Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Gabriele Belardi | G. Belardi |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Craig Souness | C. Souness | |||||||||
| Garry McNeill | G. McNeill | | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Syd Gower | S. Gower | |||||||||
| Klas Tigana | K. Tigana |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Callum Mason | C. Mason | |||||||||
| Simon Hamann | S. Hamann |  | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 | | Don Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Craig Rae | C. Rae | | 75 | M | | 5 | | M | 70 | | Gavin McStay | G. McStay | |||||||||
| Sergei Kryvenko | S. Kryvenko |  | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Nico Schnellinger | N. Schnellinger | |||||||||
| Torsten Welter | T. Welter | | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 |  | Jean-Philippe Trévisan | J. Trévisan | |||||||||
| Mika Riska | M. Riska |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Gavin Collins | G. Collins | |||||||||
| Oscar Gimenez | O. Gimenez |  | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Alec Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| Adolfo Alonso | A. Alonso | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Alexandre Postiga | A. Postiga | |||||||||
| Don Naysmith | D. Naysmith | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Pablo Caballero | P. Caballero | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 18,022 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both St. Johnstone and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both St. Johnstone and Hamilton Academical are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Hamilton Academical kick off and get the match underway!
3.11
0-0Jean-Philippe Trévisan barges into Torsten Welter. Jean-Philippe Trévisan is shown the yellow card! Torsten Welter hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.12
0-0Garry McNeill makes a simple pass to Sergei Kryvenko. Sergei Kryvenko sees a break and surges forward. Sergei Kryvenko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adolfo Alonso but he's offside!
8.23
0-0Gavin McStay flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriele Belardi who gathers it comfortably.
9.41
Garry McNeill makes a simple pass to Mika Riska. Mika Riska takes it forward alone. Mika Riska passes the ball forward but Don Naysmith is offside!
12.26
0-0Alec Mason slams into Simon Hamann with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Simon Hamann stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.28
Klas Tigana decides to run forward with the ball. Klas Tigana kicks a strong pass forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.10
Don Naysmith barges into Don Caldwell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Don Caldwell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.43
0-0Simon Hamann makes a simple pass to Craig Rae. Craig Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez makes a probing pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.41
0-0Nico Schnellinger flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Gabriele Belardi easily smothers it!
26.23
1-0Craig Rae deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
34.09
Sergei Kryvenko makes a probing pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.03
Gavin McStay surges forward with the ball. Gavin McStay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Hamann.
38.26
Callum Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins sees space and advances. Gavin Collins knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.19
Klas Tigana makes a simple pass to Craig Rae. Craig Rae controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Nico Schnellinger passes the ball forward to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
St. Johnstone start the second half!
49.14
Gavin Collins kicks a strong pass forward to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Klas Tigana.
54.26
Torsten Welter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez goes all the way! Oscar Gimenez rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Craig Souness!
55.30
Sergei Kryvenko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.13
1-0Hamilton Academical are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate St. Johnstone's defence.
63.10
Don Caldwell passes the ball forward to Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins passes the ball forward to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.24
1-0Torsten Welter barges into Jean-Philippe Trévisan. Torsten Welter is given a warning by the referee! Jean-Philippe Trévisan runs off the knock.
67.17
Klas Tigana clumsily knocks into Pablo Caballero. The referee calls over Klas Tigana and shows him a yellow card! Pablo Caballero runs off the knock.
72.29
Sergei Kryvenko makes a beautiful solo run. Sergei Kryvenko knocks the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.08
Sergei Kryvenko kicks a strong pass forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith makes a probing pass to Oscar Gimenez but he's offside!
77.22
Craig Rae makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Rae shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Craig Souness.
79.14
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
83.41
Gavin Collins advances with the ball. Gavin Collins shoots from long range. Gavin Collins scores for Hamilton Academical!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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