Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     PeterheadPeterhead
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Martijn DitewigM. Ditewig76
G
1
G
58Dennis CutlerD. Cutler
Garry RaeG. Rae67
D
2
D
69Marinus GalàsekM. Galàsek
Juri BondiJ. Bondi66
D
3
D
69Marcello SantiniM. Santini
Garry CampbellG. Campbell53
D
4
D
65Niccol˜ PellizzaroN. Pellizzaro
Andres GarciaA. Garcia76
M
5
M
67Antonio FernandezA. Fernandez
Billy HansenB. Hansen61
M
6
M
63Garry CollinsG. Collins
Gary MatteoG. Matteo59
M
7
M
55Eric BuchwaldE. Buchwald
Craig LawC. Law51
M
8captain
M
54Tarik BolivardT. Bolivard
Morgan JenkinsM. Jenkins76
A
9
A
71Juan-Carlos DiezJ. Diez
Gary GemmellG. Gemmell65
A
10
A
60Don RitchieD. Ritchie
Gary BurleyG. Burley58
A
captain11
A
59Neil GemmellN. Gemmell
 
Don GlassD. Glass73
G
12
D
64Niccolo SmitheN. Smithe
Harris van der LindenH. van der Linden62
G
13
D
62Riccardo ManfrediniR. Manfredini
Alec RitchieA. Ritchie55
A
14
D
60Markus NetzerM. Netzer

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Peterhead. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Peterhead are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Elliott.


0.00
The first half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
2.39
Gary Matteo threads a neat ball through to Morgan Jenkins. Morgan Jenkins finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
3.03
Niccol˜ Pellizzaro hacks Morgan Jenkins from behind! The referee calls over Niccol˜ Pellizzaro and warns him to calm down! Morgan Jenkins stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.17
Garry Collins sees Juan-Carlos Diez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan-Carlos Diez lofts in a cross ball towards Don Ritchie. Garry Campbell hacks Don Ritchie from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
6.03
Garry Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Gary Burley who gracefully takes it down. Gary Burley plays a quick one-two with Gary Gemmell and rushes in on goal... Gary Burley rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
8.23
Garry Campbell passes the ball forward to Craig Law. Craig Law passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Andres Garcia. Andres Garcia plays a quick one-two with Gary Gemmell and rushes in on goal... Andres Garcia side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
21.07
Niccol˜ Pellizzaro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Collins. Garry Collins runs straight at the opposition's defence. Garry Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Gemmell. Neil Gemmell rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
22.25
Billy Hansen comes in with a late challenge on Garry Collins. Billy Hansen is warned by the referee! Garry Collins runs off the knock.
26.36
Juri Bondi flicks a high pass forward. Gary Gemmell collects the pass. Gary Gemmell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
27.51
Garry Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Buchwald. Eric Buchwald knocks in a cross ball towards Don Ritchie. Don Ritchie connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
30.04
Andres Garcia plays the ball forward to Morgan Jenkins. Morgan Jenkins tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
33.14
Garry Campbell sees Billy Hansen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Hansen knocks the ball forward to Gary Burley. Gary Burley advances inside the box! Gary Burley cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. It's there!! Dennis Cutler has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
40.17
Tarik Bolivard sees Neil Gemmell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Gemmell shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
44.49
Marinus Galàsek passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Eric Buchwald. Eric Buchwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Fernandez. Antonio Fernandez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juri Bondi.
45.00
Marinus Galàsek flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Fernandez who brings the ball under control. With imagination, Antonio Fernandez plays the ball forward to Eric Buchwald. Eric Buchwald runs straight at the defence! Eric Buchwald cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
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. Peterhead also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Peterhead kick off and get the second half underway!
48.42
Antonio Fernandez sees Neil Gemmell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Gemmell whips in a cross ball towards Don Ritchie. Don Ritchie fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Martijn Ditewig keeps it out!
49.40
Antonio Fernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Diez. Juan-Carlos Diez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
51.50
With vision, Niccol˜ Pellizzaro plays the ball forward to Antonio Fernandez. Antonio Fernandez hits a low pass to Juan-Carlos Diez. Juan-Carlos Diez chips the ball to his team mate, Don Ritchie. Don Ritchie shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but Garry Campbell blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
54.22
Garry Rae threads a neat ball through to Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell edges inside the box! Gary Gemmell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
60.31
St. Johnstone have made 3 substitutions with Don Glass replacing Garry Rae, Harris van der Linden replacing Billy Hansen and Alec Ritchie replacing Gary Gemmell .
65.23
Tarik Bolivard sees Neil Gemmell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Gemmell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.23
Harris van der Linden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Morgan Jenkins. Morgan Jenkins finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.49
Alec Ritchie clumsily knocks into Niccol˜ Pellizzaro. The referee warns Alec Ritchie to calm down! Niccol˜ Pellizzaro runs off the knock.
72.05
Niccol˜ Pellizzaro flicks a high pass forward to Eric Buchwald who brings the ball under control. Eric Buchwald plays the ball forward to Don Ritchie. Don Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Diez. Juan-Carlos Diez shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Garry Campbell clears it off the line with his head!
78.02
Marinus Galàsek passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Antonio Fernandez. Antonio Fernandez hits a low pass to Eric Buchwald. Eric Buchwald whips in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Diez. Juan-Carlos Diez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.15
Don Glass flicks a high pass forward to Andres Garcia who brings the ball under control. Andres Garcia flicks a high ball forward to Morgan Jenkins who takes it down. Morgan Jenkins plays the ball forward to Gary Matteo who has made a great run into the box. Gary Matteo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Dennis Cutler gets down and covers it.
83.05
Harris van der Linden chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo edges inside the box! Gary Matteo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
87.48
Marcello Santini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tarik Bolivard. Tarik Bolivard knocks the ball forward to Neil Gemmell. Neil Gemmell runs straight at the defence! Neil Gemmell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Peterhead
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.2%
60.8%
Play Area
25.7%
43.2%
31.1%

Scorers
Morgan Jenkins 30
Gary Burley 33
Don Ritchie 28
Eric Buchwald 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eric Buchwald of Peterhead

Match Ratings
1.Martijn Ditewig (GK)
6
2.Garry Rae (DEF)
6
3.Juri Bondi (DEF)
6
4.Garry Campbell (DEF)
7
5.Andres Garcia (MID)
7
6.Billy Hansen (MID)
6
7.Gary Matteo (MID)
6
8.Craig Law (MID)
6
9.Morgan Jenkins (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Gary Gemmell (ATT)
6
11.Gary Burley (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Don Glass (GK)
6
13.Harris van der Linden (GK)
6
14.Alec Ritchie (ATT)
5

1.Dennis Cutler (GK)
6
2.Marinus Galàsek (DEF)
7
3.Marcello Santini (DEF)
6
4.Niccol˜ Pellizzaro (DEF)
6
5.Antonio Fernandez (MID)
7
6.Garry Collins (MID)
7
7.Eric Buchwald (MID)goal scored
9
8.Tarik Bolivard (MID)
6
9.Juan-Carlos Diez (ATT)
6
10.Don Ritchie (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Neil Gemmell (ATT)
7
 
12.Niccolo Smithe (DEF)
0
13.Riccardo Manfredini (DEF)
0
14.Markus Netzer (DEF)
0