Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Alloa Athletic | Alloa Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Martijn Ditewig | M. Ditewig |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Pedro Veloso | P. Veloso | |||||||||
| Garry Dickov | G. Dickov |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Gavin Hendry | G. Hendry | |||||||||
| Juri Bondi | J. Bondi |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Colin Johnstone | C. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Garry Campbell | G. Campbell | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | David Greig | D. Greig | |||||||||
| Diogo Marques | D. Marques | | 61 | M | | 5 | | M | 71 | | Flavio Mazzi | F. Mazzi | |||||||||
| Gary Matteo | G. Matteo | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 |  | Tobias Röhlig | T. Röhlig | |||||||||
| Craig Law | C. Law | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Gary McNeill | G. McNeill | |||||||||
| Scott Glass | S. Glass | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Callum Mccall | C. Mccall | |||||||||
| Gary Gemmell | G. Gemmell | | 66 | A | | 9 | |  | A | 74 | | Matt Dickov | M. Dickov | ||||||||
| Gary Burley | G. Burley | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Scott Young | S. Young | |||||||||
| Alec Ritchie | A. Ritchie | | 56 | A | | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Paul McCoist | P. McCoist | ||||||||
| Don Glass | D. Glass | | 73 | G | | 12 | | A | 62 | | Alec Elliott | A. Elliott | |||||||||
| Harald Smits | H. Smits | | 69 | G | | 13 | | A | 55 | | Neil Cleland | N. Cleland | |||||||||
| Harris van der Linden | H. van der Linden | | 63 | G | | 14 | | D | 54 | | Stuart Hansen | S. Hansen | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Alloa Athletic. A crowd of 9,075 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Mcallister.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Mcallister.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and St. Johnstone get the match underway!
2.30
0-0Juri Bondi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell passes the ball forward but Gary Burley is offside!
3.50
0-0Craig Law makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell sees Alec Ritchie just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some superb footwork from Alec Ritchie provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
4.45
0-0Gary Gemmell flicks a high pass forward to Craig Law who brings the ball under control. Craig Law skips past David Greig! Craig Law makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.25
Juri Bondi makes a probing pass to Craig Law. Craig Law shoots from 25 yards but somehow Pedro Veloso manages to keep it out.
8.44
Gary Matteo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Law. Craig Law tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
9.07
David Greig flicks a high ball forward to Tobias Röhlig who takes it down. Tobias Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. Gary McNeill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary McNeill whips in a cross ball towards Scott Young. Scott Young knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Martijn Ditewig gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
15.57
0-1Callum Mccall flicks a high ball forward to Matt Dickov who takes it down. Matt Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper, Martijn Ditewig, sees it late!! Goal for Alloa Athletic!
20.17
David Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Young. Scott Young shoots from outside the area. Good keeping from Martijn Ditewig as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
21.23
0-1Corner kick to Alloa Athletic. Gary McNeill plays it short to Callum Mccall. Callum Mccall heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Juri Bondi jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
22.19
0-1Juri Bondi flicks a high ball forward to Gary Matteo who takes it down. Gary Matteo flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Burley. Gary Burley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Greig.
27.31
Flavio Mazzi flicks a high ball forward to Scott Young who takes it down. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Martijn Ditewig manages to keep it out.
28.59
Gary Matteo passes the ball forward to Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie advances inside the box! Alec Ritchie side-steps and rifles a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
30.52
Flavio Mazzi kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Martijn Ditewig.
32.14
0-1Gary McNeill takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Colin Johnstone cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.02
With great imagination, Tobias Röhlig picks a pass forward to Scott Young. Scott Young whips in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.34
Colin Johnstone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. Paul McCoist controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Paul McCoist provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.37
Gavin Hendry threads a neat ball through to Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig sees Flavio Mazzi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Flavio Mazzi plays a one-two with Paul McCoist and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Flavio Mazzi provides some space. He shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
Tobias Röhlig threads a neat ball through to Scott Young. Scott Young finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. St. Johnstone appear unchanged since the first half. Alloa Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. The St. Johnstone players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Alloa Athletic kick off the second half!
53.11
0-2There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
54.54
Colin Johnstone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Young. Scott Young lofts in a cross ball towards Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi makes a deft header. Superb reactions from Martijn Ditewig. What a save!
59.21
Gary McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Young. Scott Young lofts in a cross ball towards Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist makes a convincing header. Martijn Ditewig comfortably picks it out of the air!
60.28
0-2St. Johnstone have made 3 substitutions with Don Glass replacing Garry Dickov, Harald Smits replacing Gary Matteo and Harris van der Linden replacing Gary Burley .Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Alec Elliott replacing Paul McCoist .
63.31
Colin Johnstone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Callum Mccall. Callum Mccall makes a deft header but it is miles over!
65.34
Garry Campbell sees space and advances. Garry Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Harris van der Linden. Harris van der Linden sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
67.11
Harald Smits makes a beautiful solo run. Harald Smits knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.58
Colin Johnstone sees Gary McNeill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary McNeill flicks a high ball forward to Scott Young who takes it down. Scott Young shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
73.59
1-2Alec Ritchie comes in with a late challenge on Colin Johnstone. Alec Ritchie is warned by the referee! Colin Johnstone stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.42
Gavin Hendry makes a simple pass to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill flicks a high ball forward to Flavio Mazzi who takes it down. Flavio Mazzi knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott heads the ball goalwards. Superb reactions from Martijn Ditewig. What a save!
77.35
St. Johnstone appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Stuart Hansen replacing Gary McNeill .
78.37
Callum Mccall kicks a strong pass forward to Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Hansen. Stuart Hansen beats his man to it with a header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.04
Stuart Hansen threads the ball through to Callum Mccall. Callum Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Don Glass.
85.22
Gavin Hendry threads a neat ball through to Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig passes the ball forward to Scott Young. Scott Young plays a scrappy one-two with Alec Elliott and stumbles forward towards the goal... Scott Young looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
89.58
Flavio Mazzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Young. Scott Young jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
3
9
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
36.6%
63.4%
Play Area
28%
45.1%
26.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Tobias Röhlig of Alloa Athletic |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Martijn Ditewig (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Garry Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Juri Bondi (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Garry Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Diogo Marques (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gary Matteo (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Craig Law (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Scott Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gary Gemmell (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Gary Burley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alec Ritchie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Don Glass (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Harald Smits (GK) | 7 | |
| 14. | Harris van der Linden (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Pedro Veloso (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gavin Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Colin Johnstone (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | David Greig (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Flavio Mazzi (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Tobias Röhlig (MID) | | 9 |
| 7. | Gary McNeill (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Callum Mccall (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Matt Dickov (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Scott Young (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Paul McCoist (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Alec Elliott (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Neil Cleland (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Stuart Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |