Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Martijn DitewigM. Ditewig76
G
1
G
62Patricio GomezP. Gomez
Garry DickovG. Dickov69
D
2
D
52Dominic CaldwellD. Caldwell
Juri BondiJ. Bondi67
D
3captain
D
52Glynn MintoG. Minto
Garry CampbellG. Campbell53
D
4
D
50Billy GallacherB. Gallacher
Diogo MarquesD. Marques61
M
5
D
49Dominic WhiteD. White
Gary MatteoG. Matteo59
M
6
M
57John SullivanJ. Sullivan
Craig LawC. Law52
M
7
M
53Alex ConteA. Conte
Scott GlassS. Glass50
M
8
M
52Paul HelmerP. Helmer
Gary GemmellG. Gemmell66
A
9
A
61Thierry LumsdonT. Lumsdon
Gary BurleyG. Burley58
A
10
A
59Garry ElliottG. Elliott
Alec RitchieA. Ritchie57
A
captain11
A
58Danny LaycockD. Laycock
 
Don GlassD. Glass73
G
12
G
61Alessio MantelliA. Mantelli
Harald SmitsH. Smits70
G
13
G
58Ledley CotteeL. Cottee
Harris van der LindenH. van der Linden63
G
14
A
54Billy ClelandB. Cleland

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Dunfermline Athletic. A crowd of 9,520 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.


0.00
Dunfermline Athletic kick off the first half!
2.31
Gary Burley threads a neat ball through to Craig Law. Craig Law hits a low pass to Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Patricio Gomez reads it well. Nice save!
4.45
Garry Dickov sees Juri Bondi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juri Bondi kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie edges inside the box! Alec Ritchie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Patricio Gomez with no chance!! Goal for St. Johnstone!
10.29
Gary Gemmell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Matteo. Gary Matteo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
12.50
Danny Laycock barges into Gary Matteo. The referee calls over Danny Laycock and shows him a yellow card! Gary Matteo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.18
Scott Glass flicks a high pass forward to Gary Burley who brings the ball under control. Gary Burley rushes past Glynn Minto! Some awkward footwork from Gary Burley provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.22
Craig Law flicks a high pass forward to Alec Ritchie who brings the ball under control. Alec Ritchie shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
24.45
Paul Helmer catches Gary Gemmell on the ankles. The referee warns Paul Helmer to calm down! Gary Gemmell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.54
Dominic White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Helmer. Paul Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies well off target!
44.07
Diogo Marques flicks a high pass forward. Gary Matteo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Matteo tries a spectacular long range effort. Patricio Gomez comfortably gets down and covers it.
45.00
Glynn Minto comes in with a late challenge on Gary Burley. The referee calls over Glynn Minto and warns him to calm down! Gary Burley stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
St. Johnstone kick off the second half!
53.23
Paul Helmer passes the ball forward to Danny Laycock. Danny Laycock plays the ball forward to Garry Elliott who has made a great run into the box. Juri Bondi clumsily knocks into Garry Elliott. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
54.45
Gary Gemmell flicks a high pass forward. Alec Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Alec Ritchie threads the ball through into the box. Gary Burley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.00
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 .
65.23
John Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Conte. Alex Conte flicks a high pass forward. Garry Elliott collects the pass. Garry Elliott plays a one-two with Thierry Lumsdon and advances towards the goal... Garry Elliott cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
66.45
Juri Bondi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques flicks a high pass forward. Gary Gemmell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Gemmell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
69.52
Paul Helmer hacks Diogo Marques from behind! Paul Helmer is given another warning by the referee! Diogo Marques hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.23
Alex Conte passes the ball forward to Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.10
Paul Helmer threads the ball through to Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon whips in a cross ball towards Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott makes a deft header but it whistles just wide of the post!
78.48
Paul Helmer knocks the ball forward to Thierry Lumsdon. Thierry Lumsdon advances inside the box! Thierry Lumsdon strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Juri Bondi.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Dunfermline Athletic
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
19.7%
42.4%
37.9%

Scorers
Alec Ritchie 4
Gary Burley 14, 54

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

Match Ratings
1.Martijn Ditewig (GK)
6
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)
6
8.Scott Glass (MID)
7
9.Gary Gemmell (ATT)
6
10.Gary Burley (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Alec Ritchie (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Don Glass (GK)
6
13.Harald Smits (GK)
6
14.Harris van der Linden (GK)
6

1.Patricio Gomez (GK)
6
2.Dominic Caldwell (DEF)
6
3.Glynn Minto (DEF)
6
4.Billy Gallacher (DEF)
6
5.Dominic White (DEF)
6
6.John Sullivan (MID)
6
7.Alex Conte (MID)
6
8.Paul Helmer (MID)
6
9.Thierry Lumsdon (ATT)
6
10.Garry Elliott (ATT)
6
11.Danny Laycock (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Alessio Mantelli (GK)
0
13.Ledley Cottee (GK)
0
14.Billy Cleland (ATT)
0