Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David White | D. White |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Martijn Ditewig | M. Ditewig | |||||||||
| Alex Cleland | A. Cleland | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Garry Rae | G. Rae | |||||||||
| John Hansen | J. Hansen | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Juri Bondi | J. Bondi | |||||||||
| Carlos Lopes | C. Lopes |  | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Garry Campbell | G. Campbell | |||||||||
| Duncan Booth | D. Booth | | 54 | D |  | | 5 | | M | 76 |  | Andres Garcia | A. Garcia | ||||||||
| Dominic Thomson | D. Thomson | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Billy Hansen | B. Hansen | |||||||||
| Billy Booth | B. Booth | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Diogo Marques | D. Marques | |||||||||
| Craig Bremner | C. Bremner | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Gary Matteo | G. Matteo | |||||||||
| Richard Young | R. Young | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 |  | Morgan Jenkins | M. Jenkins | |||||||||
| Alec Souness | A. Souness | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Gary Gemmell | G. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Martin Deane | M. Deane |  | 54 | A | | 11 | | | A | 58 | | Gary Burley | G. Burley | ||||||||
| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | | 62 | G | | 12 | | G | 73 | | Don Glass | D. Glass | |||||||||
| Billy Hutchison | B. Hutchison | | 53 | M | | 13 | | G | 62 | | Harris van der Linden | H. van der Linden | |||||||||
| Gary Gemmill | G. Gemmill | | 52 | D | | 14 | | A | 55 | | Alec Ritchie | A. Ritchie | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 9,034 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Morton.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Morton.
0.00
0-0Airdrieonians start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.54
0-0Carlos Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Thomson. Dominic Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Booth. Billy Booth controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Martijn Ditewig.
4.40
0-0It's a corner kick which Alec Souness takes quickly, playing the ball short to Dominic Thomson. Dominic Thomson chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Carlos Lopes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
9.05
1-0Craig Bremner threads a neat ball through to Richard Young. Richard Young tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
14.42
1-0Craig Bremner kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Deane. Martin Deane sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
20.51
Garry Campbell advances with the ball. Garry Campbell makes a probing pass to Morgan Jenkins. Morgan Jenkins whips in a cross ball towards Gary Burley. Gary Burley knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
21.22
1-0Duncan Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Thomson. Dominic Thomson advances with the ball. Dominic Thomson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Campbell.
24.01
John Hansen makes a strong solo run forward. John Hansen flicks a high pass forward to Alec Souness who brings the ball under control. Alec Souness tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.10
1-0Andres Garcia flicks a high pass forward to Morgan Jenkins who brings the ball under control. Morgan Jenkins puts a great ball through. Gary Matteo races clear but the linesman lifts his flag. Offside by the narrowest of margins!
28.36
Craig Bremner chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Thomson. Dominic Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Martin Deane. Martin Deane flicks the ball with his head. Martijn Ditewig didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
33.05
Carlos Lopes pushes mid-way up the pitch. Carlos Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Booth. Billy Booth whips in a cross ball towards Martin Deane. Martin Deane directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Martijn Ditewig. Excellent save.
34.05
Dominic Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Martin Deane controls it well on his chest. Martin Deane knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Young. Richard Young beats his man to it with a header. Martijn Ditewig effortlessly punches it away to safety.
38.56
Duncan Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Cleland. Alex Cleland threads a neat ball through to Richard Young. Richard Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Martijn Ditewig is on top of it.
40.10
Carlos Lopes makes a simple pass to Craig Bremner. Craig Bremner hits a low pass to Richard Young. Richard Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Rae.
45.00
Billy Hansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morgan Jenkins. Morgan Jenkins knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Gary Burley is offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
St. Johnstone start the second half!
49.30
Garry Rae pushes mid-way up the pitch. Garry Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but David White reads it well. Nice save!
55.55
Diogo Marques deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David White who gathers it comfortably.
57.16
Duncan Booth breaks forward. Duncan Booth threads a neat ball through to Billy Booth. Billy Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.10
1-0St. Johnstone have made 3 substitutions with Don Glass replacing Garry Rae, Harris van der Linden replacing Billy Hansen and Alec Ritchie replacing Gary Gemmell .
61.17
Dominic Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Billy Booth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Booth advances with the ball. Billy Booth skips past Juri Bondi! Some silky footwork from Billy Booth provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
63.06
With imagination, Carlos Lopes plays the ball forward to Alex Cleland. Alex Cleland threads the ball through to Martin Deane. Martin Deane shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
65.15
Duncan Booth knocks the ball forward to Craig Bremner. Craig Bremner flicks a high ball forward to Richard Young who takes it down. Richard Young shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
66.20
Juri Bondi knocks the ball forward to Don Glass. Don Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Lopes.
69.24
1-0Don Glass hacks Alec Souness from behind! Don Glass is shown the yellow card! Alec Souness runs off the knock.
69.24
1-0Free kick to Airdrieonians just outside the area...
70.09
Alex Cleland slowly runs up but the ball is low and comes straight off the wall.
71.34
Richard Young makes a simple pass to Craig Bremner. Craig Bremner deftly passes the ball to Richard Young, releasing him through on goal. Richard Young tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.14
Gary Burley flicks a high pass forward. Alec Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Alec Ritchie tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by David White.
73.52
1-0Corner kick to St. Johnstone. Gary Matteo plays it out to the edge of the box. Richard Young gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
77.42
1-0St. Johnstone appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
83.33
Craig Bremner passes the ball forward to Alec Souness. Alec Souness tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
84.09
Alec Souness comes in with a late challenge on Harris van der Linden. The referee calls over Alec Souness and shows him a yellow card! Harris van der Linden hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.22
Alec Souness flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Young. Richard Young tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
89.27
Billy Booth makes a simple pass to Craig Bremner. Craig Bremner shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
9
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.5%
30.5%
Play Area
26.8%
41.5%
31.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Craig Bremner of Airdrieonians |
Match Ratings
| 1. | David White (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Alex Cleland (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carlos Lopes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Duncan Booth (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Dominic Thomson (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Billy Booth (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Craig Bremner (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Richard Young (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Alec Souness (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 11. | Martin Deane (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Neil Hendry (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Billy Hutchison (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gary Gemmill (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Martijn Ditewig (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Garry Rae (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Juri Bondi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Garry Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Andres Garcia (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Billy Hansen (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Diogo Marques (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Gary Matteo (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Morgan Jenkins (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gary Gemmell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gary Burley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Don Glass (GK) | | 5 |
| 13. | Harris van der Linden (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alec Ritchie (ATT) | 6 | |