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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 7,792 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Dickov.


0.00
The first half starts with Dundee United kicking off!
2.31
Matt Mcinnes sees Samuel Campos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samuel Campos finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
4.56
Tiago Semedo sees Sylvain Richards in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sylvain Richards laces a through ball forward to Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Stuart McCoist!
8.39
Stephen Rae makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen Rae shoots from distance. Hannes Arendt gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
16.55
Tiago Semedo sees Victor Abidal in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Victor Abidal hits a low pass to Kevin James. Kevin James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Naysmith.
30.18
Neil McGrory threads a neat ball through to Gavin Hendry. Without breaking stride, Gavin Hendry plays the ball forward to Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin James. Kevin James flicks the ball with his head. Stuart McCoist is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.59
Gary Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Rae who takes it down. Stephen Rae flicks a high pass forward. Alec Telfer comfortably collects the pass. Alec Telfer whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Campos. Samuel Campos powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
39.29
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.45
Victor Abidal sees a break and surges forward. Victor Abidal plays a quick one-two with Oliver Schrader and rushes in on goal... Victor Abidal strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United have changed their lineup with Dominic Collins replacing Matt Bremner. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
St Mirren kick off the second half!
48.51
Gavin Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McNeill collects the pass. Stephen McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Naysmith.
53.54
Victor Abidal makes a simple pass to Oliver Schrader. Oliver Schrader passes the ball forward but Kevin James is offside!
54.51
Dominic Bremner makes a probing pass to Alec Telfer. Alec Telfer plays a one-two with Dominic Collins and rushes in on goal... Alec Telfer rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.30
Tiago Semedo catches Dominic Collins on the ankles. Tiago Semedo is given a warning by the referee! Dominic Collins runs off the knock.
57.31
Gavin Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Oliver Schrader who brings the ball under control. Oliver Schrader knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart McCoist who gathers it comfortably.
60.49
Victor Abidal takes the throw-in. Sylvain Richards sees Kevin James in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin James plays a one-two with Stephen McNeill and rushes in on goal... Kevin James cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
66.51
Kevin McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Rae. Stephen Rae hits a low pass to Dominic Collins. Dominic Collins knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Victor Ciechelsi.
67.55
Sylvain Richards sees Oliver Schrader in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oliver Schrader shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
72.52
St Mirren are playing very defensively.
73.32
Gavin Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin James. Kevin James shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
75.35
Sylvain Richards flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McNeill controls it well on his chest. Stephen McNeill finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.56
Victor Abidal catches Matt Mcinnes on the ankles. Victor Abidal is warned by the referee! Matt Mcinnes stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.55
Gary Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Dickov. Alex Dickov threads a neat ball through to Alec Telfer. Alec Telfer tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 40.2597402597403 vs 59.7402597402597
Play Area
Home team third: 31.17%, Midfield: 44.16%, Away team third: 24.68%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Victor Abidal of St Mirren

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Gary Naysmith (DEF)
6
3. Kevin McGrory (DEF)
6
6
6
6. Matt Mcinnes (MID)
6
7. Stephen Rae (MID)
7
8. Alex Dickov (MID)
6
9. Alec Telfer (ATT)
6
10. Matt Bremner (ATT)
6
11. Samuel Campos (ATT)
6

12. Colin Caldwell (DEF)
0
13. Duncan White (DEF)
0
14. Dominic Collins (DEF)
6

7
2. Neil McGrory (DEF)
6
4. Tiago Semedo (DEF)
6
6
7. Victor Abidal (MID)
9
8. Gavin Hendry (MID)
7
6
10. Kevin James (ATT)
9
11. Oliver Schrader (ATT)
8

12. William Rouxel (MID)
0
13. Matt Dickov (DEF)
0
14. Paul Law (MID)
0