Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     PeterheadPeterhead
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Computer Player Computer Player
Matt JohnstoneM. Johnstone71
G
1
G
74Craig GlassC. Glass
Stephen CollinsS. Collins55
D
2
D
75Duncan GreigD. Greig
Duncan MatteoD. Matteo68
D
3
D
65Alfred HuizinghA. Huizingh
Mark PalmieriM. Palmieri63
D
captain4
D
63Scott GallacherS. Gallacher
Craig FergusonC. Ferguson45
M
5captain
M
56Kevin CollinsK. Collins
Facundo AriasF. Arias67
M
6
M
55Lars GötzL. Götz
Martin AlonsoM. Alonso48
M
7
M
52Jose SuarezJ. Suarez
Kevin KnopperK. Knopper67
M
8
M
46Craig LiddellC. Liddell
Nigel DublinN. Dublin51
A
9
A
63Richard HopkinR. Hopkin
Neil MorrisonN. Morrison57
A
10
A
58Andy DavidsonA. Davidson
Tommaso PoggiT. Poggi64
A
11
A
56Duncan CampbellD. Campbell
 
Yaroslav FeskovY. Feskov70
A
12
G
59Alex MortonA. Morton
Kevin LawK. Law60
D
13
D
57Jose Fortes HerreraJ. Herrera
Jimmy BabangidaJ. Babangida65
M
14
A
55Andy RitchieA. Ritchie

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


0.00
The whistle blows and Peterhead get the match underway!
6.56
Stephen Collins threads a neat ball through to Mark Palmieri. Mark Palmieri hits a low pass to Nigel Dublin. Nigel Dublin shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
14.32
Mark Palmieri threads a neat ball through to Facundo Arias. Facundo Arias decides to run forward with the ball. Facundo Arias sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Craig Glass gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
36.55
Andy Davidson decides to run forward with the ball. Andy Davidson lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Liddell. Craig Liddell heads the ball goalwards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Peterhead are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
40.22
Facundo Arias hits a low pass to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi knocks the ball forward, putting Martin Alonso through on goal. Martin Alonso shoots from just inside the box but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
Martin Alonso barges into Alfred Huizingh. The referee brings Martin Alonso to one side and gives him a warning! Alfred Huizingh runs off the knock.
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. Peterhead 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
The second half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
59.15
Duncan Matteo knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi sees Nigel Dublin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Dublin advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Nigel Dublin provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
61.02
Tommaso Poggi makes a simple pass to Facundo Arias. Facundo Arias knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Neil Morrison is offside!
65.20
Neil Morrison flicks a high ball forward to Nigel Dublin who takes it down. Nigel Dublin shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
69.47
With great vision, Lars Götz plays the ball forward to Richard Hopkin. Richard Hopkin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Matteo.
72.51
Stephen Collins runs forward with the ball. Stephen Collins knocks the ball forward to Martin Alonso. Martin Alonso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.36
Craig Liddell threads a neat ball through to Andy Davidson. Andy Davidson plays a quick one-two with Duncan Campbell and rushes in on goal... Andy Davidson tries a spectacular strike. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.51
Kevin Collins makes a probing pass to Duncan Campbell. Duncan Campbell puts a great ball through. Richard Hopkin runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
84.01
Martin Alonso chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Dublin. Nigel Dublin threads the ball through to Martin Alonso but he's offside!
85.42
Craig Liddell chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Suarez. Jose Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Campbell. Duncan Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Collins.
89.43
Duncan Greig threads a neat ball through to Alfred Huizingh. Alfred Huizingh plays the ball forward to Duncan Campbell. Duncan Campbell shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Peterhead
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59%
41%
Play Area
21.8%
46.2%
32.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alfred Huizingh of Peterhead

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

1.Craig Glass (GK)
7
2.Duncan Greig (DEF)
6
3.Alfred Huizingh (DEF)
9
4.Scott Gallacher (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Collins (MID)
6
6.Lars Götz (MID)
6
7.Jose Suarez (MID)
7
8.Craig Liddell (MID)
7
9.Richard Hopkin (ATT)
6
10.Andy Davidson (ATT)
8
11.Duncan Campbell (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Morton (GK)
0
13.Jose Fortes Herrera (DEF)
0
14.Andy Ritchie (ATT)
0