Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Dundee United | Dundee United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Don Hendry | D. Hendry |  | 79 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Alec Dickov | A. Dickov | ||||||||
| Alec Davidson | A. Davidson | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Henry Redan | H. Redan | |||||||||
| John Hendry | J. Hendry | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Andy Cleland | A. Cleland | |||||||||
| Kevin Law | K. Law | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 |  | Kemal Williamson | K. Williamson | |||||||||
| Colin Hopkin | C. Hopkin | | 58 | D | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Scott Henderson | S. Henderson | |||||||||
| Callum Young | C. Young | | 62 | M | | 6 | | | M | 67 | | Scott McStay | S. McStay | ||||||||
| John McGrory | J. McGrory | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Duncan McCoist | D. McCoist | |||||||||
| Colin McGrory | C. McGrory | | 66 | A | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Alex Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Tommaso Poggi | T. Poggi |  | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 52 |  | Willy Moracchini | W. Moracchini | |||||||||
| Daniele Jacobs | D. Jacobs | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Alfred Van Dieren | A. Van Dieren | |||||||||
| Stuart Booth | S. Booth | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Gavin Marr | G. Marr | |||||||||
| Matt Johnstone | M. Johnstone | | 69 | G | | 12 | | M | 51 | | Alec Elliott | A. Elliott | |||||||||
| Colin Young | C. Young | | 53 | G | | 13 | | A | 50 | | Ledley Lawrence | L. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Gary Morrison | G. Morrison | | 53 | M | | 14 | | G | 50 | | Ledley Collymore | L. Collymore | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 12,274 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Dundee United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Dundee United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.
0.00
0-0St. Johnstone kick off the first half!
2.18
0-0John McGrory sees Callum Young in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Young flicks a high pass forward to Colin McGrory who brings the ball under control. Colin McGrory shoots from outside the area. Alec Dickov gets down and covers it.
8.37
0-0Andy Cleland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Van Dieren. Alfred Van Dieren runs straight at the defence! Alfred Van Dieren muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Dundee United are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
10.44
Scott McStay flicks a high pass forward. Willy Moracchini collects the pass. Willy Moracchini tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
12.10
John McGrory runs straight at the opposition's defence. John McGrory controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Colin McGrory through on goal. Colin McGrory shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
18.33
Scott McStay threads a neat ball through to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist skips past Kevin Law! Duncan McCoist makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.46
Scott McStay threads a neat ball through to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Van Dieren holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfred Van Dieren plays a one-two with Duncan McCoist and advances towards the goal... Alfred Van Dieren rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.26
Callum Young sees Colin McGrory in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin McGrory whips in a cross ball towards Callum Young. Callum Young is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just off target!
33.51
0-0Scott Henderson chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Marr. Gavin Marr puts a great ball through. Duncan McCoist runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
38.02
Colin Hopkin flicks a high pass forward. John McGrory collects the pass. John McGrory threads a neat ball through to Daniele Jacobs. Daniele Jacobs shoots from outside the area. Alec Dickov gets down and covers it.
39.49
0-1Duncan McCoist threads the ball through to Willy Moracchini. Willy Moracchini knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Marr. Gavin Marr whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gavin Marr!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. St. Johnstone appear unchanged since the first half. Dundee United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Dundee United kick off the second half!
47.09
Kemal Williamson brings the ball forward. Kemal Williamson darts forward. Kemal Williamson shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
49.01
Andy Cleland makes a beautiful solo run. Andy Cleland flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Van Dieren. Alfred Van Dieren shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
59.01
Colin Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John McGrory. Without breaking stride, John McGrory plays the ball forward to Callum Young. Callum Young threads the ball through to Daniele Jacobs but he's offside!
63.50
Andy Cleland flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Van Dieren holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfred Van Dieren threads the ball through to Gavin Marr but he's offside!
66.11
Henry Redan plays the ball forward to Alex Mcinnes. Alex Mcinnes flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Marr. Gavin Marr finds some space and shoots from distance. Don Hendry gets down and covers it.
69.11
0-1Andy Cleland clumsily knocks into John Hendry. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Hendry runs off the knock.
71.32
Kemal Williamson flicks a high ball forward to Scott McStay who takes it down. Scott McStay decides to run forward with the ball. Scott McStay plays a quick one-two with Willy Moracchini and rushes in on goal... Scott McStay cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
72.36
Henry Redan knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott McStay. Scott McStay threads the ball through to Gavin Marr. Gavin Marr shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
73.47
Alec Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John McGrory. John McGrory plays the ball forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi plays a quick one-two with John McGrory and rushes in on goal... Tommaso Poggi comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
75.03
Scott McStay threads a neat ball through to Willy Moracchini. Willy Moracchini lofts in a cross ball towards Alfred Van Dieren. Alfred Van Dieren is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Don Hendry gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
79.48
John Hendry flicks a high pass forward. John McGrory holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John McGrory flicks a high ball forward to Callum Young who takes it down. Callum Young shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
83.40
Scott McStay flicks a high pass forward to Alfred Van Dieren who brings the ball under control. Alfred Van Dieren sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.54
With vision, Callum Young laces a weighted ball forward to Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.03
John Hendry clumsily knocks into Willy Moracchini. John Hendry is shown the yellow card! Willy Moracchini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Gavin Marr 39 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Don Hendry (GK)
7
2. Alec Davidson (DEF)
6
3. John Hendry (DEF)
6
4. Kevin Law (DEF)
6
5. Colin Hopkin (DEF)
6
6. Callum Young (MID)
7
7. John McGrory (MID)
8
8. Colin McGrory (ATT)
6
9. Tommaso Poggi (ATT)
6
10. Daniele Jacobs (ATT)
6
11. Stuart Booth (ATT)
6
12. Matt Johnstone (GK)
0
13. Colin Young (GK)
0
14. Gary Morrison (MID)
0
1. Alec Dickov (GK)
8
2. Henry Redan (DEF)
6
3. Andy Cleland (DEF)
7
4. Kemal Williamson (DEF)
7
5. Scott Henderson (MID)
6
6. Scott McStay (MID)
9
7. Duncan McCoist (MID)
7
8. Alex Mcinnes (MID)
6
9. Willy Moracchini (ATT)
7
10. Alfred Van Dieren (ATT)
7
11. Gavin Marr (ATT)
9
12. Alec Elliott (MID)
0
13. Ledley Lawrence (ATT)
0
14. Ledley Collymore (GK)
0