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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Ross County. A crowd of 18,909 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both St. Johnstone and Ross County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Ross County kick off!
3.32
David Davidson makes a probing pass to Yannick Revelles. Yannick Revelles sees a break and surges forward. Yannick Revelles makes a probing pass to Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.13
Sergei Kryvenko threads the ball through to Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso knocks in a cross ball towards Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.21
Sergei Kryvenko makes a beautiful solo run. Sergei Kryvenko goes all the way! Sergei Kryvenko tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.20
Neil McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yannick Revelles. Yannick Revelles deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney makes a simple pass to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Gabriele Belardi.
24.55
Yannick Revelles threads the ball through to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie shoots from long range but it flies wide!
28.47
Scott Mckinlay threads the ball through to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.09
Torsten Welter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Giulliano Berendsen had no chance!! Goal for St. Johnstone!
33.28
Yannick Revelles sees a break and surges forward. Yannick Revelles whips in a cross ball towards Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.36
Garry Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yannick Revelles. Yannick Revelles passes the ball forward to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
36.11
Neil McGrory catches Adolfo Alonso on the ankles. Neil McGrory is warned by the referee! Adolfo Alonso runs off the knock.
39.48
Yannick Revelles barges into Martin Gustafsson. The referee calls over Yannick Revelles and warns him to calm down! Martin Gustafsson stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.07
Scott Mckinlay knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.46
Neil Booth catches Martin Gustafsson on the ankles. Neil Booth is shown the yellow card! Martin Gustafsson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.46
St. Johnstone are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
St. Johnstone kick off the second half!
47.37
Torsten Welter advances with the ball. Torsten Welter knocks the ball forward to Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Giulliano Berendsen easily smothers it.
51.04
Klas Tigana passes the ball forward to Torsten Welter. Torsten Welter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso goes all the way! Adolfo Alonso shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
53.36
Torsten Welter knocks the ball forward to Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez knocks in a cross ball towards Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Don Naysmith!
57.26
Torsten Welter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Oscar Gimenez!
60.15
Yannick Revelles catches Simon Hamann on the ankles. Yannick Revelles is shown the yellow card! Simon Hamann stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.19
Sergei Kryvenko flicks the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso plays a perfect one-two with Oscar Gimenez and rushes in on goal... Adolfo Alonso shoots from just inside the box. Giulliano Berendsen is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.54
Martin Gustafsson knocks the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith plays a perfect one-two with Oscar Gimenez and rushes in on goal... Don Naysmith takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Giulliano Berendsen.
69.12
David Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Mckinlay. Scott Mckinlay chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney plays a perfect one-two with Andy Ritchie and rushes in on goal... Luke Delaney makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.35
Scott Mckinlay surges forward with the ball. Scott Mckinlay lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.28
Garry McNeill knocks the ball forward to Sergei Kryvenko. Sergei Kryvenko makes a simple pass to Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.08
Klas Tigana makes a simple pass to Sergei Kryvenko. Sergei Kryvenko chips the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez directs the ball goalwards with his head. Giulliano Berendsen easily smothers it.
81.30
Torsten Welter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Giulliano Berendsen!
84.27
Scott Mckinlay makes a probing pass to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.13
Torsten Welter comes in with a late challenge on Scott Mckinlay. The referee calls over Torsten Welter and warns him to calm down! Scott Mckinlay grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.13
St. Johnstone are easily keeping Ross County at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Adolfo Alonso of St. Johnstone

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 6 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 10 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 8
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 4
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 59.2105263157895 vs 40.7894736842105
Play Area
Home team third: 23.68%, Midfield: 47.37%, Away team third: 28.95%