Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     Partick ThistlePartick Thistle
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Computer Player Computer Player
Matt JohnstoneM. Johnstone71
G
1
G
55Kevin ClelandK. Cleland
Stephen CollinsS. Collins55
D
2
D
71Paul CampbellP. Campbell
Duncan MatteoD. Matteo68
D
3captain
D
67Scott ElliottS. Elliott
Kevin LawK. Law60
D
captain4
D
65Jakob MorlockJ. Morlock
Jimmy BabangidaJ. Babangida65
M
5
M
74Garry BurleyG. Burley
Facundo AriasF. Arias67
M
6
M
71Colin MorrisonC. Morrison
Kevin KnopperK. Knopper67
M
7
M
57Dominic LiddellD. Liddell
Vitaliy MyshchenkoV. Myshchenko70
M
8
M
55Billy DavidsonB. Davidson
Nigel DublinN. Dublin51
A
9
A
66Colin HendryC. Hendry
Yaroslav FeskovY. Feskov70
A
10
A
62Richard WatsonR. Watson
Tommaso PoggiT. Poggi64
A
11
A
61Maurits de BoerM. de Boer
 
Neil MorrisonN. Morrison57
A
12
D
58Richard BremnerR. Bremner
Mark PalmieriM. Palmieri63
D
13
A
58Uwe WillU. Will
Martin AlonsoM. Alonso48
M
14
D
56Don CaldwellD. Caldwell

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Partick Thistle. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Partick Thistle are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Glass.


0.00
St. Johnstone kick off and get the first half underway!
2.33
Tommaso Poggi clumsily knocks into Richard Watson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Watson runs off the knock.
3.49
With some swift thinking, Scott Elliott plays the ball forward to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Maurits de Boer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maurits de Boer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Collins.
9.40
Kevin Knopper catches Colin Morrison on the ankles. Kevin Knopper is given a warning by the referee! Colin Morrison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.53
Garry Burley barges into Vitaliy Myshchenko. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vitaliy Myshchenko grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
26.57
Duncan Matteo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Facundo Arias. Facundo Arias plays a scrappy one-two with Nigel Dublin and advances towards the goal... Facundo Arias makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.52
Kevin Law threads a neat ball through to Facundo Arias. Facundo Arias makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yaroslav Feskov but he's offside!
32.53
Kevin Law catches Garry Burley on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Garry Burley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.19
Stephen Collins comes in with a late challenge on Colin Hendry. The referee calls over Stephen Collins and shows him a yellow card! Colin Hendry runs off the knock.
38.39
Stephen Collins hacks Richard Watson from behind! The referee warns Stephen Collins to calm down! Richard Watson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.38
Stephen Collins hits a low pass to Kevin Knopper. Kevin Knopper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vitaliy Myshchenko. Vitaliy Myshchenko whips in a cross ball towards Yaroslav Feskov. Yaroslav Feskov gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Kevin Cleland reads it well. He makes it look easy!
45.00
Facundo Arias controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yaroslav Feskov. Yaroslav Feskov plays a one-two with Facundo Arias and advances towards the goal... Dominic Liddell barges into Yaroslav Feskov. Yaroslav Feskov appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. St. Johnstone appear unchanged since the first half. Partick Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half. The St. Johnstone players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Partick Thistle kick off and get the second half underway!
47.24
Billy Davidson makes a probing pass to Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer makes a great pass forward. Dominic Liddell runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
51.07
Partick Thistle are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
53.13
Stephen Collins flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Dublin controls it well on his chest. Nigel Dublin whips in a cross ball towards Facundo Arias. Facundo Arias is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is shockingly off target!
54.52
Kevin Law laces a through ball forward to Nigel Dublin. Nigel Dublin tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.17
Kevin Law passes the ball forward to Vitaliy Myshchenko. Vitaliy Myshchenko hits a low pass to Yaroslav Feskov. Yaroslav Feskov tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.38
Dominic Liddell makes a beautiful solo run. Dominic Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer whips the ball goalwards with his head. Matt Johnstone punches it away to safety.
61.14
Facundo Arias makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Dublin. Nigel Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.06
Billy Davidson sees Maurits de Boer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Maurits de Boer shoots from distance. Solid save from Matt Johnstone.
69.24
Kevin Law makes a probing pass to Jimmy Babangida. Jimmy Babangida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Dublin. Nigel Dublin shoots from distance but Kevin Cleland reads it well. Nice keeping!
71.33
With some swift thinking, Duncan Matteo plays the ball forward to Nigel Dublin. Nigel Dublin 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. It curls slightly but is blocked by Paul Campbell.
77.45
Paul Campbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Morlock. With vision, Jakob Morlock plays the ball forward to Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.46
Stephen Collins sees Jimmy Babangida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jimmy Babangida flicks a high pass forward to Facundo Arias who brings the ball under control. Facundo Arias plays a quick one-two with Jimmy Babangida and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Facundo Arias provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
84.26
With some swift thinking, Billy Davidson plays the ball forward to Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
85.20
Richard Watson catches Duncan Matteo on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Duncan Matteo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.13
Jakob Morlock takes it forward alone. With a delightful solo run, Jakob Morlock stretches the opposition's defence. Jakob Morlock whips in a cross ball towards Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Partick Thistle
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.4%
45.6%
Play Area
24.1%
41.8%
34.2%

Scorers
Facundo Arias 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Facundo Arias of St. Johnstone

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

1.Kevin Cleland (GK)
7
2.Paul Campbell (DEF)
6
3.Scott Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Jakob Morlock (DEF)
7
5.Garry Burley (MID)yellow card
5
6.Colin Morrison (MID)
6
7.Dominic Liddell (MID)
6
8.Billy Davidson (MID)
6
9.Colin Hendry (ATT)
6
10.Richard Watson (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Maurits de Boer (ATT)
6
 
12.Richard Bremner (DEF)
0
13.Uwe Will (ATT)
0
14.Don Caldwell (DEF)
0