Match Report


Dundee UnitedDundee United     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Paul HaylockPaul Haylock Rik Mont Rik Mont
Duncan ElliottD. Elliott68
G
1
G
75Don HendersonD. Henderson
Alex StrachanA. Strachan68
D
2
D
74John BurleyJ. Burley
Craig CollinsC. Collins68
D
3captain
D
80Gavin McCoistG. McCoist
Paul JohnstoneP. Johnstone70
D
4
D
74Mario CastroM. Castro
Kevin GallacherK. Gallacher79
M
5
D
82Neil StrachanN. Strachan
Dominic WhiteD. White82
M
6
M
71Jakob KneisslJ. Kneissl
Callum NivenC. Niven82
M
captain7
M
69Frederico NunesF. Nunes
Don GemmillD. Gemmill83
M
8
A
81Con MilosevicC. Milosevic
Craig RaeC. Rae76
A
9
A
68Markus FrieserM. Frieser
David GoughD. Gough76
A
10
A
80David StrachanD. Strachan
Duncan CaldwellD. Caldwell72
A
11
A
77Guilherme GomesG. Gomes
 
Billy CollinsB. Collins73
D
12
D
69Andy ElliottA. Elliott
Stuart McGroryS. McGrory90
M
13
D
63John GoughJ. Gough
Colin HansenC. Hansen74
A
14
D
71Dominic BremnerD. Bremner

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 17,777 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Netzer.


0.00
St. Johnstone kick off and get the match underway!
4.55
Frederico Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Markus Frieser controls it well on his chest. Markus Frieser lofts in a cross ball towards David Strachan. With a superhuman jump, David Strachan connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Duncan Elliott easily picks it out of the air!
8.49
Jakob Kneissl comes in with a late challenge on Don Gemmill. The referee warns Jakob Kneissl to calm down! Don Gemmill runs off the knock.
12.32
Callum Niven threads the ball through to Craig Rae. Craig Rae plays a one-two with Duncan Caldwell and advances towards the goal... Craig Rae makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but Mario Castro blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
14.31
Dominic White flicks a high pass forward to David Gough who brings the ball under control. David Gough shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
15.20
Callum Niven barges into Jakob Kneissl. The referee calls over Callum Niven and shows him a yellow card! Jakob Kneissl stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.43
Callum Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Rae. Craig Rae puts a great ball through but David Gough is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
20.41
Jakob Kneissl passes the ball forward to Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic skips past Paul Johnstone! Some good footwork from Con Milosevic provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Duncan Elliott.
21.37
Frederico Nunes changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Frederico Nunes whips in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
28.30
Don Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to David Gough. David Gough controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
32.31
Paul Johnstone breaks forward. Paul Johnstone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Rae. Craig Rae controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Don Henderson gets down and covers it.
36.14
Alex Strachan makes a simple pass to Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. David Gough controls it well on his chest. David Gough edges inside the box! David Gough muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.31
Frederico Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Guilherme Gomes collects the pass. Guilherme Gomes lofts in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
39.23
With some swift thinking, Dominic White plays the ball forward to David Gough. David Gough tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.37
Dominic White comes in with a late challenge on Jakob Kneissl. Dominic White is given a warning by the referee! Jakob Kneissl runs off the knock.
42.39
John Burley advances with the ball. John Burley knocks the ball forward to David Strachan. David Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Dundee United kick off the second half!
47.17
With a delightful solo run, Kevin Gallacher stretches the opposition's defence. Kevin Gallacher plays a scrappy one-two with David Gough and advances towards the goal... Kevin Gallacher rockets a shot on goal. Don Henderson gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
49.11
Frederico Nunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser knocks in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan makes a convincing header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
54.20
Gavin McCoist kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Nunes. Frederico Nunes flicks a high pass forward to Guilherme Gomes who brings the ball under control. Guilherme Gomes rushes past Paul Johnstone! Guilherme Gomes takes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
59.52
Alex Strachan plays the ball forward to Dominic White. Dominic White sees space and advances. Dominic White passes the ball forward but David Gough is offside!
60.35
Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with Stuart McGrory replacing Callum Niven and Colin Hansen replacing Duncan Caldwell .
63.44
Gavin McCoist plays the ball forward to Frederico Nunes. Frederico Nunes makes a probing pass to Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
65.42
Mario Castro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jakob Kneissl. Jakob Kneissl makes a simple pass to Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser makes a defence splitting pass to Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
66.24
Stuart McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Hansen. Colin Hansen finds some space and shoots from distance but Don Henderson is on top of it.
67.03
With some swift thinking, Don Gemmill plays the ball forward to Craig Rae. Craig Rae threads a neat, attacking ball through to David Gough. Some good footwork from David Gough provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
77.38
Dundee United have made a substitution with Billy Collins replacing Craig Collins .St. Johnstone have made a substitution with Dominic Bremner replacing Guilherme Gomes .
83.49
Stuart McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Gough. David Gough shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
87.50
Frederico Nunes makes a probing pass to Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic knocks in a cross ball towards Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is deflected wide by Paul Johnstone.
89.02
It's a corner kick. Con Milosevic kicks a low ball out wide. Alex Strachan steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
90.00
Frederico Nunes flicks the ball to his team mate, David Strachan. David Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Con Milosevic scores for St. Johnstone!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Dundee United

St. Johnstone
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
9
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.5%
45.5%
Play Area
19.5%
48.1%
32.5%

Scorers
David Strachan 21
Guilherme Gomes 54
Con Milosevic 90

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

Match Ratings
1.Duncan Elliott (GK)
7
2.Alex Strachan (DEF)
6
3.Craig Collins (DEF)
6
4.Paul Johnstone (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Gallacher (MID)
6
6.Dominic White (MID)
6
7.Callum Niven (MID)yellow card
5
8.Don Gemmill (MID)
7
9.Craig Rae (ATT)
6
10.David Gough (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Caldwell (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Collins (DEF)
6
13.Stuart McGrory (MID)
6
14.Colin Hansen (ATT)
6

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