Match Report
| Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical |  |  | St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Green | Mitchell Green | Alex Hutchings | Alex Hutchings | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Campbell | D. Campbell |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 78 | | Richard White | R. White | |||||||||
| Billy McStay | B. McStay | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Gavin Morton | G. Morton | |||||||||
| Abdeliah Malm | A. Malm |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Luukas Riska | L. Riska | |||||||||
| Eric Dugbatey | E. Dugbatey |  | 77 | D | | 4 | | D | 75 |  | Andres Cuevas | A. Cuevas | |||||||||
| Elvis Altomare | E. Altomare |  | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 68 | | Kevin Law | K. Law | |||||||||
| Takis Saravakos | T. Saravakos |  | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Leonardo Medina | L. Medina | |||||||||
| David Niven | D. Niven | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Chaabane Rahmani | C. Rahmani | |||||||||
| Bakary Kirschner | B. Kirschner |  | 77 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 |  | Drazen Zilic | D. Zilic | |||||||||
| Neil Young | N. Young | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 43 | | Andy Law | A. Law | |||||||||
| Matt Mccall | M. Mccall | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Vernon Kissinger | V. Kissinger | |||||||||
| Eric Addo | E. Addo | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 |  | Mihai Ripanu | M. Ripanu | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 19,471 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Hamilton Academical and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Hamilton Academical and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0St. Johnstone start the match!
3.26
0-0Takis Saravakos comes in with a late challenge on Drazen Zilic. Takis Saravakos is given a warning by the referee! Drazen Zilic carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.56
0-0Bakary Kirschner threads the ball through to Matt Mccall. Matt Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard White who gathers it comfortably.
10.13
0-0Eric Dugbatey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bakary Kirschner. Bakary Kirschner knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.52
Leonardo Medina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Law. Andy Law tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.07
Chaabane Rahmani passes the ball forward to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
18.55
Elvis Altomare passes the ball forward to David Niven. David Niven makes a probing pass to Neil Young. Neil Young goes all the way! Neil Young makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
22.06
0-0David Niven makes a probing pass to Eric Addo. Eric Addo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Richard White easily smothers it!
24.58
Bakary Kirschner threads the ball through to Eric Addo. Eric Addo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Richard White!
26.58
Andres Cuevas surges forward with the ball. Andres Cuevas makes a simple pass to Andy Law. Andy Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.13
Abdeliah Malm knocks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Kirschner. Bakary Kirschner passes the ball forward to Eric Addo. Eric Addo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luukas Riska.
33.06
Kevin Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Drazen Zilic. Drazen Zilic threads the ball through to Andy Law. Andy Law shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
36.21
0-1Leonardo Medina makes a probing pass to Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu plays a perfect one-two with Vernon Kissinger and rushes in on goal... Mihai Ripanu shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mihai Ripanu!
44.16
0-1Chaabane Rahmani barges into David Niven. The referee calls over Chaabane Rahmani and warns him to calm down! David Niven stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Leonardo Medina flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Law. Andy Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Hamilton Academical kicking off!
47.00
Eric Dugbatey kicks a strong pass forward to David Niven. David Niven knocks the ball forward to Neil Young. Neil Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luukas Riska.
48.12
Andy Law barges into Billy McStay. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy McStay grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.26
Drazen Zilic knocks the ball forward to Mihai Ripanu. Mihai Ripanu finds some space and shoots from distance. Duncan Campbell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.50
Eric Dugbatey knocks the ball to his team mate, Takis Saravakos. Takis Saravakos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Young. Neil Young controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Richard White easily smothers it!
61.19
Eric Dugbatey knocks the ball to his team mate, David Niven. David Niven decides to run forward with the ball. David Niven shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Richard White.
63.45
Drazen Zilic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.59
Takis Saravakos knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo shoots from distance but somehow Richard White manages to keep it out.
69.38
Elvis Altomare knocks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Kirschner. Bakary Kirschner decides to run forward with the ball. Bakary Kirschner lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Mccall. Matt Mccall connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Richard White easily picks it out of the air!
81.16
Kevin Law threads the ball through to Leonardo Medina. Leonardo Medina threads the ball through to Andy Law. Andy Law knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Campbell who gathers it comfortably.
84.56
Abdeliah Malm makes a simple pass to David Niven. David Niven knocks the ball forward to Matt Mccall. Matt Mccall plays a perfect one-two with Eric Addo and rushes in on goal... Matt Mccall cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Bakary Kirschner flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo shoots from distance but Richard White is on top of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.7%
38.3%
Play Area
29.6%
43.2%
27.2%
Scorers
| Mihai Ripanu 36, 49 |