Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Ayr United | Ayr United | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Hutchings | Alex Hutchings | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard White | R. White |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Matt McNeill | M. McNeill | |||||||||
| Gavin Morton | G. Morton | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Don Telfer | D. Telfer | |||||||||
| Andres Cuevas | A. Cuevas |  | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 |  | Nigel Thatcher | N. Thatcher | |||||||||
| Kevin Law | K. Law | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Jose Martinez | J. Martinez | |||||||||
| Luukas Riska | L. Riska |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 |  | Manuel Barros | M. Barros | |||||||||
| Leonardo Medina | L. Medina |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Peter Richards | P. Richards | |||||||||
| Chaabane Rahmani | C. Rahmani |  | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Dominic Ferguson | D. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Drazen Zilic | D. Zilic |  | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Oleg Sturridge | O. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Dos Santos Iñacio | D. Iñacio |  | 68 | A | | 9 | | M | 58 |  | Peter Queiros | P. Queiros | |||||||||
| Mihai Ripanu | M. Ripanu |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 |  | Rob Bisseling | R. Bisseling | |||||||||
| Vernon Kissinger | V. Kissinger |  | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 |  | Jesper Laursen | J. Laursen | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 17,793 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0St. Johnstone kick off the first half!
3.02
0-0Drazen Zilic knocks the ball forward to Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu knocks in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Matt McNeill!
4.16
0-0Chaabane Rahmani flicks the ball to his team mate, Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.51
0-0Leonardo Medina controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuel Barros.
12.44
Leonardo Medina controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
14.22
0-0Luukas Riska clumsily knocks into Rob Bisseling. Luukas Riska is shown the yellow card! Rob Bisseling hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.28
Drazen Zilic hacks Don Telfer from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Don Telfer runs off the knock.
18.27
Kevin Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chaabane Rahmani. Chaabane Rahmani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu plays a perfect one-two with Vernon Kissinger and rushes in on goal... Mihai Ripanu rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Matt McNeill easily smothers it!
30.31
Leonardo Medina sees space and advances. Leonardo Medina lofts in a cross ball towards Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
33.02
Chaabane Rahmani makes a probing pass to Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nigel Thatcher.
45.00
Chaabane Rahmani makes a simple pass to Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu whips in a cross ball towards Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Matt McNeill manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Ayr United kick off the second half!
48.24
Gavin Morton chips the ball to his team mate, Chaabane Rahmani. Chaabane Rahmani brings the ball forward. Chaabane Rahmani lofts in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
49.06
Peter Queiros makes a simple pass to Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.24
Leonardo Medina makes a simple pass to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt McNeill who gathers it comfortably.
54.56
Chaabane Rahmani brings the ball forward. Chaabane Rahmani shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Matt McNeill.
61.38
Drazen Zilic chips the ball to his team mate, Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu knocks in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.18
Chaabane Rahmani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu goes all the way! Mihai Ripanu shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Matt McNeill.
71.26
Jose Martinez chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Ferguson. Dominic Ferguson knocks the ball to his team mate, Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andres Cuevas.
78.20
Chaabane Rahmani makes a probing pass to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger goes all the way! Vernon Kissinger takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Matt McNeill!
81.43
Gavin Morton threads the ball through to Chaabane Rahmani. Chaabane Rahmani kicks a strong pass forward to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.41
Leonardo Medina kicks a strong pass forward to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nigel Thatcher.
87.37
Oleg Sturridge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard White who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
6
0
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
72.8%
27.2%
Play Area
18.5%
51.9%
29.6%