Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
Computer Player Computer Player Will Sully Will Sully
Paul HopkinP. Hopkin69
G
1
G
69Oberdan MaccaroneO. Maccarone
Gavin BoothG. Booth68
D
2
D
62Bill CarterB. Carter
Kevin CollinsK. Collins57
D
3
D
67Samuele PinziS. Pinzi
Don McCoistD. McCoist55
D
captain4
D
54Simon SzepanS. Szepan
Hannes DittmannH. Dittmann67
M
5
D
59Paul HamiltonP. Hamilton
Neil HendryN. Hendry66
M
6
M
61Frank StamF. Stam
Garry MatteoG. Matteo58
M
7
M
69Romain FrétardR. Frétard
Kevin LawK. Law56
M
8
M
64Wes MooreW. Moore
Gavin ClelandG. Cleland62
A
9
A
72Craig MortonC. Morton
Alex GreigA. Greig58
A
10captain
A
71Arturo MasperoA. Maspero
Neil DickovN. Dickov54
A
11
A
65Ashley BoltonA. Bolton
 
Kevin SullivanK. Sullivan64
G
12
D
67Emile SongE. Song
Kevin GlassK. Glass56
M
13
M
61Gary JamesG. James
Callum BoothC. Booth55
M
14
A
51Stephen CarltonS. Carlton

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A crowd of 9,022 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Ritchie.


0.00
The whistle blows and St. Johnstone get the match underway!
2.29
Simon Szepan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romain Frétard. Romain Frétard decides to run forward with the ball. Romain Frétard lofts in a cross ball towards Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
4.55
Don McCoist passes the ball forward to Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry hits a low pass to Alex Greig. Alex Greig shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
15.18
Frank Stam deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Morton. Craig Morton shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
16.06
Romain Frétard threads the ball through to Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero whips in a cross ball towards Craig Morton. Craig Morton makes a looping header on goal but is denied by Paul Hopkin. Excellent save.
18.13
Hannes Dittmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Greig. Alex Greig whips in a cross ball towards Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov powers a header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
20.58
Samuele Pinzi hits a low pass to Romain Frétard. Romain Frétard passes the ball forward to Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton whips in a cross ball towards Craig Morton. Craig Morton flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
24.55
Samuele Pinzi takes it forward alone. With a delightful solo run, Samuele Pinzi stretches the opposition's defence. Samuele Pinzi knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero makes a convincing header. It's there!! Paul Hopkin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
27.07
Garry Matteo threads a neat ball through to Alex Greig. Alex Greig knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bill Carter.
28.55
With a delightful solo run, Neil Hendry stretches the opposition's defence. Neil Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. Alex Greig heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.01
Romain Frétard sees Ashley Bolton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ashley Bolton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Hopkin who gathers it comfortably.
32.50
Simon Szepan brings the ball forward. Simon Szepan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton passes the ball forward but Craig Morton is offside!
33.53
Paul Hamilton threads a neat ball through to Wes Moore. Wes Moore chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero lofts in a cross ball towards Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ashley Bolton!
45.00
Kevin Law clumsily knocks into Frank Stam. The referee calls over Kevin Law and warns him to calm down! Frank Stam gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
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. Inverness Caledonian Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Inverness Caledonian Thistle kicking off!
48.25
Wes Moore makes a probing pass to Craig Morton. Craig Morton whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's well over the bar!
51.27
Hannes Dittmann makes a simple pass to Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland cuts inside the box! Gavin Cleland makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Oberdan Maccarone gets down and covers it.
54.04
Frank Stam flicks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Bolton. Ashley Bolton lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Morton. Craig Morton makes a convincing header but somehow Gavin Booth happens to be in the right place to block it.
57.07
Simon Szepan comes in with a very late challenge on Neil Dickov. The referee motions to Simon Szepan to come over. It's a red card!! Neil Dickov carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.43
Garry Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Neil Dickov collects the pass. Neil Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland makes a convincing header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.43
St. Johnstone have made a substitution with Kevin Sullivan replacing Neil Dickov .
65.51
Wes Moore makes a probing pass to Arturo Maspero. Arturo Maspero shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.15
Neil Hendry sees Gavin Cleland in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Cleland plays a quick one-two with Alex Greig and rushes in on goal... Gavin Cleland side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
72.01
Gavin Cleland clumsily knocks into Ashley Bolton. The referee warns Gavin Cleland to calm down! Ashley Bolton runs off the knock.
75.17
Romain Frétard threads a neat ball through to Craig Morton. Craig Morton makes a probing pass to Arturo Maspero but he's offside!
77.46
St. Johnstone have made 2 substitutions with Callum Booth replacing Don McCoist and Kevin Glass replacing Alex Greig .
79.30
Ashley Bolton flicks a high pass forward. Wes Moore controls it well on his chest. Wes Moore takes it forward alone. Wes Moore knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Booth.
90.00
Neil Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Glass controls it well on his chest. Kevin Glass finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
25.7%
45.7%
28.6%

Scorers
Gavin Cleland 59
Arturo Maspero 25, 66
Ashley Bolton 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arturo Maspero of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Paul Hopkin (GK)
6
2.Gavin Booth (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Collins (DEF)
6
4.Don McCoist (DEF)
6
5.Hannes Dittmann (MID)
6
6.Neil Hendry (MID)
6
7.Garry Matteo (MID)
6
8.Kevin Law (MID)
5
9.Gavin Cleland (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Alex Greig (ATT)
6
11.Neil Dickov (ATT)
6
 
12.Kevin Sullivan (GK)
6
13.Kevin Glass (MID)
6
14.Callum Booth (MID)
6

1.Oberdan Maccarone (GK)
6
2.Bill Carter (DEF)
6
3.Samuele Pinzi (DEF)
7
4.Simon Szepan (DEF)red card
3
5.Paul Hamilton (DEF)
6
6.Frank Stam (MID)
6
7.Romain Frétard (MID)
7
8.Wes Moore (MID)
7
9.Craig Morton (ATT)
6
10.Arturo Maspero (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Ashley Bolton (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Emile Song (DEF)
0
13.Gary James (MID)
0
14.Stephen Carlton (ATT)
0