Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Rangers | Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gabriele Belardi | G. Belardi |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | John Hopkin | J. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Garry McNeill | G. McNeill | | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Don Morton | D. Morton | |||||||||
| Klas Tigana | K. Tigana |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Billy Gough | B. Gough | |||||||||
| Simon Hamann | S. Hamann |  | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 |  | Ernest Reed | E. Reed | |||||||||
| Craig Rae | C. Rae | | 75 | M | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | |||||||||
| Sergei Kryvenko | S. Kryvenko |  | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 |  | Celestine Enyinnaya | C. Enyinnaya | |||||||||
| Torsten Welter | T. Welter | | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Billy Morton | B. Morton | |||||||||
| Martin Gustafsson | M. Gustafsson | | 74 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Matt Telfer | M. Telfer | |||||||||
| Oscar Gimenez | O. Gimenez |  | 76 | A | | 9 | | M | 66 | | Andy Hutchison | A. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Adolfo Alonso | A. Alonso | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Scott McGrory | S. McGrory | |||||||||
| Don Naysmith | D. Naysmith | | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 | | Colin McNeill | C. McNeill | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Rangers. A crowd of 16,950 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and St. Johnstone get the match underway!
2.46
1-0Sergei Kryvenko makes a probing pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Adolfo Alonso!
8.32
1-0Garry McNeill catches Scott McGrory on the ankles. The referee calls over Garry McNeill and warns him to calm down! Scott McGrory runs off the knock.
9.09
1-0Billy Morton flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Klas Tigana.
10.11
1-0Garry McNeill hacks Colin McNeill from behind! The referee calls over Garry McNeill and shows him a yellow card! Colin McNeill runs off the knock.
12.38
Matt Telfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin McNeill. Colin McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.08
1-0Garry McNeill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Welter. Torsten Welter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso plays a perfect one-two with Oscar Gimenez and rushes in on goal... Adolfo Alonso shoots from just inside the box but somehow John Hopkin manages to keep it out.
22.24
1-0Matt Telfer makes a simple pass to Colin McNeill. Colin McNeill shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.18
Billy Gough makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Morton. Billy Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin McNeill. Colin McNeill knocks in a cross ball towards Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.21
Billy Gough sees space and advances. Billy Gough makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Hamann.
32.31
Ernest Reed kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Hutchison. Andy Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.40
Simon Hamann flicks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Welter. Torsten Welter knocks the ball forward to Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Gimenez. Oscar Gimenez heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.12
Garry McNeill threads the ball through to Martin Gustafsson. Martin Gustafsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Don Morton brings the ball forward. Don Morton surges forward with the ball. Don Morton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriele Belardi who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Rangers start the second half!
48.56
Garry McNeill passes the ball forward to Torsten Welter. Torsten Welter passes the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith goes all the way! Don Naysmith shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by John Hopkin.
51.06
Simon Hamann chips the ball to his team mate, Sergei Kryvenko. Sergei Kryvenko chips the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
54.43
Matt Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Hamann.
57.15
Garry McNeill makes a probing pass to Sergei Kryvenko. Sergei Kryvenko passes the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
59.57
Matt Telfer passes the ball forward to Colin McNeill. Colin McNeill knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Hamann.
60.17
2-0Torsten Welter knocks the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso makes a probing pass to Don Naysmith but he's offside!
71.45
Sergei Kryvenko makes a probing pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.47
Celestine Enyinnaya knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin McNeill. Colin McNeill whips in a cross ball towards Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory powers a header at goal but somehow Gabriele Belardi manages to keep it out.
78.48
Billy Morton catches Torsten Welter on the ankles. The referee calls over Billy Morton and warns him to calm down! Torsten Welter runs off the knock.
84.14
Simon Hamann catches Scott McGrory on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.40
Klas Tigana flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Gustafsson. Martin Gustafsson kicks a strong pass forward to Adolfo Alonso. Adolfo Alonso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith but the linesman indicates offside!
87.24
Andy Hutchison knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Andy Hutchison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin McNeill. Colin McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriele Belardi who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.2%
52.8%
Play Area
30.3%
40.4%
29.2%
Scorers
| Adolfo Alonso 2, 40 |