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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Victoria Park where Ross County play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 19,907 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ross County and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
St. Johnstone kick off and get the first half underway!
2.26
Klas Tigana knocks the ball forward to Sergei Kryvenko. Sergei Kryvenko passes the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith plays a perfect one-two with Adolfo Alonso and rushes in on goal... Don Naysmith shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
8.44
Gerhard Böhm knocks the ball forward to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.46
Garry Caldwell clumsily knocks into Oscar Gimenez. Garry Caldwell is given a warning by the referee! Oscar Gimenez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.30
Sergei Kryvenko makes a simple pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.48
Yannick Revelles makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Duncan Hendry scores for Ross County!!
24.39
Yannick Revelles passes the ball forward to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Gabriele Belardi easily smothers it!
27.41
Torsten Welter comes in with a late challenge on Yannick Revelles. Torsten Welter is given a warning by the referee! Yannick Revelles hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.40
Klas Tigana brings the ball forward. Klas Tigana knocks the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso makes a probing pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Giulliano Berendsen manages to gather it comfortably.
30.05
Martin Gustafsson passes the ball forward to Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso goes all the way! Adolfo Alonso shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
33.26
Neil Booth passes the ball forward to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
36.04
Simon Hamann knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergei Kryvenko. Sergei Kryvenko makes a probing pass to Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.25
Scott Mckinlay threads the ball through to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.42
Garry Caldwell makes a simple pass to Scott Mckinlay. Scott Mckinlay chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
40.06
Sergei Kryvenko passes the ball forward to Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
42.04
Yannick Revelles threads the ball through to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Hamann.
44.58
Neil McGrory kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Booth. Neil Booth threads the ball through to Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie shoots from 25 yards. Gabriele Belardi easily smothers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Ross County kick off!
47.03
Scott Mckinlay makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Mckinlay passes the ball forward but Duncan Hendry is offside!
48.46
Andy Ritchie hacks Klas Tigana from behind! The referee calls over Andy Ritchie and shows him a yellow card! Klas Tigana carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.33
Garry McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Welter. Torsten Welter chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.50
Klas Tigana barges into Andy Ritchie. Klas Tigana is warned by the referee! Andy Ritchie grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.12
Simon Hamann knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Welter. Torsten Welter makes a simple pass to Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez kicks a strong pass forward to Don Naysmith but the referee indicates it's offside!
61.38
David Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Böhm. Gerhard Böhm brings the ball forward. Gerhard Böhm knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.29
Torsten Welter flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith plays a perfect one-two with Oscar Gimenez and rushes in on goal... Don Naysmith shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
66.09
Martin Gustafsson makes a simple pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith goes all the way! Don Naysmith makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.40
Torsten Welter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.35
Scott Mckinlay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie shoots from distance. Gabriele Belardi easily smothers it.
72.03
Luke Delaney comes in with a late challenge on Klas Tigana. Luke Delaney is warned by the referee! Klas Tigana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.13
Scott Mckinlay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Ritchie. Andy Ritchie powers a header at goal. Gabriele Belardi manages to gather it comfortably.
84.11
Sergei Kryvenko knocks the ball forward to Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.52
Craig Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.25
Scott Mckinlay flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry McNeill.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Hendry of Ross County

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 7
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 45.1219512195122 vs 54.8780487804878
Play Area
Home team third: 25.61%, Midfield: 42.68%, Away team third: 31.71%