Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Dundee UnitedDundee United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stuart BradyS. Brady66
G
1
G
75Alex HendryA. Hendry
Simon GranvilleS. Granville72
D
2
D
70Damian DevineauD. Devineau
Yazid BolivardY. Bolivard72
D
3
D
68David GemmellD. Gemmell
Enrique GarciaE. Garcia69
D
4
D
60Darius RodgersD. Rodgers
Rafael NavarroR. Navarro69
D
5
M
75Daniele MooreD. Moore
Scott DalglishS. Dalglish76
M
6
M
73Scott PowerS. Power
Francisco ReyesF. Reyes72
M
captain7captain
M
69Jurgen GoossenJ. Goossen
Jose Javier HernandezJ. Hernandez73
A
8
M
68Craig DickovC. Dickov
Kevin HendryK. Hendry68
A
9
A
75Callum HendryC. Hendry
Pedro TorresP. Torres65
A
10
A
71Jean-Philippe JeunechampJ. Jeunechamp
Don MatteoD. Matteo62
A
11
A
70Rodrigo PintoR. Pinto
 
Jonas ScholzJ. Scholz71
M
12
G
66Victor LemassonV. Lemasson
Fadel KossogonovF. Kossogonov69
D
13
A
63Pierre PetitP. Petit
Daniel KingD. King69
M
14
M
63Sebastian BartschS. Bartsch

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 16,110 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Dundee United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Hendry.


0.00
The whistle blows and St Mirren get the match underway!
3.37
Jurgen Goossen catches Pedro Torres on the ankles. The referee brings Jurgen Goossen to one side and gives him a warning! Pedro Torres hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.50
Enrique Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Reyes collects the pass. Francisco Reyes threads a neat ball through to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish passes the ball forward but Kevin Hendry is offside!
9.37
Jurgen Goossen sees space and advances. Jurgen Goossen makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Dundee United!
14.49
Francisco Reyes threads a neat ball through to Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Hernandez. Jose Javier Hernandez shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.59
Scott Power makes a probing pass to Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto shoots from 20 yards. Wonderful reactions from Stuart Brady keeps it out!
24.10
Scott Power controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Hendry. Callum Hendry plays a one-two with Scott Power and rushes in on goal... Callum Hendry side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Stuart Brady!
26.01
David Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Jurgen Goossen. Jurgen Goossen advances with the ball. Jurgen Goossen shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
27.37
Scott Power flicks a high pass forward. Craig Dickov collects the pass. Craig Dickov hits a low pass to Scott Power. Scott Power whips in a cross ball towards Jurgen Goossen. Jurgen Goossen powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
28.39
Jurgen Goossen flicks a high ball forward to Callum Hendry who takes it down. Callum Hendry shoots from 20 yards but Stuart Brady is on top of it.
30.12
Francisco Reyes threads a neat ball through to Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres plays a quick one-two with Jose Javier Hernandez and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Pedro Torres provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
32.40
Daniele Moore comes in with a late challenge on Scott Dalglish. The referee warns Daniele Moore to calm down! Scott Dalglish carries on, but is struggling a bit.
34.23
Dundee United are dictating the run of play here today.
39.07
Rafael Navarro flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
40.25
Enrique Garcia hacks Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp from behind! Enrique Garcia is warned by the referee! Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.26
Rafael Navarro makes a simple pass to Yazid Bolivard. Yazid Bolivard threads a neat ball through to Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes lofts in a cross ball towards Don Matteo. Don Matteo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Alex Hendry manages to keep it out.
44.15
Simon Granville makes a beautiful solo run. Simon Granville flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Reyes who takes it down. Francisco Reyes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Dundee United also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Dundee United kick off!
48.19
Scott Power makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jurgen Goossen. Jurgen Goossen finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
54.18
Scott Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.09
With wonderful vision, Rafael Navarro plays the ball forward to Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry makes a looping header on goal but it slams into the crowd!
59.30
David Gemmell makes a simple pass to Callum Hendry. Callum Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov beats his man to it with a header. Craig Dickov scores for Dundee United!!
61.30
St Mirren have made a substitution with Daniel King replacing Kevin Hendry .
66.45
Scott Dalglish flicks a high pass forward to Daniel King who brings the ball under control. Daniel King runs straight at the defence! Daniel King cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
67.56
Darius Rodgers kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Power. Scott Power deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yazid Bolivard.
69.38
Enrique Garcia threads a neat ball through to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Matteo. Don Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.28
Rafael Navarro clumsily knocks into Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp. The referee brings Rafael Navarro to one side and gives him a warning! Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.30
Yazid Bolivard flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Reyes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Reyes shoots from outside the area but is denied by Alex Hendry. Excellent save.
78.48
Scott Dalglish sees space and advances. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.58
Scott Power deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jurgen Goossen. Jurgen Goossen plays a scrappy one-two with Rodrigo Pinto and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Jurgen Goossen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Stuart Brady. Excellent save.
90.00
Darius Rodgers flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp who brings the ball under control. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Rodrigo Pinto provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Dundee United
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
30.3%
44.7%
25%

Scorers
Jose Javier Hernandez 14
Francisco Reyes 54
Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp 9
Craig Dickov 59
Rodrigo Pinto 91

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Reyes of St Mirren

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Brady (GK)
7
2.Simon Granville (DEF)
6
3.Yazid Bolivard (DEF)
6
4.Enrique Garcia (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Navarro (DEF)
6
6.Scott Dalglish (MID)
7
7.Francisco Reyes (MID)goal scored
8
8.Jose Javier Hernandez (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Kevin Hendry (ATT)
6
10.Pedro Torres (ATT)
7
11.Don Matteo (ATT)
6
 
12.Jonas Scholz (MID)
0
13.Fadel Kossogonov (DEF)
0
14.Daniel King (MID)
6

1.Alex Hendry (GK)
7
2.Damian Devineau (DEF)
6
3.David Gemmell (DEF)
6
4.Darius Rodgers (DEF)
6
5.Daniele Moore (MID)
5
6.Scott Power (MID)
8
7.Jurgen Goossen (MID)
8
8.Craig Dickov (MID)goal scored
8
9.Callum Hendry (ATT)
7
10.Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Rodrigo Pinto (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Victor Lemasson (GK)
0
13.Pierre Petit (ATT)
0
14.Sebastian Bartsch (MID)
0