bouchard controls it well on his chest. Pedro Bouchard knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Rizzo. Nicholas Rizzo knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Kilmarnock

St. Johnstone
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
9
7
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.7%
52.3%
Play Area
26.7%
44.2%
29.1%

Scorers
Scott Cleland 12, 27
Robert Rival 22
Nicholas Rizzo 87
Kevin Knopper 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Scott Cleland of Kilmarnock

Match Ratings
1.Malte Nahrstedt (GK)
7
2.Ricardo Guerrero (DEF)
6
3.Alen Suker (DEF)
6
4.Harvey Cooper (DEF)
6
5.Peter Schaap (DEF)
6
6.Scott Cleland (MID)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
7.Ernesto Cano (MID)
8
8.Richard Kanoute (MID)
6
9.Nicholas Rizzo (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Pedro Bouchard (ATT)
7
11.Robert Rival (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Peter Tobiassen (DEF)
6
13.Andy Cleland (MID)
0
14.Gerhard Rahn (ATT)
6

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