Match Report
| Albion Rovers | Albion Rovers |  |  | St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||
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| Andre Pinheiro | A. Pinheiro |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Martijn Ditewig | M. Ditewig | |||||||||
| Stefano Vasari | S. Vasari |  | 59 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Garry Dickov | G. Dickov | ||||||||
| Mauricio Pastor | M. Pastor |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Juri Bondi | J. Bondi | |||||||||
| Hauke Hermann | H. Hermann |  | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Garry Campbell | G. Campbell | |||||||||
| Duncan Caldwell | D. Caldwell | | 51 | D | | 5 | | M | 61 | | Diogo Marques | D. Marques | |||||||||
| Gavin James | G. James | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Gary Matteo | G. Matteo | |||||||||
| Craig Matteo | C. Matteo | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Craig Law | C. Law | |||||||||
| George Wise | G. Wise |  | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Scott Glass | S. Glass | |||||||||
| Marc Scheffler | M. Scheffler | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Gary Gemmell | G. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Andy Dickov | A. Dickov | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Gary Burley | G. Burley | |||||||||
| Cesare Di Vaio | C. Di Vaio | | 54 | A | | 11 | | | A | 56 | | Alec Ritchie | A. Ritchie | ||||||||
| Massimo Bedin | M. Bedin | | 58 | M | | 12 | | G | 73 | | Don Glass | D. Glass | |||||||||
| Gianluca Dalmat | G. Dalmat | | 57 | M | | 13 | | G | 69 | | Harald Smits | H. Smits | |||||||||
| Craig Souness | C. Souness | | 56 | M | | 14 | | G | 63 | | Harris van der Linden | H. van der Linden | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Cliftonhill where Albion Rovers play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 8,947 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Albion Rovers 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 Gary Cleland.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Albion Rovers 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 Gary Cleland.
0.00
0-0St. Johnstone kick off the first half!
2.45
0-0Craig Law chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie plays a quick one-two with Gary Gemmell and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Alec Ritchie provides some space. He shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.25
0-0Gavin James gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Andy Dickov shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Martijn Ditewig. What a great pair of hands!
6.42
With great vision, Garry Dickov plays the ball forward to Gary Gemmell. Seeing a gap ahead, Gary Gemmell plays the ball forward to Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo shoots from 25 yards but somehow Andre Pinheiro manages to keep it out.
8.12
George Wise advances with the ball. George Wise shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
12.31
0-0Diogo Marques deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie makes a probing pass to Gary Burley but he's offside!
14.01
0-0Mauricio Pastor threads the ball through to Stefano Vasari. Stefano Vasari knocks the ball forward to Andy Dickov. Andy Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Juri Bondi.
16.31
0-1Garry Dickov sees Craig Law in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Law makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Law plays a quick one-two with Gary Matteo and rushes in on goal... Craig Law makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
22.36
Hauke Hermann flicks a high pass forward to Andy Dickov who brings the ball under control. Andy Dickov plays a one-two with Marc Scheffler and rushes in on goal... Andy Dickov takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! That brings them back into the game!
28.25
Craig Matteo makes an attacking run forward. Craig Matteo shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.23
Diogo Marques makes a probing pass to Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Albion Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Albion Rovers start the second half!
49.08
Garry Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Gary Gemmell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Gemmell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Andre Pinheiro comfortably smothers it!
60.20
2-1Albion Rovers have made 2 substitutions with Massimo Bedin replacing Cesare Di Vaio and Gianluca Dalmat replacing Andy Dickov .St. Johnstone have made 3 substitutions with Don Glass replacing Garry Dickov, Harald Smits replacing Gary Matteo and Harris van der Linden replacing Gary Burley .
63.45
Gavin James hits a low pass to Craig Matteo. Craig Matteo flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin James. Gavin James shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.12
Diogo Marques flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harris van der Linden but the linesman indicates offside!
71.42
Gavin James passes the ball forward to Craig Matteo. Craig Matteo knocks the ball forward to Gianluca Dalmat but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
72.38
Craig Law hits a low pass to Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.55
Albion Rovers have made a substitution with Craig Souness replacing Duncan Caldwell .St. Johnstone appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.58
Craig Law knocks the ball forward to Scott Glass. Scott Glass shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.13
Craig Law threads the ball through to Harald Smits. Harald Smits plays a scrappy one-two with Craig Law and stumbles forward towards the goal... Harald Smits looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Andre Pinheiro is on top of it.
87.23
George Wise plays the ball forward to Marc Scheffler. Marc Scheffler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
36.5%
63.5%
Play Area
33.3%
41.3%
25.4%
Scorers
| Andy Dickov 22 Craig Matteo 28 Gavin James 63 | Craig Law 16 Diogo Marques 72 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Craig Law of St. Johnstone |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Andre Pinheiro (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Stefano Vasari (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mauricio Pastor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Hauke Hermann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Duncan Caldwell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gavin James (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Craig Matteo (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | George Wise (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Marc Scheffler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Andy Dickov (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Cesare Di Vaio (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Massimo Bedin (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gianluca Dalmat (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Craig Souness (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Martijn Ditewig (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Garry Dickov (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Juri Bondi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Garry Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Diogo Marques (MID) | | 8 |
| 6. | Gary Matteo (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Craig Law (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Scott Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gary Gemmell (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Gary Burley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alec Ritchie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Don Glass (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Harald Smits (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Harris van der Linden (GK) | 6 | |