Match Report


MontroseMontrose     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Rik Mont Rik Mont
Igor BoksicI. Boksic73
G
captain1
G
75Don HendersonD. Henderson
David McNeillD. McNeill62
D
2
D
74John BurleyJ. Burley
Alex SullivanA. Sullivan64
D
3captain
D
80Gavin McCoistG. McCoist
Colin DickovC. Dickov62
D
4
D
74Mario CastroM. Castro
Alec BremnerA. Bremner67
M
5
D
82Neil StrachanN. Strachan
Scott DickovS. Dickov62
M
6
M
71Jakob KneisslJ. Kneissl
David McGroryD. McGrory60
M
7
M
69Frederico NunesF. Nunes
Neil BremnerN. Bremner71
M
8
A
81Con MilosevicC. Milosevic
Matt HendryM. Hendry65
A
9
A
68Markus FrieserM. Frieser
Scott NivenS. Niven74
A
10
A
80David StrachanD. Strachan
John BoothJ. Booth67
A
11
A
77Guilherme GomesG. Gomes
 
Paul McallisterP. Mcallister62
D
12
D
69Andy ElliottA. Elliott
Duncan MckinlayD. Mckinlay64
M
13
D
63John GoughJ. Gough
Steve MaximianoS. Maximiano59
A
14
D
71Dominic BremnerD. Bremner

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Links Park where Montrose play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 18,022 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Montrose 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 Paul Dalglish.


0.00
St. Johnstone kick off and get the first half underway!
8.12
David McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Scott Dickov controls it well on his chest. Scott Dickov threads a neat ball through to Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
9.57
Alex Sullivan threads a neat ball through to David McGrory. David McGrory changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David McGrory shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Don Henderson. Excellent save.
10.04
John Burley catches John Booth on the ankles. John Burley is warned by the referee! John Booth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.31
Frederico Nunes sees Guilherme Gomes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guilherme Gomes finds some space and shoots from distance but Igor Boksic reads it well. Quality keeping!
14.29
David McNeill brings the ball forward. David McNeill hits a low pass to Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
16.47
Jakob Kneissl makes a probing pass to Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.52
Seeing a gap ahead, Alec Bremner plays the ball forward to Scott Niven. Scott Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.15
Scott Dickov takes it forward alone. Scott Dickov plays a one-two with John Booth and rushes in on goal... Scott Dickov rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
21.17
David McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner makes a simple pass to Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
24.29
Alex Sullivan threads a neat ball through to David McGrory. David McGrory passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Don Henderson!
28.07
Frederico Nunes plays the ball forward to David Strachan. David Strachan knocks in a cross ball towards Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Igor Boksic reads it well. Great save!
30.25
Gavin McCoist comes in with a very late challenge on Scott Niven. The referee motions to Gavin McCoist to come over. It's a red card!! Scott Niven stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.25
David McGrory knocks the ball forward to John Booth. John Booth shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
34.53
David McGrory advances with the ball. David McGrory finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.20
David McGrory threads the ball through to John Booth. John Booth shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
40.39
Guilherme Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Nunes. Frederico Nunes passes the ball forward to Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser whips in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.45
Frederico Nunes catches Scott Dickov on the ankles. Frederico Nunes is warned by the referee! Scott Dickov grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Montrose start the second half!
47.52
David McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Matt Hendry collects the pass. Matt Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mario Castro.
48.45
Jakob Kneissl plays the ball forward to David Strachan. David Strachan cuts inside the box! David McNeill hacks David Strachan from behind! Penalty not given!!
49.18
Neil Bremner threads a neat ball through to John Booth. John Booth whips in a cross ball towards Matt Hendry. With a superhuman jump, Matt Hendry connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is tipped over by Don Henderson.
51.45
Scott Dickov runs straight at the opposition's defence. Scott Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Niven. Scott Niven gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies towards the top corner but Neil Strachan is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
52.49
Corner kick to Montrose. Alec Bremner chips it to the near post. Frederico Nunes reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
55.46
David McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Niven. Scott Niven shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
60.22
Mario Castro passes the ball forward to Frederico Nunes. Frederico Nunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser knocks in a cross ball towards Con Milosevic. With a superhuman jump, Con Milosevic connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
61.51
Frederico Nunes knocks the ball to his team mate, David Strachan. David Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Igor Boksic has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.21
David McNeill takes a long throw-in. Colin Dickov threads a neat ball through to Scott Dickov. Scott Dickov makes a simple pass to John Booth. John Booth shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
77.42
David McNeill passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Scott Dickov. Scott Dickov threads the ball through to Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards John Booth. John Booth is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
78.24
Alex Sullivan catches David Strachan on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.38
David McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Dickov. Scott Dickov knocks the ball forward to Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
85.42
David McNeill flicks a high ball forward to David McGrory who takes it down. David McGrory takes it forward alone. David McGrory controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Don Henderson manages to keep it out.
89.25
David McNeill flicks a high pass forward. David McGrory controls it well on his chest. David McGrory kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Niven. Scott Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Montrose

St. Johnstone
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
10
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
63.7%
36.3%
Play Area
24.2%
42.9%
33%

Scorers
David Strachan 40
Markus Frieser 62

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

Match Ratings
1.Igor Boksic (GK)
6
2.David McNeill (DEF)
7
3.Alex Sullivan (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Colin Dickov (DEF)
6
5.Alec Bremner (MID)
6
6.Scott Dickov (MID)
7
7.David McGrory (MID)
8
8.Neil Bremner (MID)
6
9.Matt Hendry (ATT)
6
10.Scott Niven (ATT)
6
11.John Booth (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Mcallister (DEF)
0
13.Duncan Mckinlay (MID)
0
14.Steve Maximiano (ATT)
0

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