Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Ross County. A crowd of 19,673 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both St. Johnstone and Ross County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Ross County kick off the first half!
3.04
Yannick Revelles makes a beautiful solo run. Yannick Revelles knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.47
Garry Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerhard Böhm. Gerhard Böhm passes the ball forward to Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Mason.
10.42
Dominic Mcinnes makes a probing pass to Rafael Perez. Rafael Perez goes all the way! Rafael Perez takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.08
Yannick Revelles sees a break and surges forward. Yannick Revelles goes all the way! Yannick Revelles takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
24.02
Richard Sullivan brings the ball forward. Richard Sullivan makes a simple pass to Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney shoots from outside the area but somehow Don Gallacher manages to keep it out.
26.21
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
27.53
Garry Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum McNeill. Callum McNeill knocks the ball forward to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Klas Tigana.
28.16
Neil McGrory makes a beautiful solo run. Neil McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.18
Callum McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Gallacher who gathers it comfortably.
33.12
Yannick Revelles makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Don Gallacher.
34.57
St. Johnstone are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
38.08
Garry McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mika Riska. Mika Riska knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Perez. Rafael Perez goes all the way! Rafael Perez shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
39.06
Garry McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergei Kryvenko. Sergei Kryvenko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Perez. Rafael Perez plays a perfect one-two with Scott Thomson and rushes in on goal... Rafael Perez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
42.42
Choki Takahashi threads the ball through to Scott Thomson. Scott Thomson goes all the way! Scott Thomson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Callum McNeill knocks the ball forward to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Don Gallacher manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The second half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
47.49
Garry Caldwell threads the ball through to Yannick Revelles. Yannick Revelles deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.33
Garry McNeill kicks a strong pass forward to Sergei Kryvenko. Sergei Kryvenko knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Thomson. Scott Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Caldwell.
54.54
Richard Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Callum McNeill. Callum McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.17
Yannick Revelles controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Don Gallacher easily smothers it!
57.40
Klas Tigana knocks the ball forward to Mika Riska. Mika Riska sees space and advances. Mika Riska shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mika Riska!
60.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
61.28
Mika Riska passes the ball forward to Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins goes all the way! Stuart Collins shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
66.56
Mika Riska knocks the ball forward to Scott Thomson. Scott Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.31
Richard Sullivan threads the ball through to Yannick Revelles. Yannick Revelles takes it forward alone. Yannick Revelles shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Don Gallacher.
72.46
Mika Riska clumsily knocks into Callum McNeill. The referee calls over Mika Riska and warns him to calm down! Callum McNeill hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.18
Richard Sullivan makes a simple pass to Callum McNeill. Callum McNeill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.22
Callum Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.43
Mika Riska makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Thomson. Scott Thomson shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.43
Callum Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Don Gallacher is on top of it.
85.57
Klas Tigana knocks the ball forward to Sergei Kryvenko. Sergei Kryvenko passes the ball forward to Rafael Perez. Rafael Perez threads the ball through to Scott Thomson but he's offside!
90.00
Mika Riska makes a simple pass to Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Mika Riska of St. Johnstone

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 7
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 41.6666666666667 vs 58.3333333333333
Play Area
Home team third: 26.19%, Midfield: 46.43%, Away team third: 27.38%