Match Report


KilmarnockKilmarnock     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Silvio DistinS. Distin47
G
1
G
76Martijn DitewigM. Ditewig
Guillermo ReyesG. Reyes70
D
2
D
69Garry DickovG. Dickov
Alex McNeillA. McNeill64
D
3
D
67Juri BondiJ. Bondi
Alex MortonA. Morton60
D
4
D
53Garry CampbellG. Campbell
Alec McStayA. McStay72
M
captain5
M
61Diogo MarquesD. Marques
Tarik QuinteroT. Quintero69
M
6
M
59Gary MatteoG. Matteo
Guglielmo TriuzziG. Triuzzi64
M
7
M
52Craig LawC. Law
Lee SummerbellL. Summerbell57
M
8
M
50Scott GlassS. Glass
Stephen McStayS. McStay72
A
9
A
66Gary GemmellG. Gemmell
Stephen MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn64
A
10
A
58Gary BurleyG. Burley
Duncan CaldwellD. Caldwell57
A
11captain
A
56Alec RitchieA. Ritchie
 
Colin WhiteC. White58
D
12
G
73Don GlassD. Glass
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill52
A
13
G
70Harald SmitsH. Smits
Gary BloomerG. Bloomer51
A
14
G
63Harris van der LindenH. van der Linden

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Rugby Park where Kilmarnock play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 8,562 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Kilmarnock and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen McNeill.


0.00
The whistle blows and St. Johnstone get the match underway!
4.25
Alex McNeill passes the ball forward to Lee Summerbell. Lee Summerbell hits a low pass to Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn skips past Garry Dickov! Some silky footwork from Stephen Meiklejohn provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
6.13
Diogo Marques controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Glass. Scott Glass finds some space and shoots from distance but Silvio Distin reads it well. Quality keeping!
8.29
Craig Law darts forward. Craig Law controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.56
Gary Burley darts forward. Gary Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
20.46
Lee Summerbell passes the ball forward to Tarik Quintero. Tarik Quintero shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Martijn Ditewig!
21.19
Tarik Quintero makes a beautiful solo run. Tarik Quintero sees Duncan Caldwell just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Duncan Caldwell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
22.19
Alex McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Guglielmo Triuzzi collects the pass. Guglielmo Triuzzi flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McStay collects the pass. Stephen McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.21
Juri Bondi catches Guglielmo Triuzzi on the ankles. Juri Bondi is shown the yellow card! Guglielmo Triuzzi stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.34
Alec McStay sees Stephen Meiklejohn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Meiklejohn makes a simple pass, allowing Stephen McStay to run into the box. Stephen McStay takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.08
Tarik Quintero makes a simple pass to Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Martijn Ditewig manages to keep it out.
44.10
Garry Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Gary Matteo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With great vision, Gary Matteo plays the ball forward to Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Morton.
45.00
Tarik Quintero flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Caldwell collects the pass. Duncan Caldwell finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Kilmarnock appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Kilmarnock kick off!
47.19
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
54.06
Gary Matteo advances with the ball. Gary Matteo shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
55.58
Garry Campbell sees a break and surges forward. Garry Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.28
Craig Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo advances with the ball. Gary Matteo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
60.41
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 .
61.44
Alec Ritchie clumsily knocks into Alex McNeill. Alec Ritchie is shown the yellow card! Alex McNeill stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.03
Guglielmo Triuzzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
69.44
Tarik Quintero darts forward. Tarik Quintero shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
73.16
Tarik Quintero passes the ball forward to Alec McStay. Alec McStay threads the ball through into the box. Stephen McStay comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's miles wide!
75.32
Kilmarnock are keeping most of the possession.
77.07
Garry Campbell catches Stephen McStay on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen McStay runs off the knock.
78.54
Lee Summerbell kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Caldwell. Duncan Caldwell plays a one-two with Guglielmo Triuzzi and advances towards the goal... Duncan Caldwell takes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
83.38
Alex McNeill sees Guillermo Reyes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guillermo Reyes makes a simple pass to Lee Summerbell. Lee Summerbell knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
84.09
Alex Morton sees Guglielmo Triuzzi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With vision, Guglielmo Triuzzi picks a pass forward to Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Kilmarnock

St. Johnstone
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
9
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.6%
38.4%
Play Area
21.9%
45.2%
32.9%

Scorers
Craig Law 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Law of St. Johnstone

Match Ratings
1.Silvio Distin (GK)
7
2.Guillermo Reyes (DEF)
7
3.Alex McNeill (DEF)
6
4.Alex Morton (DEF)
6
5.Alec McStay (MID)
7
6.Tarik Quintero (MID)
8
7.Guglielmo Triuzzi (MID)
6
8.Lee Summerbell (MID)
7
9.Stephen McStay (ATT)
6
10.Stephen Meiklejohn (ATT)
7
11.Duncan Caldwell (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin White (DEF)
0
13.Stuart Gemmill (ATT)
0
14.Gary Bloomer (ATT)
0

1.Martijn Ditewig (GK)
7
2.Garry Dickov (DEF)
6
3.Juri Bondi (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Garry Campbell (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Diogo Marques (MID)
6
6.Gary Matteo (MID)
7
7.Craig Law (MID)goal scored
9
8.Scott Glass (MID)
6
9.Gary Gemmell (ATT)
6
10.Gary Burley (ATT)
6
11.Alec Ritchie (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Don Glass (GK)
6
13.Harald Smits (GK)
6
14.Harris van der Linden (GK)
6