Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     Greenock MortonGreenock Morton
Computer Player Computer Player Ranald Mitchell Ranald Mitchell
Don HendryD. Hendry78
G
1
G
72Jean-Michel MachadoJ. Machado
Paul BurleyP. Burley64
D
2
D
69Dean TilerD. Tiler
Alec DavidsonA. Davidson62
D
3
D
76Marino BeukenkampM. Beukenkamp
John HendryJ. Hendry61
D
4
D
71Duncan McCoistD. McCoist
Darius WiltordD. Wiltord61
D
5
M
74Stuart DalglishS. Dalglish
Callum YoungC. Young62
M
6captain
M
72Matt ElliottM. Elliott
Richard JamesR. James56
M
7
M
79Dani‘l DegnD. Degn
Colin McGroryC. McGrory65
A
8
M
74Colin LawC. Law
Tommaso PoggiT. Poggi63
A
9
A
72Billy CampbellB. Campbell
Fabian N. GuerraF. Guerra62
A
10
A
71Garry MckinlayG. Mckinlay
Rafael QuaresmaR. Quaresma53
A
captain11
A
72Billy MasonB. Mason
 
Matt JohnstoneM. Johnstone68
G
12
A
67Leon BierhoffL. Bierhoff
Colin HopkinC. Hopkin58
D
13
A
70Duncan MortonD. Morton
Kevin LawK. Law56
D
14
M
64Alex MasonA. Mason

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 19,011 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Alves.


0.00
The first half starts with Greenock Morton kicking off!
2.40
Dani‘l Degn decides to run forward with the ball. Dani‘l Degn makes a defence splitting pass to Billy Mason. Billy Mason rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.39
Fabian N. Guerra comes in with a late challenge on Duncan McCoist. Fabian N. Guerra is shown the yellow card! Duncan McCoist runs off the knock.
10.51
Richard James flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Poggi controls it well on his chest. Tommaso Poggi knocks the ball forward, putting Colin McGrory through on goal. Colin McGrory shoots from just inside the box but somehow Duncan McCoist happens to be in the right place to block it.
12.36
Callum Young catches Dani‘l Degn on the ankles. The referee warns Callum Young to calm down! Dani‘l Degn stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.16
Stuart Dalglish makes a simple pass to Garry Mckinlay. Garry Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Mason. Billy Mason directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.43
Seeing a gap ahead, Stuart Dalglish plays the ball forward to Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott advances inside the box! Matt Elliott shows great control and tries a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
20.39
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
21.02
Dani‘l Degn flicks a high ball forward to Garry Mckinlay who takes it down. Garry Mckinlay lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Don Hendry picks it out of the air!
22.44
Richard James flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Quaresma. Rafael Quaresma cuts inside the box! Rafael Quaresma shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Jean-Michel Machado.
23.08
Callum Young takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Rafael Quaresma takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.10
Dani‘l Degn makes an attacking run forward. Dani‘l Degn edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Dani‘l Degn provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
27.25
Dean Tiler comes in with a late challenge on Fabian N. Guerra. The referee calls over Dean Tiler and warns him to calm down! Fabian N. Guerra grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
28.35
Dean Tiler hits a low pass to Garry Mckinlay. Garry Mckinlay threads a neat ball through to Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Don Hendry manages to gather it.
30.47
Marino Beukenkamp flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Dalglish controls it well on his chest. Stuart Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott whips in a cross ball towards Garry Mckinlay. Garry Mckinlay is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Don Hendry. Excellent save.
33.56
Duncan McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Dalglish. Stuart Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Law. Colin Law shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.56
Dean Tiler chips the ball to his team mate, Marino Beukenkamp. Marino Beukenkamp flicks a high ball forward to Billy Campbell who takes it down. Billy Campbell shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Paul Burley brings the ball forward. Paul Burley makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
St. Johnstone kick off the second half!
47.47
John Hendry threads the ball through to Richard James. Richard James knocks the ball forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi threads the ball through to Fabian N. Guerra but he's offside!
49.06
Richard James controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Young. Callum Young knocks in a cross ball towards Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi heads the ball goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
57.15
Paul Burley knocks the ball forward to Callum Young. Callum Young flicks a high ball forward to Colin McGrory who takes it down. Colin McGrory edges inside the box! Colin McGrory comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Jean-Michel Machado comfortably smothers it!
60.31
Greenock Morton have made 2 substitutions with Duncan Morton replacing Garry Mckinlay and Alex Mason replacing Colin Law .
61.40
Stuart Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Morton. Duncan Morton lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Don Hendry is on top of it.
69.44
Richard James flicks a high pass forward. Fabian N. Guerra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabian N. Guerra shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
75.26
Marino Beukenkamp knocks the ball forward to Dani‘l Degn. Dani‘l Degn darts forward. Dani‘l Degn lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Don Hendry punches it away to safety.
79.54
Dean Tiler threads a neat ball through to Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Dani‘l Degn. Dani‘l Degn shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.29
John Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard James. Richard James controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory shoots from outside the area. Jean-Michel Machado comfortably gets down and covers it.
84.08
Billy Mason barges into John Hendry. Billy Mason is shown the yellow card! John Hendry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.12
John Hendry hacks Matt Elliott from behind! The referee calls over John Hendry and shows him a yellow card! Matt Elliott runs off the knock.
90.00
Paul Burley clumsily knocks into Billy Mason. The referee calls over Paul Burley and shows him a yellow card! Billy Mason stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Greenock Morton
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
32.2%
41.1%
26.7%

Scorers
Billy Mason 2, 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Mason of Greenock Morton

Match Ratings
1.Don Hendry (GK)
8
2.Paul Burley (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Alec Davidson (DEF)
6
4.John Hendry (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Darius Wiltord (DEF)
6
6.Callum Young (MID)
6
7.Richard James (MID)
7
8.Colin McGrory (ATT)
7
9.Tommaso Poggi (ATT)
6
10.Fabian N. Guerra (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Rafael Quaresma (ATT)
6
 
12.Matt Johnstone (GK)
0
13.Colin Hopkin (DEF)
0
14.Kevin Law (DEF)
0

1.Jean-Michel Machado (GK)
7
2.Dean Tiler (DEF)
6
3.Marino Beukenkamp (DEF)
7
4.Duncan McCoist (DEF)
7
5.Stuart Dalglish (MID)
7
6.Matt Elliott (MID)
7
7.Dani‘l Degn (MID)
9
8.Colin Law (MID)
6
9.Billy Campbell (ATT)
6
10.Garry Mckinlay (ATT)
7
11.Billy Mason (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
 
12.Leon Bierhoff (ATT)
0
13.Duncan Morton (ATT)
6
14.Alex Mason (MID)
6