Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Falkirk | Falkirk | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | David ross Campbell | David ross Campbell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hopkin | P. Hopkin |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Ragnar Ásgeirsson | R. Ásgeirsson | |||||||||
| Gavin Booth | G. Booth | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Gerhard Augstein | G. Augstein | |||||||||
| Scott Ritchie | S. Ritchie | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Carlos Martins | C. Martins | |||||||||
| Schumann Custovic | S. Custovic |  | 62 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 73 | | Sergio Lima | S. Lima | ||||||||
| Gavin McStay | G. McStay | | 67 | M | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Silvio Boudarène | S. Boudarène | |||||||||
| Hannes Dittmann | H. Dittmann | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | Les Hulme | L. Hulme | |||||||||
| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | | 66 | M | | 7 | | | M | 74 | | Daniel Stockdale | D. Stockdale | ||||||||
| Garry Matteo | G. Matteo | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 77 | | Nicolas Welter | N. Welter | |||||||||
| Frederico Rego | F. Rego | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 |  | Milton Hinojosa | M. Hinojosa | |||||||||
| Alex Greig | A. Greig | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Xavier Deflandre | X. Deflandre | |||||||||
| Alec Strachan | A. Strachan | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 | | Jorge Almeida | J. Almeida | |||||||||
| Paul Gallacher | P. Gallacher | | 63 | G | | 12 | | D | 43 | | Scott Matteo | S. Matteo | |||||||||
| Kevin Glass | K. Glass | | 56 | M | | 13 | | M | 31 | | Liam Ince | L. Ince | |||||||||
| Callum Booth | C. Booth | | 55 | M | | 14 | | A | 52 | | Eduardo Viana | E. Viana | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Falkirk. A crowd of 18,203 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Falkirk are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Law.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Falkirk are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Law.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and St. Johnstone get the match underway!
2.53
1-0Seeing a gap ahead, Neil Hendry plays the ball forward to Alex Greig. Alex Greig lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Rego. Frederico Rego beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
10.50
Scott Ritchie flicks a high ball forward to Hannes Dittmann who takes it down. Hannes Dittmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Strachan. Alec Strachan knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Rego. Frederico Rego connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
14.25
2-0Scott Ritchie laces a weighted ball forward to Hannes Dittmann. Hannes Dittmann makes a high pass forward. Frederico Rego shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Frederico Rego knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.18
2-0Schumann Custovic catches Milton Hinojosa on the ankles. Schumann Custovic is given a warning by the referee! Milton Hinojosa runs off the knock.
18.25
2-0Scott Ritchie breaks forward. Scott Ritchie passes the ball forward to Alec Strachan. Alec Strachan plays a scrappy one-two with Alex Greig and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alec Strachan comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Sergio Lima. Excellent block.
20.46
2-0Les Hulme chips the ball to his team mate, Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa whips in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Paul Hopkin is on top of it.
21.12
Scott Ritchie flicks a high ball forward to Hannes Dittmann who gracefully takes it down. Hannes Dittmann threads the ball through to Frederico Rego. Frederico Rego knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sergio Lima.
22.04
2-0Nicolas Welter surges forward with the ball. Nicolas Welter shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.14
Frederico Rego comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Martins. Frederico Rego is warned by the referee! Carlos Martins hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.46
Silvio Boudarène takes a short throw-in bringing Daniel Stockdale into play. Daniel Stockdale flicks a high pass forward. Xavier Deflandre collects the pass. Xavier Deflandre knocks the ball forward, putting Jorge Almeida through on goal. Jorge Almeida side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
28.18
2-0Carlos Martins passes the ball forward to Les Hulme. Les Hulme knocks the ball to his team mate, Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa advances inside the box! Scott Ritchie hacks Milton Hinojosa from behind! Milton Hinojosa appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
32.20
Gerhard Augstein knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Stockdale. Daniel Stockdale runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Daniel Stockdale controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Paul Hopkin. Excellent save.
33.36
Daniel Stockdale passes the ball forward to Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
36.54
2-0Showing composure, Daniel Stockdale plays the ball forward to Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida kicks a strong pass forward to Milton Hinojosa but the referee indicates it's offside!
38.27
Carlos Martins decides to run forward with the ball. Carlos Martins knocks the ball to his team mate, Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Schumann Custovic.
39.05
Sergio Lima sees Daniel Stockdale in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Stockdale flicks a high ball forward to Milton Hinojosa who takes it down. Milton Hinojosa knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
42.49
Schumann Custovic flicks a high pass forward. Neil Hendry comfortably collects the pass. Neil Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Greig. Alex Greig knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. St. Johnstone appear unchanged since the first half. Falkirk also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Falkirk kicking off!
47.26
Gerhard Augstein threads a neat ball through to Silvio Boudarène. Silvio Boudarène makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
51.35
Gavin Booth hits a low pass to Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Greig. Alex Greig knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Strachan. Alec Strachan jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.52
With some swift thinking, Daniel Stockdale plays the ball forward to Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida shoots from distance but somehow Paul Hopkin manages to keep it out.
60.50
Hannes Dittmann knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Strachan. Alec Strachan shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.51
2-0Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
72.57
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
73.06
With some swift thinking, Les Hulme plays the ball forward to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Schumann Custovic. Excellent block.
75.01
Daniel Stockdale flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Almeida collects the pass. Jorge Almeida advances inside the box! Jorge Almeida looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Paul Hopkin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.38
Scott Ritchie makes a simple pass to Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Strachan. Alec Strachan shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
84.50
Daniel Stockdale sees a break and surges forward. Daniel Stockdale lofts in a cross ball towards Milton Hinojosa. Milton Hinojosa makes a deft header but it flies just wide!
85.59
Gerhard Augstein decides to run forward with the ball. Gerhard Augstein surges forward with the ball. Gerhard Augstein shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Paul Hopkin.
90.00
2-1Scott Ritchie hacks Xavier Deflandre from behind! Scott Ritchie is shown the yellow card! Xavier Deflandre runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
38.3%
61.7%
Play Area
34.6%
43.2%
22.2%
Scorers
| Frederico Rego 3, 11 | Jorge Almeida 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Frederico Rego of St. Johnstone |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paul Hopkin (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Gavin Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Scott Ritchie (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Schumann Custovic (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gavin McStay (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Hannes Dittmann (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Neil Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Garry Matteo (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Frederico Rego (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Alex Greig (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alec Strachan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Paul Gallacher (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kevin Glass (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Callum Booth (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Ragnar Ásgeirsson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gerhard Augstein (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Carlos Martins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sergio Lima (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Silvio Boudarène (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Les Hulme (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Daniel Stockdale (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Nicolas Welter (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Milton Hinojosa (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Xavier Deflandre (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jorge Almeida (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Scott Matteo (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Liam Ince (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Eduardo Viana (ATT) | 0 | |