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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 18,537 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Airdrieonians kick off the first half!
4.13
Chaabane Rahmani makes a beautiful solo run. Chaabane Rahmani knocks in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Giordano Dionigi!
10.18
Luukas Riska chips the ball to his team mate, Chaabane Rahmani. Chaabane Rahmani takes it forward alone. Chaabane Rahmani whips in a cross ball towards Andy Law. Andy Law connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.13
Jakob Myssing decides to run forward with the ball. Jakob Myssing finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.49
Pedro Santos decides to run forward with the ball. Pedro Santos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.47
Stephan Amoah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jakob Myssing. Jakob Myssing threads the ball through to Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.45
Andres Cuevas flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Blatsis. Danny Blatsis brings the ball forward. Danny Blatsis lofts in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
28.01
Marques Pereira Thomas makes a simple pass to David Tavares. David Tavares lofts in a cross ball towards Fotis Dedeletakis. Fotis Dedeletakis powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
30.20
Jakob Myssing kicks a strong pass forward to Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arnar Pétursson.
32.08
Richard Burley catches Danny Blatsis on the ankles. Richard Burley is shown the yellow card! Danny Blatsis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.40
Chaabane Rahmani knocks the ball forward to Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio knocks in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.55
Stephan Amoah advances with the ball. Stephan Amoah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Law. Andy Law deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dos Santos Iñacio but the linesman indicates offside!
42.13
Gavin Morton knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Blatsis. Danny Blatsis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio lofts in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger flicks the ball with his head. Giordano Dionigi manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
St. Johnstone kick off the second half!
47.24
Airdrieonians are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
51.20
Sander Averdijk barges into Chaabane Rahmani. The referee calls over Sander Averdijk and warns him to calm down! Chaabane Rahmani hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.14
Pedro Santos makes a probing pass to Fotis Dedeletakis. Fotis Dedeletakis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.18
Luukas Riska catches Fotis Dedeletakis on the ankles. The referee calls over Luukas Riska and shows him a yellow card! Fotis Dedeletakis grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.38
Jakob Myssing kicks a strong pass forward to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arnar Pétursson.
61.49
John Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Möller. Christian Möller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fotis Dedeletakis. Fotis Dedeletakis threads the ball through to David Tavares but he's offside!
63.29
Pedro Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, David Tavares. David Tavares plays a perfect one-two with Fotis Dedeletakis and rushes in on goal... David Tavares cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Richard White is on top of it.
67.25
Danny Blatsis flicks the ball to his team mate, Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio whips in a cross ball towards Andy Law. Andy Law powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
71.04
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
72.32
Chaabane Rahmani makes a probing pass to Andy Law. Andy Law goes all the way! Andy Law tries a spectacular strike but Giordano Dionigi is on top of it.
73.21
Danny Blatsis chips the ball to his team mate, Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arnar Pétursson.
77.10
Kevin Bremner knocks the ball to his team mate, Marques Pereira Thomas. Marques Pereira Thomas flicks the ball to his team mate, David Tavares. David Tavares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Morton.
79.04
Chaabane Rahmani threads the ball through to Andy Law. Andy Law knocks in a cross ball towards Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio directs the ball goalwards with his head. Giordano Dionigi manages to gather it comfortably.
84.11
Andres Cuevas makes a simple pass to Danny Blatsis. Danny Blatsis flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Law. Andy Law whips in a cross ball towards Dos Santos Iñacio. Dos Santos Iñacio connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
87.28
Chaabane Rahmani decides to run forward with the ball. Chaabane Rahmani whips in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Chaabane Rahmani of St. Johnstone

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 70.1149425287356 vs 29.8850574712644
Play Area
Home team third: 26.44%, Midfield: 45.98%, Away team third: 27.59%