Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Thomas Smith Thomas Smith
Don GlassD. Glass73
G
1
G
68Pedro VelosoP. Veloso
Garry DickovG. Dickov69
D
2
D
68Gavin HendryG. Hendry
Juri BondiJ. Bondi67
D
3
D
54Stuart HansenS. Hansen
Garry CampbellG. Campbell53
D
4
D
64Colin JohnstoneC. Johnstone
Diogo MarquesD. Marques61
M
5
M
54Callum MccallC. Mccall
Gary MatteoG. Matteo59
M
6
M
70Tobias RöhligT. Röhlig
Craig LawC. Law52
M
7
M
66Gary McNeillG. McNeill
Scott GlassS. Glass50
M
8
M
71Flavio MazziF. Mazzi
Gary GemmellG. Gemmell66
A
9captain
A
71Scott YoungS. Young
Gary BurleyG. Burley58
A
10
A
74Matt DickovM. Dickov
Miguel HerreraM. Herrera50
A
captain11
A
62Alec ElliottA. Elliott
 
Harald SmitsH. Smits70
G
12
M
53Colin MatteoC. Matteo
Harris van der LindenH. van der Linden63
G
13
A
64Paul McCoistP. McCoist
Duncan BurleyD. Burley47
A
14
A
55Neil ClelandN. Cleland

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Alloa Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Alloa Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Brady.


0.00
Alloa Athletic start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.53
Gary McNeill makes a simple pass to Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott puts a great ball through. Gary McNeill runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
9.45
Colin Johnstone makes a simple pass to Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi sees Alec Elliott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Elliott controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Scott Young through on goal. Scott Young rockets a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
10.47
Tobias Röhlig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.14
Gavin Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum Mccall. Callum Mccall makes a beautiful solo run. Callum Mccall shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
21.53
Garry Dickov barges into Alec Elliott. The referee calls over Garry Dickov and warns him to calm down! Alec Elliott grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.33
Juri Bondi flicks a high pass forward. Scott Glass controls it well on his chest. Scott Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell runs straight at the defence! Gary Gemmell rockets a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
34.02
Tobias Röhlig threads a neat ball through to Callum Mccall. Callum Mccall puts a great ball through. Matt Dickov runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
36.44
Showing composure, Gary Matteo plays the ball forward to Gary Burley. Gary Burley whips in a cross ball towards Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell makes a convincing header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
38.17
Gary McNeill hits a low pass to Scott Young. Scott Young controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Don Glass.
39.46
It's a corner kick. Gary McNeill loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Colin Johnstone shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Don Glass with no chance!! Goal for Alloa Athletic!
40.08
Gary Burley passes the ball forward to Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
42.34
Colin Johnstone takes it forward alone. Colin Johnstone knocks the ball forward to Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
With vision, Tobias Röhlig plays the ball forward to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill shoots from long range but somehow Don Glass manages to keep it out.
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.

45.00
The whistle blows and St. Johnstone get the second half underway!
48.19
Diogo Marques kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Gemmell. Gary Gemmell tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.29
Flavio Mazzi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Flavio Mazzi advances inside the box! Flavio Mazzi rockets a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
53.30
Colin Johnstone hits a low pass to Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov cuts inside the box! Juri Bondi barges into Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
60.36
St. Johnstone have made 3 substitutions with Harald Smits replacing Garry Dickov, Harris van der Linden replacing Gary Matteo and Duncan Burley replacing Gary Burley .
63.51
Harald Smits threads a neat ball through to Scott Glass. Scott Glass runs straight at the opposition's defence. Scott Glass rushes past Gavin Hendry! Scott Glass tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.11
Colin Johnstone chips the ball to his team mate, Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill threads the ball through to Scott Young. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov makes a convincing header but it is tipped over by Don Glass.
67.06
Gary McNeill takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Tobias Röhlig takes a shot at goal but somehow Don Glass manages to keep it out.
69.49
Gavin Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Matt Dickov holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Dickov controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Don Glass gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
72.56
Diogo Marques makes an attacking run forward. Diogo Marques whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
73.21
Craig Law darts forward. Craig Law makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Pedro Veloso. Excellent save.
75.15
Flavio Mazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Young. Scott Young rushes past Harald Smits! Scott Young cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball strikes Diogo Marques's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
76.45
Corner kick to Alloa Athletic. Gary McNeill chips it to the near post. Don Glass jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
77.06
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Neil Cleland replacing Gary McNeill .
78.11
Stuart Hansen hits a low pass to Tobias Röhlig. Tobias Röhlig makes a probing pass to Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
79.51
Tobias Röhlig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott makes a probing pass to Matt Dickov but he's offside!
81.13
Diogo Marques flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Herrera who takes it down. Miguel Herrera plays a scrappy one-two with Gary Gemmell and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stuart Hansen catches Miguel Herrera on the ankles. Miguel Herrera appeals for a penalty! Given!!
81.13
The referee points to the spot..
82.10
Miguel Herrera takes a short run up. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.21
Duncan Burley barges into Gavin Hendry. Duncan Burley is shown the yellow card! Gavin Hendry carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
With some swift thinking, Garry Campbell plays the ball forward to Harris van der Linden. Harris van der Linden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley knocks the ball forward, putting Gary Gemmell through on goal. Gary Gemmell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Gary Gemmell scores for St. Johnstone!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Alloa Athletic
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.5%
61.5%
Play Area
30.8%
42.3%
26.9%

Scorers
Gary Gemmell 48, 90
Miguel Herrera 82 (p)
Colin Johnstone 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary Gemmell of St. Johnstone

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

1.Pedro Veloso (GK)
6
2.Gavin Hendry (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Hansen (DEF)
6
4.Colin Johnstone (DEF)goal scored
9
5.Callum Mccall (MID)
6
6.Tobias Röhlig (MID)
7
7.Gary McNeill (MID)
7
8.Flavio Mazzi (MID)
7
9.Scott Young (ATT)
6
10.Matt Dickov (ATT)
6
11.Alec Elliott (ATT)
6
 
12.Colin Matteo (MID)
0
13.Paul McCoist (ATT)
0
14.Neil Cleland (ATT)
6