Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     LivingstonLivingston
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Computer Player Computer Player
Matt JohnstoneM. Johnstone71
G
1
G
52Don SullivanD. Sullivan
Daniel Gabriel HagiD. Hagi37
D
2
D
60Nils KneisslN. Kneissl
Duncan MatteoD. Matteo68
D
3
D
52Richard BradyR. Brady
Mark PalmieriM. Palmieri63
D
captain4captain
D
48Seth KeeganS. Keegan
Kevin LawK. Law60
D
5
D
47Eduardo FloresE. Flores
Facundo AriasF. Arias67
M
6
M
62David DickovD. Dickov
Jimmy BabangidaJ. Babangida65
M
7
M
54Colin ClelandC. Cleland
Rui ReisR. Reis47
A
8
M
52Craig BrownC. Brown
Neil MorrisonN. Morrison57
A
9
A
61Piero Di LivioP. Di Livio
Tommaso PoggiT. Poggi64
A
10
A
60Gísli GardarssonG. Gardarsson
Yaroslav FeskovY. Feskov70
A
11
A
58Noah SchumacherN. Schumacher
 
Kevin KnopperK. Knopper67
M
12
A
57Matthias HässlerM. Hässler
Craig FergusonC. Ferguson45
M
13
M
50Celestine IkpebaC. Ikpeba
Nigel DublinN. Dublin51
A
14
G
46Richard McStayR. McStay

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Livingston. A crowd of 13,475 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Livingston appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Morton.


0.00
St. Johnstone kick off!
2.56
Craig Brown makes a probing pass to Seth Keegan. Seth Keegan flicks a high pass forward. David Dickov controls it well on his chest. David Dickov runs straight at the defence! David Dickov rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.08
Craig Brown passes the ball forward to David Dickov. David Dickov makes a probing pass between the defence to Gísli Gardarsson. Gísli Gardarsson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Matt Johnstone gets down and covers it.
6.15
Duncan Matteo launches a long ball forward. Rui Reis flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Poggi controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Tommaso Poggi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
10.01
Craig Brown flicks a high pass forward. David Dickov collects the pass. David Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Piero Di Livio. Piero Di Livio shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.58
Daniel Gabriel Hagi sees space and advances. Daniel Gabriel Hagi flicks a high pass forward. Neil Morrison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Morrison finds some space and shoots from distance but Don Sullivan reads it well. Fabulous stop!
28.47
Duncan Matteo flicks a high pass forward to Jimmy Babangida who brings the ball under control. Jimmy Babangida makes a simple pass to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi threads the ball through to Rui Reis but he's offside!
32.57
Jimmy Babangida flicks a high pass forward to Tommaso Poggi who brings the ball under control. Tommaso Poggi shoots from distance but Don Sullivan is on top of it.
34.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Facundo Arias plays the ball forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
38.07
Jimmy Babangida flicks a high pass forward. Yaroslav Feskov holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yaroslav Feskov lofts in a cross ball towards Facundo Arias. With a superhuman jump, Facundo Arias connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Don Sullivan gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
39.45
Craig Brown controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Cleland. Colin Cleland shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Matt Johnstone.
40.44
Corner kick to Livingston. Craig Brown chips it out wide. Gísli Gardarsson side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.23
Richard Brady darts forward. Richard Brady makes a probing pass to Piero Di Livio. Piero Di Livio edges inside the box! Some superb footwork from Piero Di Livio provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St. Johnstone appear unchanged since the first half. Livingston 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
Livingston kick off the second half!
47.17
Jimmy Babangida hacks Seth Keegan from behind! The referee calls over Jimmy Babangida and shows him a yellow card! Seth Keegan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
48.34
Colin Cleland threads the ball through to Piero Di Livio. Piero Di Livio passes the ball forward but Gísli Gardarsson is offside!
53.13
Richard Brady launches a long ball forward. Craig Brown makes a probing pass to Noah Schumacher but he's offside!
61.52
Richard Brady flicks a high ball forward to Noah Schumacher who takes it down. Noah Schumacher flicks a high pass forward. Piero Di Livio controls it well on his chest. Piero Di Livio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
66.49
Facundo Arias sees space and advances. Facundo Arias sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Don Sullivan manages to keep it out.
69.09
Facundo Arias flicks a high pass forward to Rui Reis who brings the ball under control. Rui Reis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Seth Keegan.
73.47
David Dickov darts forward. David Dickov makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Gísli Gardarsson. Gísli Gardarsson shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Matt Johnstone.
74.12
Corner kick to Livingston. Craig Brown plays it out to the edge of the box. Some silky footwork from Colin Cleland provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.30
Nils Kneissl threads a neat ball through to Colin Cleland. Colin Cleland knocks the ball forward to Gísli Gardarsson. Gísli Gardarsson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jimmy Babangida.
78.58
Jimmy Babangida flicks a high pass forward to Yaroslav Feskov who brings the ball under control. Yaroslav Feskov finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
83.15
Gísli Gardarsson comes in with a late challenge on Jimmy Babangida. Gísli Gardarsson is shown the yellow card! Jimmy Babangida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.52
Daniel Gabriel Hagi flicks a high pass forward. Neil Morrison collects the pass. Neil Morrison lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Reis. Rui Reis jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
89.19
Jimmy Babangida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Livingston
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
26.2%
43.8%
30%

Scorers
Tommaso Poggi 6

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

Match Ratings
1.Matt Johnstone (GK)
8
2.Daniel Gabriel Hagi (DEF)
7
3.Duncan Matteo (DEF)
6
4.Mark Palmieri (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Law (DEF)
6
6.Facundo Arias (MID)
8
7.Jimmy Babangida (MID)yellow card
7
8.Rui Reis (ATT)
7
9.Neil Morrison (ATT)
6
10.Tommaso Poggi (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Yaroslav Feskov (ATT)
6
 
12.Kevin Knopper (MID)
0
13.Craig Ferguson (MID)
0
14.Nigel Dublin (ATT)
0

1.Don Sullivan (GK)
8
2.Nils Kneissl (DEF)
6
3.Richard Brady (DEF)
7
4.Seth Keegan (DEF)
6
5.Eduardo Flores (DEF)
6
6.David Dickov (MID)
8
7.Colin Cleland (MID)
8
8.Craig Brown (MID)
7
9.Piero Di Livio (ATT)
6
10.Gísli Gardarsson (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Noah Schumacher (ATT)
6
 
12.Matthias Hässler (ATT)
0
13.Celestine Ikpeba (MID)
0
14.Richard McStay (GK)
0