Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | East Fife | East Fife | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Hutchings | Alex Hutchings | Elkanah Adam | Elkanah Adam | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard White | R. White |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Neil Davidson | N. Davidson | |||||||||
| Gavin Morton | G. Morton | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | |||||||||
| Andres Cuevas | A. Cuevas |  | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Scott Mcallister | S. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Ger Hosé | G. Hosé |  | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 | | John White | J. White | |||||||||
| Luukas Riska | L. Riska |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | M | 71 | | David Dickov | D. Dickov | |||||||||
| Danny Blatsis | D. Blatsis |  | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Benjamin Micheli | B. Micheli | |||||||||
| Chaabane Rahmani | C. Rahmani |  | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 |  | Piotr Boniek | P. Boniek | |||||||||
| Jakob Myssing | J. Myssing |  | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 |  | Julian Reiter | J. Reiter | |||||||||
| Dos Santos Iñacio | D. Iñacio |  | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Viktor Leitner | V. Leitner | |||||||||
| Mihai Ripanu | M. Ripanu |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Tomislav Petrovic | T. Petrovic | |||||||||
| Klas Dahlin | K. Dahlin |  | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 |  | Goro Ihara | G. Ihara | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to East Fife. A crowd of 20,472 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0St. Johnstone kick off and get the match underway!
6.57
1-0Chaabane Rahmani knocks the ball forward to Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio goes all the way! Dos Santos Iñacio shoots from just inside the box. Dos Santos Iñacio scores for St. Johnstone!!
20.50
1-0Ger Hosé makes a probing pass to Jakob Myssing. Jakob Myssing makes a simple pass to Klas Dahlin. Klas Dahlin lofts in a cross ball towards Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu heads the ball goalwards. Neil Davidson easily smothers it.
22.38
Ger Hosé surges forward with the ball. Ger Hosé chips the ball to his team mate, Klas Dahlin. Klas Dahlin lofts in a cross ball towards Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.26
Ger Hosé passes the ball forward to Danny Blatsis. Danny Blatsis passes the ball forward to Klas Dahlin. Klas Dahlin whips in a cross ball towards Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Neil Davidson manages to gather it comfortably.
27.43
2-0Klas Dahlin clumsily knocks into Scott Mcallister. Klas Dahlin is shown the yellow card! Scott Mcallister carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.05
2-0Chaabane Rahmani kicks a strong pass forward to Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John White.
32.16
2-0Scott Mcallister catches Klas Dahlin on the ankles. Scott Mcallister is shown the yellow card! Klas Dahlin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.28
Andres Cuevas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chaabane Rahmani. Chaabane Rahmani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio lofts in a cross ball towards Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Neil Davidson is on top of it.
40.27
Piotr Boniek sees space and advances. Piotr Boniek passes the ball forward to Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Richard White manages to keep it out.
45.00
Chaabane Rahmani brings the ball forward. Chaabane Rahmani shoots from distance but Neil Davidson is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with East Fife kicking off!
49.45
2-0Chaabane Rahmani threads the ball through to Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu knocks in a cross ball towards Klas Dahlin. Klas Dahlin powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.20
2-0Klas Dahlin clumsily knocks into John White. Klas Dahlin is warned by the referee! John White runs off the knock.
60.28
Benjamin Micheli passes the ball forward to Tomislav Petrovic. Tomislav Petrovic makes a simple pass to Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Richard White has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.15
Tomislav Petrovic hacks Luukas Riska from behind! Tomislav Petrovic is shown the yellow card! Luukas Riska runs off the knock.
66.15
John White makes a beautiful solo run. John White knocks the ball forward to Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara flicks the ball to his team mate, Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
69.54
Jakob Myssing knocks the ball to his team mate, Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Mcallister.
71.37
Chaabane Rahmani surges forward with the ball. Chaabane Rahmani shoots from long range but it is miles over!
73.31
Julian Reiter kicks a strong pass forward to Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner whips in a cross ball towards Goro Ihara. Goro Ihara directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
78.21
David Dickov comes in with a late challenge on Jakob Myssing. David Dickov is given a warning by the referee! Jakob Myssing hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.14
Piotr Boniek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Viktor Leitner. Viktor Leitner shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.10
Stuart Hendry comes in with a late challenge on Jakob Myssing. The referee calls over Stuart Hendry and warns him to calm down! Jakob Myssing stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.38
Viktor Leitner hacks Andres Cuevas from behind! Viktor Leitner is given a warning by the referee! Andres Cuevas hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.06
Piotr Boniek kicks a strong pass forward to Tomislav Petrovic. Tomislav Petrovic shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
5
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
31.9%
41.7%
26.4%
Scorers
| Dos Santos Iñacio 7 Mihai Ripanu 22 | Goro Ihara 60, 73 |