Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Ayr United | Ayr United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Don Gallacher | D. Gallacher |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Farid Boulmerka | F. Boulmerka | |||||||||
| Garry McNeill | G. McNeill | | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Anselmo Colle | A. Colle | |||||||||
| Klas Tigana | K. Tigana |  | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Andriy Biryuk | A. Biryuk | |||||||||
| Scott Thomson | S. Thomson | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Dmitri Yanowski | D. Yanowski | |||||||||
| Sergei Kryvenko | S. Kryvenko | | 76 | M | | 5 | | M | 73 |  | Ramiro Balbo | R. Balbo | |||||||||
| Mika Riska | M. Riska |  | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Duncan Glass | D. Glass | |||||||||
| Choki Takahashi | C. Takahashi |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 |  | Marco Silva | M. Silva | |||||||||
| Dominic Mcinnes | D. Mcinnes | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Martin Nordahl | M. Nordahl | |||||||||
| Rafael Perez | R. Perez |  | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 |  | Levin Sachers | L. Sachers | |||||||||
| Stuart Collins | S. Collins | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 |  | Amara Sanogo | A. Sanogo | |||||||||
| Scott Thomson | S. Thomson | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Alex Sullivan | A. Sullivan | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 15,936 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both St. Johnstone and Ayr United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both St. Johnstone and Ayr United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Ayr United start the match!
3.03
0-0Anselmo Colle chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Glass. Duncan Glass advances with the ball. Duncan Glass sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
10.29
0-0Anselmo Colle makes a probing pass to Martin Nordahl. Martin Nordahl controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Amara Sanogo. Amara Sanogo shoots from outside the area but somehow Don Gallacher manages to keep it out.
12.34
Mika Riska makes a simple pass to Rafael Perez. Rafael Perez whips in a cross ball towards Scott Thomson. Scott Thomson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.53
Dmitri Yanowski knocks the ball forward to Marco Silva. Marco Silva kicks a strong pass forward to Levin Sachers. Levin Sachers shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
22.06
0-0Martin Nordahl controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Levin Sachers. Levin Sachers makes a probing pass to Amara Sanogo but he's offside!
24.16
Ramiro Balbo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Sullivan. Alex Sullivan finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.37
Dominic Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Perez. Rafael Perez tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
28.52
1-0Klas Tigana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Choki Takahashi. Choki Takahashi knocks the ball forward to Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Thomson. Scott Thomson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.40
1-0Dmitri Yanowski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Glass. Duncan Glass knocks the ball forward to Alex Sullivan. Alex Sullivan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.45
Mika Riska takes it forward alone. Mika Riska goes all the way! Mika Riska shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Mika Riska scores for St. Johnstone!!
42.11
2-0Anselmo Colle hacks Dominic Mcinnes from behind! The referee calls over Anselmo Colle and warns him to calm down! Dominic Mcinnes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.42
Choki Takahashi sees space and advances. Choki Takahashi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Thomson. Scott Thomson tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Farid Boulmerka easily smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
49.46
Dmitri Yanowski knocks the ball forward to Marco Silva. Marco Silva takes it forward alone. Marco Silva shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.45
Scott Thomson chips the ball to his team mate, Choki Takahashi. Choki Takahashi knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Perez. Rafael Perez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andriy Biryuk.
60.50
Duncan Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Amara Sanogo. Amara Sanogo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Gallacher who gathers it comfortably.
61.45
Duncan Glass makes a beautiful solo run. Duncan Glass goes all the way! Duncan Glass tries a spectacular strike. Don Gallacher easily smothers it.
65.36
Duncan Glass surges forward with the ball. Duncan Glass passes the ball forward but Alex Sullivan is offside!
69.08
2-0Mika Riska catches Martin Nordahl on the ankles. The referee calls over Mika Riska and shows him a yellow card! Martin Nordahl stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.13
Dominic Mcinnes makes a simple pass to Stuart Collins. Stuart Collins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.05
Marco Silva deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amara Sanogo. Amara Sanogo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Thomson.
81.46
2-0Duncan Glass clumsily knocks into Choki Takahashi. Duncan Glass is warned by the referee! Choki Takahashi stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.58
Marco Silva threads the ball through to Levin Sachers. Levin Sachers chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Sullivan. Alex Sullivan shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Scott Thomson 29 Mika Riska 38 |