Match Report
| St Mirren | St Mirren |  |  | St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||
| Sean Clayton | Sean Clayton | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul McStay | P. McStay |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Paul Hopkin | P. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Nuno Semedo | N. Semedo |  | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Gavin Booth | G. Booth | |||||||||
| Cleto Cauet | C. Cauet |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Scott Ritchie | S. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Camille Gondet | C. Gondet |  | 60 | D |  | | 4 | | | D | 62 | | Schumann Custovic | S. Custovic | |||||||
| Craig Shields | C. Shields |  | 65 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Gavin McStay | G. McStay | |||||||||
| Gary James | G. James | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Hannes Dittmann | H. Dittmann | |||||||||
| Christian Frieser | C. Frieser | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | |||||||||
| Arthur Clemence | A. Clemence | | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Garry Matteo | G. Matteo | |||||||||
| Stephen Dalglish | S. Dalglish | | 48 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Frederico Rego | F. Rego | |||||||||
| Bill Bower | B. Bower | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Alex Greig | A. Greig | |||||||||
| Edgar Ramos | E. Ramos | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Alec Strachan | A. Strachan | |||||||||
| Ben Ward | B. Ward | | 41 | G | | 12 | | G | 63 | | Paul Gallacher | P. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Billy White | B. White | | 50 | D | | 13 | | M | 56 | | Kevin Glass | K. Glass | |||||||||
| Dagui Oulmers | D. Oulmers | | 68 | M | | 14 | | M | 56 | | Kevin Law | K. Law | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 19,840 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rory Demel.
The pitch is in good condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rory Demel.
0.00
0-0St Mirren kick off!
3.17
0-0Gary James flicks a high pass forward. Bill Bower collects the pass. Bill Bower lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
4.03
0-0Cleto Cauet takes it forward alone. Cleto Cauet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Schumann Custovic.
6.14
0-0Cleto Cauet makes a simple pass to Gary James. Gary James deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Bower. Bill Bower shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
8.26
Cleto Cauet arcs the ball upfield. Edgar Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Ritchie.
12.02
Gary James flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Ramos collects the pass. Edgar Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish makes a looping header on goal but it flies wide!
14.49
Neil Hendry makes an attacking run forward. Neil Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Rego. Frederico Rego is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Paul McStay comfortably picks it out of the air!
18.24
1-0Camille Gondet plays the ball forward to Christian Frieser. Christian Frieser flicks a high ball forward to Bill Bower who takes it down. Bill Bower plays a one-two with Stephen Dalglish and advances towards the goal... Bill Bower side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Paul Hopkin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
33.22
Gavin Booth makes a simple pass to Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay flicks a high pass forward. Alec Strachan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Strachan shoots from 20 yards. The keeper, Paul McStay, sees it late!! Goal for St. Johnstone!
36.54
1-1St Mirren are in full control of this game.
44.17
1-1Alex Greig barges into Cleto Cauet. The referee calls over Alex Greig and shows him a yellow card! Cleto Cauet stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and St. Johnstone get the second half underway!
48.02
Christian Frieser knocks the ball forward to Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.13
Camille Gondet kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Frieser. Christian Frieser hits a low pass to Bill Bower. Bill Bower whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Paul Hopkin.
55.07
1-1It's a corner kick. Stephen Dalglish loops the ball in to towards the near post. Cleto Cauet shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
60.10
1-1St. Johnstone have made a substitution with Paul Gallacher replacing Alec Strachan .
61.18
Frederico Rego hacks Cleto Cauet from behind! Frederico Rego is shown the yellow card! Cleto Cauet runs off the knock.
63.44
Nuno Semedo decides to run forward with the ball. Nuno Semedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Bill Bower. Bill Bower outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is shockingly off target!
66.49
Schumann Custovic chips the ball to his team mate, Hannes Dittmann. Hannes Dittmann makes a simple pass to Paul Gallacher. Paul Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.56
Gary James flicks a high pass forward. Bill Bower holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bill Bower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
72.16
Hannes Dittmann knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Rego. Frederico Rego tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.12
Neil Hendry makes a beautiful solo run. Neil Hendry plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Gallacher and advances towards the goal... Neil Hendry cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
77.41
St. Johnstone have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Law replacing Schumann Custovic and Kevin Glass replacing Alex Greig .
85.38
1-1Edgar Ramos catches Kevin Law on the ankles. Edgar Ramos is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Law carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.36
Cleto Cauet makes a simple pass to Arthur Clemence. Arthur Clemence passes the ball forward to Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
89.09
Gary James flicks a high pass forward. Bill Bower collects the pass. Bill Bower knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Ritchie.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
25.6%
47.4%
26.9%
Scorers
| Bill Bower 18 | Alec Strachan 33 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Bill Bower of St Mirren |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paul McStay (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nuno Semedo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Cleto Cauet (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Camille Gondet (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Craig Shields (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gary James (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Christian Frieser (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Arthur Clemence (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stephen Dalglish (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Bill Bower (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Edgar Ramos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ben Ward (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Billy White (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Dagui Oulmers (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Paul Hopkin (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gavin Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Scott Ritchie (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Schumann Custovic (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gavin McStay (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Hannes Dittmann (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Neil Hendry (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Garry Matteo (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Frederico Rego (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 10. | Alex Greig (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Alec Strachan (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Paul Gallacher (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Kevin Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Kevin Law (MID) | 6 | |