Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Mitchell Green | Mitchell Green | |||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Sheringham | R. Sheringham |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 | | Brian Jeffers | B. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Frederico Soares | F. Soares |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Martin Molina | M. Molina | |||||||||
| Dominic Gough | D. Gough |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 75 |  | Mark Dugbatey | M. Dugbatey | |||||||||
| Malte Overath | M. Overath |  | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 75 |  | Mamadou Cissé | M. Cissé | |||||||||
| Duncan Naysmith | D. Naysmith | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 65 |  | Marcel Schenning | M. Schenning | |||||||||
| Christian Gargo | C. Gargo | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Dominic Elliott | D. Elliott | |||||||||
| Julian Ruiz | J. Ruiz | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 |  | Mathieur Bassila | M. Bassila | |||||||||
| Christian Faccini | C. Faccini |  | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Gary White | G. White | |||||||||
| Gabriel Godoy | G. Godoy |  | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 |  | Antonio Serna | A. Serna | |||||||||
| Mirko De Liguori | M. De Liguori | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 |  | Aleksi Rajalin | A. Rajalin | |||||||||
| Colin Niven | C. Niven | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Lorenzo Porchia | L. Porchia | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Celtic. A crowd of 20,475 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both St. Johnstone and Celtic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both St. Johnstone and Celtic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Celtic kick off the first half!
3.11
0-0Mark Dugbatey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mathieur Bassila. Mathieur Bassila brings the ball forward. Mathieur Bassila knocks in a cross ball towards Lorenzo Porchia. Lorenzo Porchia powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
10.09
1-0Julian Ruiz knocks the ball forward to Colin Niven. Colin Niven plays a perfect one-two with Mirko De Liguori and rushes in on goal... Colin Niven shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.23
1-0Gary White advances with the ball. Gary White whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Serna. Antonio Serna connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Ronnie Sheringham!
20.01
Gary White takes it forward alone. Gary White lofts in a cross ball towards Lorenzo Porchia. Lorenzo Porchia powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.44
Dominic Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Serna. Antonio Serna whips in a cross ball towards Aleksi Rajalin. Aleksi Rajalin directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Ronnie Sheringham.
28.31
Christian Faccini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Niven. Colin Niven shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.03
1-1Duncan Naysmith comes in with a late challenge on Dominic Elliott. The referee calls over Duncan Naysmith and warns him to calm down! Dominic Elliott runs off the knock.
42.59
Gary White hacks Christian Gargo from behind! Gary White is given a warning by the referee! Christian Gargo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Mark Dugbatey makes a probing pass to Gary White. Gary White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Porchia. Lorenzo Porchia finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Ronnie Sheringham!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
49.41
1-1Dominic Gough sees space and advances. Dominic Gough advances with the ball. Dominic Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Niven but the linesman indicates offside!
53.38
1-1Mamadou Cissé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mathieur Bassila. Mathieur Bassila chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Serna. Antonio Serna knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Soares.
54.05
Gary White kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Serna. Antonio Serna shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Ronnie Sheringham!
60.26
Dominic Elliott sees a break and surges forward. Dominic Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Lorenzo Porchia. Lorenzo Porchia flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Ronnie Sheringham has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.36
Mark Dugbatey chips the ball to his team mate, Mathieur Bassila. Mathieur Bassila chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Serna. Antonio Serna knocks in a cross ball towards Aleksi Rajalin. Aleksi Rajalin flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.30
Duncan Naysmith hacks Antonio Serna from behind! Duncan Naysmith is given another warning by the referee! Antonio Serna runs off the knock.
72.23
Christian Gargo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Godoy. Gabriel Godoy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mamadou Cissé.
75.55
1-2Christian Gargo clumsily knocks into Mamadou Cissé. The referee calls over Christian Gargo and shows him a yellow card! Mamadou Cissé stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.01
Mathieur Bassila knocks the ball to his team mate, Aleksi Rajalin. Aleksi Rajalin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.25
Christian Faccini passes the ball forward to Colin Niven. Colin Niven plays a perfect one-two with Gabriel Godoy and rushes in on goal... Colin Niven makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Brian Jeffers had no chance!! Goal for St. Johnstone!
87.32
Mathieur Bassila makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aleksi Rajalin. Aleksi Rajalin passes the ball forward to Lorenzo Porchia. Lorenzo Porchia takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
89.09
Christian Faccini threads the ball through to Mirko De Liguori. Mirko De Liguori lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Godoy. Gabriel Godoy connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Mark Dugbatey kicks a strong pass forward to Gary White. Gary White kicks a strong pass forward to Aleksi Rajalin. Aleksi Rajalin knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Serna. Antonio Serna powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Ronnie Sheringham had no chance!! Goal for Celtic!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Colin Niven 10, 84 | Lorenzo Porchia 20, 60 Antonio Serna 90 |