Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     AberdeenAberdeen
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Don HendersonD. Henderson75
G
1
G
75Gavin BremnerG. Bremner
John BurleyJ. Burley74
D
2
D
75Alex YoungA. Young
Gavin McCoistG. McCoist80
D
captain3
D
71Gregorio PrietoG. Prieto
Mario CastroM. Castro74
D
4
D
69Scott HopkinS. Hopkin
Neil StrachanN. Strachan82
D
5captain
M
76Wesley PriceW. Price
Jakob KneisslJ. Kneissl71
M
6
M
66Gavin MckinlayG. Mckinlay
Frederico NunesF. Nunes69
M
7
M
63Edward GalliE. Galli
Con MilosevicC. Milosevic81
A
8
M
61Garry GemmellG. Gemmell
Markus FrieserM. Frieser68
A
9
A
78Jack RoordaJ. Roorda
David StrachanD. Strachan80
A
10
A
73Gary GallacherG. Gallacher
Guilherme GomesG. Gomes77
A
11
A
60John ClelandJ. Cleland
 
Andy ElliottA. Elliott69
D
12
G
68Andy DickovA. Dickov
John GoughJ. Gough63
D
13
D
62Scott BoothS. Booth
Dominic BremnerD. Bremner71
D
14
A
55Samuel NascimentoS. Nascimento

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Aberdeen in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Gallacher.


0.00
Aberdeen kick off the first half!
4.53
Jakob Kneissl threads a neat ball through to Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser whips in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.24
Edward Galli surges forward with the ball. Edward Galli kicks a strong pass forward to John Cleland but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.09
Frederico Nunes knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.59
Gavin Mckinlay flicks the ball to his team mate, Jack Roorda. Jack Roorda runs straight at the defence! Jack Roorda takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.34
Jakob Kneissl knocks the ball to his team mate, David Strachan. David Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
18.25
John Burley flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Nunes. Frederico Nunes makes a probing pass to Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.57
Gavin McCoist volleys a long ball forward. Markus Frieser lofts in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
24.08
With imagination, Garry Gemmell plays the ball forward to Gary Gallacher. Gary Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.07
Frederico Nunes catches Gavin Mckinlay on the ankles. Frederico Nunes is warned by the referee! Gavin Mckinlay runs off the knock.
36.38
Gavin McCoist passes the ball forward to Frederico Nunes. Frederico Nunes kicks a strong pass forward to David Strachan. David Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Con Milosevic. Some awkward footwork from Con Milosevic provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gavin Bremner with no chance!! Goal for St. Johnstone!
39.07
Edward Galli kicks a strong pass forward to John Cleland. John Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Henderson who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St. Johnstone appear unchanged since the first half. Aberdeen also appear unchanged since the first half. The Aberdeen players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
St. Johnstone kick off and get the second half underway!
47.22
Guilherme Gomes barges into Alex Young. The referee warns Guilherme Gomes to calm down! Alex Young carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.07
Scott Hopkin advances with the ball. Scott Hopkin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jack Roorda. Jack Roorda tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.13
Jakob Kneissl threads the ball through to Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser knocks in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Gavin Bremner reads it well. Good keeping!
65.19
Edward Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Gallacher. Gary Gallacher whips in a cross ball towards John Cleland. John Cleland heads the ball goalwards but it's a woeful effort!
67.38
John Burley flicks a high pass forward to Frederico Nunes who brings the ball under control. Frederico Nunes hits a low pass to Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes lofts in a cross ball towards Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
69.45
Gregorio Prieto flicks a high pass forward to Edward Galli who brings the ball under control. Edward Galli kicks a strong pass forward to John Cleland. John Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.53
Frederico Nunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic lofts in a cross ball towards Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Gavin Bremner comfortably punches it away to safety.
72.54
Frederico Nunes makes a probing pass to Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes knocks in a cross ball towards Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.15
Jakob Kneissl flicks the ball to his team mate, Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic whips in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
83.32
Jakob Kneissl decides to run forward with the ball. Jakob Kneissl shoots from distance but Gavin Bremner is on top of his game. Great save!
85.29
John Cleland clumsily knocks into Mario Castro. The referee warns John Cleland to calm down! Mario Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Aberdeen
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.8%
49.2%
Play Area
26.2%
45.9%
27.9%

Scorers
David Strachan 21
Con Milosevic 36
Jack Roorda 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Strachan of St. Johnstone

Match Ratings
1.Don Henderson (GK)
6
2.John Burley (DEF)
6
3.Gavin McCoist (DEF)
6
4.Mario Castro (DEF)
6
5.Neil Strachan (DEF)
6
6.Jakob Kneissl (MID)
7
7.Frederico Nunes (MID)
7
8.Con Milosevic (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Markus Frieser (ATT)
7
10.David Strachan (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Guilherme Gomes (ATT)
6
 
12.Andy Elliott (DEF)
0
13.John Gough (DEF)
0
14.Dominic Bremner (DEF)
0

1.Gavin Bremner (GK)
8
2.Alex Young (DEF)
6
3.Gregorio Prieto (DEF)
6
4.Scott Hopkin (DEF)
7
5.Wesley Price (MID)
6
6.Gavin Mckinlay (MID)
6
7.Edward Galli (MID)
7
8.Garry Gemmell (MID)
6
9.Jack Roorda (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Gary Gallacher (ATT)
6
11.John Cleland (ATT)
5
 
12.Andy Dickov (GK)
0
13.Scott Booth (DEF)
0
14.Samuel Nascimento (ATT)
0